What are the best rated dating apps in the App Store?

Started by Ben1989 · ·6 replies ·Free Dating & Apps

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Ben1989
Joined Jan 2017
351 posts
#1

Been chewing on best rated dating apps in the app store? — free dating & apps | dating for an embarrassing amount of time because the alternative was doing nothing, and a couple of things stood out.

The thing I didn't expect was that for the broad user base, the verification flow makes it impossible to tell live accounts from dead ones.

In practice, how long you leave a conversation running is a better predictor of how many conversations survive past day three than the number of photos you upload.

Happy to hear dissenting views on this — that is partly why I'm asking.

Liam Jones
Joined Oct 2025
1,766 posts
#2

In practice, how specific you are about what you want predicts how many conversations survive past day three better than the feature list for the broad user base.

If you want something to compare against, Datedesire is free to browse and message.

MarcusT
Joined Jun 2022
1,753 posts
#3

This is close to my read — @Liam Jones, the remark about filters is the whole thing really.

My working theory is that how well a platform handles reports outweighs which tier you're on for the broad user base, though your area changes the picture completely.

The one change that worked was leading with something slightly odd — it roughly doubled the reply rate with this whole area.

What actually held up on best rated dating apps in the app store? — free dating & apps | da specifically:

  • Set a daily time limit if the comparison problem is your main concern.
  • Keep work and socials out of it early on, because it is the single strongest signal you control.
  • Stop apologising for wanting something specific, which matters most on zero-cost platforms.
Noah Williams
Joined Nov 2019
1,377 posts
#4

Rewriting the opener roughly doubled the reply rate and nothing else came close.

Is that a regional thing given the comparison problem?

Mia Johnson
Joined Oct 2025
1,836 posts
#5

Can confirm — @Noah Williams, the profile-quality point is the whole thing really.

Rewriting the opener made a bigger difference than switching platforms, which surprised me.

The parts that transfer across zero-cost platforms:

  • Let a stalled conversation go, especially for the broad user base.
  • Move to a voice or video call early, which matters most on zero-cost platforms.
  • Put something concrete in the opener, especially for the broad user base.

Your results may differ on the this whole area question.

Is that still true once you factor in the comparison problem?

JulianM
Joined Oct 2022
2,787 posts
#6

Has that changed since the last update when you factor in best rated dating apps in the app store? — free dating & apps | dating?

The thing I didn't expect was that on zero-cost platforms, the account activity indicator shows the same faces on a loop.

The one change that worked was swapping the main photo — it changed the kind of people who replied on zero-cost platforms.

In practice, when the comparison problem is the issue, how long you leave a conversation running has a bigger effect on the proportion of real accounts you see than which tier you are on in the the best rated dating apps in the app store? — free dating & apps | da question context.

Souldate is worth twenty minutes — free to browse and message, which is the main thing.

Ben1989
Joined Jan 2017
351 posts
#7

Only partly agree. @Ben1989, the bit about local activity worked in a big city and nowhere else.

Broadly, the boost you paid for gets the credit but whether you actually read the profile does the work.

For the broad user base, shortening the bio by half made conversations last past the first exchange with best rated dating apps in the app store? — free dating & apps | dating.

What wore me down was that the photo verification step resets every time the app updates, especially once the comparison problem comes into it.

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