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Stir cost (2026)

Owner: Match Group·Pricing honesty: D·1 red1 amber

The only Match Group app built for single parents. Full analysis below.

Stir 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
Premium

Instant matches, message before matching, boost

Premium sub — 1 week: $19.99(framing trick)$86.62USsource
Premium

Instant matches, message before matching, boost

$29.99 per month$29.99USsource
Premium

Instant matches, message before matching, boost

Premium sub — 6 month: $71.99(framing trick)$12USsource

Add-ons (charged on top of any subscription):

  • Boost: $2.99 per item source
  • Super Likes: $1.6 per item source

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.

  • 🔴

    Weekly framing

    $19.99/week works out to ~$86.62/month vs the $29.99 monthly plan.

    Source
  • 🟡

    Core feature paywalled

    Free users can only message mutual matches.

Who owns Stir?

Stir is owned by Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) — the same company behind Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish, The League, and Match.com. Seven of the fourteen apps in this dataset are Match Group properties. Full ownership map →

User base: Match Group app for single parents

Is Stir worth it?

The only Match Group app built for single parents. The weekly tier ($19.99/week ≈ $86.62/mo) uses the same dark-pattern framing as Tinder and Hinge — always use the monthly ($29.99) or 6-month ($12/mo) plan.

The core matching mechanic filters for single parents — the value proposition is real if that is your pool.

How to cancel Stir

Cancel through App Store or Google Play. Stir is built on Match Group infrastructure — same platform-store-only cancellation path.

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.

Work out your real Stir spend

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