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Frolo cost (2026)

Owner: Frolo (independent)·Pricing honesty: A·1 clean

Frolo's ethical model — sponsored subscriptions for low-income parents, no microtransaction funnel, mission-driven — is the most honest business in this dataset. Full analysis below.

Frolo pricing: all tiers

Observed 2026-06-06. Prices are A/B-tested and personalised — these are documented data points, not guaranteed rate-cards.

TierWhat they showReal $/moRegionSource
Community Standard

Single-parent community/support

£4.99 per month£4.99GBsource
Dating Premium

Full single-parent dating

£9.99 (billing period to verify in-app)(framing trick)£9.99GBsource

Documented pricing tricks

Graded by severity — red means it materially misleads users about the real cost; amber means it adds friction or hidden cost; green means the app does something notably honest.

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    Ethical outlier

    Sponsored / pay-it-forward subscriptions for low-income parents; mission-driven, no microtransaction funnel.

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Who owns Frolo?

Frolo is owned by Frolo (independent) — an independent company, not part of Match Group. Full ownership map →

User base: Single-parent community + dating; ethical model (sponsored subs for low-income parents)

Is Frolo worth it?

Frolo's ethical model — sponsored subscriptions for low-income parents, no microtransaction funnel, mission-driven — is the most honest business in this dataset. The community features (not just dating) give the app genuine retention value.

UK-only for now. The £9.99/mo dating premium is fairly priced. If you are a UK single parent, it is worth knowing this exists as an alternative to Stir.

How to cancel Frolo

Cancel through App Store or Google Play. Frolo's ethical model means no lock-in penalty — cancel at any time through the platform store.

Authority spine

Every figure on this page traces to a documented source. The full industry picture — SEC filings, ownership structure, and cross-app cost comparison — is in the site's core hubs.

Prices are A/B-tested, personalised snapshots (observed 2026-06-06) — not fixed rate-cards; App-Store-sourced rows are primary, secondary roundups are flagged. Data observed 2026-06-06 from App Store IAP listings (primary) and reputable secondary roundups (flagged). Prices vary by age, location, and test cohort. Pricing-honesty grades reflect documented dark patterns only — absence of a flag is not proof an app is clean. See methodology & sources.

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