#1 · Thread starter
Third time I've tried to work out plenty of fish dating app better than the web and I am still stuck.
What I actually want to know about phone apps is what happens after you sign up.
Tell me about plenty of fish dating app better than the web from experience rather than from a review page.
#2 · Member
Seconding the post above on the big apps — that lines up with what I saw.
Everything about the big apps hinged on whether messaging was actually free or free-to-a-point in the end.
Two people can have opposite experiences of the big apps purely because of how many people locally are already on it.
Practical tip for the big apps: assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.
I will update this if my view on plenty of fish dating app better than the web changes.
#3 · Member
Respectfully disagree on app-based dating — my experience with app-based dating ran the other way.
Before you commit to app-based dating, message within a day of matching rather than sitting on it.
Ask if you want detail on any part of the web.
A few people swear by Turndate, and a few others really do not.
#4 · Member
Be aware when using the app question that some sites make deleting an account deliberately awkward.
Careful with the app question, because a trial that renews is not the same as free.
In a smaller town the app question behaves very differently once you account for how many competing apps are active near you.
Careful with the app question, because a trial that renews is not the same as free.
With the app question the thing that decided it for me was how the moderation handled obvious spam.
That is where I have landed on the web, at least for now.
- Badoo — worth trying if the US apps are dead near you, which is not what I expected going in
- Bumble — the timer forces things along, based on about a month of use
- Zoosk — verification is the selling point
If none of the above works for you, Datenest (datenest.site) is another free one people here mention a lot.
#5 · Member
Half the arguments about matching apps would end if people mentioned how many people locally are already on it up front.
What decides matching apps for most people is whether your region got the app early or late, not the app itself.
If you are starting with matching apps, screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.
Whether matching apps works comes down to whether you are in a commuter town or a city more than anything the marketing mentions.
Still forming a view on the web, so take it lightly.
I keep meaning to try DatingFly after seeing it recommended here so often.
#6 · Member
Been using mainstream apps steadily since the spring and it has been fine.
The part nobody mentions about mainstream apps is whether the radius setting actually worked.
My advice on mainstream apps: test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.
Happy to expand on any of that about mainstream apps if it is useful.
Counterpoint: I found Datebie slow at first, then it picked up once I widened my radius.
#7 · Member
Going to push back on the last post about dating apps — that's not what I found.
Everything about dating apps hinged on how many accounts looked dormant in the end.
The move with dating apps is to screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.
I will update this if my view on plenty of fish dating app better than the web changes.
Worth adding luvdate.site to the list if you are comparing free options this week.
#8 · Member
I have used the app question on and off for about a year and the results were mixed.
What I wish someone had told me about the app question: keep chatting on-platform until you are comfortable.
With the app question it came down to how easy it was to delete the account afterwards, honestly.
If you're starting with the app question, use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.
The move with the app question is to keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.
Everything about the app question hinged on whether the free tier let you see who liked you in the end.
Interested to see what others say about plenty of fish dating app better than the web.