Bumble For Friends: Meet IRL

Contains adsIn-app purchases
3.5
5.26K reviews
1M+
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Content rating
Teen
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About this app

Bumble For Friends is the new dedicated friendship app from Bumble, made to help you create new, meaningful friendships in your city and hangout!



With Bumble For Friends you can chat, meet new people, and make friends in a community focused on kindness and safety. Whether you’re new to a city or just looking to expand your circle, Bumble For Friends is the easiest way to make new friends and find community.

Who We Are

If you love BFF mode within the Bumble app, then Bumble For Friends is for you! Bumble For Friends is an app where people in all stages of life can intentionally meet new friends and create meaningful connections. Bumble For Friends is not just an app that provides easy ways to help people connect and make friends with people nearby, it’s also an app that prioritizes:

Genuine connections: We include app features like profile prompts and lifestyle badges, to make it easy for people to show up in a way that's true to themselves. Allowing you to find real, genuine best friends in your city to hangout, have deeper conversations or have fun!

Kindness: We want you to feel good about meeting new people locally, so we’re creating a community centered around kindness. By committing to our kindness pledge, you are helping to make Bumble For Friends a welcoming and inclusive space for everyone.

Trust and safety: We empower our community with safety features like Photo Verification, Reporting and Blocking, and our Safety Center, so that all members can feel safe to make new friends and meet friendly people IRL.

Download Bumble For Friends and meet new local and friendly people!


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Bumble For Friends is free to download and use. However, we also offer an optional subscription package (Bumble For Friends Premium) and single or multiple-use paid services for which no subscription is required (including Spotlights and SuperSwipes).

We offer weekly, monthly, 3-month and 6-month subscriptions, with discounts given to the weekly price. Prices may vary per country and are subject to change without notice. Prices are clearly displayed in the app.

* Payment will be charged to your Google Play account at confirmation of purchase.
* Your subscription will automatically renew itself, unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
* Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period.
* You can manage your BFF subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings in the Google Play Store.
* If you choose to use our free trial, any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
* If you don’t choose to purchase Bumble For Friends Premium, you can simply continue using and enjoying Bumble For Friends for free.

Your personal data is securely stored on Bumble For Friends—be sure to read our privacy policy and terms and conditions:
bumble.com/bff/privacy
bumble.com/bff/terms

Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble for Friends, along with Bumble, Badoo and Fruitz.
Updated on
13 June 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info and 5 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 8 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.5
5.18K reviews
Valeriex lee
12 February 2025
This app is useless if you're trying to make friends. As you swipe, you can view the other persons picture and bio, but once you swipe left or right on them, that person is gone with no way to actually connect with them without paying. The only way around it is to message that person right away before swiping, or I noticed a lot of people put their IG or Snap in their bio. If not, it's a hefty pay wall.
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Bumble Holding Limited
13 February 2025
We're sorry to hear about that, Valeriex! Yes, once you swipe on a profile, it will disappear from your 'Swipe Deck'! Don't worry, though. If you both swipe 'right' on each other, you will be able to chat with the member. I hope that helps! 💛
Lacey Admore
21 January 2025
Too much is hidden behind unspoken paywalls. If they would tell you up front that you only have three compliments per day that knowledge would help you be more selective about who you're liking rather than just trying to keep your options open. The layout of the app itself is fine and straightforward, which I appreciate. I like the ability to leave Compliments which allows you to essentially message the person first. Past-Dated meetups should automatically expire or have a delete option.
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Bumble Holding Limited
21 January 2025
Hi Lacey. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us! We're sorry your experience wasn't as positive as we would have liked. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us as it helps us make our app better for everyone. If there's anything else you'd like to share or any concerns you have, please let us know at @BumbleSupport on social media. 💛
Lee Shapiro
6 July 2025
I haven't found a way to see the list of people I've swiped right on (& I even purchased a subscription). The matching criterion includes religion but not orientation. Also, it keeps giving me people who live nowhere near me. I've only connected with 3 people, & of those, two of them won't communicate. The other one only replies with 1-2 word responses & never asks me anything. I'm about to request a refund.
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Bumble Holding Limited
7 July 2025
Sorry to hear this, Lee! You won’t see members you’ve swiped right on unless it’s a match—it’ll then appear in your Chats. To find people near you, tap the “Nearby” tab in Liked You. Questions? Feel free to reach out at bumble.com/contact. 🫶