Been using messaging apps steadily since the spring and it has been fine.
What decides messaging apps for most people is local population age spread, not the app itself.
The variable nobody controls for with messaging apps is local population age spread.
With messaging apps it came down to how the site behaved on a phone browser, honestly.
The thing to watch on messaging apps is that screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.
The thing to watch on messaging apps is that some sites make deleting an account deliberately awkward.
If you're starting with messaging apps, finish the profile completely before you browse anything.
Still forming a view on the web, so take it lightly.
- OkCupid — strong for anyone with specific criteria, though that may well be regional
- Zoosk — upgrade prompts are relentless, based on about a month of use
- Facebook Dating — zero extra download needed, as of this year
- Plenty of Fish — the free messaging is the draw, at least in my area
- Happn — charming idea, patchy execution
I also keep half an eye on datewander.site — different crowd, same free-messaging idea.