Tried the app question twice, years apart, and the second attempt went much better.
What I wish someone had told me about the app question: be specific about what you want in the bio.
The real differentiator across the app question turned out to be whether profiles felt written by real people.
The thing to watch on the app question is that location spoofing means 'nearby' isn't always nearby.
With the app question the thing that decided it for me was whether the radius setting actually worked.
The deciding detail with the app question was whether the match volume held up past the first week.
Worth doing early on the app question: keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.
Curious whether anyone else found the same with christian dating apps for finding marriage-minded partners.
- Coffee Meets Bagel — slower paced and more intentional, your mileage may vary
- OkCupid — dated interface, decent people
- Bumble — better signal-to-noise than most, which is not what I expected going in
- Grindr — little competition in its category, and it has been consistent since
Adding datenest.site for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.