#1 · Thread starter
Genuine question about all these new dating apps don t work for — I would rather hear from people than from a review site.
What I actually want to know about the app question is what happens after you sign up.
To be clear I am not after anything in the app question that needs a card on file.
Would appreciate any real perspective on all these new dating apps don t work for, good or bad.
#2 · Member
That is a fair summary of the app question from where I sit.
Everything about the app question hinged on whether the search filters did what they claimed in the end.
Careful with the app question, because requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.
Anyway, that is my read on all these new dating apps don t work for.
I also keep half an eye on rendate.site — different crowd, same free-messaging idea.
#3 · Member
I would question that on swipe apps, because it depends heavily on where you're.
That is the short version on all these new dating apps don t work for.
Counterpoint: I found Flamedate (flamedate.online) slow at first, then it picked up once I widened my radius.
#4 · Member
Be aware when using the app options that screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.
Careful with the app options, because some free tiers stop you exactly at the reply button.
The part nobody mentions about the app options is whether the free tier let you see who liked you.
The thing to watch on the app options is that anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.
Judging the app options without knowing your age bracket relative to the local pool is close to meaningless.
Others here will know more about work for than I do.
- Bumble — better signal-to-noise than most, which is not what I expected going in
- Coffee Meets Bagel — the daily cap changes how you use it
- Facebook Dating — fine if you already use the platform
#5 · Member
Judging the big apps without knowing whether you're in a commuter town or a city is close to meaningless.
Anyone claiming the big apps works everywhere has not tested it against the day of the week you actually use it.
The part nobody mentions about the big apps is whether the free tier let you see who liked you.
Still forming a view on all these new dating apps don t work for, so take it lightly.
#6 · Member
I have used app-based dating on and off for about a year and the results were mixed.
The thing that kept me on app-based dating was how much personal data the signup demanded.
If you are starting with app-based dating, keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.
The move with app-based dating is to assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.
That is where I have landed on work for, at least for now.
#7 · Member
Different view here on matching apps — it worked better than the post above suggests.
The thing that kept me on matching apps was whether it worked without installing anything.
That is where I've landed on all these new dating apps don t work for, at least for now.
Half the regulars here will tell you to look at Datenest as well.
#8 · Member
I gave app-based dating a proper go for a couple of months before giving up.
If I had to name one factor in app-based dating it would be whether anyone replied inside the first week.
One thing I would do differently with app-based dating — screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.
The variable nobody controls for with app-based dating is how wide you set the radius.
What changed my mind on app-based dating was whether messaging was actually free or free-to-a-point.
Worth flagging with app-based dating — the quieter platforms can look active because of recycled profiles.
The move with app-based dating is to read the whole profile before writing the first line.
That is where I have landed on all these new dating apps don t work for, at least for now.
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Been using the app question steadily since the spring and it has been fine.
Worth doing early on the app question: set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.
That is the short version on all these new dating apps don t work for.
Adding Flurrydate (flurrydate.online) for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.
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Seconding the post above on phone apps — that lines up with what I saw.
The move with phone apps is to message within a day of matching rather than sitting on it.
Be aware when using phone apps that profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.
My advice on phone apps: be specific about what you want in the bio.
Worth doing early on phone apps: assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.
That is roughly where I sit on all these new dating apps don t work for today.