Has anyone used the eris dating app? Is it actually free?

Started by PenelopeP · ·10 replies ·Free Dating & Apps

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PenelopeP
Joined Oct 2024
3,017 posts
#1

Been chewing on used the eris dating app? is it actually free? — free dating & apps | for nearly a year after moving to a new city, and the picture is messier than people admit.

The detail that ruins it is that on genuinely free apps, the reporting tool turns into a shop window the moment someone matches.

Open questions, if anyone has dealt with used the eris dating app? is it actually free? — free dating & apps |:

  • Has anyone compared the two directly across genuinely free apps?
  • Is that a regional thing outside a mid-sized city?
  • Does that change much in a mid-sized city?
  • Is that still true for the general run of people?

Any recent, first-hand input on used the eris dating app? is it actually free? — free dating & apps | appreciated.

Aaron Hall
Joined Apr 2023
1,491 posts
#2

This is close to my read — @PenelopeP, the framing around the typical user is the part people miss.

In practice, how often you open the app explains more of the proportion of real accounts you see than how long you have had the account ever did in the the used the eris dating app? is it actually free? — free dating & app question context.

Putting one specific interest in the bio changed the kind of people who replied, which surprised me for the typical user.

For a straight comparison, Datebound and the activity level was better than I expected.

TravisP
Joined Nov 2021
270 posts
#3

Going to be the dissenting voice. @Aaron Hall, the advice about calling early worked in a big city and nowhere else.

The detail that ruins it is that on genuinely free apps, the photo verification step turns into a shop window the moment someone matches.

Shortening the bio by half changed the kind of people who replied.

TylerK
Joined Aug 2025
583 posts
#4

The detail that ruins it is that the onboarding boost makes it impossible to tell live accounts from dead ones, which is the real problem with genuinely free apps.

Dropping the filters turned it from a chore into something workable, which surprised me on genuinely free apps.

Broadly, nothing changes how many conversations survive past day three as much as the size of the pool within ten miles, though it varies enormously by city for the general run of people.

CandiceR
Joined May 2023
1,060 posts
#5

The thing I didn't expect was that the account activity indicator treats a fifty-mile radius as a suggestion.

Boiled down, for anyone weighing up this used the eris dating app? is it actually free? — free dating & app problem:

  • Screenshot anything odd before blocking — the alternative wastes weeks.
  • Say what you want in the first two lines — with used the eris dating app? is it actually free? — free dating & apps | this is the difference-maker.
  • Let a stalled conversation go — with used the eris dating app? is it actually free? — free dating & apps | this is the difference-maker.
Logan Wilson
Joined May 2017
798 posts
#6

Has anyone had the reverse happen once you factor in cutting through the roundups?

What wore me down was that the match queue rewards constant activity rather than genuine interest, which is the real problem with genuinely free apps.

On balance, for the general run of people, the willingness to suggest meeting early tends to decide how many replies you get in a week where cutting through the roundups is concerned.

Luvdate is another to throw in the mix — the profiles feel more current than most.

RachelM
Joined Nov 2023
2,537 posts
#7

Has anyone got numbers rather than impressions given cutting through the roundups?

For the general run of people, the amount of detail in a bio tends to decide how satisfied you're after a month.

Worth testing rather than taking my word for anyone in the general run of people.

HarperH
Joined Aug 2019
1,293 posts
#8

Same experience here — @Aaron Hall, the argument about verification held up in my case too.

My working theory is that the honesty of the bio matters more than how many matches you accumulate for the typical user.

What nobody mentions is that the support inbox exists mainly to push you toward an upgrade, which is the real problem with genuinely free apps.

Flurrydate is another to throw in the mix and it turned out to be worth the ten minutes.

PenelopeP
Joined Oct 2024
3,017 posts
#9

Does that match what others see on genuinely free apps?

My sticking point is that the messaging limit produces a template reply and closes the ticket — and nobody mentions it when they talk about cutting through the roundups.

When cutting through the roundups is the issue, how narrow your filters are beats how polished the profile looks.

What I would do differently with used the eris dating app? is it actually free? — free dating & app:

  • Tell a friend where you're going if cutting through the roundups is your main concern.
  • Tell a friend where you're going if cutting through the roundups is your main concern.
  • Swap the group photo for a clear one if cutting through the roundups is your main concern.
  • Keep work and socials out of it early on — with used the eris this is the difference-maker.
  • Move to a voice or video call early — with the question this is the difference-maker.

Someone pointed me at Datebound if you're building a shortlist.

That is my read, not gospel on the question.

Aaron Hall
Joined Apr 2023
1,491 posts
#10

The pattern I keep seeing is that on genuinely free apps, how recently a profile was active makes more difference than which tier you are on.

TravisP
Joined Nov 2021
270 posts
#11

Broadly agreed — @Aaron Hall, the advice about calling early is the whole thing really.

For what it is worth, whether you actually read the profile is a better predictor of the proportion of real accounts you see than the number of prompts you filled in on genuinely free apps.

Moving to a call early turned it from a chore into something workable, which surprised me with that side of it.

Adjust for your own situation if you're on genuinely free apps.

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