What are the latest datings apps to hit the market?

Started by SophieR · ·8 replies ·Free Dating & Apps

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SophieR
Joined Apr 2017
2,423 posts
#1

Right — latest datings apps to hit the market? — free dating & apps | datingfl. on and off for a year in, here is roughly where I landed.

Where it falls down is that on no-payment platforms, the recommendation engine exists mainly to push you toward an upgrade.

The boost you paid for gets the credit but the honesty of the bio does the work.

Reading profiles properly before swiping stopped the conversations dying at day two, which surprised me.

If you have opinions on first-hand detail on latest datings apps to hit the market? — free dating & apps | dati, especially unpopular ones, go ahead.

KeeganM
Joined Mar 2021
564 posts
#2

I'd push back a little. @SophieR, the bit about local activity produced nothing on my end.

For ordinary users, picking one platform and sticking with it made the whole thing feel less like admin on no-payment platforms.

What wore me down was that for ordinary users, the discovery feed rewards constant activity rather than genuine interest.

MikeD
Joined Jun 2018
1,094 posts
#3

Has anyone compared the two directly if you are dealing with evaluating the alternatives?

The one change that worked was rewriting the opener — it produced better matches within about ten days once evaluating the alternatives was the priority.

As far as I can tell, the gap between whether an account has been verified and the size of the company behind it is where how long a conversation lasts is actually decided in the latest datings apps to hit the market? — free dating & apps | datingfl context.

The detail that ruins it is that on no-payment platforms, the reporting tool surfaces profiles that haven't been touched in months.

Second option worth testing alongside it: Flamedate.

Abigail Taylor
Joined Jun 2017
1,910 posts
#4

Is that a regional thing in somewhere outside the capitals?

In practice, on no-payment platforms, how consistently you show up matters more than the price of the subscription for ordinary users.

Things I wish someone had said about latest datings apps to hit the market? — free dating & apps | dati:

  • Say what you want in the first two lines, and doubly so for ordinary users.
  • Say what you want in the first two lines if evaluating the alternatives is your main concern.
  • Screenshot anything odd before blocking, which matters most on no-payment platforms.
MarcusT
Joined Jun 2022
1,753 posts
#5

The bit that keeps catching me out is that the account activity indicator quietly stops working after the first week, which is the real problem with no-payment platforms.

Short version for ordinary users:

  • Set a daily time limit, and doubly so for ordinary users.
  • Tell a friend where you're going, and doubly so for ordinary users.
  • Turn the notifications off — with this this is the difference-maker.
  • Screenshot anything odd before blocking — with that side of it this is the difference-maker.
Layla Walker
Joined Feb 2019
2,920 posts
#6

Broadly agreed — @SophieR, the point about evaluating the alternatives is the one I would emphasise.

Something worth knowing: nothing changes response rate as much as whether an account has been verified.

The thing I didn't expect was that the profile editor makes it impossible to tell live accounts from dead ones, especially once evaluating the alternatives comes into it.

Where I would start if evaluating the alternatives is the worry:

  • Put something concrete in the opener, especially for ordinary users.
  • Ask one question, not four, and doubly so for ordinary users.
  • Ask one question, not four if evaluating the alternatives is your main concern.
KelseyA
Joined Oct 2021
936 posts
#7

On no-payment platforms, how narrow your filters are has a bigger effect on whether it feels worth the time than how many matches you accumulate, though it varies enormously by city.

On no-payment platforms, suggesting a meeting inside two weeks stopped the conversations dying at day two.

SophieR
Joined Apr 2017
2,423 posts
#8

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

My working theory is that whether an account has been verified is a better predictor of whether anything reaches a first meeting than which tier you're on for most of us.

The one change that worked was swapping the main photo — it made the whole thing feel less like admin for most of us.

Worth a look at Souldate as well and there is no paywall on the basics.

KeeganM
Joined Mar 2021
564 posts
#9

Has anyone got numbers rather than impressions for most of us?

The one change that worked was asking one real question instead of four — it changed the kind of people who replied.

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