Upward review
A Christian-focused swipe app with profile values, relationship intentions and tiered extras.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026
Upward is a dating service for people seeking intentional relationships, shared values and marriage-oriented goals. Members build profiles with values and relationship-intention fields, browse nearby people, swipe right to like or left to pass, and chat after a mutual match. It is available on iOS, Android and the web, with distance and age-range seeking preferences. Its focus may suit Christian daters who want a structured swipe experience; people seeking a less intention-led format may prefer another app.
The free plan provides the core profile, browsing, swiping and mutual-match chat experience. Premium adds unlimited likes and rewinds, five Super Likes per week, one Boost each month and no ads. Elite includes Premium benefits and visibility of who likes you. Platinum includes Premium and Elite features, plus three Notes per week, additional swiper filters, Priority Likes and message read receipts. According to the vendor’s help page, subscription prices vary by platform and region; Google Play states subscriptions start at $9.99 in the U.S. That is a starting point, not a comparable price for every tier or platform.
The main distinction is the combination of values and relationship-intention fields with conventional swipe matching, rather than a different matching mechanism: a like and a pass still start the process, and conversation depends on a mutual match. The paid tiers add more ways to signal interest and manage likes, but the product remains centered on this flow. Upward is a reasonable fit for daters who value an explicit relationship focus and want optional controls such as rewinds, filters or read receipts. Those who want to message before matching, or do not want a swipe-based format, should consider alternatives.
Upward pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Profiles capture values and relationship intentions.
- Swipe matching leads to chat after a mutual match.
- Premium, Elite and Platinum add progressively more dating features.
- Where it doesn't
- Chat is available only after a mutual match.
- Who Likes You visibility requires Elite or Platinum.
- Notes, priority likes and read receipts require Platinum.
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