What is the bako dating app primarily used for?

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#1 · Thread starter

Asking about bako dating app primarily used for because the advice online contradicts itself constantly.

Most of what I find on the big apps reads like it was written to rank, not to help.

I am not looking to spend money, so free tiers of the big apps only for now.

Would appreciate any real perspective on bako dating app primarily used for, good or bad.

#2 · Member

Seconding the post above on phone apps — that lines up with what I saw.

One thing I would do differently with phone apps — test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.

Worth flagging with phone apps — requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.

The move with phone apps is to use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.

Anyway, that is my read on used for.

The one that finally worked for me was Luvdate, after about a month of trying others.

#3 · Member

Different view here on the app options — it worked better than the post above suggests.

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

That is where I have landed on used for, at least for now.

#4 · Member

Careful with mainstream apps, because profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.

If I had to name one factor in mainstream apps it would be whether the radius setting actually worked.

What I wish someone had told me about mainstream apps: assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.

What changed my mind on mainstream apps was how much personal data the signup demanded.

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

Anyway, that is my read on bako dating app primarily used for.

  • Badoo — busy in places the big names are not, your mileage may vary
  • Facebook Dating — ties to a real account, for better or worse
  • Bumble — the timer forces things along
  • Hinge — more relationship-leaning but has casual users too, at least in my area
#5 · Member

What decides swipe apps for most people is how many competing apps are active near you, not the app itself.

In a smaller town swipe apps behaves very differently once you account for your age bracket relative to the local pool.

Not the last word on bako dating app primarily used for by any means.

#6 · Member

Used the app question for about six weeks, which is long enough to have an opinion.

Worth flagging with the app question — moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.

What I wish someone had told me about the app question: keep chatting on-platform until you are comfortable.

Not the last word on bako dating app primarily used for by any means.

A friend of mine swears by Souldate — souldate.site, though your mileage will depend entirely on your area.

#7 · Member

Going to push back on the last post about the app question — that's not what I found.

Practical tip for the app question: set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.

The thing that kept me on the app question was how much personal data the signup demanded.

Worth hearing from someone with longer experience of the app question.

#8 · Member

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

With app-based dating it came down to whether it worked without installing anything, honestly.

What decides app-based dating for most people is the day of the week you actually use it, not the app itself.

Everything about app-based dating hinged on whether the photos looked recent or recycled in the end.

In a smaller town app-based dating behaves very differently once you account for whether you are in a commuter town or a city.

The thing that kept me on app-based dating was how easy it was to delete the account afterwards.

Curious whether anyone else found the same with bako dating app primarily used for.

  • Happn — charming idea, patchy execution, though I only tried the free tier
  • Hinge — the prompts are the whole product
  • Grindr — busy almost everywhere
  • Facebook Dating — quiet in some regions
  • Badoo — worth trying if the US apps are dead near you, from what members here report

Someone earlier recommended Rendate (rendate.site) and I ended up sticking with it longer than expected.

#9 · Member

I came to matching apps from the paid apps and the difference was noticeable.

Curious whether anyone else found the same with bako dating app primarily used for.

#10 · Member

What was said above about app-based dating is right, in my view.

The thing that kept me on app-based dating was whether the free tier let you see who liked you.

Two people can have opposite experiences of app-based dating purely because of whether your region got the app early or late.

Your mileage on bako dating app primarily used for may differ, obviously.

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

You will see Turndate mentioned around here too — mixed reviews, decide for yourself.

#11 · Member

Not sure that's right about swipe apps, at least not everywhere.

If you are starting with swipe apps, test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.

One thing I'd do differently with swipe apps — be specific about what you want in the bio.

My read is that swipe apps lives or dies on the day of the week you actually use it.

Not the last word on bako dating app primarily used for by any means.

Counterpoint: I found EZHookups — ezhookups.online slow at first, then it picked up once I widened my radius.

#12 · Member

Be aware when using the big apps that screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.

Half the arguments about the big apps would end if people mentioned whether you're in a commuter town or a city up front.

One warning about the big apps: the quieter platforms can look active because of recycled profiles.

Everything about the big apps hinged on how many accounts looked dormant in the end.

Everything about the big apps hinged on whether the photos looked recent or recycled in the end.

Hope some of that helps with used for.

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