On your phone
Kinky Dating App South Africa: Hook-Ups in Your Pocket
It runs in your phone’s browser and sits on your home screen like an app, with a name you choose for the icon.
iPhone
Add Kinky Singles to your iPhone home screen
Kinky Singles is a web app. You open it in your phone’s browser, then pin it to your home screen, where it opens like any other app.
Open Safari and go to Kinky Singles.
Tap the Share button.
Choose Add to Home Screen.
Edit the name if you want, then tap Add. A plainer name means the icon does not announce the site.
Android
Add Kinky Singles to your Android home screen
Open Chrome and go to Kinky Singles.
Tap the menu.
Choose Install app, or Add to Home screen if that is what your menu shows.
Rename it if your phone offers the option, confirm, then look for the new icon on your home screen.
Menu wording shifts a little between phones and software versions, so look for the closest match. Nothing about your account changes when you add the icon: you are opening the same site from your home screen instead of typing it in each time. If you would rather not install anything, the site works in your phone’s browser as it is.
Web app or app store
Web app or app-store app: what is the difference?
Native iOS and Android apps exist only in selected markets, so do not count on finding Kinky Singles in an app store. The web app is how you use it on your phone, and our guide to kinky dating sites in South Africa sets out the wider options.
| Compare | Web app | App-store app |
|---|---|---|
| How you get it | Open the site in your phone’s browser, then add it to your home screen. No app-store download. | Download it from your phone’s app store |
| Where it is offered | Here, on Kinky Singles South Africa, for iPhone and Android | Native iOS and Android apps exist only in selected markets |
| Your first step | Follow the iPhone or Android steps above | Open your phone’s app store |
Privacy
Keep it private on your own phone
An icon on your home screen is visible to anyone who picks up your phone, so a few small habits do much of the work.
- Rename the shortcut. Change the name when you add it, so the icon does not show the site’s name.
- Use a username. Everyone else sees a username and the town or city you list, and your real name and email stay hidden.
- Check your lock screen. If your phone shows notifications there, switch them off for the browser or the shortcut in your phone’s own settings.
- Lock your phone. A screen lock stops other people opening the site from your home screen.
- Label any bookmark plainly. If you bookmark the site instead of installing it, the saved name shows the site too, so give it a dull one.
In your pocket
What you can do on your phone
Your phone gives you the same site, so the everyday things are right there on the screen.
Browse profiles
Look through members and their tags whenever you like.
Check your matches
See the suggestions that arrive each day.
Send messages
Write to members, within the limits of your membership.
Add photos
Put pictures on your profile, straight from your phone.
Verify your ID
Do the free ID check and earn the badge.
Share a status
Keep your profile current with a status update.
Messaging follows your membership: Classic has a daily limit and VIP has none, and the kinky chat page explains how it works. The features page and the pricing page cover the rest.
Kinky dating app questions
Can I download Kinky Singles from an app store?
Native iOS and Android apps exist only in selected markets, so do not count on finding one. What you can do today is add the site to your home screen from your phone’s browser, where it opens like an app. The steps are at the top of this page.
Does it work like a normal app?
Once it is on your home screen it opens from its own icon, and you do what you would do in the browser: browse profiles, check your daily match suggestions, message members within your membership’s limits and verify your ID. It is the same site either way, so your account and messages are the same however you open it. If you are weighing it against a mainstream app, Kinky Singles vs Tinder sets out the differences.
Which phones can use it?
The steps on this page cover iPhone, through Safari, and Android phones, through Chrome. Kinky Singles is a website, so you can also use it in your phone’s browser without adding anything to the home screen.
Can I verify my ID from my phone?
Yes. Free ID verification is one of the things you can do on your phone. It adds a badge to your profile, which other members can look for before they decide to meet you. The safety page explains the other checks.
Will the icon give me away?
Only if you leave the name as it is. When you add the site to your home screen you can edit the name on an iPhone, and rename the shortcut on Android if your phone offers the option. Inside, other members see a username and your nearest town or city.