Which SeniorMatch plan should I choose?

What the checkout showed

On 12 November 2026 the plan screen inside our account offered three lengths and nothing else: six months at $109.99, three months at $69.99, one month at $33.99. Above them it linked to the same list of 39 Premium privileges for all three.

The one month plan is the only one printed by the week, as $8.50. Underneath, in smaller type, it says it is billed as $33.99 every month. Nothing is charged weekly.

The arithmetic

Three months costs $69.99, which works out near $23.33 a month. Six months costs $109.99, near $18.33 a month. Against twelve separate months at $33.99, the longer plans look like a large saving.

That comparison only holds if you would have stayed. Here is the other way to read it:

• One month, then leave: $33.99 spent.
• Three months, and you stop using it after the first: $69.99 spent.
• Six months, same story: $109.99 spent.

The three and six month plans are single charges taken up front. They are not instalments you can stop halfway.

The refund window does not grow with the plan

The service agreement dated 12 May 2026 gives one window for every plan: cancel within 3 business days of creating the subscription to receive a refund. Buy six months on a Monday and the window closes on Thursday, the same as it would for one month.

So the longer the plan, the more money sits outside the refund window. That is the main reason we would not start with six.

Renewal follows the plan you chose

SeniorMatch’s help answer on renewal, dated 11 November 2026, says a subscription renews “for the same package length at the same price until you cancel it”. A six month plan left alone becomes a second $109.99 charge six months later.

Turning auto-renewal off does not shorten what you paid for. The same answer says you keep the privileges until the paid period ends. So you can switch it off on the day you buy.

How we would choose

Start with one month if you have not yet seen who is in your state. A month is long enough to write to the people your free search found and see whether they answer.

Move to three months only after a first month that went well, and only if you would rather pay $69.99 once than $33.99 three times. The saving is real at that point: about thirty dollars over the three months.

We would leave six months alone unless you already know the service suits you. It is the lowest monthly figure and the most money at risk.

Referral codes do not change this. The two codes SeniorMatch publishes, 2026 and SM82, add 7 days to a one month plan, 15 to three months and 50 to six. They do not lower the price.