After switching into this mode, the app replaces potential dates with people of the user’s same sex who are also looking for friends. BFF mode uses the same swipe right or left platform as the app’s dating mode and requires that a conversation is started within 24 hours of matching with a potential friend.

In , Bumble announced its paid service, Bumble Boost, which includes three premium features. Bumble Boost cost ?/ $9.99 a month and adds Beeline, a list of users who have liked the user; Rematch, which keeps expired matches in a user’s queue for 24 additional hours; and Busy Bee, which allows users unlimited 24-hour extensions for matches.