Casual sex sites compared
Is There a Site for Casual Sex?
Seven options in one table, and four questions to help you pick yours.
Yes. Seven live options are compared below: Local Sex Meets, which is built for casual sex, plus Tinder, Feeld, Fling, AdultFriendFinder, Illicit Encounters and Locanto. They vary in how openly they talk about sex, what they charge and whether you need an app.
Seven places to find casual sex online
| Service | What it is, who it suits | Cost model | Where to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Sex Meets | Casual sex site for adults. Suits people who say what they want. | Classic, VIP and VIP Plus. See the pricing page. | A browser site you can add to your phone’s home screen. |
| Tinder | Mainstream app. Suits people happy to keep sexual talk to private chat. | Costs nothing to download. Optional paid tiers renew until cancelled. | iPhone and Android apps, plus a website. |
| Feeld | Dating app that says it is for the curious. Suits singles and couples. | Says it costs nothing to download and use. Paid Majestic plan. | iPhone and Android apps. |
| Fling | Dating app; its store listing welcomes casual fun. Suits adults after something informal. | Credit packs sold in its UK and US apps. | Website, plus iPhone and Android apps. None on Apple’s Irish store. |
| AdultFriendFinder | Adult-oriented website. Suits adults who prefer a site to an app. | Free sign-up, it says. Its terms add paid subscriptions and credits. | Website. No app found in UK, Irish or US stores. |
| Illicit Encounters | Discreet dating site for the UK and Ireland. Suits privacy-first people. | Joining costs nothing, it says. Paid upgrade for full messaging. | Website. No app found. |
| Locanto | Classified adverts, not matching, with Personals and Casual Encounters sections. Suits advert browsers. | App costs nothing; no in-app purchases listed on its UK App Store page. | Website, plus iPhone and Android apps. |
Craigslist personals? CBS News reported that the US section closed on 23 March 2018, and on 3 November 2026 Craigslist’s New York and London pages had no personals section.
Which one fits the way you meet?
How openly do you say it?
Tinder bars sexual content and sex-seeking from public profiles, its guidelines say, but allows it in private chat when everyone is comfortable. Feeld says ‘hookup app’ sounds limiting. Here, members say what they want on their profiles.
App or browser?
Tinder and Feeld have iPhone apps in Apple’s UK, Irish and US stores. Illicit Encounters and AdultFriendFinder showed none. With Local Sex Meets there is nothing to install: it works in your phone’s browser.
How do you like to pay?
Tinder, Feeld and Illicit Encounters each let you begin without paying, then charge for extras or full messaging. Fling sells credit packs in its UK and US apps. Local Sex Meets has three levels; see the pricing page.
How much proof do you want?
Tinder says new UK members complete a Face Check video selfie, and Feeld offers optional photo verification. On Local Sex Meets the ID check is optional and earns a badge, and a moderator can run a live video check that needs no paperwork. Either is one signal, not proof.
What should you check before you join anything?
- How it charges and how you cancel, before you enter card details.
- What its terms say it does not check. Ours say the company runs no criminal background checks, does not verify what members say, and keeps the right to run profiles managed by its own staff for testing and research, so it does not promise every profile in search is a member’s. The legitimacy guide spells it out.
- Whether you get a warning if someone pushes the chat elsewhere. The dating scams guide shows why.
- What happens when something goes wrong. Our safety page lists ours.
Our row, in full
Where does Local Sex Meets fit?
We run it, so read this with that in mind.
Local Sex Meets is a casual sex site for adults aged 18 and over, online since 2018, with members joining from more than ten countries, chiefly the UK, Ireland and the USA.
Reach is Tinder’s strength: Apple’s US App Store showed about 1.76 million ratings for it on 3 November 2026, against 102,486 for Feeld. Ours is focus: everything here is built around meeting for sex.
- Verify yourself with an optional ID check or a moderator-led live video check.
- Instant blocking, easy reporting and an alert if someone tries to take the chat to WhatsApp.
Casual sex sites: your questions
Is there a site for casual sex?
Yes. Local Sex Meets is one, and the table above sets out six more, from Tinder and Feeld to Fling, AdultFriendFinder, Illicit Encounters and Locanto. Pew Research Center’s 2022 US survey found 24% of recent dating site and app users named casual sex as a major reason.
What are the best hookup sites and apps?
No one tool wins for everybody. Work through the four questions above: how openly you say it, app or browser, how you pay and how much proof you want. Then read the comparisons for each service on your shortlist.
Which hookup sites are safe to use?
No site can promise that. Look for blocking, reporting, age checks and human support, then do your own checking: ask for a video call, keep early chat on the site and never send money to anyone.
Do casual sex sites cost money?
Often, once you want more than a browse. Tinder, Feeld and Illicit Encounters each let you begin without paying and charge for extras or full messaging, and Locanto’s UK app lists no in-app purchases. Local Sex Meets has three levels. Classic limits daily messages, VIP lifts the limit, and the pricing page shows each cost and which plans renew.
Which casual sex sites work in the UK, Ireland and the USA?
Tinder and Feeld are in Apple’s UK, Irish and US stores, and Locanto has sites and an app for all three. Fling’s iPhone app was listed in the UK and US but not Ireland. Illicit Encounters offers the UK and Ireland at sign-up. Local Sex Meets is used in all three.