Skip is designed to create a safer dating experience by combining multiple safety features across the full dating process, before, during, and after the date, instead of relying on just one feature.
Background Checks
Skip has partnered with Checkr for a smarter and safer way to date.
· Matches can require background checks before accepting date proposals
· Users can voluntarily complete one to earn a profile badge
· Screening may include sex offender registries, global watchlists, and national records
· Results are generally valid for 12 months, so users do not need to repeat the process for every date
Date Reviews
Skip uses post-date accountability tools to help maintain a safer community.
· Anonymous ratings and reviews allow users to provide private feedback after each date
· Date tracking logs who, where, and when a date occurs
· Reviews can help flag users who violate safety standards
Profile Verification
· Skip offers profile verification to help create a safer, more authentic dating experience.
· Users take a guided selfie
· Skip verifies authenticity to help prevent fake profiles
· Users can earn a blue checkmark once confirmed
Date Cards
· Skip Date Cards are designed to make in-person dating safer.
· Privacy first, no need to share contact info until you are ready
· Built-in safety, Date Card matches can still use Skip features like background checks, profile verification, and date reviews
No AI Chat Catfishing
· Skip removes in-app chat, which helps prevent AI chat catfishing and reduces bot messages, unsolicited pics, and chat-based scams.No app can guarantee safety, but Skip is designed to help reduce risk and give users more control and accountability throughout the dating process.
You can choose to require a background check before your match can propose a date, so you know anyone you meet through Skip has passed a background check before you meet, helping provide a safer dating experience.
Skip’s background check flow includes SSN verification and an ID review step, which helps reduce fraud risk compared with name-only screening. The ID review requires a government-issued ID (such as a driver’s license or passport) and helps confirm that the background check submission matches the user’s submitted information, including their name, profile photos, and profile verification selfie/live photo. This helps reduce the risk of someone submitting another person’s information.
Screening may include, where available:
· Sex offender registry search: Searches registries from all 50 states, Washington DC, and US territories.
· Global watchlist search: Searches a comprehensive network of domestic and international government watchlists for criminal history.
· National criminal search: Searches county records that query up to 900 million public records.
Example flow: Turn on the background check requirement > Find someone you like in the app, or hand someone a Skip Date Card in person > Match > They pass your deal breakers at 100% > They complete and pass a background check (if required) > They propose a date > Confirm a time and location or suggest a new one > Go on the date > Leave anonymous reviews. Background checks help reduce risk, but they do not verify identity and do not guarantee safety, future behavior, or that no records exist everywhere.
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No. Background checks help reduce risk, but no background check, badge, or app feature can guarantee safety or future behavior. Always use good judgment, meet in public places, and use available safety tools like sharing date details with trusted friends or family.
If you do not pass a background check, your account will be disabled for 12 months. After that period, you may be able to take another background check and try again.If you believe there is an error in the screening result, you should follow the dispute or support steps provided during the background check process.
If you are in immediate danger or experiencing an emergency, contact local emergency services right away. You can also use Skip’s reporting and safety tools to report the user and help protect the community.
A background check badge means the user completed a Skip background check through our partner, Checkr, and their result was approved based on the screening sources used for that check, where available. Skip’s background check flow includes SSN verification and an ID review step, which helps reduce fraud risk compared with name-only screening. A background check badge helps reduce risk, but it does not guarantee safety, identity, future behavior, or that no records exist everywhere. Users should still use caution and good judgment when meeting anyone.
A blue check badge means the user passed Skip’s profile verification. Skip’s profile verification requires users to take a live selfie to help confirm their profile photos match them. This extra step helps keep Skip real and safer for everyone.
A background check green badge means the user completed a Skip background check and received a passed status.
Yes. Skip’s background check flow includes an ID review step that requires a government-issued ID (such as a driver’s license or passport). This review helps confirm that the background check submission matches the user’s submitted information, including their name, profile photos, and profile verification selfie/live photo, helping reduce the risk of someone submitting another person’s information. This ID review helps reduce fraud risk, but it does not guarantee identity or safety.
Who can require a background check depends on match type and the user’s selected experience. In a woman seeking men matches, women can require a background check before a man can propose. Men in this match type cannot require a background check from the woman. In other match types, the ability to require the other person to complete a background check is available only to the person who selected the “screen others” experience (the user who sets requirements for their dates).
Yes. If your settings and match type support deal breaker and background check requirements, your match will need to pass your deal breakers and complete a background check before they can propose a date. Who can require background checks and deal breakers depends on the match type and the user’s selected experience. In women seeking men matches, women can require men to pass their deal breakers and complete a background check before they can propose or confirm a date. In other match types, the ability to require deal breakers and a background check is available only to the person who selected the “screen others” experience.
No. On Skip, you do not have to complete or pay for a background check upfront. You can sign up, create a profile, like profiles, get a match, and pass your match’s deal breakers first, so you know there is mutual interest and compatibility before deciding whether to complete a background check. If your match requires a background check, it happens after passing their deal breakers and before moving forward with the date.
No problem. If your match requires a background check and you have not completed one yet, Skip will prompt you to complete a background check after you pass their deal breakers, and before moving forward with the date proposal.
If your match requires a background check, you will be required to pass a background check after you have passed your match’s deal breakers, and before moving forward with the date. This helps you decide whether to complete the background check after there is mutual interest and compatibility.
Example flow: Find someone you like in the app, or hand someone a Skip Date Card in person > Match > You pass their deal breakers at 100% > You complete and pass a background check (if required) > You propose a date > They confirm a time and location or suggest a new one > Go on the date > Leave anonymous reviews.
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Yes. Skip has already helped people go from first dates to real relationships, including marriage. Users often say Skip feels more like a matchmaking service than a dating app, and that Skip Date Cards helped them feel safer asking someone out.
If a background check is required for that match, no. You will need to complete and pass the background check before moving forward with proposing a date.
Most background checks are completed within about 24 hours, but some can take 3 to 5 business days depending on the review process, record availability, or if additional information is needed.
If your match’s background check is marked pending, it means their screening is still being processed and is not complete yet. If you require a completed background check, they will need to finish that step before they can propose a date. Most background checks are completed within about 24 hours, but some can take 3 to 5 business days depending on the review process, record availability, or if additional information is needed.
No, you are in full control of deciding what and if any information is shared with your date after the date has occurred. Phone numbers are not publicly displayed.
Most background checks are completed within about 24 hours, but some may take longer. In some cases, reviews can take 3 to 5 business days depending on the screening process, record availability, or if additional information is needed.
A background check may remain pending if the screening process is still in progress, records are taking longer to return, or additional information is needed. Some checks are completed quickly, while others may take a few business days.
If additional information is needed, you may be asked to provide more details or documents to continue the background check process. Your background check may stay pending until the requested information is submitted and reviewed. If you do not provide the requested information within the requested time, you may not pass the background check, and your submission may expire. If that happens, you may need to start the process again and pay for a new background check. Please follow the instructions in the email or prompt you received.
If you do not complete the requested information, your background check may remain incomplete or expire, and will not be able to move forward with date proposals that require a completed background check. If that happens, you may need to start the process again and pay for a new background check.
If your background check invite link expires, the old link will no longer work. You will need to start the background check flow again in the app to receive a new invite link or follow the latest prompt provided by Skip.
If a background check is required, the person completing the background check is responsible for the cost. Pricing may vary and will be shown during the background check flow before completion.
In woman seeking man matches, this would typically mean the man pays for the background check if he needs to complete it before he can propose a date.
Anyone can also choose to complete a background check at any time from Settings and, if they receive a passed status, they may receive a background check badge.
Yes. Anyone can complete a background check at any time from the Settings page, even before matching with someone. If you receive a passed status, you may receive a background check badge.So there are two different locations used with Skip. You have your dating range swiping distance which is how far away are you wanting to swipe on people for example maybe that is 50 miles which is that slider in the setting pages that goes up to 100 miles if you wanted.
No, not if your current background check result is still valid. Skip background check results may remain valid for a period of time (for example, up to 12 months), so you do not need to repeat the process for every date during that valid period.
Background check results are generally valid for 12 months from approval, unless otherwise stated in the app. After expiration, you may need to complete a new background check if a future match requires one.
No, not if your current background check result is still valid. Skip background check results may remain valid for a period of time (for example, up to 12 months), so you do not need to repeat the process for every date during that valid period.
Yes, it can. A background check badge reflects a passed status at a point in time. If the background check expires, a recheck is required, or your status changes, your badge or status may change. Background check results are generally valid for a limited time, for example up to 12 months, unless otherwise stated in the app.
Skip partners with Checkr to offer background checks. Screening may include, where available, sex offender registry searches, global watchlist searches, and national criminal searches. Coverage can vary based on source availability and location.
Screening may include, where available:
· Sex offender registry search: Searches registries from all 50 states, Washington DC, and US territories.
· Global watchlist search: Searches a comprehensive network of domestic and international government watchlists for criminal history.
· National criminal search: Searches county records that query up to 900 million public records.Background checks help reduce risk, but they do not verify identity and do not guarantee safety.
No, Skip does not publicly display your full background check report to your matches. Matches may only see status information or a badge related to background check completion.
Skip only uses the information needed to support the background check process through its provider. Information handling and data use are subject to Skip’s policies and the background check provider’s process. Please review the relevant privacy terms in the app for more details.
Yes, if you believe a background check result is incorrect, you should follow the dispute instructions provided in the background check process or provider communications. The screening provider handles the reporting process and any disputes about screening records.
Anyone can complete a background check from the Settings page and, if they receive a passed status, they may receive a background check badge.
Who can require a background check before a date depends on match type and the user’s selected experience. In woman seeking man matches, women can require a background check before a man can propose or confirm a date. Men in this match type cannot require a background check from the woman.
In other match types, the ability to require the other person to complete a background check is available only to the person who selected the “screen others” experience (the user who sets requirements for their dates).
You can manage this in your preferences where background check options are available. Availability may depend on your match type and current app version. Demo Video
Yes, if the feature is available in your settings, you can update your background check preferences later. Changes may apply to future matches.
This may depend on your app’s current background check flow and when the match is in the process. In general, new settings are most likely to apply to future actions, but the app will guide users based on the current flow.
This may depend on where you are in the date flow and how the feature is configured in the app. In general, if a background check becomes required before moving forward with the date, Skip will prompt the required person to complete it before the date can proceed.Skip will guide you to the next step in the app if additional action is needed.
Yes. Background checks are optional to require. You can still use Skip without turning on background check requirements, depending on your match type and selected experience.Anyone can also choose to complete their own background check from Settings and, if they receive a passed status, they may receive a background check badge.
These are different parts of Skip’s safety and screening features.
- Profile verification (blue check): Uses a live selfie to help confirm a user’s profile photos match them.
- ID review: Part of Skip’s background check flow, uses a government-issued ID and photo comparisons to help reduce fraud risk and help confirm the background check submission matches the user’s submitted information.
- Background check (green badge): Indicates the user completed a Skip background check and received a passed status at a point in time.
These features work together, but they do not mean the same thing, and one does not replace the other.
This means your verification review is still in progress. Some verifications are completed quickly, while others may take longer depending on review volume or if additional review is needed. Please check back soon.
Background checks and profile verification are separate steps. Passing one does not automatically complete the other.
Yes. Skip shows both badges on a user’s profile when they have passed, profile verification (blue check) and background check (green badge).
The exact information requested may vary, but Skip’s background check flow may require personal information needed to process the background check, along with SSN verification and an ID review step.
The ID review requires a government-issued ID (such as a driver’s license or passport) and helps confirm that the background check submission matches the user’s submitted information, including their name, profile photos, and profile verification selfie/live photo.
If additional information or documents are needed, you may be asked to provide them during the background check process or through a follow-up prompt.
Skip helps users vet potential dates through custom deal breaker questions, profile details and prompts, background checks (when enabled), profile verification features, and date safety tools. A match must pass your required steps before they can propose a date.
Skip does not offer in-app chat, so the common dating app experience of someone disappearing in chat without clarity does not happen on Skip. Users can still decline a date proposal or cancel a date if needed, but Skip removes the in-app chat ghosting problem by eliminating chat.
Skip does not offer in-app chat, so users do not receive in-app chat messages from bots on Skip. This helps reduce messaging spam and chat based scams inside the app.
Skip does not offer in-app chat, so users cannot send unsolicited photos through in-app chat on Skip. This helps prevent unwanted or inappropriate chat photo messages in the app.
Skip does not offer in-app chat, which removes a major way bots and scammers impersonate real people. By focusing on real date proposals instead of chat, Skip reduces AI chat catfishing risk and chat-based scams.
Skip is designed to automate screening, scheduling, and date proposal flows in the app so users can move toward a real date without needing in-app chat. The app guides the date setup process when both users are aligned.
After the date, you will be able to anonymously review each other, with the option to share your specific feedback with your date if you would like. Date reviews are not displayed publicly, we use them to help keep our community safe by removing bad actors from our platform and to help you get better dates in the future. We can do this because we consistently know the who, where, when, and outcome of dates, which helps keep our users safe and accountable.
Date reviews are used to help improve safety and accountability on the platform. Reviews may be used as part of internal safety review processes, including identifying patterns, flagging issues, and helping remove bad actors when needed.
Yes. Date reviews are anonymous within Skip’s review flow. Users may also have the option to share specific feedback with their date, if they choose.
Date reviews are not displayed publicly on users profiles. Whether specific feedback is shared with your date depends on the review options you choose during the review process.
Depending on the review options you choose, you may have the option to share specific feedback with your date or choose to keep it private.
Yes, Skip will prompt both people to complete a post-date review after the date. Reviews help improve safety, accountability, and future date quality.
After a date is accepted, Skip guides both people through the date flow, including confirmation, arrival updates, and check-in before meeting.
On the day of the date, Skip allows each person to confirm they are still able to attend starting about 8 hours before the date. Both people must confirm at least 2 hours before the date. If one person does not confirm in time, Skip will automatically cancel the date and notify the other person.
Each person can also see when the other person has confirmed. As the date gets closer, Skip guides both people through the next steps in the app, including sharing ETA and arrival details.
Yes, both people are required to confirm they are still able to meet at least 2 hours before the date. Skip uses confirmation and accountability steps to help reduce no-shows and improve safety. You can also share your ETA when you are on your way. If you have trouble finding each other when you arrive, Skip provides a way to call your date through the app.
If one or both people do not complete the required confirmation steps in time, the date will be cancelled. Skip uses confirmation steps to help reduce no-shows and improve accountability.
Yes. You can cancel a date if needed. However, repeated cancellations after the confirmation point (within 2 hours of the date) may lead to penalties, because Skip uses accountability steps to help reduce no-shows.
The date details page in the Skip app, found under the Calendar icon, is where you manage date-day steps like confirmation, ETA updates, check-in, arrival details, and private calling if needed. Open your scheduled date in the app to access the date details page.
When you arrive, open the date details page in the Skip app to check in. Skip will prompt you to share where you are so your date can find you more easily. You can also share how your date can recognize you, for example what you are wearing, and add a photo of yourself. This helps make meeting up smoother and reduces confusion at the date location. Demo Video
When checking in, it helps to share a clear location description, for example where you are sitting at a table left of the door inside, so your date can find you faster. Skip may also prompt you for additional arrival details in the app.
Yes. Skip prompts you to share details to help your date recognize you, such as what you are wearing and a photo. This helps make the meetup easier and less awkward.
Yes. Skip allows you to share your ETA as you are heading to the date. This helps your date know whether you are on time or running late.
If you are running late, update your ETA in the app as soon as possible so your date knows your status. Keeping your ETA updated helps reduce confusion and improves the date experience.
If you are having trouble finding each other after arriving, Skip provides a private number you can use to call your date. This helps you connect without sharing your personal phone number.
Open the date details page in the Skip app and update your check-in details, including where you are, what you are wearing, and a photo if available. If needed, use the private calling option in the app to connect without sharing your personal phone number.
Yes. If you are having trouble finding each other after arriving at the date location, Skip provides a private number you can use to call your date. This helps you connect without sharing your personal phone number.
Skip’s private calling option is designed for helping you connect when you arrive at the date location and cannot find each other. Follow the date flow prompts in the app for when calling is available.
If your date has not checked in yet, you can go to date details page to share your location and how they can recognize you. If you cannot find each other after arriving, use the private calling option in the app. If your date does not arrive, you can complete the post-date review flow and report the issue if needed.
If your date does not show up, first use the date details page in the Skip app to check arrival details and try the private calling option in case you are having trouble finding each other. If they still do not show, complete the post-date review and share what happened. Skip uses reviews and accountability systems to help reduce no-shows and improve the experience.
Skip shows required steps within the date flow when action is needed, such as passing deal breakers, background checks (if required), or verification steps. Follow the prompts shown in the app to continue.
“Pending” means a required step is still in progress, such as a background check review or another required action before the date can move forward.
Matches expire after 48 hours if no one responds and no date is set up. If a required background check is in progress, the match may be placed in pending status while that step is completed.
Yes, If your settings require a background check before moving forward with a date, your match will be prompted in the flow when that step is required. Skip guides them through the required next steps in the app.
There may be one or more required steps still pending before a date can be proposed, such as matching, passing deal breakers, completing a background check (if required), or other required verification steps. Skip will guide you to the next step in the app.
Your match may still have required steps pending, such as passing your deal breakers, completing a background check (if required), or other required verification steps. Once they complete the required steps, they can move forward if eligible.
Skip does not offer in-app chat. This means users cannot message each other through in-app chat before or after a date. Skip is designed to automate screening, scheduling, and date setup without in-app chat. Users can choose what contact information to share after the date, if any.
No. You are in control of what contact information, if any, you share after the date. Skip does not publicly display your phone number on your profile.
Open your date details page in the Skip app, then tap the Share icon. Skip makes it easy to share key date details, including who you are meeting, where, and when, so trusted friends or family can stay informed. This is part of Skip’s safety-focused date flow.
No. Skip does not require you to share your personal phone number with your date. For added privacy, Skip recommends using a second number, such as Google Voice, until you decide you are ready to share your real contact information.
Skip recommends using a second phone number, such as a Google Voice number, for added privacy and safety. This can help protect your personal phone number until you decide you are comfortable sharing it.
Skip is designed so you can wait until after the first date to share contact information, if you choose. You stay in control of when and with whom you share your contact details.
Skip Date Cards help make in-person dating safer by letting you connect in person without sharing contact information right away. If the connection becomes a match in Skip, the other person may still need to pass your deal breakers and a background check (if required) before they can propose a date, and the match will have access to Skip’s existing safety tools and features.
Yes. If a Date Card leads to a match in Skip, the normal Skip flow and safety features still apply, including deal breakers, background checks (if required), profile verification, and date reviews.
Date Cards are a way to start an in-person connection. If that connection becomes a match in Skip, the normal Skip flow still applies, including passing deal breakers and passing a background check, if required by the user’s settings, before a date can be proposed.
If your background check requirement is enabled and applies to your match flow, then yes, a Date Card connection that becomes a match would still need to complete the required steps before moving forward to a date proposal.
Yes, if your deal breakers are part of your current flow, matches must still pass your required deal breaker questions before they can propose a date.
No, Date Cards are optional. You can use Skip in the app without ordering Date Cards. Date Cards are an optional way to help create in-person opportunities.
Yes. Skip Date Cards work everywhere, even in unopened cities in the US.
With Skip, users can write custom deal breaker questions that are important to them, and their match must pass 100% of them before being able to propose a date. Users can also require a background check to be passed before a date can be proposed. This helps you know, before even meeting, that you are on the same page about the things that matter most. We have also designed detailed profile options to help users show their personality.
No. Your deal breaker questions are not publicly displayed on your profile. Only someone you like who matches with you can see and answer your deal breaker questions.
The people you see on your swipe home page are shown before deal breakers are applied. If you both like (heart) each other, your match will be prompted to answer your deal breaker questions. If they pass 100% of them, and a background check (if enabled), they can then send you a date proposal.
Tap on profile, Then preferences icon, then select where it says “Deal breakers” and adjust your deal breakers to your liking. See video below. Video Demo
Today, you have to delete and add to reorder. We plan on making an update where you can drag and drop the deal breaker questions in the future.
After a woman likes a man’s profile, her profile appears on the man’s Likes page. If he likes her back, he is prompted to answer her deal breaker questions. If he passes 100% of them, and the background check (if enabled), he can propose a date. If she accepts, the date is booked."
Today, men who are interested in women are not able to set their own deal breakers. In the future we are planning on allowing that as an optional for men. The reason why we dont today is because the data indicated that most men didn't have a strong preference in setting deal breakers and instead were comfortable knowing they were aligned with the women’s deal breakers and liking their profile. This helped save time and reduce friction for setting up a date.
You get the choice to decide if you are interested in screening others or would like to be screened. So for example if a man was interested in a man. Man 1 selects if he wants to screen others then he would be provided the option to set up deal breakers. If Man 2 had selected he was open with being screened by others then he would not set up deal breakers. Man 1 and Man 2 would presented to each other as profiles to review and potentially like or pass on each for a date.
Scroll down on a profile and see the red buttons to report or block a profile. Video Demo
When you block a profile you will no longer see them come up in your potential profile options on your swipe page.
Yes, you are able to decline any date proposal. Skip does not force you to go on any dates.
To pass / reject a profile you tap on the "X". Video Demo
You are able to rewind on a profile you accidentally passed on by quickly tapping the rewind arrow after making the mistake. If you wait too long or close the app you won’t be able to rewind. The good news is you may see that profile again at some point if they become relevant again in your ranking. So don't worry if you accidentally passed on some profiles recently. Video Demo
To like a profile you hit the Skip heart logo. Either person is able to make the first like. Video Demo
No, there is no way to unlike a profile once you like them. The good news is even if you accidentally like a profile and get a date proposal you do not have to accept the date proposal.
Tap the star icon at the bottom to open the Likes page, see who liked you, and like them back to make a match. Video Demo
Skip is free to use. The only potential costs are a background check, if required by the person you want to date, and optionally ordering a set of physical Date Cards if you would like to find a date in person.
Currently we are available in the US!
Please try to turn off the large font within your settings. (the team is working on getting a fix for large font sizes) Please try using a mobile device vs a tablet
This means we are still working on getting enough users in your area. The percentage is how far along we are until we’ll have enough users to open up your area up for swiping. Spreading the word will help us make this happen sooner
Tap into the preferences icon, then tap then tap availability. Video Demo
Tap into the preferences icon, select the toggles where it says “Age preference” and adjust the range to your liking. Video Demo
So there are two different locations used with Skip. You have your dating range swiping distance which is how far away are you wanting to swipe on people for example maybe that is 50 miles which is that slider in the setting pages that goes up to 100 miles if you wanted.
Then we have a second location area to indicate where you would like your future match to pick a date location somewhere within that blue bubble area which you can move anywhere on the map. So for example, you could be swiping on people that are 50 miles away but you only want your match to propose a date within a 20 mile radius of your downtown area so you dont have to drive to far. FYI your actual location will not show up to your match.
Tap profile, then tap preferences icon, then tap location and adjust the toggle distance and move the blue circle area to any area you would be interested in your future date proposing a date location within. Demo Video
No, today we use your physical phone location to determine which potential match profiles to display to you within your dating distance range settings. In the future we are looking at adding the ability for you to set a different location, where you could swipe on people while you are physically not there. This will be helpful for people who travel a lot but still want to swipe on profiles in another home location.
Click on profile, then tap settings, then move the toggle to off on “Show me on Skip”
4 photos or more are required
Yes, you can just go to edit profile and then hold on the photo you want to reorder and then drag and drop. Video Demo
Yes, you can just go to edit profile and then hold on the prompt you want to reorder and then drag and drop. Video Demo
Click the profile tab, then tap edit profile. Scroll down to prompt sections. Video Demo
Reach out to Skip support at info@skip.dating for help updating your age or name.
No, you are in full control of deciding what and if any information is shared with your date after the date has occurred. Phone numbers are not publicly displayed.
Pricing for Skip Date Cards may vary. You can find the most up-to-date pricing and purchase them directly in the Skip app!
Please email us details at info@skip.dating Please provide your Device type, OS version, and phone # used to create your account so we can provide these details to our development team to fixed the problem.
Yes, we are planning on releasing a video date option for users who want their first date to be a video call.
Yes, unfortunately, people do lie. The good news is that with Skip, you have not spent a week chatting only to go on a date and then find out they lied, people can also lie through chat. However, people do not always know the “right” answers to your deal breakers, if they are trying to lie. In the future, we plan to introduce advanced filtering options to help validate that deal breaker responses are true.
Our focus is to continue building out our safety features and screening capabilities to help ensure our users have the best possible dates.