Name: Hiki: Autism Friendship Dating
Rating: 3.67262 (504 reviews)

User Reviews for Hiki: Autism Friendship Dating

3.67 out of 5

504 Ratings

1 year ago, bkolle

Promising but flawed

Update: I’ve lowered my rating and left the app due to two reasons: 1) There’s a lot of hate towards neurotypical people on here. We’re becoming the villains and recreating the same cycle that led to us being marginalized. 2) Insane amount of blocking. You disagree with someone, blocked. Say the wrong thing, blocked. Breathe, blocked. I asked someone who was complaining of harassment if they could describe what happened so the community could help and was blocked. —————————————— I’ve been on this app for a bit and it’s been an overall pleasant experience, though there has been some drama. There are a lot of people that bombard others with requests to chat/date, which can be annoying when it happens the 20th time that day. But you can easily tune this out. As for the claims of racism/sexism/bigotry/etc., they are all extremely overblown. Yes, have I seen some bad things said/done? Absolutely. That exists no matter where you go. But I’ve been a witness to many of these incidents, and they usually boil down to one of two things: 1) the person claiming harassment is often very confrontational themselves and argues a lot, and falls back on one of the -isms to win the argument, or 2) someone makes a poorly-worded statement and someone else completely overreacts and starts flinging -isms because it’s a power trip.

3 years ago, WGiant

Just alright

Some of the complaints others have made have been fixed, you can now set your age preferences pretty firmly, and the minimum distance is now 25 miles. However, it still sometimes matches with same sex even if you choose straight, and those looking for friendship even if you choose love. Those are by no-means deal-breakers for me, but worth mentioning. My biggest peeve is sometimes if I spend too long reading someone’s bio, because they actually wrote something great, then when I try to go back to the screen where the option to like/love is available, well it will just move on the next person instead and the “rewind” button will be broken! This is awful, as this only happens when I’m actually interested in someone’s bio!

2 years ago, Jacethebear

Some issues with the way the app works, but overall awesome!

I haven’t had this for very long, but I’m really loving the community aspect already. As an autistic person, I’ve really struggled to date and make friends, and it’s awesome to have a space like this! (By “struggled”, I mean than I often get ditched or essentially bullied when I tell people I’m autistic.) Sadly, there’s not all that many people close to me, but that really has nothing to do with the app itself. There are a few things I dislike about the app itself so far. First, people I’ve already hit X on keep showing back up in the match section of the app. Like, near the top the next time I open the app. I wish that when I hit X, those profiles wouldn’t continue to show up. Second, I hate that I can’t specify any distance between 25 & 100 miles. That’s a huge difference, and I really would just like to be able to specify the distance mile by mile, not in set numbers with huge gaps. Third, I do wish the buttons didn’t disappear when I’m scrolling down on someone’s profile. It takes a good 5 seconds to pop back up, and I just wish they stayed there the whole time.

4 days ago, geckohopper

Very Disappointing

I really liked this app when I first downloaded it. It was a great way to meet other autistic people and it was better than dating apps that tried to charge you for everything. I also liked the friend, heart, and X buttons. I felt like it set it apart from other apps. I was new to the community and the people made me feel welcome. Now, the app has changed. I appreciate that it is also inclusive to other neurodivergent people now. I think they deserve to be part of our community too. What I really don’t like is that you have to pay to do just about anything now. At first, I thought it was just the extra stuff that they added that we would have to pay for, but it seems that we need to pay just to match with people. Hiki has become more like Hinge, but worse because there is no free version. I understand that the app needs to make money, but the price is not right. $44 per month and you can match with people. If it was a reasonable price, I’d pay it, but they have the audacity to charge more than a Netflix subscription. The only reason I haven’t deleted this app is because I still have one friend who I message on this app. I no longer would recommend this app as I find it exploitative

5 years ago, Kjmathew

Thank you so much!!!

Resources in place for youth with autism have been moving in the right direction for some time, but there's an alarming resource gap for adults with autism. I shouldn't be scared of talking in person with someone about how our adult experiences of having and hiding autism might overlap, but I am scared because that's never happened to me before. This app is the first time that I've been able to speak to someone my age who understands what it's like to live as if you're constantly a foreigner who is one step behind the dominant spoken language, hoping to pass as a native speaker to blend into a culture that you idolize. This app helped me take the first steps to reach my version of fluency and emotionally negotiate my dual citizenship. In other words, before this app existed, despite a healthy level of personal confidence in my individuality, I had been cut off from a community that I adore because I didn't know how to embrace the other community that I belong to, so I am thankful to everyone and everything for willing this app to be possible.

1 year ago, chococapybara

A total disappointment

When I first installed this app, I had high hopes for making positive connections on here as a person with mild autism and ADHD, and, indeed, I did make a few. I now communicate with those individuals on other social media platforms. However, recently, I had a well thought out post deleted by the Hiki admins without an explanation. I had explained, without offensive language, that I would no longer consider dating American women, so I guess the admins may have taken issue with that. Also, most of the individuals I talked with were rather flaky and inconsistent about responding, too. The mental virus of wokeness seemed rather pervasive on this app. Even when I posted on a private group that I was leaving the app, the admins disabled my access to the app before I could properly communicate with others in the group. I do wish I knew more about the app creators so I could organize a consistent and determined legal, nonviolent, social and economic type of ‘boycott’ of them and their interests. Farewell, Hiki. Just kidding, Hiki, I hope your app shrivels up and collapses.

1 week ago, DeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeL

Hiki changes

Monetizing a free app is one thing, completely changing who uses it & having to pay for likes, etc, turning this into just another dating app that's #neurospicy with EXTORTIONATE pricing is something totally different. You just nuked your baby. It may be profitable in the end, who knows, but it won't be a profitable app By/For Autistics - It will just be a completely different product. Congrats? Also, if this app was originally By/ For Autistic People (which, even that l'm hearing is false - someone said the founders are allistic, "but have an autistic cousin" then wouldn't you *of all people* understand Autistic ppl DON'T LIKE CHANGE & need approx 60 - 90 business days advance notice of any possibility of change?? You keep touting this "87% of our autistic users” statistic, but until we know the sample size, this percentage is meaningless bc it's def not what I'm seeing playing out in your app feed...

4 days ago, Xxamarettaxx

people seem to have a love hate

the app has limited options for free users. some find this off putting but i honestly think if people need more than five free matches a day its not the app thats the issue its most likely you’re not understanding the value in your matches. it also helps weed out those who are working and independent and busy vs those who dont work and live on their own who may obsessively bother other users for attention and admiration and also help stop people from treating others like objects which is what i found this platform had issues with before the new features were added. imagine getting so many likes from ppl who start the convo “so are u looking for a boyfriend bc im looking for a gf” i mean it’s disrespectful on hiki to solely cater to this type of person bc there’s alot of us autistic who have deep understanding of love and affection and know not to treat ppl like an object. so i think the free options being removed will benefit the independent autistic community vs the autistic who requires a care giver and someone else to pay all the bills.

10 months ago, phantasmical

Great site… one thing

There are a ton of undiagnosed people on here, and some not autistic too. I like being able to meet other autistic people. It is a relief to learn there are others like me and what they have gone through… But self diagnosis can be dangerous. And I feel the people not Autistic are taking advantage of this free site. There needs to be some sort of weed out process… maybe a note from the people who diagnosed you… There are also people on here with adhd. That is not Autism. I’m here so I can meet other autistic people. Since I started going here, I have realized how normal I am even as a neurodivergent person. But adhd people, undiagnosed people, and neurotypical people shouldn’t be on this site. They are just confusing things

1 year ago, $#$%$#$%

Not the Greatest Community

The app has a lot of issues in my opinion. It asks you for your location for one but then doesn’t even show you matches that are near you. Most of mine were hundreds or thousands of miles away from me. It also is very impersonal, feeling basically just like a Tinder. You can’t just slap a few Autistic related questions into the profile and call it an app for Autistic’s. I think its good that there is a platform for this, but I just don’t think this is it. Granted I used it to try to find friends, but guys will ignore your marital status regardless. I’ve gotten a lot better experiences just from connecting to other Autistic’s on already existing apps like Instagram. The feed page is super random and hard to find anything you actually want on there. Its a decent concept, but poorly executed.

2 months ago, Lol junkie

This may finally be the one…

I’ve tried many different apps to connect with people, but I always end up spending time on a heartfelt profile, then deactivating it a short time later because it’s too overwhelming to interact internet the constraints imposed by the app. Hiki users are SO welcoming! You don’t need an official diagnosis- you’re trusted to know who you are. You don’t have to make a swipe decision on something to see the next person - absolutely amazing how much difference this makes to me!! And the forum is so comfortable. I feel like I’ve stumbled into a room where no one is going to laugh at me and I can finally relax. I may not find a partner, but I’ve found my tribe ❤️

2 years ago, The Foxfeather from the north

Separate app needed for friendships only

There seems to be confusion whenever I match with certain people. I have on there “only friendships” while people who are looking for romance and friendships get matched with me thinking they might have a chance. There are very little sites out there for friendships only for Autistic people. Also, as a woman, it gets me very upset that I have ‘Taken’ on my profile and it seems to get overlooked by people. It’s at this point that I’m wondering if it’s best to just have a completely different app dedicated to friendships only where the status of your relationship is made VERY clearly so that people don’t think something else.

2 years ago, sims-4

can’t be pretty

if you’re pretty they request verification to know it’s actually you but my friend made an ugly catfish account and It didn’t get the request for the verification I don’t know whoever made this is stupid I am a high school graduate I just turned 18 I don’t really have any form of verification that I can find of and I lost all the friends I made and I can have people that saw my face on FaceTime speak on this if that’s enough verification i’m starting to think this app doesn’t want pretty autistic people also to speak on top of this I’ve talk to so many people and they’re only telling me there’s only so many people in their DM‘s and I’m like that’s weird this app like doesn’t give you people to talk to you only talk to them if you match with them I don’t know this app is just kind of kind of racist and homophobic

4 years ago, neuroplast

Best Social & Dating App for Autistic Adults

I’ve tried many other friendship & dating apps in the past, and Hiki is by far my favorite. Elegantly designed interface, users can tap on profiles in the stack to match with other members for love or friendship, and News Feed provides further opportunities for members to connect through community posts & comments. I have so many good things to say about this app, but here’s my favorite part — with Hiki, it’s super easy to meet like-minded individuals and make new friends & connections. So if you’re an adult on the Autism Spectrum who is looking for friendship or love then consider giving Hiki a try! You won’t regret it.

2 years ago, beepboopboopbopbeep

Great idea but I have issues with it

There’s a lot of people on the app who aren’t even autistic and I thought it was supposed to be a safe space for autistic people. I do want everyone to feel included but it’s hard to find people going through similar things when half the people have different disorders or mental illnesses other than autism. There’s a lot of trolls as well. I wish it had a friends and dating section separately because though mines set to friends all I get is people trying to date me. Idk I like the fact we can have a community but I just wish there would be some changes to the app and more moderators to get rid of hateful trolls.

6 months ago, Redson367

It’s good

This app is really good for people who have autism or ADHD on the spectrum of any disability, there are a couple of bugs, but it’s barely noticeable. The only thing that’s prevented me from giving by that I mean like if you put an X and you want to change your response or you put a friend or a heart and you want to change your response like I would want them to be able to let us go back and change our responses because when I went back to try change my response for a person that I wanted to like , Love love, or change my answer it wouldn’t let me, other than that this is a pretty good offer for people like me.

2 years ago, Firstappstorereview1984

Not an app for WOC!!

If you want to be inundated and harassed by men begging you to talk to them every 30 seconds, download this app. Especially if you want them to keep harassing you after you have told them you’re not interested! They feel entitled to dates and you giving them all your attention, and if you don’t, they will post about you and make lots of comments tagging you. There’s also racism, and some sexism. I also saw a lot of posts talking about people wanting to kill themselves. After I reported posts for racism, xenophobia, and even suicide, they were never taken down, even a week or two later. There was never any follow up either. This is one of the worst dating apps for Neurodivergents that could ever exist. Far more harmful than any dating app for Neurotypicals.

5 years ago, chessman6500

Not bad.l but needs work

I think the formulation this app was a great idea for people with AS to find potential friendships and love. I myself have AS and am looking for someone to date and decided to give the app a try. I got more matches than I did on Tinder and Bumble combined. However most of my matches live hundreds of miles from me which makes it pointless to contact them and I got the same exact people I got on the first day on the second day I used the app. I think once more people join, this will be fixed. That’s really the only gripe I have with this app, otherwise it’s a great way for people with autism to find connections they would not have been able to find otherwise.

8 months ago, stitchcorpsose

Great app but needs changes

When I was looking for autistic dating app the first was Hiki. Downloaded the app and was amazed by apps available find autistics near me and people to talk to but their is couple things that need fixing. When you choose love the app still pairs you with people looking friendship and you don’t have availability the block people you don’t like. But otherwise good app👍

1 month ago, millenial1990

It’s alright

The people seem nice, but the app could use some work. The split :) and <3 reactions are a bit confusing and I’m not sure if people are getting lost in the mix because I am just looking for friends, but I guess it makes sense for people with both dating and friends on to avoid ambiguity. The messages notification is way too subtle. The open chat is a bit odd. All in all, I would recommend it if you are on the spectrum and trying to find compatible people, but don’t expect the seamless experience that you would get on other apps.

2 months ago, BoredCritic666

Needs adjustment.

Imagine a dating app, specifically designed for people with especially short attention spans (like myself), that has difficulty loading in pictures about 70%< of the time. There’s a lot of potential here for those of us who don’t typically relate to the average crowd. [That] being the only reason I didn’t immediately delete this app after running into these consistent loading issues. Yet, the developers seem to be dragging their feet to do anything about it. Also, there’s an issue with finding matches outside of group posts due to a lack of transparency in seeing who “swipes right” on you, so to speak. This app draws an awful wide net of people (from all around the globe) to be lacking in any way of showing who likes you before a [random] match is made. Which makes for an awful lot of work when you can’t even see the pictures of who you’re swiping on most times. It seems almost useless outside of group feeds. Plenty of potential, but very disappointing.

2 years ago, BURRITO MAN6678

Beware of this app

This app is unsafe for those looking for friendship especially people of opposite sex and lgbtq folks. You’ll get people who harass ya in the feeds and in private chats that will show blatantly disregard for decency. The developers and admins don’t do anything about it and they even team up with sponsers etc that are ableist and support foundations that are harmful to the autistic community. They will ban you even if your innocent vs the many on there who are predators and abusers. My account got disabled without warning or anything by an admin and they believe anyone when reports can be false also if ya try emailing they won’t answer also they speak about privacy of user but they use tracers on their websites and possibly the app

5 years ago, S Luterman

Poor Design Renders Hiki Useless

Hiki’s design is so clumsy that it’s unusable. The only age categories are “18-35,” “36-54,” and “55+.” These are probably useful demographics for an advertising executive, but they’re bad for dating and making friends. I really don’t think it’s appropriate for me to date or make friends with someone more than 10 years younger than I am, but there’s no way to filter out people a decade my junior. There’s also no way to filter for distance, so most of the profiles I get are from over a hundred miles away. I live in a major metropolitan area. I want to meet people here. You can list yourself as non-binary, but you can’t say you’re interested in meeting non-binary people. The only categories are “man,” “woman,” and “both.” Finally, maybe a few pictures and 3 lines of text are fine for neurotypical people to decide if they like someone. There’s no way to search for shared interests. This is basically a less functional Tinder with the word “autism” slapped on it. It doesn’t seem like the makers even did a focus group to see how usable the app is. Don’t bother.

2 years ago, AutisticPerson

friend/love difference kills it

You can select friend or love on each profile and it just kills the app - makes it more confusing then what it already is and highlights the issues between autistic men/women. 90%+ of the female profiles are friends only while the male side is reverse. It’s a fact that autistic women tend to find autistic men undesirable, so making a friends only option is this apps way of inflating the female ratio. Women will complain about how awful the guys are that want to get touched in real life - calling them sexist racist whatever because they are desperate and awkward (BECAUSE THEY ARE AUTISTIC LOL) while guys complain that none of the women actually want to date them. It’s a mess.

3 years ago, AngelM204

This thing is a virus or something

I recently signed up for this useless app. Supposedly I have 8 matches already, but I can’t see or reply to any of them because the app won’t let me. It randomly started saying I need to allow my location services. They were set but I tried to reset them anyway. It won’t let me move or click on anything once I’m on that screen. I can’t even get off of that screen or do anything else on my phone until I turn it off and on again! This happens every time!! This app works like a virus and I’m starting to think it is since it takes over my phone’s functions!

1 week ago, Good Daddy G

Extra monetization! If you don’t have HIKI DON’T GET IT NOW UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE EXTORTED!

I used to like Hiki but they over monetized everything and it feels like they lowered the amount of likes you can have. To me it feels like a disgusting way to take advantage of people who are already lonely and just trying to find companionship. $20 a week! That’s ridiculous! $44 a month, it’s deplorable. Even Tinder doesn’t have that bad of pricing with their sales. Now if there were a lot more daily likes I would have less of an issue with it but it’s like 5 likes per day! Thinking about uninstalling but if you haven’t gotten the app yet DON’T GET IT!

6 days ago, fgiuechk

Taking advantage of autistic people

I found this app recently and it seemed like asmall very friendly community for autistic people to communicate. It was like a safe haven away from bigger dating apps. After getting comfortable a few weeks they changed the format and layout, opened the app to people without autism, and put up a paywall to communicate one on one or match with people as friends or romantic interests. The only thing you can do with this app now is chat in general forums and it no longer feels like a safe autistic community. I feel like I was just given a bait and switch. The fees they are charging are also insanely high given how few active users I’ve seen near me. I would recommend another app if you are autistic and want to feel safe. I feel betrayed honestly. Autistic people need warning for major change, but I’m guessing they didn’t do that because they preached the backlash.

11 months ago, Brendo1800

Suggestions

So far the apps been good except I recommend adding a few things. I was thinking after you like someone you should leave a message for them showing the reason why do you want to be your friend or date. My last suggestion is having everyone have their own list of people they liked or friend, because of my first suggestion.

9 months ago, Luppay131498

Liking it a lot so far!

Easy to use. Love the relevant but not so overdone prompts. Messaging feature looks nice and works well. My only gripe is that I wish this app was more well-known. It’s very hard to find anyone in my area on Hiki. However, the people I’ve talked to so far have all been incredibly pleasant and not immediately horny, which is a nice change of pace!

3 years ago, SagePages

No matches

This app is a bit strange, maybe it’s because I’m a woman of color but I didn’t match with anyone. On other dating sites I usually get messages within a day of joining but I didn’t get any on here. It really took a bit to my confidence I hate swiping only for the person to completely ignore me. This is why I stopped doing dating and friendship apps if the person does like me back they rarely ever reply anyway. Also some of the profiles the people who are on here I understand that they are on the spectrum but they seem really off.

4 weeks ago, RoastedNuts2

DOWNLOAD THIS NOW

Okay, I’ve literally only used it for maybe 15/20 minutes and I already love it. I feel like I finally found my people ❤️ I’ve been struggling for so long now to make friends. Every social app for making friends just doesn’t seem to have anyone that’s like me. Thank you for this

4 months ago, Natsurulite

It’s like a heavily filtered version of other dating apps

Which is a good thing, it seems to be like, grouping together people with ASD kinda removes a lot of the friction individuals might have experienced with other apps Like I have a whole closet full of horror stories from dates — but so far this app seems to be pretty good, I’m optimistic!

3 years ago, 176lab

It’s pretty good with one recommendation

My only recommendation for this app is, if applicable, update the UI interface of the app in the next update. Sure it’s super simple and possibly accommodating, which is A+, but can the app at least get a UI update to have a balance of beautiful interface and an accommodating interface. Thnx.

5 months ago, random autisric user

pretty good in my experience!

i havent made any matches yet but that’s not the app’s fault, that’s just how it is sometimes with these sorts of things. i like that there’s also a community section, it’s really cool to see other autistic people from so many other places. especially fellow trans autistic people. especially when they’re a lot older than me! there are lots of ways to convey information about yourself, including questions to answer on your profile. i like that there’s an option to make text, photo, gif posts. or have all of those things together on one post! i honestly wish more people would use the app tbh

10 months ago, D.Nick

Great app! Just needs more users

Im not going to proclaim that the app is perfect (its not) but overall I think its a great way for NDs to meet and connect. It doesnt suffer from a lack of users locally but enough to find a few local matches. If you dont mind long distance friends than its even better.

6 months ago, Wilsoff Inc.

Super Cute App

I love this idea. I have tried using dating (+ Friendship) apps to find connections and that experience has not been the best. Felt very one-sided and unwilling for both. One small suggestion: Add location filtering or an option to filter profiles from closest-to-farthest. I have yet to find someone within a reasonable driving distance.

4 years ago, mplovesmovies

Why is the Minimum Distance 100 Miles

I think this app is pretty great in design especially compared to the other autistic dating app Uneepi which looks like a MySpace page from 2001. My biggest complaint against this app is that you cannot lower the maximum distance below 100 miles. WHO THE HELL WANTS TO MATCH WITH PEOPLE WHO LIVE A STATE OR MORE AWAY?!?! This app would be near perfect if you could lower the maximum distance to 20 miles or lower. Make it happen developers!

1 week ago, Capital G

Greed is not good

Hiki used to be a really good app for neurodivergent folks, but they got greedy with the new update, and are now forcing everyone to pay ridiculous amounts to keep doing what we used to for free, as they now just want to be a dating app because people looking for dates will gladly fork over hundreds of dollars a year. Most people on hiki just wanted to find fellow NDs for friendship and support, but we are unwilling to pay insane amounts to do that, so most of us are leaving for other sites.

1 week ago, Literallyjustletmereview

Autistics beware, allies refrain.

I used to sing Hikis praises to every autistic I met. It used to be a safe place, for autistics ONLY. Now they welcome allistics. Now they welcome Cluster-B personality disorders. Now they’ve removed many good features, and will rent you some of them back for $40 a month. The community feed is on fire with people upset about the changes, but suddenly Hiki mods aren’t interacting there anymore, and on other social media they’re pretending it’s like 3 people mildly complaining. Please do not use or support this app.

3 months ago, crazyrainbowninja

It’s OK, especially for finding friends friends

Just if you’re looking for a relationship, I thought I was going to be the only one with special needs and I have no idea how that person is with talking or what they are doing so I have no idea what to talk about so it’s a little easier on a regular dating app

4 years ago, Gmonkey1999

Loving it, but wish there was this option

Haven’t really had the app long at all, but it is so much more comfortable than bumble/tinder! I just wish there was a in between option for love and friendship, like there’s people I want to try to date but I wouldn’t mind being friends either. I just don’t want to miss out on potential friends/partners.

1 month ago, Kkakakjsjansjjfjxjxjjcjc

Great app! Ignore the haters

I’m hot so people assume I can’t have autism, I love having this app as a space to meet people with similar minds to me without fear of disappointing people who expect me to act neurotypical. The app works well, many people with autism have many different veiws but we all feel passionately that we are right, this leads to friction at no fault of app developers. I use this app to meet people, then talk to them via different platforms or IRL. I block the people who say things I disagree with rather than engaging with them. I love using this app to make friends!

4 years ago, PurpleGal345

It’s ok, i guess

I’ve been on this app for awhile now and i haven’t had any responses until i made a post to see if anyone wanted to be Nintendo Switch friends to play video games together. I put in my profile specifically ‘Looking for Friendship,’ and it seems that 2 guys already have crushes on me. The problems? They don’t live in the United States and I’m not looking for romance. I swear i attract the wrong people at the wrong time.

4 weeks ago, Wyguy500

Needs Fixing

I’ve had this app for a couple months now, and I have found so some problems with it, say I want to post a photo ( I can’t the app crashes), the match part is odd. Yes it is cool to meet people from different countries I have seen that the app really only pairs people just from the optional prompts if you write a similar answer. Which is fine but please fix the app’s problems.

5 days ago, oqion

NOT for Autistics. NOT SAFE!

This use to be a friend/dating app for autistics. That is no longer true! They have changed it to include such a wide definition that anyone is welcome. In fact they are openly courting non autistic psychopaths, narcissists, and the like. It was a safe space for autistics, but that is no longer true. The moderators use to keep it a safe place, where any bigotry, ableism, or grooming was not allowed. That is also no longer the case. On top of all of that, they are now charging $45 a month to use the app.

3 years ago, Trickythom71

Good start

Too bad there’s like no one on here. But it’s free! Had some nice conversations with people that I can relate to. My only complaint is if you match with someone you can no longer see their distance. I was it mostly to chat with like-minded individuals.

2 months ago, Geo'sMomma

What is the point?

It just seems so poorly designed. I wanted friendship matches only. Regardless of gender. And yet I would get men who are only looking to date. If someone has chosen “dating” as a filter, the “friend” filter is a joke. Likewise many profiles are not filled out with anything more than a name and a picture. Which just reeks of hook up culture, again that’s fine but not what I am there for. Wound up deleting this app. I’ll just stick to social media.

5 years ago, AmiYazmin

Finally!!!!!

I can’t believe this is the first time someone took the time to think of relations and dating for the AS community. I’ve been matched with people miles away, and am building friendships that would’ve never been possible before. Amazing new app. Thank you!!!

1 week ago, flyhuntress

Autistics, stay away!!!

Autistics are no longer at the helm. The most recent update completely changed the interface of the app and put all useful tools behind a stupidly expensive pay wall. And guess what? Did they inform community members that this change was coming - so the autistic community members could have a chance to get ready for the change? No they did not. Proof this is no longer a safe place for us autistics.

1 week ago, YourPetDragon

Massive paywall

I initially downloaded Hiki to try and connect with like-minded people. But they just implemented a paywall that hides a bunch of features from users who can’t or don’t want to pay for a subscription. You now can’t tell apart the platonic or the dating matches, your likes are limited, they introduced verification for some reason, you can’t do a lot of things unless you pay the subscription to do so. This feels wrong, and I am leaving.

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HIKI: THE AUTISM FRIENDSHIP & DATING APP Hiki is a free and first-of-its-kind ASD friendship app and dating platform. Whether you've been recently diagnosed, self-diagnosed, or have been embracing your Autism identity for a while, Hiki is your safe haven. Thrive in our all Autistic community where you can meet, chat, and connect with like-minded friends. NOT YOUR 'NEURO'TYPICAL DATING APP Traditional apps don't always get us. It can be challenging to navigate a world that makes us feel misunderstood and excluded, but you don’t have to do it alone. Hiki stands apart, designed by and for the neurodivergent community. Embrace your Autistic identity with pride in a space where you can be authentically yourself. FIND FRIENDS Meet, match, chat with new friends on Hiki. Unmask, learn, and forge powerful friendships within our sandbox of shared experiences and steadfast support. FIND LOVE Spark the love you've been searching for, centered around your Autistic identity. Connect, match, and date an empathetic partner who truly understands your neurodivergent self. FIND COMMUNITY Post, react, comment, and engage in our active community page to find relatability, connection, and acceptance. On Hiki, Autistic adults can unapologetically be themselves and flourish. BE YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF Whichever way you choose to identify, we love to see it. Autistic, AuDHD, LGBTQIA+, Gender non-conforming, or non-binary – all are welcome at Hiki. Discriminatory filtering has no place at Hiki. Our app is tailored to help you find potential matches based on your preferences, special interests, and personality. SAFETY FIRST We prioritize your safety. Hiki uses security measures like location, age, and ID verification. We have zero tolerance for bullying, discrimination, or abuse. On Hiki, you control your experience – create or join group chats, block, or report any uncomfortable interactions. JOIN HIKI FOR FREE Hiki means “able” in Hawaiian. We’ve created a space where neurodiversity is embraced and being atypical is celebrated. We're a small neurodivergent team on a mission to make meaningful connections, foster relationships, and build a community that truly sees you. Over 100,000+ active Autistic users all across the world are on Hiki and we are growing every single day. Don’t be discouraged if your city has yet to discover the magic of Hiki. Be a community leader and invite others! We grow stronger, because of you. Hiki is here for you Support: [email protected] Terms of Service: www.hikiapp.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: www.hikiapp.com/privacy-policy