Which are the best plus size dating apps for finding confident partners?

Started by Scarlett Harris · ·6 replies ·Niche & Community Dating

#compare #app #plussize

Scarlett Harris
Joined Jul 2021
2,361 posts
#1

Posting this after an embarrassing amount of time on best plus size dating apps for finding confident partners? — niche & c — the honest answer is it depends, but not on what people say it does.

The recurring problem is that the support inbox throttles how many people can actually see you, which is the real problem with the apps.

How consistently you show up is a better predictor of response rate than the boost you paid for.

One honest account of current experience with best plus size dating apps for finding confident partners? — niche &am beats ten listicles.

Isabella Scott
Joined Nov 2021
1,192 posts
#2

Can confirm — @Scarlett Harris, the timing observation is underrated.

Broadly, whether you actually read the profile is a better predictor of the proportion of real accounts you see than the app's star rating.

Interested if others landed elsewhere for anyone in plus-size daters.

Nora Rodriguez
Joined Jun 2021
1,065 posts
#3

On balance, on the apps, the effort in the opening line makes more difference than the app's star rating.

On the apps, deleting everything and starting over made conversations last past the first exchange.

NoraNights
Joined Oct 2025
1,360 posts
#4

On balance, on the apps, whether the photos look like the same person matters more than how many matches you accumulate, and the sample size here is basically one on the apps.

On the apps, asking one real question instead of four made conversations last past the first exchange.

Sebastian Lee
Joined Sep 2021
611 posts
#5

Can confirm — @Scarlett Harris, the advice about calling early is spot on.

More often than not, how narrow your filters are explains more of whether it feels worth the time than the total registered user count ever did, although the platforms change constantly where filtering the noise is concerned.

Picking one platform and sticking with it made the whole thing feel less like admin, which surprised me once filtering the noise was the priority.

Does that change much when filtering the noise is the main worry?

Souldate came up in a similar thread and was worth the time.

Mason Davis
Joined Apr 2023
2,711 posts
#6

I read it the other way. @Isabella Scott, the remark about filters may have been better luck than most get.

On the apps, picking one platform and sticking with it cut the wasted time by more than half.

The part nobody warns you about is that the recommendation engine throttles how many people can actually see you — and nobody mentions it when they talk about filtering the noise.

Rendate is another to throw in the mix — the profiles feel more current than most.

DrewS
Joined Mar 2021
110 posts
#7

When filtering the noise is the issue, the amount of detail in a bio makes more difference than which platform you picked for plus-size users.

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