Make Friends in Madrid — Mingle

Mingle is a free swipe app for meeting people in Madrid — a city that starts dinner at ten and still has energy for a second bar. Set your city, choose Friends or Dating mode, and swipe profiles from Malasaña and Chueca to Lavapiés, La Latina and Salamanca. You must be 18 or over, and matching stays at city level: Mingle never uses precise GPS, so nobody is pointed at your address. When you match, plans come easy — churros before noon, a stroll under the trees of the Retiro, an evening vermut in La Latina, or live sessions in a Sala de la Luz back room.

How it works

Sign up with a first name, your age and Madrid as your city, then pick at least three interests so your deck leans toward people who share them — futbol, photography, hiking in the Sierra, tapas crawls, whatever fits you. 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 is not just "hola". Filters cover age, distance and shared interests only — Mingle has no race, ethnicity, nationality or religion filters — and everything runs in your browser, installing as an app on your phone.

Is Mingle free?

Yes. Profiles, swipes, matches and chats are free in both modes, with no card to enter and nothing to cancel. Mingle is funded by clearly labelled advertising and a few partner links on the "Plan the hang" screen. On first open you choose whether non-essential cookies are used, and "Essential only" never disables a feature — the same consent choice Spanish and EU privacy law expects (RGPD).

Safety first

Meet in public for a first hang — a terrace on Plaza Santa Ana, the busy gravel paths of the Retiro, or a table inside the Mercado de Antón Martín — and tell a friend where you are going and when you will be back. Keep messages inside Mingle until you are 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, your data is handled under the RGPD, and location stays city level.

Nearby cities

Your Madrid profile travels with you — Mingle is live across Europe and the US, and you switch city from your profile screen. Four more places you can open Mingle today:

Open Mingle

Set your city to Madrid, pick a mode and start swiping — about a minute, zero cost.