Is the mingle 2 dating app any good?

Came to the mingle 2 dating app out of curiosity more than anything, gave it three or four months, and a couple of things stood out.

What nobody mentions is that on phone-first platforms, the photo verification step gives you no idea when an account was last opened.

The pattern I keep seeing is that the honesty of the bio predicts how satisfied you're after a month better than the app's overall download figures for the general run of people on phone-first platforms.

Specifically, on the mingle 2 dating app, what I would like input on:

• Is there a way to check before signing up with phone-first platforms?
• Is there a way to check before signing up once you factor in vetting people properly?
• Has anyone tested this recently across phone-first platforms?
• Would that apply in a smaller town where vetting people properly is concerned?

If anyone has tested the mingle 2 dating app recently I'd rather hear that than another roundup.

Saying plainly what I wasn't after was the only change that showed up in the numbers and nothing else came close for people without a niche.

Has anyone found the opposite once you factor in vetting people properly?

What actually frustrates me is that on phone-first platforms, the distance filter rewards constant activity rather than genuine interest.

For what it is worth, when vetting people properly is the issue, the amount of detail in a bio counts for more than the number of prompts you filled in when it comes to the mingle 2.

For people without a niche, the shortlist:

• Screenshot anything odd before blocking — with this whole area this is the difference-maker.
• Check when the account was last active, particularly on phone-first platforms.
• Reverse-image-search anything too polished, particularly on phone-first platforms.
• Screenshot anything odd before blocking — the alternative wastes weeks.
• Write the bio for one person, not everyone, because it is the difference between a reply and silence.

Try Flurrydate alongside whatever else you are testing — the profiles feel more current than most.

Shortening the bio by half turned it from a chore into something workable, which surprised me for the general run of people.

Does that match what others see when you factor in this whole area?

Can confirm — @JulianM, the advice about calling early is the whole thing really.

Picking one platform and sticking with it cut the wasted time by more than half for people without a niche.

The pattern I keep seeing is that the willingness to suggest meeting early is a better predictor of response rate than the number of photos you upload.

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

Is that still true when you factor in this?

Broadly, the size of the pool within ten miles makes more difference than the price of the subscription for the general run of people, though I would want more than my own experience before calling it a rule.

For the general run of people, asking one real question instead of four made the whole thing feel less like admin.

If you want a second option, Souldate — it does not gate messaging, which is rarer than it should be.

Seconding this — @ChloeC, the advice about calling early is spot on.

My working theory is that on phone-first platforms, the honesty of the bio beats how many matches you accumulate.

Moving to a call early made the whole thing feel less like admin.

The non-negotiables for the general run of people:

• Turn the notifications off, especially for the general run of people.
• Write the bio for one person, not everyone, especially for the general run of people.
• Swap the group photo for a clear one, which matters most on phone-first platforms.

Seconding this — @Ben1989, the timing observation held up in my case too.

Where it falls down is that for the general run of people, the verification flow shows the same faces on a loop.

Answering within a day cut the wasted time by more than half.

Can confirm — @SavannahW, the advice about calling early is the one I'd emphasise.

For people without a niche, how long you leave a conversation running tends to decide response rate for the general run of people.