languages, translated live
The dating app for love without borders
Love without borders.
Your soulmate might not live down the street. Ember matches you across cities, countries and oceans, then translates every message live, so language is never the reason you didn't say hi.
Featured in The State News and Global Dating Insights
Translated live
Good morning! Did you sleep well?
Every profileID verifiedLive selfie matched
The people
Written from somewhere else.
People shown are illustrative, not members. The distances are real.
Ousmane · Dakar
She's in Montréal. We've never been in the same room.
Mei · Chengdu
I answered in Mandarin. He read it in Spanish.
Youssef · Marrakech
Three time zones. One conversation, every night.
Maya · Manila
Letter twelve tonight. He doesn't know yet.
Marcus · Ann Arbor
Eleven at night here. Eight in the morning there. Worth it.
Valeria · Lima
He asked what I eat when nobody is watching. I told him.
How it works
How it starts.
01 · The match
It's a match.
You both said yes. Nobody here is just scrolling: every member proved they're a real adult with a real ID before they could match with you. So when it happens, it means something.
Emeka, Lagos. She's five time zones behind him.
02 · The first message
Say it in your language. They'll read it in theirs.
Write in Vietnamese, they read it in English. Live, both directions, in more than a hundred languages. No copying into another app. Flirt in Portuguese, joke in Japanese, fall for someone in a language you don't speak yet.
Linh, Da Nang. Typing in Vietnamese.
Your phoneChat
Their phoneChat
These are sample messages. In the app, everything you type is translated as you send it, in more than 100 languages.
03 · Second Guess
How well can you already read each other?
Before you say hi: three quick questions each, then one guess about the other. Both sides reveal together. The gap between what you guessed and what they actually said becomes your first real conversation.
Priya, Mumbai. He guessed wrong. She's about to tell him why.
Morning person or night owl?
Your guessNight owl
Their answerMorning person
A wrong guess. Now you have something to talk about.
Already built. Already live.
Every screen here is in production.
The map. Who's awake right now, country by country. Every profile verified, with their local time on the card. All on Google Play today.
See it in action
Take the 45-second tour.
Live translation, the world map, voice and video calls, Letters and ID verification, shown in the real app.
The Love Map
Where the world reached across borders.
Once a month we publish where people on Ember reach across borders: the routes, the languages they meet in, and the hours the world is awake.
See the Love MapThis month's most-liked route: Nigeria and Thailand
Safety
Built so you can trust who's on the other side.
Distance shouldn't mean doubt. Four things that are always on.
Photo and ID verification
Members verify with a real ID before matching. Catfish don't make it past the door.
Locations stay scrambled
Nobody ever sees your exact location, only a softened, offset area. Always.
Block and report anywhere
One tap from any profile or conversation. Reports go to real humans.
Ember Assist
An optional safety net that quietly flags scam and manipulation patterns in chats. It never writes for you.
100+
177
countries, live today
100%
of profiles ID-verified
Ember Dating App is a global dating app for serious, long-term relationships: live chat translation in 100+ languages, ID-verified members, available in 177 countries, and a world map to explore. Made by Ember Dating App, Inc. Free on Google Play; iOS coming soon.
Most dating apps profit when you stay single and keep scrolling. Ember wins when you find your match.Why we built Ember
11 hours and 9,300 miles apart
100+ languages, translated live
From the journal
Two things worth knowing before you match across a border.
Guide
Dating across a language barrier: what actually works
Why language gaps end matches early, where live translation helps and where it doesn't, and what couples who made it did differently.
Read the guideGuideInternational student dating in the US: an honest guide
Campus dating culture, visas and timelines, long-distance after graduation, and how to date without hiding where you're from.
Read the guideQuestions
Asked and answered.
What is Ember Dating App?
Ember Dating App is a global dating app built for serious, long-term relationships. Match with ID-verified members in 177 countries and chat with live translation in 100+ languages. Ember is made by Ember Dating App, Inc., and its official website is emberdatingapp.org.
Is Ember free?
Yes. Ember is free to download on Google Play and free to match and chat. Optional Ember Premium starts at $4.99 a week or $19.99 a month, and Roses and Super Likes are simple one time purchases.
How does live translation work?
Write in your language and your match reads it in theirs, instantly and in both directions, across 100+ languages. Translation is built into every conversation and every letter, so you never copy and paste into another app.
What are Second Guess and Letters?
Second Guess is a short prediction game that opens when you match: three quick questions each, then one guess about the other, revealed together. Letters is a second channel beside chat: one letter a day per match, a hundred to a thousand words, sealed until you both write.
Is Ember safe?
Every member verifies with a real ID before they can match. Locations are always scrambled, block and report is one tap away from any profile or chat, and Ember Assist can quietly flag scam patterns in conversations. It never writes for you.
Where is Ember available?
Ember is live on Google Play in 177 countries, with a world map to explore. The iOS app is coming soon to the App Store.
Is Ember the same as other apps called Ember?
No. Ember Dating App, found at emberdatingapp.org and on Google Play as org.emberdatingapp.app, is not affiliated with emberdatingapp.com, Emberlove, Ember AI Wingman, Ember for Couples, or any other product named Ember.
Free on Google Play
Your soulmate could be anywhere.
Make your profile tonight. Say hi to someone three streets away, or three time zones away.
On your computer? Point your phone camera here.Coming soon to iOS · get notified at launch