Life can be more fun when you’re sharing it with someone. These apps want to help you find that person, or people. With options for all genders, sexualities and lifestyles, here are some of the best apps to help you find Mr, Ms or Mx Right.

Badoo is a social network that does dating: you can use it to make platonic pals as well as to look for love. The app’s safety features are a big selling point. It hides unsolicited images, can auto-detect abusive messages and allows you to “unmatch” with people you no longer want to hear from.

Badoo claims its AI-powered Deception Detector has a 99.5 per cent success rate in identifying spammers and fake accounts. You can also make video calls to people you’ve matched with, allowing you to chat without sharing your phone or messaging contact details.

Tinder is probably the best known of all the dating apps. It invented the swipe-right gesture (to say yes to a potential date) that has become ubiquitous – and all part of the fun of modern dating.

The app’s huge user numbers – we’re talking tens of millions worldwide – means there’s a high chance that your perfect match is in there somewhere. It’s reported more than 60 billion matches to date.

When you use Bumble, girls and non-binary folk are the ones who make the first move. Men can’t slide into your DMs unsolicited.

Because not all women and non-binary people liked the pressure of making the first move, Bumble does now offer another option. Women can tell prospective daters what they would like to know first, meaning matches can make contact if they respond to a specific question, such as, “What’s your dream holiday?” or “What are you most passionate about?”

Feeld is for anyone who finds other dating apps a little too buttoned-up. Its users are, mostly, looking for something other than heteronormative monogamy. As a result, people using the app tend to be a bit more upfront about what they’re into, and it’s proven popular with the queer, kink and ethical non-monogamy communities.

You’ll find a very wide range of categories for genders and sexualities here, and Feeld also comes with the understanding that not everyone is looking for The One. For some, more is more.