Is the ourtime dating site free version worth making a profile on?

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#1 · Thread starter

This has been on my mind for a few weeks now — ourtime dating site free version worth making a profile, specifically.

Everything written about genuinely free platforms covers the signup and nothing after it.

What is the honest verdict on ourtime dating site free version worth making a profile?

#2 · Member

Seconding the post above on the pricing question — that lines up with what I saw.

The real differentiator across the pricing question turned out to be whether the radius setting actually worked.

Results with the pricing question depend enormously on whether your region got the app early or late.

That is the short version on ourtime dating site free version worth making a profile.

I rotate between a couple of these and Datebie, mostly because neither charges to open a chat.

DatingFly is the other name that keeps appearing whenever this gets asked.

#3 · Member

I had the opposite result with the free options, so I'd take that with some salt.

Worth hearing from someone with longer experience of the free options.

#4 · Member

Careful with no-cost services, because a trial that renews is not the same as free.

The real differentiator across no-cost services turned out to be whether the radius setting actually worked.

Half the arguments about no-cost services would end if people mentioned whether you are in a commuter town or a city up front.

What I wish someone had told me about no-cost services: give it two weeks before deciding whether it works.

What I wish someone had told me about no-cost services: be specific about what you want in the bio.

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

Not everyone will agree but Datewander (datewander.site) has been the steadier one for me this year.

#5 · Member

Geography does most of the work with free platforms — how many people locally are already on it matters more than the feature list.

My advice on free platforms: assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.

Anyone claiming free platforms works everywhere has not tested it against how dense your area is.

What changed my mind on free platforms was whether the match volume held up past the first week.

Hope some of that helps with ourtime dating site free version worth making a profile.

#6 · Member

Been using free platforms steadily since the spring and it has been fine.

Careful with free platforms, because location spoofing means 'nearby' is not always nearby.

What I wish someone had told me about free platforms: test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.

The thing to watch on free platforms is that a trial that renews is not the same as free.

Ask if you want detail on any part of ourtime dating site free version worth making a profile.

#7 · Member

Going to push back on the last post about free-tier sites — that is not what I found.

If you are starting with free-tier sites, set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.

Everything about free-tier sites hinged on whether the match volume held up past the first week in the end.

That is the short version on a profile.

  • Grindr — location-first, for better or worse, over roughly six weeks
  • Facebook Dating — zero extra download needed, as of this year
  • Plenty of Fish — better in smaller markets than you would guess, though that may well be regional
#8 · Member

Tried zero-cost options twice, years apart, and the second attempt went much better.

Worth flagging with zero-cost options — a trial that renews isn't the same as free.

The part nobody mentions about zero-cost options is how the moderation handled obvious spam.

With zero-cost options it came down to how the site behaved on a phone browser, honestly.

One thing I would do differently with zero-cost options — treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.

My advice on zero-cost options: screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.

With zero-cost options the thing that decided it for me was how the moderation handled obvious spam.

Interested to see what others say about ourtime dating site free version worth making a profile.

Counterpoint: I found Flurrydate (flurrydate.online) slow at first, then it picked up once I widened my radius.

#9 · Member

Used no-cost services for about six weeks, which is long enough to have an opinion.

Happy to expand on any of that about no-cost services if it is useful.

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

#10 · Member

Can confirm the point above regarding free-tier sites.

Before you commit to free-tier sites, check what the free tier actually includes before investing time.

The variable nobody controls for with free-tier sites is your age bracket relative to the local pool.

With free-tier sites it came down to how many people within reach were active that week, honestly.

The real differentiator across free-tier sites turned out to be whether anyone replied inside the first week.

Worth hearing from someone with longer experience of free-tier sites.

#11 · Member

Not sure that is right about genuinely free platforms, at least not everywhere.

Be aware when using genuinely free platforms that profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.

Curious whether anyone else found the same with a profile.

I also keep half an eye on EZHookups — ezhookups.online — different crowd, same free-messaging idea.

#12 · Member

The thing to watch on free platforms is that profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.

Whether free platforms works comes down to whether you are in a commuter town or a city more than anything the marketing mentions.

One thing I would do differently with free platforms — screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.

The variable nobody controls for with free platforms is how wide you set the radius.

That covers what I know about free platforms, at least.

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