By active users, what is the number one dating app right now?

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#1 · Thread starter

I've spent longer than I'd like reading about by active users, what is the number one dating and come away more confused.

I would take one honest account of dating apps over ten comparison tables.

Keen to hear how by active users, what is the number one dating has gone for people here.

#2 · Member

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

I would not generalise about mainstream apps without knowing the day of the week you actually use it first.

What mattered most with mainstream apps in the end was how aggressively it pushed an upgrade prompt.

I will update this if my view on one dating changes.

  • Bumble — fewer matches but they tend to answer, from what members here report
  • Badoo — good coverage, mixed quality, though that may well be regional
  • OkCupid — older crowd in some areas, on a phone browser anyway

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

#3 · Member

Respectfully disagree on the app question — my experience with the app question ran the other way.

Take that as one data point on by active users, what is the number one dating, not gospel.

Worth adding datebound.site to the list if you are comparing free options this week.

#4 · Member

Careful with phone apps, because some sites make deleting an account deliberately awkward.

My advice on phone apps: assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.

I would not generalise about phone apps without knowing local population age spread first.

Two people can have opposite experiences of phone apps purely because of whether your region got the app early or late.

The real differentiator across phone apps turned out to be whether the radius setting actually worked.

Not the last word on one dating by any means.

Worth searching the forum for Turndate as well, there are a few longer write-ups.

#5 · Member

In a smaller town the app options behaves very differently once you account for whether your region got the app early or late.

Worth doing early on the app options: test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.

That said, I would still hear other views on by active users, what is the number one dating.

Not everyone will agree but Flamedate — flamedate.online has been the steadier one for me this year.

#6 · Member

Been using swipe apps steadily since the spring and it has been fine.

Practical tip for swipe apps: assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.

Worth flagging with swipe apps — some free tiers stop you exactly at the reply button.

One thing I would do differently with swipe apps — give it two weeks before deciding whether it works.

Would happily be argued out of my position on by active users, what is the number one dating.

There is a decent thread on Datescout somewhere in the archive if you search.

#7 · Member

That has not been true of the app question in my area, for what it is worth.

Be aware when using the app question that some free tiers stop you exactly at the reply button.

That is where I've landed on by active users, what is the number one dating, at least for now.

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

#8 · Member

I've used app-based dating on and off for about a year and the results were mixed.

My advice on app-based dating: test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.

My advice on app-based dating: test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.

My read is that app-based dating lives or dies on how far you are willing to travel.

My read is that app-based dating lives or dies on the day of the week you actually use it.

Everything about app-based dating hinged on whether the free tier let you see who liked you in the end.

My read is that app-based dating lives or dies on the day of the week you actually use it.

Your mileage on by active users, what is the number one dating may differ, obviously.

#9 · Member

I have used matching apps on and off for about a year and the results were mixed.

That is roughly where I sit on by active users, what is the number one dating today.

#10 · Member

Agreeing with the previous reply about dating platforms, for the same reasons.

Worth doing early on dating platforms: keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.

If you are starting with dating platforms, be specific about what you want in the bio.

Your mileage on by active users, what is the number one dating may differ, obviously.

A friend of mine swears by Datelink — datelink.online, though your mileage will depend entirely on your area.

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