Singapore government dating service
Shares rank 3 of 5 dating apps by recommenders
Government matchmaking service that uses a stable-marriage algorithm to give better-than-random matches; critics call it a waste of taxpayer money and a misguided response to falling birth rates.
Government matchmaking service that uses a stable-marriage algorithm to give better-than-random matches; critics call it a waste of taxpayer money and a misguided response to falling birth rates.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Better-than-random matching via clever algorithm
“it is just an offer of a significantly better than random matching to what you might prefer”
Comment from 2 Oct 2026 in “How Singapore's government-run dating service works” “using a very clever sorting algorithm”
Comment from 2 Oct 2026 in “How Singapore's government-run dating service works”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Misreads the birth-rate problem
“Trying to fix falling birth rates with an official government dating app shows they don't understand the problem in the slightest”
Comment from 1 Oct 2026 in “Singapore govt dating app uses Gale-Shapley stable marriage algorithm” Wastes taxpayer money
“the app is pure waste of taxpayers burden”
Comment from 3 Oct 2026 in “Singapore govt dating app uses Gale-Shapley stable marriage algorithm”
Other dating apps people recommend
The four most recommended other dating apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OkCupid | 29 | 25 | 54% | 7 | 12 yrs3 owners | — |
| Tinder | 7 | 25 | 22% | 5 | — | — |
| Singapore government dating serviceThis page | 6 | 2 | 75% | 1 | — | — |
| Bumble | 6 | 11 | 35% | 4 | — | — |
| Facebook Dating | 5 | 2 | 71% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the app is pure waste of taxpayers burden”
“there's value in this product in a non-radicalized society”
“using a very clever sorting algorithm”
“this surely can only be better than e.g. Tinder”
“They're an unbiased and impartial judge and coach.”
“it is just an offer of a significantly better than random matching to what you might prefer”
“this is awesome! wish i had”
“Trying to fix falling birth rates with an official government dating app shows they don't understand the problem in the slightest”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.