What are the most popular canadian dating apps?

Started by JasperH · ·10 replies ·Local & International

#compare #app #general

JasperH
Joined Nov 2017
2,800 posts
#1

Been chewing on most popular canadian dating apps? — local & international | datingfly for nearly a year because a friend talked me into it, and two things mattered and the rest did not.

The part nobody warns you about is that for the average user, the profile editor exists mainly to push you toward an upgrade.

In practice, for people without a niche, the size of the pool within ten miles tends to decide the proportion of real accounts you see, though I'd want more than my own experience before calling it a rule.

The questions I keep coming back to about most popular canadian:

  • Has anyone had the reverse happen across swipe apps?
  • Would that apply in a smaller town if you are dealing with cutting through the roundups?
  • Does that hold outside the big cities on swipe apps?
  • Is that worth the time investment for anyone in people without a niche?
  • Does that hold outside the big cities outside Canada?

On swipe apps, saying plainly what I was not after stopped the conversations dying at day two.

After first-hand experience with fresh input on most popular canadian dating apps? — local & international | datin, not marketing copy.

OliviaOnline
Joined Jul 2021
1,090 posts
#2

Putting one specific interest in the bio was the only change that showed up in the numbers and nothing else came close.

The pattern I keep seeing is that the willingness to suggest meeting early does more for response rate than the number of photos you upload.

Applied to most popular canadian dating apps? — local & international | datingfly, that means:

  • Stop apologising for wanting something specific, because it saves you the conversation that was never going anywhere.
  • Pick your own venue for a first meeting, and doubly so for the average user.
  • Stop apologising for wanting something specific — the platforms will not do it for you.
  • Move to a voice or video call early, because it filters out most of the time-wasters immediately.
  • Screenshot anything odd before blocking if cutting through the roundups is your main concern.

Turndate is another to throw in the mix — sign-up is quick and the free tier is genuinely usable.

LandonH
Joined Feb 2019
2,563 posts
#3

As far as I can tell, on swipe apps, how recently a profile was active counts for more than whether it has a swipe interface when it comes to international | datingfly.

The detail that ruins it is that for the average user, the notification system throttles how many people can actually see you.

The checklist I ended up with for swipe apps:

  • Pick your own venue for a first meeting, especially for the average user.
  • Reverse-image-search anything too polished, because the cost of getting it wrong is high and the cost of getting it right is nothing.
  • Tell a friend where you're going, especially for the average user.
  • Set a daily time limit, which matters most on swipe apps.

Datebound is another to throw in the mix purely on how busy it is locally.

AvaMeetups
Joined Sep 2021
385 posts
#4

Something worth knowing: how consistently you show up outweighs the app's star rating for the average user, which might just be people without a niche.

The part nobody warns you about is that the reporting tool rewards constant activity rather than genuine interest.

Datedesire is worth twenty minutes — the profiles feel more current than most.

TravisP
Joined Nov 2021
270 posts
#5

I read it the other way. @JasperH, the framing around the average user did not hold for me.

Moving to a call early made the whole thing feel less like admin and nothing else came close for people without a niche.

Things I wish someone had said about this most popular canadian dating apps? — local & international | datin problem:

  • Give a platform three weeks before judging it, which matters most on swipe apps.
  • Set a daily time limit, because it is the one thing that transfers across every app.
  • Stop apologising for wanting something specific, and doubly so for the average user.
  • Screenshot anything odd before blocking, and doubly so for the average user.

If you want a second option, Flamedate if you are testing a few at once.

ReedC
Joined Jun 2018
133 posts
#6

Suggesting a meeting inside two weeks roughly doubled the reply rate and nothing else came close on swipe apps.

Has anyone tested this recently for anyone weighing up that side of it?

JasperH
Joined Nov 2017
2,800 posts
#7

The one change that worked was saying plainly what I wasn't after — it cut the wasted time by more than half.

The bit that keeps catching me out is that the distance filter buries you the moment you stop checking daily — and nobody mentions it when they talk about cutting through the roundups.

Has anyone had the reverse happen on swipe apps?

OliviaOnline
Joined Jul 2021
1,090 posts
#8

Echoing this — @JasperH, the note on swipe apps is the one I'd emphasise.

The pattern I keep seeing is that whether the photos look like the same person explains more of how many conversations survive past day three than which platform you picked ever did.

What actually frustrates me is that for the average user, the onboarding boost buries you the moment you stop checking daily.

Your results may differ for anyone in people without a niche.

LandonH
Joined Feb 2019
2,563 posts
#9

Same experience here — @OliviaOnline, the bit about local activity is exactly right.

The one change that worked was cutting the match list right down — it turned it from a chore into something workable.

Where it falls down is that the match queue resets every time the app updates, especially once cutting through the roundups comes into it.

Boiled down, for anyone weighing up most popular canadian dating apps? — local & international | datingfly:

  • Swap the group photo for a clear one if cutting through the roundups is your main concern.
  • Move to a voice or video call early, especially for the average user.
  • Keep work and socials out of it early on if cutting through the roundups is your main concern.
AvaMeetups
Joined Sep 2021
385 posts
#10

My working theory is that nothing changes match quality as much as the quality of your first message.

TravisP
Joined Nov 2021
270 posts
#11

The one change that worked was swapping the main photo — it was the only change that showed up in the numbers once cutting through the roundups was the priority.

Broadly, the gap between how specific you are about what you want and the feature list is where how satisfied you are after a month is actually decided, but people in bigger cities tell me the opposite.

On that point, Turndate and the activity level was better than I expected.

Has anyone tested this recently across swipe apps?

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