Skiya: Chat, Meet & Dating
Max Oakes Lifestyle iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Skiya: Chat, Meet & Dating is a free Lifestyle app for iPhone and iPad by Max Oakes. Rated 4.4/5 from 19 ratings. Requires iOS 16.0. Updated August 29, 2026.
- Rating
- 4.4
- 19 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 72 MB
- Age 17+
- Updated
- Aug 29
- 2026 · v3.2.0
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About Skiya: Chat, Meet & Dating
Are you tired of swiping through faces and still finding nobody worth talking to? Do you want to meet new people nearby who actually share your interests, your humor, and your values? Skiya is a dating and friendship app built on one simple rule: you should be able to chat with someone before you match with them. No swipe wall. No waiting for permission. No paywall. Introduction to Skiya: Skiya lets your personality lead. You tell us what you are into, including your hobbies, your values, the games you play, how you spend a Sunday, and the app puts that on your profile instead of burying it behind a single photo. Message anyone who catches your attention and starts a real conversation from the first tap. Whether you are here to find love, make friends nearby, or just talk to someone new tonight, Skiya gives you room to be yourself while you do it. Main Features of Skiya: + Chat Before Matching: Message anyone, any time. You do not need a mutual match to say hello, so a conversation starts the moment you find someone interesting. + Filter Your Preferences: Choose what you are actually looking for – friends, love, or both. Then filter by personality, kids, smoking, and drinking so the people you see genuinely fit. + Find Like-Minded People: Meet people who share your hobbies, from gaming to films to whatever keeps you up at 2am. Shared interests do the matchmaking for you. + Friends or Something More: Build a real friendship, look for a partner, or let it grow on its own. You decide, and you are allowed to change your mind. + Neurodivergent-Friendly: Skiya is designed to be calm and low-pressure. No timers, no forced icebreakers, nothing to perform. + No Swiping Required: You connect through conversation, not through a photo grid. + Completely Free: Every feature is free. No hidden costs, no locked messages, no subscription wall. + Safe and Respectful: Clear community rules, active moderation, and privacy controls that stay in your hands. Skiya is where Personality Comes First! Most dating apps ask you to sell yourself in six photos. Skiya asks what you are actually like. Tags such as Introvert, Gamer, and Film Lover sit right on your profile, so anyone who messages you already knows what they are getting, and so do you. Real Conversations, Not Just Matches A match means nothing if the chat dies within an hour. Because Skiya starts with the conversation, you find out fast whether something real is there. That is how you meet a genuine soulmate, a close friend, or a partner who fits your life instead of your filter settings. Ready to talk to someone new? Download Skiya, tell us what you are into, and start a conversation tonight
Ratings & reviews
4.4
19 ratings
What’s new
Version 3.2.0 · Updated August 29, 2026
Added support for Push Notifications
App privacy
The developer, Max Oakes, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- User Content: Customer Support
- Identifiers: User ID
- Location: Coarse Location
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skiya: Chat, Meet & Dating | 4.4 / 5 (19 ratings) | Free | August 29, 2026 | |
| Dacy: Dating & Relationships | 5.0 / 5 (12) | Free | Oct 5, 2026 | Compare |
| SonR - Find, Chat & Date | 5.0 / 5 (1) | Free | Sep 25, 2023 | Compare |
| Ship - Dating, Meet New People | 3.5 / 5 (2) | Free | Oct 5, 2026 | Compare |
| AppatMe: Dating, Chat and Meet | 4.5 / 5 (6) | Free | Jan 7, 2025 | Compare |
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