Klokken20 vs. Dating.dk
Dating.dk has been around since 1998 — Klokken20 is the newcomer. We put them side by side: price, lock-in and how much you can actually do without paying.
Comparison at a glance
Dating.dk is the best-known Danish dating site. But without a subscription you can't even read your messages — and paying costs 129 kr/4 weeks, while the 29 kr intro offer locks you in for 84 days. On top of that, paying users are 'shown more often in searches', so visibility isn't equal for everyone.
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Daily engagement
This comparison is produced by Klokken20 (Xoens ApS). Prices are approximate and may vary — sources for every figure are in the price index. Last updated: July 2026.
Worth knowing about Dating.dk
The intro offer is the one worth doing the maths on. 29 kr for the first four weeks looks cheap, but the 84-day lock-in covers three billing periods: 29 kr, then 129 kr and 129 kr. You are in effect committing to 287 kr before you can cancel — ten times the figure the offer leads with. The regular subscription, by contrast, states no lock-in and costs 129 kr/4 weeks, which works out to roughly 1,677 kr over a year across 13 periods. The 239 kr/28-day one-off is more expensive per day but ties you to nothing.
The other thing to know before signing up: the profile is free and you can like — but you cannot read your messages without a subscription. So you can accumulate replies you are unable to see. Paying PlusProfil users are also "shown more often in searches", in Dating.dk's own words, so where you rank depends partly on what you pay.
Where Dating.dk is strong
Dating.dk has existed since 1998 and is the dating site most Danes know. That means a large, established Danish user base, and the platform also runs local singles events — something few competitors offer. For many, there's real comfort in choosing a name they've known for decades.
Where Klokken20 is different
Klokken20 advantage
On Klokken20, messages are free and nobody can pay their way to the front of the queue — everyone gets the same visibility. You also know the profiles are active: Glimpses and the daily Livetimen see to that.
- Messages are free from day one — you need no subscription to read a reply
- No lock-in period — not hidden in an intro offer either
- Nobody can pay to be shown more often in searches
- A fixed meeting point at 8pm every evening — not a profile database you browse alone
Frequently asked questions
Dating.dk costs 129 kr/4 weeks as a subscription, or 239 kr/28 days as a one-off purchase. The intro offer — 29 kr for the first 4 weeks — carries an 84-day lock-in, while the regular subscription has no stated lock-in. Klokken20 is free for the rest of 2026 for founding members, with no lock-in.
No. On Dating.dk you need a paid subscription to read your messages. On Klokken20, messages are free for everyone.
Yes. Klokken20 is a Danish platform where everything is free for the rest of 2026 for founding members — no payment card and no lock-in.
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