An online dating site should have some amount of charm, right? Charm to lure you in so you sign up, create a profile, browse and whet your appetite for the beautiful ladies, and spend some (or a lot of) money, of course.
Sadly, not every dating site that has the power to lure you in is legit – unless you maybe don’t know what a reputable dating site should look like. Unfortunately, some scam and unreputable dating sites are like sheep in wolves’ clothing – they look pretty and charming, but once you’re caught – hook, line, and sinker, it’s too late.
Is Charmerly charming? Should you sign up here and look for love?
Honestly and spoiler alert, no. Stay away. Charmerly is run by the same company as other dating platforms I’ve blacklisted. But if you are curious to learn more, here’s my comprehensive Charmerly.com review.
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What Is Charmerly.com?
Charmerly.com is an international online dating site. Most of the women registered on the platform are Russian brides looking for a foreign date, boyfriend, or husband.
However, looking at the site’s homepage, I wouldn’t really guess that you’d meet mostly Russian beauties. Charmely describes itself as an “online service for communication” if you are interested in making new connections.
That could be the description of Facebook or another popular social media platform. And in fact, an online dating site is a social media service – just for dating and to help you find love. But still, you’d expect a dating site to be upfront about who you can meet on the site and be more specific when it comes to what their service is about.
The website also reminded me of a few I’ve seen before: LoveSwans.com, VictoriaHearts.com, and JollyRomance.com.
Turns out, the same operator that runs Charmerly also runs these sites. They also operate RomanceCompass.com, but that website doesn’t look like a cookie-cutter of the others.
The company behind Charmerly is based in Cyprus.
Charmerly.com has no mobile app, so you need to use the website to connect and find love. (But please don’t. Stay clear.)
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How Do I Set Up an Account on Charmerly.com?
It’s easy to set up an account on Charmerly. On the homepage, the first thing you see – besides the lady with glasses (who is probably signing up too) – is a sign up form.
Underneath “It’s free to join,” you need to fill in:
- Your gender (choose between male or female)
- Your birthday (month - day - year)
- Your email address
- A password for your Charmerly account
- Your name
Next, tick the box to:
- Agree you are 18
- Comply with Charmerly’s Terms of Use and Service
- Agree that you’ve read the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Payment and Refund Policy, and Disclosure and Disclaimers.
Did you though? Have you read through all the legal jargon so you know what you are letting yourself in for?
Spoiler Alert! In Charmerly’s Terms of Use, under Icebreakers, the company essentially admits that they try to lure you in to spend money.
The section there reads that they allow “trusted members” (aka ladies on the site) to send mass icebreakers or the same messages to various other members so these people – aka you – can feel like you are worthy of attention and being chatted to.
Nice, right?
Yeah, it’s a no thank you from me and a huge red flag.
How Does Charmerly.com Work?
Charmerly.com works by letting you sign up, create a profile, and then search and browse so you can find your love match through the various search parameters.
You can also use their Tinder-like feature where you “like” or “skip” profiles.
In essence, Charmerly is a social platform where you connect with other singles, post photos and statuses in your newsfeed, and posts from others pop up in your newsfeed, just like on Facebook.
Usability: Is the Site Easy to Use?
The site is easy to use. You’ll be able to find your way around Charmerly, and this is part of the online dating site’s so-called charm – make it super easy for you to find what you need so you can spend money and make a nameless person (because who knows who the real company and people behind Charmerly’s creation really are) rich.
How Can I Get a Free Trial on Charmerly.com?
There’s no free trial on Charmerly, but then again, free trials are a bit different in the online dating world.
A free trial in online dating is when you can access certain features of a dating site for free so you can try before you buy – so to speak.
On Charmerly, the “free trial” consists of:
- Signing up
- Creating your online dating profile
- Searching for a love match
- Browsing through the profiles
- Getting 20 free credits once you sign up to spend on paid-for services
Costs & Pricing: Is Charmerly.com Expensive or Cheap?
Charmerly is expensive since you need to to buy credits to communicate with the person you fancy.
You get 20 credits for free when you sign up, but these won’t take you far (especially when you see what the services on Charmerly costs).
Once you’ve spent the 20 free credits (which will be in a flash), you need to buy more credits.
20 credits cost you US$9.99.
If you enjoy clicking you’ll have to keep on buying bundles of 20 credits.
Anyhow, here’s how much Charmerly’s services cost:
- 0 credits - request your lady’s contact details (but chances of you actually getting her deets are a big fat 0)
- 2 credits per minute - live chat
- 5 credits - send a sticker in live chat
- 10 credits - send and open a photo in live chat
- 10 credits - open the second and subsequent letter or mail from someone; the first letter is free
- 10 credits - open a photo in a letter or mail
- 10 credits - send the first mail or letter to a person
- 30 credits - send the second and subsequent letters or mails to a person
- 50 credits - send and open a video in live chat
- 50 credits - open a video attachment in a letter or mail
- 50 credits - to view profile photos
- 100 credits - delivery fee for a gift; see the catalog for gift prices
- 625 credits - request a meeting
Is Charmerly.com Full of Fake Profiles?
The profile photos on Charmerly seem way too charming and perfect for real ladies who are genuinely looking for love to be on the other end.
I’ve learned that if something looks too good to be true, it is. So there’s only one conclusion – Charmerly has loads of fake profiles, which means you will spend loads of money with no chances of finding your one true love.
How to Contact Customer Service at Charmerly.com?
There is only one way you can contact the customer service team at Charmerly.com. You need to send an email to support [at] charmerly.com.
Charmerly Customer Reviews on Trustpilot.com and Sitejabber.com
It’s essential to look at reviews of online dating services on third party platforms like Trustpilot and Sitejabber.
While you shouldn’t take all the reviews at face value and should make up your own mind, Charmerly.com reviews can be helpful when deciding whether the dating site is safe and reputable and whether you’ll find your woman.
So let’s look at the Trustpilot and Sitejabber reviews for Charmerly.
There are 30 reviews for Charmerly on Sitejabber, and the online dating platform has a star rating of 1.43. Here’s a breakdown of how reviewers scored the site:
There are 30 reviews for Charmerly on Sitejabber, and the online dating platform has a star rating of 1.43. Here’s a breakdown of how reviewers scored the site:
- 1 person gave Charmerly 5 stars
- 1 person gave it 4 stars
- 2 people gave it 3 stars
- 2 people gave it 2 stars
- 24 people gave the service 1 star
A summary of the reviews:
- One reviewer highlighted the fact that the “ladies” on the site are only there to “entertain” the men and get them to spend as much money on Charmerly as possible.
- Another review reiterated that statement and added that Charmerly is not safe nor legit.
- One reviewer mentions how the women all reply that they want to stay on the site to chat and communicate with you and don’t want to share their contact info.
On Trustpilot, Charmerly doesn’t fare better.
Here, Charmerly.com has 11 reviews with a 2.3 star rating, which indicates “poor.” The votes are split with:
- 9% of reviewers rating Charmerly with 5 stars
- 91% of reviewers rating the site with 1 star
The reviews mention the same pain points:
- How the ladies never share private contact information, and while they may email you privately once (after you complained to the customer support team), they return to using Charmerly’s communication tools
- How the site is a scam and rip off
Our Review Verdict: It’s a Definite No
All in all, there’s no way I can – in good conscience – recommend Charmerly.com as the international dating site where you should sign up and find your true love.
After all my testing and reviewing, I blacklist Charmerly because:
- The site is a copy-and-paste of other dating sites run by the same network
- There are many negative reviews of the site
- There are too many fake profiles
- The credits are very expensive, and so too are the services
You won’t find a date here, and you are better off looking for your true love on a legit and reputable dating site.
Check out my guide on the 4 best Ukrainian dating sites or top 3 Russian dating sites if you have your sights set on dating a Slavic single.
Good luck!
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