Be2: Test winner "Dating sites"
“Find the one who’s right for you”. The dating website Be2 wants to make online dating easier. To truly achieve that, the website lets you fill out personality tests. Based on your personal details and preferences, the portal will find your dream partner out of more than 30 million registered members worldwide and more than 766,000 users in England.
Summary
- More than 30 million registered members from 38 different countries and six continents
- 24,000 new members every day
- More than 766,000 registered members in the UK
- Good balanced gender ratios: 51% female and 49% male members
- Members from all regions and social stratum
- Very good matchmaking results thanks to a scientific based personality test
- A high success rate - 41% singles found their partner here on Be2
- The platform allows anonymous online dating
- The operator is very reliable and the websites is secure
- Thanks to a manual check there are no fake profiles
For more than 15 years Be2 has been online and helps people all around the world to find their perfect partner. Founded in the year 2004 by a German company, the website is currently one of the most successful and rewarded dating platforms worldwide.
Nowadays the website by its operator Be2 S.à.r.l. has expanded in 38 different countries and six continents. Be2 can advertise with one of the best success rates in the online dating business which is the result from smart algorithms that will find great matches. In the following review you will find out if this dating website is the right choice for you.
General information
The online dating website Be2 is one of the most rewarded single platforms and matchmaking services in the United Kingdom. Currently, the websites count more than 30 million registered members worldwide and more than 766,000 users are British. The dating portal has members from 38 different countries and six continents.
The high number of members is one reason for the very good success rate of Be2. Plus every day more than 24,000 people register on the dating website to find their true love. The gender ratio is very balanced. 51% of the active users in the UK are female and 49% are male members.
Another reason for the convincing success rate of Be2 is the scientific personality test that every new member has to fill out while making registration. A modern algorithm will find potential matches for you based on your preferences plus psychological and sociological data that you and all other members provide.
The headquarters of the dating agency is based in Luxembourg. The operator Be2 S.à.r.l. has ten office locations and several hundred employees. This team ensures the smooth handling of the website and is the helping hand, if any problem appears. As the operator has offices all around the world the customer service can be addressed in various languages.
The registration on Be2
- The registration includes a scientific personality test
- Matchmaking on Be2 is based on the test and its results
- You should take your time doing the test so your matches will be more accurate
- The registration and personality tests are free
- After registration new users will receive free basic membership
The registration on the dating portal is free. While doing registration you will have to answer a number of personal questions. It is recommended that you take the time necessary to complete the registration and to not finish it in a hurry. The registration includes the psychological test which takes about 10 to 20 minutes.
All of the questions in the test are multiple-choice, so it is not needed to type in all of your answers. Most of the questions are answered by choosing either if you want or like something, and if you don’t want or dislike something.
The questionnaire is about your character, preferences and your perception of different things. Based on your answers the algorithm will find your ideal matches later in the member’s area. After the scientific based questionnaire the registration process comes to an end by providing general details and your personal information.
At this step you will have to enter your name, age, region, profession, education and your income as well. More details are about your religion, social habits like drinking and smoking and some details about your personality and appearance.
It is possible to edit the information you provide in the last step. The information on the personality test cannot be changed later on your profile. You will have to request a change first to edit something. That is the reason why you should take your time to do the registration and its scientific personality test.
The designs and operations
- The general design of the website is modern
- Be2 offers a website version, mobile version and an app
- The handling is very easy on all kind of devices
- The design and the colours of Be2 are visually appealing and allows a good overview
The design on Be2 is modern on one hand simple on the other hand people who are experienced with social media or dating platforms won’t be bored with these functions, features or the appearance. New users who make their first steps with online dating won’t be overwhelmed.
The colours mainly used are white as the background colour and black characters. Some sections on special features are displayed in a pink or green colour. That makes the navigation through the platform easy and guarantees a good overview.
Be2 offers basic functions to find new people in your area and to get to know them. Special complicated features that are hard to use are not part of this dating portal. It has no clutter and only has three primary tabs on the main menu. Contacts, mailbox and who’s online. Which is actually all you need to get started on Be2. The sections are represented by icons that will show red bubble as a notification if you have new matches or new unread messages.
Dating on the run - the mobile version of Be2
The app is well-designed and comes in the same colours as the desktop version. The main colours are white, grey and black plus discreetly used contrasts in red and pink makes navigation easy even on a small screen. Be2 has an app available to download free from the Google Play Store and Apple Store.
The Be2 app offers the same features and makes it possible to search for your right match and to chat with potential partners wherever you are. Its general design is similar to the desktop version but of course as the display is smaller on a mobile phone, you have to scroll up or down to see and apply all of its functions.
How to set up your profile
- Extensive profile information
- Images on the profile can be uploaded and be hidden individually
- You can request more information from other members
- Upload up to 5 profile pictures
As Be2 is a dating website where people want to get to know each other. Of course only if their interests and preferences match. One way to make this process much easier is to provide as much information in your profile about you, your person and personality as possible. This way it is possible that another member will visit your profile, recognize you as a match and get in touch with you.
Just think about what you would prefer? An empty profile or a nice designed profile with some great looking profile pictures. The answer is clearly the profile with more details. Be2 makes it easy to provide all needed information to find out if two members are potential matches.
Profiles on Be2 can show a lot of information about the personality and interests of a member. In the sections “My Profile”, “Search Criteria” and “Settings” you will find all the needed settings to set up your profile as you want to. There you can let other visitors know about your interest and topics, your views and values.
In the section “Profile picture” you can upload up to five different images of you. As all pictures need to be approved it is not possible to upload any kind of sexual content or images that show violence. It is recommended to upload at least one good image as only three percent of all members of Be2 will respond to a profile that has no profile picture.
The member’s area on Be2
- A large international member’s pool
- More than 30 million registered users
- Members from 38 different countries and six continents
- 24,000 new registrations on a daily basis
- More than 766,000 registered members in the UK
- A balanced gender ratio - 51% female and 49% male members
The members on Be2 come from all over the world. That also means that you will find your right match in the United Kingdom. More than 766,000 people are already members on Be2 in the UK and are looking for a trustful and solid relationship.
To see if you and another member potentially fit together, you will see a compatibility rate on every single members profile on Be2. The personality test during registration that you and every other member have to take, an algorithm will calculate the compatibility with every user that you visit.
Of course you can also check out profile that has no compatibility at all and try your luck. But the compatibility rate, which is displayed as a round circle on a members profile will tell you in a few seconds if this match could be your dream partner for the rest of your life.
This way you don't have to check out every profile in the member’s area and read every detail on the profiles description to find out afterwards that this might not work out. The compatibility rate saves you time and heartbreaks so you can start having a chat right away.
If the compatibility is good, the chances that you and this certain member have the same interests and personal preferences are very high. That also means, that you can start a conversation right away and the process to get to know each other will be smooth and easy.
How you can make first contact
Be2 makes it easy to get to know each other. The reason is on one hand the compatibility rate on every profile to see from the first view this person could be a good match. On the other hand the website does not offer a lot of different features for first contact.
Even though Be2 does not offer various functions to let another member know about your interests, it is enough for a nice and charming start of a romantic chat. First of all you have to set up your search criteria in your profile. If you have done this, you will visit the contact section to see your potential matches. The list of your potential matches will update every 24 hours, so be quick if you don’t want to lose the track to a certain member.
Send another member a smiley
To get in touch with another member on Be2, you have to visit their profile. You can add every member to your favorite list. This way you can remember a certain member as it will be saved in your favourite list until you get in touch with the user or until you delete the profile from your list.
You can send another member a smiley and wait if the other user will send you a smiley back. If so, you can start a chat or you start a conversation right away by sending a private message. A personal message is the old school way to get in touch with another member, but it is also the most successful alternative. Of course only if the impression from your first message is well-appearing.
One more way to get in touch with others is to share your profile pictures with the member. This way you can give another member good impressions about you and don’t use single words. If the other member will share her/his images with you, your chances are great.
There is one more thing that Be2 offers to get in touch with others. In the contact sections you can make some kind of picture voting. It is called: “Is it Love at first Like?” There you will see a profile picture and you can either choose if you like it or not. If you like a profile picture and the person on the picture likes your profile picture as well, you both will get a notification. This principle is similar to the dating app Tinder.
Call your match via a video-call
Modern technology is evolving all the time and creates new chances and ways to archive something new. The website of Be2 got such a new invention as well. Now it is possible to make a video-call with another user of this site. You have to ask the member for permission in advance, whether a video call is desired or not. If yes, then you can call each other at any time. But this function is only available with a premium membership.
It is a great renewal and a good alternative to take the next step. After the first messages have been exchanged and the first impression fits, you can get to know each other even better via video call. This is perfect thing just in case if you are not quite sure if you want to have a real date or not. It is easier to talk instead of writing plus you can express all of your feelings way better. The video-call works via laptop, PC and cell phone. Of course, you can also turn off the video function and just have a normal call without a video first.
The costs on Be2
- Free registration and free basic membership
- Paid premium membership is needed to get in touch with others
- Automatic extension of subscriptions and trial premium memberships
The online dating website offers you a free basic membership that will run until you delete your profile again. Profiles that are not active any more will get a mark, so that every other member will see that this person has not been online for a while. If you activate your profile again, the mark will disappear automatically.
The free basic membership allows you to check out the website and to check out the member’s area. If you upload an image on your profile, you will also see profile pictures of other users. Additionally the registration and personality test are free.
If you want to get in touch with another member, you will need paid premium membership. The premium membership is offered as a subscription with various terms and different costs per month. If you want to read and write messages, view the photo gallery of others, see who visited your profile, to set up your favourites list and take a part in the picture voting, you will need a premium membership.
Terms and conditions
There is one thing that we have to point out about the subscription of paid premium membership and the trial membership. We read in the terms and conditions the following:
“a free trial which will automatically convert to Premium Membership Services”
and:
“(1) At the end of each Contract Period, the Contract for chargeable Services purchased via the Site will be automatically extended and continue for a period equal to the original Contract Period insofar no other period has been communicated at the purchase (Note: original or renewal period duration is maximum 12 months each) until the Customer terminates his or her Contract in accordance with Condition 14(6) above.”
An automatic renewal of paid premium membership is not necessary as we see it. If a certain member wants to continue his paid membership, the member will be able to commit the extension by himself. As premium membership will automatically extend for the same period as purchased before, it can end in an expensive subscription that is not needed any more. So remember, if you found your partner, make sure that you cancel your membership in time.
The costs of the premium-membership are:
The basic premium membership runs for 3 months and cost £ 39.99 / month
(£ 119.97 in total)
The classic premium membership runs for 6 months and cost £ 29.99 / month
(£179.94 in total)
The committed premium membership runs for 12 months and cost £ 19.99 / month
(£239.88 in total)
Our conclusion on Be2
The online dating website Be2 makes a lot of things very good and nearly perfect. The registration is easy and exciting as you have to fill out a scientific personality test. Your answers on the questionnaire will be the basics for a smart algorithm that will help find your perfect match in no time.
The algorithm will also calculate your compatibility with every other member, to save you time and effort. Additionally the website comes in a modern design with solid features and functions that make the handling of the portal easy and smooth.
If you are looking for a commitment and a long-term relationship, Be2 is one of the best choices you can make in the UK. Just make sure to cancel your membership after you found your match, as it will extend automatically. But this is our only critical point we have about this platform.