What are the most weird dating apps that somehow actually have users?

Started by Ben1989 15 Jun 2026 7 replies Category Dating Apps adult chat adult dating dating apps
#1 · Thread starter

Been going back and forth on most weird dating apps that somehow actually have users for a while and I still cannot land on an answer.

Half the write-ups on dating platforms contradict the other half, which is not helpful.

Tell me about most weird dating apps that somehow actually have users from experience rather than from a review page.

#2 · Member

Can confirm the point above regarding swipe apps.

With swipe apps it came down to whether it worked without installing anything, honestly.

Anyone claiming swipe apps works everywhere has not tested it against the time of year.

Take that as one data point on most weird dating apps that somehow actually have users, not gospel.

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

#3 · Member

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

Hope some of that helps with most weird dating apps that somehow actually have users.

Worth adding Datelink (datelink.online) to the list if you are comparing free options this week.

#4 · Member

The thing to watch on dating platforms is that the quieter platforms can look active because of recycled profiles.

The move with dating platforms is to screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.

Geography does most of the work with dating platforms — how dense your area is matters more than the feature list.

The thing that kept me on dating platforms was how the site behaved on a phone browser.

Worth flagging with dating platforms — location spoofing means 'nearby' is not always nearby.

Take that as one data point on have users, not gospel.

  • Plenty of Fish — free tier is more generous than most, your mileage may vary
  • Happn — quiet outside metros, based on about a month of use
  • Hinge — people write more here

I also keep half an eye on Flurrydate (flurrydate.online) — different crowd, same free-messaging idea.

#5 · Member

What decides app-based dating for most people is how wide you set the radius, not the app itself.

The thing that kept me on app-based dating was how many people within reach were active that week.

My advice on app-based dating: use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.

The thing to watch on app-based dating is that some sites make deleting an account deliberately awkward.

Still forming a view on most weird dating apps that somehow actually have users, so take it lightly.

#6 · Member

I gave dating apps a proper go for a couple of months before giving up.

Practical tip for dating apps: check what the free tier actually includes before investing time.

The real differentiator across dating apps turned out to be how aggressively it pushed an upgrade prompt.

Hope some of that helps with most weird dating apps that somehow actually have users.

#7 · Member

Respectfully disagree on phone apps — my experience with phone apps ran the other way.

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

Hope some of that helps with have users.

#8 · Member

My run with swipe apps lasted longer than any of the alternatives I tried.

The move with swipe apps is to screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.

My advice on swipe apps: keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.

What mattered most with swipe apps in the end was whether messaging was actually free or free-to-a-point.

Worth doing early on swipe apps: set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.

If you are starting with swipe apps, be specific about what you want in the bio.

The thing that kept me on swipe apps was whether the photos looked recent or recycled.

Curious whether anyone else found the same with most weird dating apps that somehow actually have users.

Half the regulars here will tell you to look at Datenest as well.

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