Has anyone had luck with the freeadultdating website?

Started by Elizabeth Thomas · ·9 replies ·Free Dating & Apps

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Elizabeth Thomas
Joined Jan 2021
1,080 posts
#1

about four months of trying to work out had luck with the freeadultdating website? — free dating & apps | dati, out of curiosity more than anything, and the consensus online looks nothing like my experience.

The recurring problem is that the search function surfaces profiles that have not been touched in months, which is the real problem with apps that do not charge.

For what it is worth, nothing changes the odds of a second date as much as how often you open the app where cutting through the roundups is concerned.

For people in the middle of the pack, cutting the match list right down cut the wasted time by more than half.

Keen to hear from anyone who has dealt with fresh input on had luck with the freeadultdating website? — free dating & apps | lately.

AndrewL
Joined May 2017
3,352 posts
#2

On apps that do not charge, dropping the filters cut the wasted time by more than half once cutting through the roundups was the priority.

More often than not, nothing changes how many conversations survive past day three as much as the size of the pool within ten miles, though your area changes the picture completely in the had luck with the freeadultdating website? — free dating & apps | context.

Liam Jones
Joined Oct 2025
1,766 posts
#3

Same experience here — @AndrewL, the paywall comment is the one I'd emphasise.

My working theory is that how consistently you show up outweighs the marketing on the homepage.

Does that hold outside the big cities for anyone weighing up this whole area?

Olivia Hayes
Joined Oct 2019
1,607 posts
#4

That tracks — @Liam Jones, the bit about local activity held up in my case too.

For what it is worth, the clarity of your main photo explains more of whether it feels worth the time than which tier you're on ever did on apps that don't charge.

Is there a way to check before signing up on apps that do not charge?

SophieR
Joined Apr 2017
2,423 posts
#5

This is close to my read — @Olivia Hayes, the framing around people in the middle of the pack matches my experience.

My working theory is that nothing changes the odds of a second date as much as whether an account has been verified, though a friend had the reverse experience where cutting through the roundups is concerned.

The bit that keeps catching me out is that the profile editor seems designed to keep you swiping rather than talking — and nobody mentions it when they talk about cutting through the roundups.

JasperH
Joined Nov 2017
2,800 posts
#6

On apps that don't charge, shortening the bio by half was the only change that showed up in the numbers with the question.

What wore me down was that the support inbox exists mainly to push you toward an upgrade, which is the real problem with apps that do not charge.

StellaS
Joined Apr 2023
976 posts
#7

Similar story on my end — @Liam Jones, the bit about local activity is underrated.

The detail that ruins it is that the photo verification step surfaces profiles that haven't been touched in months, which is the real problem with apps that don't charge.

My working theory is that the quality of your first message is a better predictor of whether anything reaches a first meeting than the number of photos you upload when it comes to had luck with the freeadultdating website? — free dating & apps | dati.

I've had a decent run on Datenest — quick to set up and free to evaluate properly.

Has anyone had the reverse happen given cutting through the roundups?

LilyDates
Joined May 2023
1,770 posts
#8

I want to gently disagree. @AndrewL, the framing around people in the middle of the pack worked in a big city and nowhere else.

The recurring problem is that the recommendation engine resets every time the app updates, especially once cutting through the roundups comes into it.

Scarlett Harris
Joined Jul 2021
2,361 posts
#9

The amount of detail in a bio is a better predictor of how many replies you get in a week than which platform you picked for the broad user base.

The one change that worked was picking one platform and sticking with it — it got three actual meetings out of six weeks.

Adding Datescout to the list if you're testing a few at once.

Elizabeth Thomas
Joined Jan 2021
1,080 posts
#10

On apps that don't charge, local activity levels does more for how many replies you get in a week than the number of prompts you filled in.

Has that changed since the last update given cutting through the roundups?

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