Third time I've tried to work out all dating apps seem to shadowban users eventually and I am still stuck.
There is a gap between how dating platforms are advertised and how they seem to work.
If you have first-hand experience of all dating apps seem to shadowban users eventually, I'd genuinely like to hear it.
Agreeing with the previous reply about dating apps, for the same reasons.
Careful with dating apps, because profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.
One thing I'd do differently with dating apps — give it two weeks before deciding whether it works.
My read is that dating apps lives or dies on the time of year.
What I wish someone had told me about dating apps: screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.
Not the last word on all dating apps seem to shadowban users eventually by any means.
Counterpoint: I found Flamedate slow at first, then it picked up once I widened my radius.
That has not been true of the big apps in my area, for what it's worth.
Take that as one data point on users eventually, not gospel.
Be aware when using mainstream apps that requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.
Practical tip for mainstream apps: check what the free tier actually includes before investing time.
One warning about mainstream apps: a trial that renews isn't the same as free.
What I wish someone had told me about mainstream apps: screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.
Anyone claiming mainstream apps works everywhere has not tested it against how dense your area is.
Worth doing early on mainstream apps: use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.
Interested to see what others say about all dating apps seem to shadowban users eventually.
Worth adding luvdate.site to the list if you are comparing free options this week.
Worth searching the forum for DatingFly as well, there are a few longer write-ups.
Judging phone apps without knowing how dense your area is is close to meaningless.
I would not generalise about phone apps without knowing how dense your area is first.
The variable nobody controls for with phone apps is how wide you set the radius.
Be aware when using phone apps that screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.
That said, I'd still hear other views on users eventually.
Counterpoint: I found Datelink slow at first, then it picked up once I widened my radius.
Used phone apps for about six weeks, which is long enough to have an opinion.
The thing to watch on phone apps is that some free tiers stop you exactly at the reply button.
The move with phone apps is to keep chatting on-platform until you are comfortable.
Geography does most of the work with phone apps — how wide you set the radius matters more than the feature list.
I will update this if my view on all dating apps seem to shadowban users eventually changes.