
A Russian dating bot ("Soul") with free registration and verified-sounding profiles — roughly 29,000 monthly users, with premium features layered on top. Freemium.
Душа ("Soul") positions itself as a "premium" dating service for a Russian audience, promising vetted profiles of, in its own words, real and successful people. Registration inside the Telegram bot itself is free, and you build a profile and browse others the way most swipe-based dating bots work, with a companion download-app option offered alongside the Telegram experience for those who want a fuller mobile interface. Its roughly 29,000 monthly users make it a modest but genuine, ongoing service rather than a dead or abandoned project, and it is one of the relatively few dating bots in this category with a distinct brand identity and dedicated support and cooperation contacts rather than an anonymous template clone. That said, the separate mobile app version of this same service has drawn user complaints on Russian app stores about billing issues and unresponsive support, which is worth knowing before entering any payment details anywhere in the Душа ecosystem. As with any "premium" framing in dating apps, expect the free tier to be limited and paid tiers to unlock visibility or additional filters; read exactly what a subscription includes before paying, and treat the same general dating-bot cautions — no upfront payments to individuals, healthy skepticism of profiles that seem too polished — as you would anywhere else.
Freemium
| Criterion | Weight | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 6 / 10 | |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 5 / 10 | |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 4 / 10 | |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 5 / 10 | |
| Usability | 10 | 6 / 10 | |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 5 / 10 | |
| Freshness | 5 | 5 / 10 | |
| Localization | 5 | 2 / 10 | |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 8 / 10 | |
| Score | 100 | 52.0 |
Yes, creating a profile in the Telegram bot itself is free; watch for what specific features require payment before agreeing to anything.
They concern the separate mobile app rather than confirmed problems with the Telegram bot, but it is a reasonable signal to read subscription terms carefully before paying anything.