Sign-up Process

Signing up for Blackcupid.com is simple and easy. You will need to provide the site with some basic personal information, including your name, email, a private password and, if you are signing up for a paid membership, with payment information.

After you create your account, you will be prompted to create your dating profile. Your dating profile allows you upload several photos at once, provide a description of yourself, and complete a detailed questionnaire. This questionnaire will ask a series of questions designed to help the website match you up with the most compatible people, and make it easier for other users to find you through the search function. The questionnaire includes questions such as your personal preferences in a match—such as body type, age range, etc.; your religious background, personal lifestyle, type of relationship you’re seeking, and more.

Features

There are many features available on the Blackcupid.com black dating site. The most notable features are:

• Questionnaire feature lets you get as detailed as you want with your preferences; you can stick with basic preferences such as age range, physical type and location, or get more detailed with preferences to lifestyle, personality, etc.
• Unique CupidTags feature lets you add keywords to your profile to make it easier for people to find you
• Nudge-based “flirt” system to send other users a token of interest
• Advanced messaging system lets you send inbox messages and live-chat with other users (paid memberships only)
• Strict filtering system lets you filter out messages from people who don’t meet your personal preferences or who have specific traits (paid memberships only)
• On-site blog with dating tips, advice, and other valuable information for using the site
• Ability to upload photos
• Identity verification that weeds out spammers, fake profiles, and people who upload fake or misleading photos of themselves

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Excellent identity verification drastically reduces the amount of fake or spam profiles
• Block-filtering system makes it easy to avoid people you aren’t interested in
• Profiles can be as detailed or as brief as you want them to be
• You can send email-style messages or real-time chat with other users (paid memberships only)
• Wide range of users make it easy to find people who fit varied criteria
• Quick-responding customer service
• Photo gallery option lets you upload photos for other users to see
• Privacy options let you decide what information (and photos) you want other people who use the website to see

Cons

• Lack of chat forums or message boards means there is no community-based activity
• Identity verification process requires you to upload personal documents, which may be an issue for people looking for ultimate privacy
• No live chat or phone number for customer service, though they do respond quickly
• Most features are exclusive to either tier of paid memberships, which makes free memberships pointless

Privacy

Blackcupid.com is generally excellent when it comes to privacy. The site allows you to set your personal photos to either public or paid members only, so you can reduce the amount of people who can see them. However, the service does require some level of photo-based identity verification, so you will need to submit some personal information in order to take full advantage of the site.

Thankfully, you can choose what type of information is available on your dating profile, so if you’d rather keep certain information private you can choose to do so.

Ease of Use

The website for the Blackcupid.com black dating site is relatively easy to use. It has a clean design and a user-friendly interface which makes it easy to use even for people who are not used to accessing websites. The website is mobile-friendly, though some users report that the mobile-friendly version of the website can occasionally lag or load slowly. There is a corresponding Android app available for Blackcupid.com, but there are currently no plans for an Apple app that would work on Apple mobile devices.

Subscription Prices

Platinum

Gold

Editor’s Verdict

Blackcupid.com is a black dating site designed primarily for black singles looking for other black singles. The site does have many notable features, including identity verification for security and ease of mind, a unique block filter that lets you stave off unwanted matches, the ability to message people in two types of ways, and more.

It currently offers three tiers of membership, two of which are paid; and it is generally recommended that users interested in participating actively on Blackcupid.com go ahead and purchase at least the first tier of paid membership. The first tier of paid membership is called Gold, which costs slightly less than the second tier of paid membership, Platinum. A membership purchase is recommended due to the fact that most of the website’s features are exclusive for paid members, and free users may find themselves frustrated at the general lack of things they can do on Blackcupid.com.

In all, Blackcupid.com is a solid black dating site that offers numerous features primarily to paid members. It is ideal for anyone who doesn’t mind paying for an online dating site subscription; as well as anyone looking for a wide range of singles due to the active and varied user base for the site.