Editor’s Review |
What’s SugarDaddyMeet
SugarDaddyMeet brings the sugar dating experience into a very creative and unique proposition. Right from the start it’s designed to connect you to millions of sugar daddies and sugar babies from the top 20 richest countries only. When you visit SugarDaddyMeet, you will mostly find sugar babies. That’s because the sugar daddies have some restrictions when they enroll on the website. As a sugar daddy you will need to show proof that you are actually rich, so the sugar babies can be fully protected. And on top of that you also have to pay for a membership if you want to access all sorts of features like messaging for example.
Design and layout
SugarDaddyMeet is over 10 years old right now, but the website is not dated at all. If anything, the website design and the layout as a whole haven’t really changed that much. They aged a little, true, but everything still looks quite amazing and you have access to all the features and stuff you may need. The interface is crisp, very adaptable to your requirements, and it allows you to search for sugar daddies or sugar babies with great ease. And to make things even better, you can add favorites, block people and so on. Everything is focused on offering you a tremendous user experience without rushing or pushing too much.
Navigation on the website is great. It’s exactly what you want it to be, a very good and simplistic way to access all the sugar daddies and sugar babies. There are some links in the footer that help you get to where you want to go with great ease. And the filters are right on the side, very easy to access and just a pleasure to use. It’s not over encumbered or hard, instead it’s simply stunning and adaptable to your own requirements. I really like this approach and I believe that the design is very good.
Sign up process
This is where things are a bit tricky. Signing up to SugarDaddyMeet is not seamless, and that’s because there are a lot of scammers that tried to create an account. You need to share all personal information at first. Aside from that, I was also requested to write a paragraph about me, a profile headline and a paragraph about who I want to meet.
They go even further to ask a profile photo. Thankfully that can be imported from Facebook, so it’s fine. But even that photo needs to undergo an approval process that might even take 30 minutes to a day. And things get even more challenging, because you will be requested your phone number so you can verify your identity on the website.
The website is limited to certain countries, and they want to avoid any circumvention, so it makes sense to offer such protection. But in doing that things are cumbersome, so you have to spend a bit of time to make this work. Which may or not be an issue. For me, the register process was tedious and not the best out there. I understand the protection and systems in place, but they feel a bit confusing.
Messaging and connecting with others
You can receive messages from others even if you have a free account. You can also send winks for free and create a list of favorites. I also noticed that SugarDaddyMeet has its own chatroom. Which is good, because you can connect with other sugar daddies or sugar babies. Many of the people online at this time tend to gravitate to the chatroom anyway, so it does make a lot of sense to go there and just enjoy the experience.
If you want you can also comment on other people’s profile for free if you want. However, the admins monitor that system and they will not show a comment if it’s abusive. That’s something you have to really take into consideration and the results can be quite good in the end if you tackle this properly. I noticed they also have a roulette-type thing named Let’s Meet where you will have a potential match drawn out and you can choose if it’s a good match or not. It’s a creative way to handle this kind of stuff and it does make sense to use it if you are passionate about such a system anyway.
The problem here is that you have to pay if you want to send a message. Sending messages is one of the paid features. Which makes sense, the site wants to make money and they are going to charge you for that, which is something you do want to keep in mind. It’s a bit of a bummer to have to pay for messages, but then again it makes perfect sense for the website and its upkeep as a whole.
Profile features and mobile app
I noticed you can have photo albums on SugarDaddyMeet and you can even put them as private. That’s great, it makes it a lot easier to maintain the content fresh and only people that pay will be able to see that. You can share as much information as you want or as little as you want on the profile. They are not rushing you in any way, aside from some info like your name and age which are obviously mandatory. It’s nice to see that they think about privacy here, and the payoff will be great because of that.
They also have a mobile app for SugarDaddyMeet. My problem with the mobile app is that it’s mostly for search and for contacting people or replying. It doesn’t offer that much functionality aside from that. The roulette thing is still in here, which might be good for some. Also, a strange thing is that it’s more expensive to pay for the membership or upgrade it via the mobile app. That’s actually very strange and it’s something that you need to consider when you want to use the app. In my experience it was better to choose the website membership and not the mobile one, because the latter was more expensive.
Costs and prices
This is where things get a bit tricky. If you want to send messages, use the advanced search filters, see the last login details of users, use the chat function or propose first date gifts, you need a membership. Simply put, you will need to pay $50 per month, $90 for 3 months and $144 for 6 months. They don’t have a yearly membership option. But it’s still a very good idea to go for the longer-term options here just to be safe. You get to avoid any issues and you can still have a great deal with the discounts. Of course, that only works if you want to use the site for a long time.
In my case, the 3-month deal is the best. You get a significant value and you spend less than you would for 2 months. Which is good, since you get an extra month. I do believe that sometimes just a month is not enough. And since there’s no real free trial here, you will have to take a leap with the 3-month option to get the best value.
Membership fees on PC website and mobile site
- 1 month subscription: $50
- 3 months subscription: $90
- 6 months subscription: $144
Membership fees on Ios app
- 1 month subscription: $59.99
- 3 months subscription: $99.99
- 6 months subscription: $159.99
Membership fees on Android app
- 1 month subscription: $59.99
- 3 months subscription: $99.99
It’s the fact that the membership fees on website and mobile site is cheaper. But you will never know that you can also access all premium features on iOS and Android apps after upgrading from PC and mobile site.
Gentle Reminder: The 1 month membership purchased on SugarDaddyMeet website, mobile site and iOS app will be auto-billed unless you cancel it.
Security features
SugarDaddyMeet features HTTPS and mobile security payments too. They do a very good job with privacy as I said above, and they continue to make the registration very comprehensive to ensure that you are from the location where you claim, which is a crucial aspect to keep in mind here. They do a tremendous job when it comes to keeping you safe, which is important in this sugar dating world.
The problem here is that while sugar daddies are verified, ladies have less verification. Of course, it’s up to you to figure out if she is a scam or not, but not having that much verification for sugar babies can be a bit problematic. It will still be ok for the most part, but it’s again, something you have to consider when you go with this kind of dating experience.
Should you use SugarDaddyMeet?
SugarDaddyMeet focuses a lot on security, it’s very reliable and professional and they do a tremendous job with the way they updated the website. The website has 12 years old, but it doesn’t have a dated interface. Their mobile app could be better, true, but for the most part it does what you want and that’s what really matters. You should consider giving it a try and see it for yourself. However, if you want a great sugar dating experience that’s private and secure, SugarDaddyMeet should be a top pick!