OurTime Senior Dating Site Review (2024)

OurTime is a dating site that helps adults 50 and older find a partner using a simple dashboard and features that enable users to connect safely.

Key Features

• Caters to adults 50+, although there is no age restriction
• Free or paid premium membership available
• Includes internal features to make talking and matching with people easy

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OurTime is a senior dating site geared toward single men and women ages 50 and older. It features a streamlined website that makes it simple to sign up for an account and pick a membership option. Members fill out a user profile and upload a photo. Once their profile is complete, users receive access to their dashboard and can easily search singles in their area or browse profiles recommended by OurTime.

With features like a private messaging system that doesn’t require a phone number exchange, OurTime enables users to safely get to know other users and find a romantic partner. “Flirts” and “likes” allow users to show interest in other profiles, and “virtual gifts” can be sent to those with whom you wish to connect further.

• Membership options: Free or premium membership with three payment options.
• Dating network: Company did not provide statistics on active members
• Communication: In-app messaging system creates simple communication between users.

OurTime is a dating site designed for adults ages 50 and older. The site makes matches based on personality traits and other listed interests or established parameters. Once you add information on your profile, such as your hobbies, location and age, the site matches you with people of similar interests and qualities.

You aren’t able to view what the site offers unless you have an account, but the sign-up process only takes a few minutes. OurTime walks users through its simple sign-up steps with prompts to add in basic information and upload a photo. Your profile can be completed as you sign up, or after you’ve completed your membership purchase.

OurTime’s user dashboard is minimal and simple to navigate. Most text is in large print, as are profile photos, so all content can be easily viewed. The dashboard makes it easy to find exactly what you’re looking for, and has buttons to navigate to features including who “likes” or has viewed your profile.

OurTime is also available as a free app and can be downloaded via iTunes or Google Play. The dating app’s function is similar to the desktop version: there are large images, the text is mostly in large print and it’s easy to scroll through profiles, read messages and view likes. There’s also a search button and users can edit their profiles as needed.

Finding Matches

OurTime makes finding matches simple and does some of the work for you. Each day, the company presents you with eight potential matches based on your profile. The profiles are presented on your dashboard where you can review them and “pass” or “like.”

Users can also manually search for matches by age, location, whether their profile has photos, height, what they’re looking for in a relationship (friendship, serious, etc.), whether they smoke, their ethnicity, current relationship status, physical build, whether they have children, and their religion and/or zodiac sign.

When both users say “yes” to each other after reviewing their profiles, a match is made and the person will appear in your Mutual Matches section. Mutual Matches who are also paid subscribers are able to message each other on the site using the messaging function or through upgraded features like ConnectMe.

Membership Options

OurTime offers free or premium membership options. A free membership includes:

• See profile views
• Search profiles
• Send limited “likes” each day

As a free member, users can access an OurTime dashboard where they can scroll through potential matches and members, use the search function and send “likes.” Free members can send “likes,” but cannot see who has liked them. Free members cannot send or receive messages, according to the company. They can see when they’ve received a message, but cannot read the message. In order to read the message, users must pay for a monthly subscription. To use more of the site’s features and speak to more matches, consider a premium subscription, which includes:

• Unlimited messaging
• Ability to see profile views
• Profile search function
• Ability to send unlimited “likes”
• View who’s “liked” you
• Access to read and respond to messages
• Ability to see mutual matches
• Highlighted profile tool
• Highlighted messages tool
• Message read confirmation, which allows you to see when a user has read your message
• Access to ConnectMe, a feature that generates a unique phone number for you and your match so you can talk and text while you’re offline without having to exchange contact information.

Features

OurTime offers features that make it easy for members to find and connect with matches, however certain features are only available with premium membership, and some need to be purchased separately regardless of membership status. These features include:

• Virtual gifts allow you to send someone a “gift” through their profile. Gifts include images with a message (for example, a virtual rose with the message.) You can use tokens to send virtual gifts. Tokens are purchased in bundles (55 tokens are $2.99, 110 are $5.99, and 280 are $9.99).
• NotifyMe on-site notifications alert you if a member you “like” logs on while you’re online.
• MatchMe places into another user’s daily matches to see if the interest is mutual before you reach out.
• ConnectMe generates a unique phone number for you and your match, enabling you to talk or text while you’re offline, without having to give out your phone number.
• Boost is a paid upgrade that helps your profile get more views by ensuring it’s included in the top results of members looking for matches.
• Reply For Free allows free members to reply to paid subscriber emails that are found in the messages section on your homepage. Free members can see that they have a message in their inbox but cannot read the message unless they pay a subscriber’s fee. If a paid subscriber wants a free member to read their message, they can pay for this additional feature.
• Flirts are site-generated emails that let someone know you’re interested.
• Echo is an alert received when two members have mutually shown interest in each other.
• Message Ideas are four web-generated questions you can send to a match.

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Safety

OurTime accounts for safety with features like ConnectMe, Reply For Free and a web-based message system, all of which are ways to talk to potential matches without exchanging personal information like your phone number or address.

The site’s dating tips section offers safety information for all members, including guidance on how to safely meet in person and how to protect your information while talking online and making a profile. Information about sexual consent is also available, as well as a list of hotlines to call if you need help for issues like domestic violence or sexual assault.

OurTime also uses automated tools to scan interactions, such as messages, for signs of harmful or illegal behavior which are reviewed by trained agents. Users also have the ability to block members from seeing their profiles.

OurTime’s premium subscription comes with three payment options, which can be canceled at any time. The options below are what was currently on the site at the time of publication, but a company representative stated that prices may vary depending on where you live.

• Best Value Plan: $19.95 per month, billed in one payment of $119.76 plus tax, for six months minimum
• Standard: Six months for $15.96 per month, billed in one payment of $95.76 plus tax
• Full Price: One month for $34.96 per month

Premium membership plans will auto-renew each month unless canceled. The site does not allow you to put your account on hold or suspend it, but you can hide your profile if you no longer wish to find matches.

Some of the features, such as Boost and Reply For Free, are available for an extra cost. Boosts can be purchased based on the amount of boosts you wish to use. The cost of Reply For Free is $8.99 per month, although it can vary depending on subscription type and user location.

• $2.49 for one hour of a boosted profile
• $1.99 per boost for five boosts for one hour each
• $1.49 per boost for 10 boosts for one hour each

While OurTime serves matches based on your location, you can’t filter searches based on distance. Even if you input your ZIP code or search by state, you may still be served matches who are 50 miles away, which may be farther than some users prefer.

When you sign up for OurTime, the first question you answer is your sexual preference: if you’re a man seeking a man, a man seeking a woman, a woman seeking a woman, or a woman seeking a man. Once you make your account, you are able to switch your preference as often as you like.

OurTime is an option for men and women looking to meet someone, according to experts. “You can see all the profiles at once, rather than one by one like with other swipe-first apps,” says Eddie Hernandez, an online dating coach for men and women. This allows you to quickly get an idea of which profiles you feel are the best match for you. Additionally, Hernandez notes the site’s ability to sort by activity date and focus on finding people who have logged in recently—and that you can use it on a desktop, not only an app.

“OurTime can be a helpful, low-risk service for seniors, but depending on age, location and demographics, it might be best as a training ground for other sites,” he adds.

Claudia Fine, chief professional officer at eFamilyCare, agrees that OurTime has a lot of benefits for older adults. “I like that OurTime attempts to make sign-up easy to use and offers filters to reflect such important elements of connection, such as a person’s religion or family,” she says. “The relatively fast way to find friendly smiling faces can be uplifting.”

However, she notes that the site’s navigation could be made easier. “It’s not totally intuitive to figure out how to do basic things such as review profiles without uploading a photo—which can be both scary and unsafe—or even to find instructions to update who you are looking for, details about yourself or to talk to someone for help,” she says.