Renting a date in Singapore is legal, platonic, and more expensive than most people assume once you count everything. Neither main platform publishes a fixed price list. On Maybe.sg the companion you pick sets their own rate, so what you pay depends on the profile; the only figure ever reported publicly was around S$60 to S$200 for two hours, back when Mothership covered the service in 2019, so confirm the quote before you pay. RentBabe runs on individually set rates too, commonly around S$120 for the first two hours then about S$60 an hour after. The advertised price buys the person's time only, and you still pay for the cafe, the tickets and the Grab home, which routinely doubles the bill. Add late-night surcharges, an upfront PayNow payment, and a strict no-physical-contact rule you are paying to enforce. Done once for a real occasion, a rented date is a defensible splurge. Done as a standing fix for loneliness, it quietly drains a budget.
A rented date in Singapore is a paid, strictly platonic outing. You book a stranger through a platform, meet in a public place, do an activity together, and pay for a block of their time. There is no fixed menu: on Maybe.sg each companion sets their own rate and the platform does not publish a price list, so the figure you pay depends on the profile you choose. The only price ever publicly reported was around S$60 to S$200 for two hours, in 2019 reporting by Mothership, and that is now several years old, so treat it as a floor and confirm the actual quote with the person before paying. RentBabe also runs on individually set rates, commonly around S$120 for the first two hours then roughly S$60 for each additional hour.
The number that catches people out is the all-in cost. The booking fee covers the person's time only. You are expected to pay for everything you both consume during the date: the coffee, the meal, the cinema tickets, the karaoke room, the entry fee and transport. On top of whatever the companion charges, a S$30 cafe bill and a couple of Grab rides add roughly S$50 to S$80 in activity costs alone, and a dinner-and-movie version adds far more. Budget the activity costs as a separate line, not an afterthought, because they can match or exceed the booking fee itself.
If the goal is simply company rather than a date specifically, this is expensive company. Two hours of paid time is several multiples of what you would spend meeting an actual friend for kopi. The honest money answer is that renting a date makes sense as a one-off for a specific situation, not as a regular habit. Treat it like any discretionary spend and check it against your budget first.
Three platforms dominate the local market: Maybe.sg, RentBabe and Get Together. All three let companions set their own rates, so prices vary by person rather than a fixed menu, and none posts a public price list. On Maybe.sg the rate is whatever the individual profile charges; the only price figure that has ever been reported publicly is the roughly S$60 to S$200 for two hours that Mothership cited in 2019, so always confirm the current quote with the person directly. RentBabe runs on a tiered model where a date commonly costs around S$120 for the first two hours and roughly S$60 for each additional hour, with the most-booked profiles charging more. Get Together (gettogether.sg) hides its rates behind individual profiles too and quotes you over WhatsApp once you message a buddy.
Because companions price themselves, popularity drives the rate. A profile with a strong track record and good reviews charges far more than a new one, the same way a sought-after freelancer commands a premium. On Maybe.sg you browse profiles showing a photo, height, a self-introduction and availability, then message the person on WhatsApp to arrange a time and venue. There is no membership fee to browse on any of the three, but the booking is only confirmed once you have paid.
Read the rules as part of the price, because they are the product. All three market a clean, friend-centric service: dinner, a movie, drinks, gaming or a walk in the park. What you are paying for is a vetted person, in public, for a fixed time, with no awkwardness, not romance and not anything physical. The terms differ in ways that matter to your money, though, so it pays to know which platform you are actually booking before you transfer anything.
| Booking type | Typical price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Maybe.sg base fee | Set by each profile (no published list) | Only reported figure: ~S$60-S$200 / 2h (2019) |
| RentBabe, first 2 hours | ~S$120 | Then ~S$60 per additional hour |
| Late-night surcharge (Maybe.sg) | +S$30 after 11pm, +S$50 after 11:30pm | Added to the base fee |
| Transport surcharge (Maybe.sg) | Up to +S$50 | If the venue needs paid transport |
| Activity and food costs | S$30 to S$150+ | Paid by you, on top of the fee |
| All-in for a 2-hour cafe date | Booking fee + ~S$50 to S$80 | Fee + food + transport |
The three platforms look interchangeable until you read the fine print, and the fine print is where your refund, your payment options and your safety actually live. Maybe.sg is the most rules-heavy: a hard no-skinship policy, public-venue-only meet-ups, PayNow or bank transfer only, and published surcharges for late nights and far-flung venues. That rigidity is the safety design, and it is the reason its terms read like a service contract rather than a friendly chat. If you want every protection spelled out, it is the clearest of the three.
Get Together is the looser cousin. It accepts credit card on top of PayNow and bank transfer, which gives you a chargeback route Maybe.sg does not, but it keeps no strict conduct rulebook: its stated policy is simply to treat your buddy like a new friend, with either side free to decline a disrespectful request and walk out. It also openly rents buddies in groups to mingle at events and product launches, a use case the others do not advertise. RentBabe sits in the middle, with the clearest headline price (around S$120 for the first two hours) and a wider profile pool, but it expects you to fold in round-trip cab fare on last-minute bookings, so the quoted rate is rarely the final number.
Match the platform to what you care about. For maximum, written-down protection on a solo date, Maybe.sg's strictness is a feature. For card payment or a group booking at an event, Get Together fits better. For a transparent two-hour quote and the biggest choice of profiles, RentBabe is the usual pick. Whichever you choose, the rule is the same: get the all-in figure in writing over the platform's own channel before you send a cent, because the protections only apply to money that stays inside the app.
| Feature | Maybe.sg | RentBabe | Get Together |
|---|---|---|---|
| How rates are set | Per profile, no list | Per profile (~S$120 / first 2h) | Per profile, no list |
| Payment methods | PayNow, bank transfer | Via platform / profile | PayNow, bank transfer, credit card |
| Contact rule | Strict: handshake only, ends date if breached | Strictly platonic | No strict rulebook; be respectful, either side can leave |
| Published surcharges | Yes (late-night, transport) | Add round-trip cab fare on last-minute | Not published |
| Cancellation refund | 100% 24h+ ahead, 50% within 24h | Per profile / platform terms | 100% 24h+ ahead, 50% within 24h |
| Event / group rental | Not advertised | Not advertised | Yes, mingling at events and launches |
| You pay for food and activities | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The sticker price is not the whole story. On Maybe.sg, a booking that runs past 11pm adds S$30, one that starts after 11:30pm adds S$50, and a venue that needs paid transport can add up to S$50 more. None of these show up in the headline rate, so an innocent-looking S$150 evening date can quietly become S$230 once the clock and the cab are added. Confirm the all-in figure in writing before you pay.
Payment is upfront, and there is no paying on the day. Maybe.sg takes payment by PayNow or bank transfer before the booking is confirmed, and cash at the meet-up is not accepted. That means your money is committed before you have met the person, which makes the cancellation and refund rules the part that actually protects your wallet.
The no-skinship rule is non-negotiable and you are paying to enforce it. The platforms run a zero-tolerance policy on physical contact: a friendly handshake is the limit, and any breach ends the date immediately with no refund. Meet-ups must happen in public places and on public transport only. Getting into a private car is banned, and certain venues such as illegal KTVs are off-limits. This is the safety design, not a limitation to negotiate around, the same way you would not haggle the terms on any service you put on a card.
Because you pay upfront, the refund policy is what stands between you and a wasted booking. On Maybe.sg you get a full refund if you cancel 24 hours or more before the meet-up, and a 50 percent refund if you cancel within 24 hours. Get Together runs the same 24-hour cut-off and the same 50 percent figure inside that window. Rescheduling is possible but subject to the platform's approval, so a last-minute change of plans can cost you half the fee.
There is a protection running the other way too, and most people never read it. On Maybe.sg, if your booked companion turns up about 15 minutes late they make it up with extra time, and if they are 30 minutes or more late you can ask for a full refund. So the upfront payment is not entirely one-sided: the clock cuts both ways, but only if you know the rule and raise it on the spot rather than letting it slide.
Identity and venue rules are your safety net against being catfished or worse. Legitimate platforms keep all meet-ups at public, crowded venues and route bookings through the app. The flip side is that anyone asking you to pay outside the platform, meet somewhere private, or send money by bank transfer to unlock a profile is a red flag. A fake companion profile is a textbook scam setup, so keep every payment inside the official channel where the cancellation and refund rules apply.
Treat your first booking as a test and keep it short, around the common two-hour block. Do not let a stranger talk you into a longer or off-platform arrangement to save a few dollars, because the moment you step outside the app you lose the refund, the public-venue rule and the no-contact enforcement, which is the whole reason the service costs what it does. The protection is the value; pay for it properly or skip it.
The booking fee is the part people anchor on, but the variable costs decide your final bill. A coffee-and-stroll date is cheap on activities; a fine-dining-and-show date is not. The companion expects you to cover what you both consume, so the venue you choose is the single biggest lever you control. Pick the activity first, price it, then add the booking fee, rather than booking the person and getting surprised at the till.
Some popular date activities and their rough 2026 Singapore costs for two: a cafe visit is S$20 to S$40, two cinema tickets are S$26 to S$40, an escape room is S$50 to S$80, a one-hour karaoke room with drinks is S$40 to S$70, and a sit-down dinner for two runs S$60 to S$150 depending on where you go. Add S$20 to S$45 for two Grab rides. Stack a dinner, a movie and transport onto a two-hour booking and the activity portion alone can match or exceed what you paid for the company.
To keep the all-in cost down, lean on free or cheap venues. A walk along the Marina Bay waterfront, a visit to the Botanic Gardens, or a hawker-centre meal costs a fraction of a mall date and the conversation is the same. CDC vouchers can offset a heartland meal, and choosing off-peak Grab over surge pricing trims transport. None of this is glamorous, but it is the difference between a S$170 outing and a S$350 one. Our guide to cheap things to do in Singapore doubles as a low-cost date list.
If the goal is actually meeting people rather than a one-off plus-one, a dating app is far cheaper. In 2026 a Tinder Plus subscription is around S$35 a month and Tinder Gold around S$56 a month. Bumble Premium starts near S$27 for a week. Coffee Meets Bagel Premium plans run roughly S$45 to S$91, and OkCupid has paid tiers from about S$11 to S$59. The free tier of every one of these apps still lets you match and message, so the true entry cost can be zero. Our dating-app price comparison breaks down which app is cheapest tier by tier.
Put plainly, a single rented date for two hours typically costs more than several months of Tinder Plus at around S$35 a month. The maths only favours renting if you specifically want a guaranteed, no-strings plus-one for a single event and you value certainty over the lottery of a first date. For ongoing dating, the subscription wins on cost every time.
There is a free government angle worth using either way. Every Singapore Citizen aged 18 and above received S$100 in SG Culture Pass credits from 1 September 2025, valid until 31 December 2028, for local arts and heritage events. Coffee Meets Bagel ran a year-long tie-up with the scheme from 14 February 2026 with discounts on date-friendly experiences. The credits cannot be spent on the dating apps themselves, but they can fund the date, a concert, a museum, an escape game, which is effectively free money toward a cheap outing whether you met online or rented a companion. The older SDNTrust matchmaking-agency accreditation scheme ended on 31 December 2022, so there is no state subsidy for the dating itself.
| App | Free tier | Paid (typical) |
|---|---|---|
| Tinder | Yes, match and message | Plus ~S$35/mo, Gold ~S$56/mo |
| Bumble | Yes | Premium from ~S$27 / 7 days |
| Coffee Meets Bagel | Yes | Premium ~S$45 to S$91 |
| OkCupid | Yes | Paid tiers ~S$11 to S$59 |
| Rent a date | No | Companion sets rate per outing; ~S$120+ on RentBabe for 2h |
Run the numbers against why you are doing it. If you need a plus-one for a specific event, a wedding, a company dinner, or a family gathering where the 'still single ah?' questions get tiring, a one-off two-hour booking at S$120 to S$200 all-in is a fixed, predictable cost for a specific problem solved. There is a less obvious use case too: Get Together openly rents buddies in groups to mingle at events and product launches, so a host short on warm bodies can pay for a livelier room. Either way it is a defensible discretionary spend if you have the slack in your budget. The mistake is using it as a substitute for a social life, because the per-hour cost makes that an expensive way to not be alone.
Compare it honestly to the alternatives. Meeting an existing friend for the same two hours costs you a kopi. A group activity, a class, a sports session or a hobby meet-up, costs S$20 to S$50 and tends to introduce you to people you might actually keep seeing for free. A dating app subscription is around S$35 a month for unlimited matches, versus S$120-plus per single outing on a rental platform. Renting a date is the most expensive option per hour of human contact by a wide margin.
Where it earns its keep is convenience and zero awkwardness: a vetted person, in a public place, for a set time, with no expectation beyond the booking. You pay a premium for that certainty, so price it like the premium service it is. If the same money could go toward an emergency fund or a savings goal, weigh that trade-off before you book. Even S$200 a month redirected into a low-cost investment compounds into real money over a few years, and the spending habit is the thing to watch if rented dates start becoming a monthly line item.
Spend on a rented date when it solves a real, dated problem you cannot solve another way and you have the cash after essentials and savings are covered. As a recurring fix for loneliness it is poor value, and the no-contact, public-only design means it cannot become a relationship anyway. Buy the outcome you actually want, not the one that is easiest to put on a card.
Yes. Platforms like Maybe.sg and RentBabe operate openly and offer strictly platonic companionship. They ban physical contact beyond a handshake, require meet-ups in public crowded venues, and screen who they list. Anything involving sexual services would be illegal, and legitimate platforms explicitly prohibit it.
There is no fixed price. On Maybe.sg each companion sets their own rate and the platform publishes no price list; the only figure ever reported publicly was around S$60 to S$200 for two hours, back in 2019, so confirm the current quote with the person before paying. RentBabe is commonly around S$120 for the first two hours then roughly S$60 per extra hour. Whatever the fee, it covers the companion's time only, and you still pay for food, tickets, activities and transport on top, which often adds S$50 to S$150-plus to a real outing.
Yes. The fee covers the companion's time only. You are expected to cover everything you both consume during the date: the cafe, the meal, the cinema tickets, the activity entry fee and transport. These variable costs frequently double the total, so budget them as a separate line.
On Maybe.sg, bookings past 11pm add S$30, after 11:30pm add S$50, and venues needing paid transport add up to S$50. Payment is upfront by PayNow or bank transfer, with no cash accepted at the meet-up, so confirm the all-in figure before you pay.
On Maybe.sg you get a full refund if you cancel 24 hours or more before the meet-up, and a 50 percent refund if you cancel within 24 hours. Rescheduling is allowed but subject to approval. Always keep payment inside the platform, since paying off-platform voids the refund and safety protections.
Legitimate platforms reduce the risk by keeping all meet-ups in public, crowded venues and routing bookings through the app. The real danger is going off-platform: anyone asking for bank transfers, private meetings or payment outside the app to unlock a profile is a scam signal, and you lose all the booking protections.
For a one-off plus-one to a specific event, a S$120 to S$200 booking is a predictable cost for a specific need. As an ongoing way to meet people it is the most expensive option per hour. A dating app subscription costs around S$35 a month for unlimited matches, versus S$120 or more for a single rented outing, and the free tiers cost nothing.
Not for the dating itself, but every Singapore Citizen aged 18 and above received S$100 in SG Culture Pass credits from 1 September 2025 until 31 December 2028 for arts and heritage events, which can fund a cultural outing. Coffee Meets Bagel ran a tie-up with the scheme from February 2026 offering date-friendly discounts. The old SDNTrust matchmaking-agency scheme ended on 31 December 2022.
All three let the companion set the rate and keep the fee to time only, but the terms differ. Maybe.sg is the strictest, with a handshake-only contact rule, public-venue meet-ups, PayNow or bank transfer payment, and published late-night and transport surcharges. RentBabe gives the clearest headline price, around S$120 for the first two hours, but expects you to add round-trip cab fare on last-minute bookings. Get Together accepts credit card on top of PayNow and bank transfer, runs a looser conduct policy, and openly rents buddies in groups for events. Pick by what you value: written-down protection, a transparent quote, or card payment and group bookings.
It depends on the platform. Maybe.sg takes PayNow or bank transfer only, with no cash at the meet-up. Get Together also accepts credit card, which gives you a chargeback route the others do not. Payment is upfront on every platform, so the booking is only confirmed once your money is in. Never pay outside the platform's own channel, because doing so voids the refund and safety protections.
On Maybe.sg there is a rule that runs in your favour. If your booked companion is about 15 minutes late they make it up with extra time, and if they are 30 minutes or more late you can ask for a full refund. The catch is that you have to know the rule and raise it at the meet-up, so check the platform's current terms and flag a no-show or a long delay on the spot rather than after the fact.
Yes, on some platforms. Get Together openly rents buddies in groups to mingle at events and product launches, which is a different use case from a one-on-one date. Expect to pay each person's individual rate, plus the same food, drinks and transport costs for everyone you book. As with a solo date, agree the all-in figure in writing and pay through the platform before the event.
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