Paws included
The dating app for dog and cat lovers
If you're looking for a dating app for dog and cat lovers, you already know the real test isn't whether someone posts a cute picture with a puppy. It's whether they'd be happy sharing a sofa with your dog, a bed with your cat, and a life organized around the animals you love. Naughty Singles measures that before you see a single face, with cards about pets that sit inside a full picture of your everyday compatibility.
Pets are one of the ten everyday categories every profile plays. So from your first rounds, the app starts learning whether you adopt or buy, whether animals are non-negotiable at home, whether a dog park beats a bar for a date, and it compares all of that with the people it suggests.
Why pet compatibility matters more than a cute photo
On swipe-faces apps, pets often appear as a prop: a borrowed golden retriever, a kitten in someone's arms, a caption that says “dog person.” It tells you almost nothing. The questions that actually decide whether you'd work are practical and personal. Does your dog's energy fit their weekends? Can they live with cat hair on everything? Would they move to a place that doesn't allow animals? Do they see a pet as family or as an accessory?
For pet lovers, a mismatch here isn't small. Your animal isn't going anywhere, so someone who merely tolerates them will eventually feel like a guest in your life, or make your animal feel like one.
Dating for dog lovers, cat lovers and everyone in between
Loving animals looks different depending on who's waiting for you at home.
If you're a dog person
Dogs shape your schedule. Morning walks, weekend hikes, finding places that welcome them, planning trips around a sitter. The best match for a dog lover isn't just someone who likes dogs; it's someone whose daily rhythm and energy make room for one. That's why the app looks at pets alongside daily habits, fitness and travel. Someone who dreams of long outdoor Sundays probably fits your dog as much as you.
If you're a cat person
Cat lovers often get stereotyped, but the compatibility questions are just as real: a calm home, independence, someone who understands that trust with a cat is earned. Cats also bring practical realities, like hair, litter and allergies, that are better discussed before anyone falls for anyone. Cards about home, habits and social life help paint the quieter kind of life many cat people enjoy.
If your home has both
A dog-and-cat household needs someone flexible, patient and a little bit in love with chaos. Here, how someone answers matters as much as what they answer: a DON'T CARE about animals can be a good sign of easygoing flexibility, while a NOT ME tells you early that they'd rather not share their space with pets.
How Naughty Singles measures pet compatibility
You play cards, first-person statements answered with ME TOO, DON'T CARE or NOT ME. Each one measures a category, and together they build your Match DNA. The pets category is part of LIGHT, the everyday level everyone plays, so it's always part of the comparison.
It's compared category by category, in both directions, and you don't need to have seen the same cards as someone else: categories match, not sentences. Now and then you can mark an answer as non-negotiable or as something you can live with. If animals at home are non-negotiable for you and someone else marked the opposite as non-negotiable too, you won't appear in each other's top. Our guide to relationship deal breakers helps you decide when a preference deserves that mark.
Your top then shows the real people who fit you best, with a compatibility percentage and why you'd connect. Photos stay blurred until first contact, where you send 10 of your own statements with your photo. Including a pet card is a lovely way to introduce your animal before anything else. After the match, In Sync comes before the free chat.
Pet cards that tell you a lot
The first three are real cards from the app; the rest are in the same style, so you can see the kind of questions pets bring up.
LIGHTI always adopt, never shop.
LIGHTI'd rather have a date at a dog park than at a bar.
LIGHTI couldn't live in a home where animals aren't allowed.
LIGHTMy cat decides who's welcome at home, and I respect her judgment.
LIGHTThe best plans are the ones the dog can come to.
LIGHTI can't sleep if the room is messy.
Dating tips for pet lovers
Mention allergies early
Allergies are nobody's fault, but they're a practical reality. Asking kindly in the first conversations avoids disappointment later, for both of you and for your animal.
Plan a pet-friendly date
A walk in the park, a terrace that welcomes dogs, a coffee near the beach. Seeing how someone reacts to your dog in person tells you more than any message. Our first date ideas have more options.
Introduce your cat slowly
Cats rarely love surprises. Let a new person visit a few times before expecting affection. Their patience with your cat is a nice preview of their patience with you.
Talk about the future of your pets
Travel, moving, vet costs, who keeps the dog when you're away. These are the real conversations of a shared life with animals.
Don't mistake liking for loving
Plenty of people like animals in general. What you're looking for is someone who'd see yours as family. Ask what that would mean to them.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a dating app for dog and cat lovers?
Naughty Singles works well for pet lovers because pets are one of the ten everyday categories every profile plays. The app measures how you feel about animals, adopting, space and routines, and compares that with the people it suggests, alongside habits, values and the rest of your life. You can also mark answers as non-negotiable.
Can I filter matches by people who have pets?
No. There's no filter for owning a pet. The pets category measures attitudes, like whether animals are non-negotiable at home or whether someone always adopts. If you want to know if someone has a dog or a cat right now, ask during first contact or In Sync.
What if I'm a dog person and they're a cat person?
That can work beautifully. What matters more is whether both of you want animals in your life and whether your routines fit. The pets category measures that general attitude, and a DON'T CARE answer often signals flexibility rather than disinterest.
How do I bring up my pet on a date?
Naturally and early. Share a funny story, show a photo, suggest a pet-friendly plan for a second date. In Naughty Singles you can even include a pet card among the 10 statements you send in first contact, so your animal is part of the introduction.
Is the app available in English?
Yes. Naughty Singles launches in English, Spanish and Portuguese at the same time, first on Android, with iPhone coming later. You can pre-register now to find out as soon as it launches.
