Make Friends in Berlin — Mingle

Mingle is a free swipe app for anyone who wants to make friends in Berlin without translating small talk into another awkward evening. Set your city to Berlin, choose Friends or Dating mode, and swipe through profiles of people in the same city. It is strictly 18 and over, and matching is city-level only — Mingle never uses precise GPS, so your Kiez is visible but your doorway is not. Once a chat becomes a plan, easy options include a walk through Tiergarten, a slow morning on Museum Island, a canal-side coffee, or a wander through a local market with nowhere to be.

How it works

Sign up with a first name, your age and your city, then choose at least three interests so your deck leans toward people you would actually click with. Swipe right to like, left to pass, up for a Super Like, and back if you change your mind. When someone likes you back you match, and chat opens with suggested conversation starters, so the opener does not have to be "hi". Filters cover age, distance and shared interests only — Mingle deliberately has no race, ethnicity, nationality or religion filters, so discovery stays fair. It runs in your browser and installs on your phone, which makes Mingle a Berlin friends app that opens as fast as your camera and works the same on every device.

Is Mingle free?

Yes. Creating a profile, swiping, matching and chatting are free in both modes, with nothing to cancel and no card to enter. The app is funded by clearly labeled advertising and by a small number of partner links on the "Plan the hang" screen. When you first open Mingle you choose whether non-essential cookies are used, and picking "Essential only" never switches a feature off — advertising simply stays non-personalized.

Safety first

Meet in a public place for a first hang — a busy café, a gallery, a well-lit canal path — and tell a friend where you are going and when you will be back. Keep messages inside Mingle until you feel comfortable, and never send money to someone you have only met in chat. Every profile has a report button 🚨 with specific reasons, including "Under 18", and a block button 🚫. Mingle is 18+ only, underage accounts are removed, and your location stays at city level so your address never leaves your phone.

Nearby cities

Mingle is live across Europe and the US, and you can change your city from your profile whenever you travel. Three more places you can open Mingle today:

Open Mingle

Set your city to Berlin, pick a mode and start swiping — it takes about a minute and costs nothing.