Muzmatch uses the typical dating-app structures of swipes and likes but is focused on finding matches for marriage in accordance with Islamic values. Its unique tools, guidance and transparency make it a good choice for Muslims looking to find partners.
Dating giant Match Group, which owns Tinder and Hinge, has been accused of free-riding off of smaller competitor Muzmatch’s reputation in court proceedings this week. A UK intellectual property and enterprise court has ruled that Muzmatch’s use of SEO keywords comprising the word “match” infringed a trademark owned by Match Group.
Safety
Muzmatch is a Muslim dating service that takes special care to cater to Muslims’ unique needs. It uses many safety features, such as Selfie Verification and SMS confirmation to verify members’ identities. It also allows members to filter potential matches by sect, ethnicity, and more. It also offers a chaperone feature, which helps users feel safe while chatting.
The app is free to download and create a profile, but if you want good online dating results and extra safety, you’ll need to become a premium member. Muzmatch also has a great customer support team that monitors all reports and takes them very seriously.
Muzmatch’s founder, Shahzad Younas, claims that the site has led to around 6,000 marriages so far. It targets young Muslim adults and aims to be “a different way of finding love,” he says. Casual dating is not an option for Muslims, he adds, because the community prioritizes family values. They want to marry someone who shares the same values.
Reliability
Muzmatch is a legitimate dating site that is targeted towards young adults. It offers an easy to use interface, photo verification, and a strict privacy policy. It also has a friendly user base and a calming vibe. It is also compatible with most mobile devices and has a good reputation for weeding out scammers.
Founded by Shahzad Younas, a former Morgan Stanley banker, Muzmatch claims to be the world’s largest Muslim-centered online dating community with four million users in 190 countries. The service focuses on marriage as opposed to casual hookups and emphasizes Islamic values. Younas is a graduate of the famed Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator and his company has raised millions in funding.
But now Younas faces a new challenge: Match Group has won a trademark lawsuit that could force the startup to change its name. The lawsuit claims that Muzmatch is using “SEO keywords containing the word ‘match’,” which makes it more likely to appear in search results on sites like Google.
Features
Muzmatch’s features address the needs of Muslim dating, including a focus on Islamic values. The app uses some typical dating-app structures, such as swipes and likes, but it doesn’t focus on casual hook-ups. You can also choose to allow a wali or guardian to read your messages, a practice in line with Islamic principles.
Muzz has a number of other safety features, including the option to blur photos and use a nickname for your profile. You can also verify your identity through selfie verification, SMS confirmation, and location checks. You can also filter matches by sect, ethnicity, and whether they pray, and you can include a chaperone (Wali) in your conversations.
Younas is confident that Muzmatch will continue to grow, despite competition from new players. He dismisses gimmicky startups that can quickly pass through the matchmaking space and is more interested in Muzmatch’s existing user base, which is focused on finding serious connections for marriage.
Cost
Muzmatch founder Shahzad Younas dismissed the lawsuit as a “tactic from Match Group to maintain their globally dominant position.” He added, “How about actually innovating and building better products, rather than using such lazy and predatory tactics against your rivals?”
Younas launched his mobile-only dating service in 2015 and was the first Muslim-centered app to be backed by Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator. The app includes strict privacy features and claims to be the only matchmaking app that allows users to include their Wali, or chaperone, in conversations.
The original ruling by deputy high court judge Nicholas Caddick QC found that there was a “likelihood of confusion as a result of Muzmatch’s use of SEO keywords comprising the word ‘match'”. SEO, or search engine optimisation, uses particular words or phrases to increase websites’ chances of appearing prominently on browsing platforms like Google. The American company also claimed that Muzmatch used keyword tags such as’match-muslim’ and ‘uk-muslim-match’, which it says is an attempt to “ride on the coattails” of its registered trademarks.