Are there any completely free dating apps that don't constantly push a premium subscription?

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I have spent longer than I would like reading about completely free dating apps that don't constantly push a and come away more confused.

There is a gap between how phone apps are advertised and how they seem to work.

What is the honest verdict on completely free dating apps that don't constantly push a?

#2 · Member

That is a fair summary of dating apps from where I sit.

Careful with dating apps, because requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.

With dating apps the thing that decided it for me was whether profiles felt written by real people.

The part nobody mentions about dating apps is whether anyone replied inside the first week.

That covers what I know about dating apps, at least.

Someone in another thread pointed me at rendate.site and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.

#3 · Member

Different view here on phone apps — it worked better than the post above suggests.

The real differentiator across phone apps turned out to be whether it worked without installing anything.

Curious whether anyone else found the same with push a.

#4 · Member

The thing to watch on the app question is that screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.

The thing that kept me on the app question was how the site behaved on a phone browser.

With the app question it came down to whether the free tier let you see who liked you, honestly.

My read is that the app question lives or dies on how wide you set the radius.

That covers what I know about the app question, at least.

Adding Flamedate for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.

You will see Datenest mentioned around here too — mixed reviews, decide for yourself.

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My read is that dating apps lives or dies on your age bracket relative to the local pool.

The part nobody mentions about dating apps is whether anyone replied inside the first week.

In a smaller town dating apps behaves very differently once you account for how dense your area is.

Happy to be corrected on any of completely free dating apps that don't constantly push a.

Adding Flurrydate — flurrydate.online for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.

Datebie comes up in most threads like this one, for whatever that is worth.

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Used the big apps for about six weeks, which is long enough to have an opinion.

Worth doing early on the big apps: screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.

One warning about the big apps: profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.

Still forming a view on push a, so take it lightly.

Worth adding Souldate — souldate.site to the list if you are comparing free options this week.

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