iDates Review: Another Fake Dating Portal from the Boranu Network?

iDates presents itself as a sleek, modern platform for finding romance online, but my recent investigation reveals a very familiar story. If the structure of iDates feels eerily similar to myDates, that is no coincidence. Both websites belong to Boranu Online B.V., an operator based in the Netherlands that runs a whole network of identical fantasy platforms. When I landed on iDates, I immediately noticed the same polished interface, the same instant registration hooks, and the same aggressive marketing tactics designed to open your wallet before you even upload a photo.

While investigating the site, I scrolled straight down to the footers where Boranu buries its most telling disclosures. Right at the bottom of the homepage, I caught this glaring disclaimer in English: “Fantasy Chat Portal is a platform for men and women seeking exclusively chats, role-playing, and imaginative virtual exchanges. All professional chat partners are virtual profiles moderated by real people or artificial intelligence. Personal meetings with them are not possible.”* This admission confirms everything I suspected from the start.

If you sign up thinking you will meet local singles for dinner, you are walking into a trap. iDates does not sell genuine dating opportunities; it sells expensive access to hired operators and AI bots pretending to be interested in you.

How iDates works

I registered a fresh account on iDates to test the user experience from the inside. The portal allows free registration and profile setup, which gives new members the illusion of a risk-free start. However, the platform wastes no time in launching its monetization machinery.

Within seconds of completing my sign-up—without adding a profile photo, a bio, or any personal details—my inbox exploded. Stunning profiles began sending me explicit, flirtatious, and enticing messages. These messages arrive so rapidly that no real human could possibly browse, evaluate, and text a brand-new blank account that fast.

Boranu builds these portals to capitalize on curiosity. The platform triggers notifications to make you feel instantly popular, but every single incoming message serves a single purpose: tempting you to reply. The catch? You must buy virtual credit before you can send a single character back.

Recycled profiles and artificial glamour

I ran reverse-image searches on dozens of attractive female profiles that messaged me on iDates. My research revealed that the platform recycles images across its entire network, including myDates.

I traced these photos back to amateur adult websites, foreign social media influencers, stock photo libraries, and AI generation tools. Boranu constructs these virtual personas to keep you entertained, using hired employees and AI algorithms to reply to your messages around the clock.

Aggressive automated messages designed for your wallet

The moment you log into iDates, automated scripts trigger flirtatious icebreakers. You might receive messages like “I’m feeling lonely tonight, want to play?” or “Why hasn’t a handsome guy like you messaged me yet?”

Because you cannot respond without buying Coins, each provocative message acts as a paywall lure. You think you are flirting with a gorgeous local woman, but you are actually texting an operator paid to keep you sending messages for as long as your bank balance allows.

How much iDates costs

iDates rejects traditional monthly subscriptions in favor of a pay-per-message system using virtual currency called “Coins.” Every message you send to a profile deducts 50 Coins from your account.

I captured the official pricing tiers directly from my account dashboard and calculated the real cost per message in US Dollars ($) and British Pounds (£), factoring in their current “bonus coin” promotions:

Even with their promotional 100% bonus coins, the cost per message sits at approximately 

Is iDates real

If you consider a real dating site as a place where real singles meet for actual dates, then iDates is completely fake.

I examined Section 11 of their General Terms and Conditions, where Boranu Online B.V. explicitly states the true nature of their operation: “For the entertainment of the users, Boranu uses animators and operators as professional chat partners… No real meetings are possible with these operators. Users can only send them messages within the portal.”

Boranu runs a fantasy chat environment. They contractually forbid real-life meetings between users and their chat operators, meaning you will never turn an iDates conversation into a real-world relationship.

Boranu Online B.V.’s empire of virtual illusion

My research proves that iDates is just one piece of a much larger puzzle. Boranu Online B.V. operates multiple identical portals—such as myDates and iDates—using the exact same database of fictitious profiles, the same pay-per-message model, and the same underlying software.

If you leave myDates because you suspect something is wrong and land on iDates, you simply hand your money back to the exact same Dutch company.

Strict non-refundable policies on virtual Coins

When I analyzed Section 7 of their terms, I uncovered strict conditions regarding virtual Coin purchases. While iDates does not trick you with recurring monthly credit card subscriptions, they hold a firm grip on your money once spent.

Their legal terms explicitly declare: “All purchases and returns of virtual items made through the Service are final and non-refundable.” Once you buy a pack of Coins, you forfeit any chance of getting your money back—even if you realize ten minutes later that you were talking to an AI bot or a paid operator.

My opinion of iDates

My detailed audit of iDates leads me to one clear conclusion: this website is a pay-to-text fantasy portal masquerading as a legitimate dating service. Boranu Online B.V. created a highly profitable network that uses fake profiles, automated scripts, and hired operators to monetize your desire for connection.

While the company protects itself legally by admitting the presence of paid animators and AI in the website footer, the entire user interface deceives people who are looking for genuine love. Paying $0.68 or £0.53 for every sentence you send to a paid worker trained to keep you paying is a terrible financial deal. If you want to pay for virtual text roleplay, iDates offers that service at a steep price. But if you want to meet a real partner in the real world, save your money and avoid iDates completely.

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