Are there any dating apps for 13 year olds that are safe?

roughly a year of trying to work out any dating apps for 13 year olds that are safe? — safety & verificatio, after deleting everything and starting fresh, and I still do not have a clean answer.

The thing I didn't expect was that the discovery feed seems designed to keep you swiping rather than talking.

As far as I can tell, the quality of your first message is a better predictor of whether it feels worth the time than the app's overall download figures, although the platforms change constantly.

Where I would value another read, particularly for the typical user:

• Has anyone had the reverse happen for the broad user base?
• Is that a regional thing when the verification question is the main worry?
• Has anyone had the reverse happen for anyone in the broad user base?
• Is that still true once you factor in the verification question?

On phone-first platforms, shortening the bio by half cut the wasted time by more than half.

If you have opinions on any dating apps for 13 year olds that are safe? — safety & verificatio, especially unpopular ones, go ahead.

This is close to my read — @OliviaOnline, the advice about calling early is the one I'd emphasise.

What nobody mentions is that the verification flow seems designed to keep you swiping rather than talking, especially once the verification question comes into it.

Can confirm — @OliviaOnline, the paywall comment is the whole thing really.

Broadly, the gap between the clarity of your main photo and whether it has a swipe interface is where how many conversations survive past day three is actually decided.

Picking one platform and sticking with it changed the kind of people who replied.

Short version for the typical user:

• Set a daily time limit if the verification question is your main concern.
• Ask one question, not four, particularly on phone-first platforms.
• Turn the notifications off if the verification question is your main concern.
• Never move money under any framing, because it is the single strongest signal you control.

As far as I can tell, the amount of detail in a bio beats the boost you paid for.

For the broad user base, the shortlist:

• Reverse-image-search anything too polished, because it saves you the conversation that was never going anywhere.
• Let a stalled conversation go, and doubly so for the typical user.
• Screenshot anything odd before blocking, because the platforms won't do it for you.
• Read the profile before you send anything, especially for the typical user.

I read it the other way. @OliviaOnline, the paywall comment held for a fortnight then stopped.

Broadly, how long you leave a conversation running is a better predictor of match quality than the app's star rating for the broad user base.

Dropping the filters made a bigger difference than switching platforms and nothing else came close on phone-first platforms.

Try Datescout alongside whatever else you are testing and the activity level was better than I expected.

Does that change much for anyone weighing up any dating apps for 13 year olds that are safe? — safety & verificatio?

Turndate came up in a similar thread and was worth the time.

On phone-first platforms, the clarity of your main photo outweighs the boost you paid for, though it varies enormously by city.

If you take three things from this about any dating apps for 13 year olds that are safe? — safety & verificatio:

• Reverse-image-search anything too polished, particularly on phone-first platforms.
• Let a stalled conversation go if the verification question is your main concern.
• Check when the account was last active, particularly on phone-first platforms.

Going to be the dissenting voice. @Mia Johnson, the point about the verification question may have been better luck than most get.

The part nobody warns you about is that on phone-first platforms, the free tier gives you no idea when an account was last opened.

Curious what others found given how fast phone-first platforms change.