What Is the Luxy Dating App?

Luxy describes itself as a dating app for high-value, selective singles who want to find true love among like-minded people. It reviews every new member before giving access, it does not allow sugar babies or sugar daddies, and it is free to download. Some features are free and paid memberships add more.

The pitch is selectivity. Luxy says it carefully selects its members, and that the audience is people who want a serious match among others who are as selective as they are.

It also draws a line. Sugar babies and sugar daddies are not allowed on the platform. So Luxy positions itself against transactional arrangements, not just against casual swiping.

For a man, that raises the bar in two ways. The women are told the app is selective, so they expect a certain care in how you present yourself. And the people who run it expect your page to pass a review.

Every new Luxy profile goes through a review by the Luxy team within the first 24 hours after signup. The review looks at your bio, your occupation and your pictures. After it, you get full or partial access.

The decision belongs to the Luxy team alone. Existing members do not vote on or vouch for new profiles.

So there is no way to get in through a friend. What gets you through is a page that is complete, honest and clear. A thin bio, a vague job line or weak photos are the things a reviewer sees first.

No. Income verification on Luxy is optional, and Luxy says the app is not limited to millionaires. It says it checks authenticity through a mandatory profile review and photo verification.

This matters because many men assume they need a certain income to qualify and do not try. The review is about whether the page is real and well made.

Luxy is free to download on the Apple App Store and Google Play. The free features include viewing profiles and getting recommendations. You can like and pass on profiles. Conversations with matches are unlimited.

The minimum age is 18.

So you can get into a conversation with a woman who likes you back at no cost. That is a large part of what most men want from an app.

Luxy offers premium memberships called Luxy PLUS, Luxy BLACK and Luxy PLATINUM with more features. We cover how the three differ in a separate article.

Before you pay for any of them, use the free version long enough to learn whether the women on it are the kind you want to meet. The tiers add reach and extras. They do not change how a woman judges your photos or your first line.

Treat the review like a first impression, because that is what it is.

Choose clear, recent photos with your face visible and good light. Show yourself in a few different settings so the set looks like a real life, not one afternoon. Write a bio that says plainly what you do and what you want, in a few specific lines. And fill in your occupation honestly.

a dating coach's view is that a page attracts whatever it announces. A page that reads like it was written by a man who knows what he wants draws women who want the same. A vague page draws vague results, on a selective app as much as anywhere.

Once you are in and you have a match, the same approach applies as on any app, with extra care for the tone. A selective audience tends to notice effort.

Write your first message to one woman, with one real detail from her page. Keep it easy to answer. Then keep the exchange short. a dating coach moves a woman from the app to a plan in about four to seven messages and ends with a swapped number and a specific day.

Do not lead with your status or your job. Let the page say it, and let the message be about her.

Luxy suits a man who wants a serious partner, is willing to present himself well and would rather meet women who chose a selective app. It is a poor fit for a man looking to browse without effort, or one who hopes the brand will do the attracting for him.

Try the free version, get through the review, and count what happens. That is a better test than any description of the app, including this one.