Muzmatch is now Muzz: what changed, and what didn’t

Muzmatch is now Muzz. The app was renamed in May 2022, weeks after a UK court ruled that the Muzmatch name infringed Match Group’s trade marks; the Court of Appeal dismissed Muzmatch’s appeal in April 2023. Same app, same founder, same accounts — only the name changed.

If you knew the app back then and are wondering where it went, or you have seen both names and are not sure whether they are the same thing, here is the whole story, briefly and factually.

The short version

Muzmatch became Muzz in May 2022. Same company, same founder, same app, same members — a new name and a new coat of paint. If you search for Muzmatch in the app stores today, what you will find is Muzz.

Why the name changed

Muzmatch was founded by Shahzad Younas and grew into one of the best-known Muslim marriage apps under that name. The rename was not a business pivot — it was a trademark dispute. Match Group, the company behind Tinder, Match.com and Hinge, sued in the UK, and on 20 April 2022 the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court found that the Muzmatch name infringed its MATCH trade marks (Match Group LLC v Muzmatch Ltd [2022] EWHC 941 (IPEC)). In May 2022 the app rebranded to Muzz. Muzmatch appealed, and on 27 April 2023 the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal ([2023] EWCA Civ 454). Muzz’s own blog put it plainly: “We fought our hardest to keep the old name, unfortunately, the big guys won.”

It is worth saying plainly: losing a trademark fight to a much larger company says nothing negative about the product. The app that emerged as Muzz was the same one millions of Muslims were already using.

What actually changed

• The name and branding — Muzz, with new colours and a new logo.
• The domain — muzz.com replaced muzmatch.com.
• The app store listing — installed apps updated in place; new downloads find “Muzz”.

What stayed the same

• The company and founder. No acquisition, no new owners — notably, Muzz was not bought by Match Group; it lost a lawsuit to them, which is a different thing entirely.
• Your account. Muzmatch members became Muzz members automatically.
• The model. Profiles, filters, matching, and private in-app chat, with selfie verification and an optional chaperone mode that emails a woman’s wali weekly transcripts of her chats. Free to match and chat, with an optional Gold subscription that costs $9.99–$41.99 on the US App Store, by plan length — what Gold adds, and whether it is worth it.

Since the rebrand, Muzz has kept growing: its own pages now give member counts from 6 million to 20 million, depending on the page. If you are weighing Gold again, here is what it costs in 2026.

Is Muzz still halal?

The rename changed the logo, not the architecture, so the question people asked about Muzmatch applies to Muzz unchanged. Muzz gives you real tools for a halal search — an optional chaperone feature, hidden photos, selfie verification — and leaves private one-to-one chat as the default. Scholars judge the use, not the software: a search with your family involved from the start and conversations kept short and purposeful is one thing; months of private chat is another, on any app. We walk through it fairly, including what it means for a sister, in Is Muzz halal or haram?

Muzz alternatives in 2026

If you are reading this because you used Muzmatch years ago and are returning to the search, the landscape has more than one model now, and it is worth choosing deliberately rather than defaulting to the familiar name — our guide to the Muzz alternatives maps the whole field. In brief:

• Chat-first, big pool: Muzz is still that, and still good at it — our full Muzz app review covers the details, and Is Muzz halal? addresses the question people ask most.
• Chat-first second pool: Salams — compared in our Muzz vs Salams vs IslamicKnot piece.
• Family-first, no private chat: that is IslamicKnot. You browse reviewed profiles anonymously, and the contact you unlock is the woman’s wali — the search starts with the family instead of ending there, and fathers and brothers list for free. Revert sisters with no wali are introduced under our team’s supervision — see the revert sister marriage guide. Browsing is free; reaching a family is a paid, serious step.

Whichever you choose, go in with intention, involve your family early, and treat the app as a doorway to families — not a destination. When you are ready, browse profiles on IslamicKnot — or, if you are a sister, see how IslamicKnot works from your side.

Checked: the Court of Appeal judgment ([2023] EWCA Civ 454, via The National Archives); Salaam Gateway, 10 May 2022; Muzz’s rename announcement; and Muzz’s current product pages.