Which are the best dating apps for over 50 according to Consumer Reports?

Been chewing on best dating apps for over 50 according to consumer reports? — safety & for on and off for a year on the recommendation of someone here, and the pattern got clearer than expected.

The bit that keeps catching me out is that on swipe apps, the profile editor surfaces profiles that have not been touched in months.

For what it is worth, the response you give to a low-effort opener has a bigger effect on how satisfied you're after a month than how long you have had the account.

The questions I keep coming back to about — safety &:

• Is anyone getting different results on swipe apps?
• Has that changed since the last update for people past fifty?
• Is anyone getting different results where safety and verification is concerned?

After first-hand experience with best dating apps, not marketing copy.

Broadly agreed — @ChrisT, the framing around people past fifty is the whole thing really.

On balance, the effort in the opening line beats how long you have had the account in the — safety & context.

Rewriting the opener cut the wasted time by more than half.

My rules for safety and verification, such as they are:

• Put something concrete in the opener, because the cost of getting it wrong is high and the cost of getting it right is nothing.
• Write the bio for one person, not everyone — it is the one thing that transfers across every app.
• Keep the first meeting short and public if safety and verification is your main concern.
• Turn the notifications off, especially for people past fifty.
• Let a stalled conversation go, and doubly so for people past fifty.

Does that change much in wherever you happen to live?

I'd push back a little. @ChrisT, the note on swipe apps worked in a big city and nowhere else.

As far as I can tell, on swipe apps, how quickly you reply matters more than which tier you're on.

Your results may differ on that side of it.

Is that worth the time investment if you are dealing with safety and verification?

Strongly agree — @ChrisT, the remark about filters is the whole thing really.

Something worth knowing: how quickly you reply explains more of whether it feels worth the time than how polished the profile looks ever did, which may say more about how I use them.

For a straight comparison, Turndate and it turned out to be worth the ten minutes.

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

Picking one platform and sticking with it made the whole thing feel less like admin for the over-50s.

On balance, the effort in the opening line explains more of how satisfied you are after a month than the number of photos you upload ever did, though it varies enormously by city where safety and verification is concerned.

Has anyone got numbers rather than impressions for people past fifty?