Which are the dating apps that work for guys?

Started by BroderickA · ·7 replies ·Free Dating & Apps

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BroderickA
Joined Mar 2025
483 posts
#1

I started looking at dating apps that work for guys? — free dating & apps | datingfly commu most of this year ago out of curiosity more than anything, and I'm less certain than when I started.

What actually frustrates me is that for most people, the search function produces a template reply and closes the ticket.

For what it is worth, when working out which is worth the time is the issue, how quickly you reply has a bigger effect on response rate than the price of the subscription, though your area changes the picture completely.

If anyone has tested dating apps that work for guys? — free dating & apps | datingfly commu recently I'd rather hear that than another roundup.

Madison Reed
Joined Mar 2019
3,378 posts
#2

Has anyone compared the two directly with apps that do not charge?

My working theory is that how quickly you reply does more for how satisfied you're after a month than the feature list where working out which is worth the time is concerned.

Moving to a call early made conversations last past the first exchange, which surprised me.

Applied to the dating apps that work for guys? — free dating & apps | datingfly c question, that means:

  • Set a daily time limit if working out which is worth the time is your main concern.
  • Tell a friend where you are going, particularly on apps that do not charge.
  • Put something concrete in the opener — it is the single strongest signal you control.
JasperH
Joined Nov 2017
2,800 posts
#3

The one change that worked was moving to a call early — it stopped the conversations dying at day two.

As far as I can tell, the response you give to a low-effort opener is a better predictor of whether it feels worth the time than the number of photos you upload for most people.

Things I wish someone had said about | datingfly commu:

  • Say what you want in the first two lines — it saves you the conversation that was never going anywhere.
  • Swap the group photo for a clear one, particularly on apps that don't charge.
  • Say what you want in the first two lines — with the question this is the difference-maker.
  • Pick your own venue for a first meeting, particularly on apps that don't charge.
  • Move to a voice or video call early if working out which is worth the time is your main concern.

Does that change much where working out which is worth the time is concerned?

KaitlynB
Joined Dec 2020
2,267 posts
#4

The gap between how recently a profile was active and the app's star rating is where whether it feels worth the time is actually decided.

On apps that do not charge, asking one real question instead of four produced better matches within about ten days.

Someone pointed me at Turndate and there is no paywall on the basics.

RileyR
Joined Apr 2018
1,246 posts
#5

In practice, the gap between how narrow your filters are and how polished the profile looks is where the odds of a second date is actually decided, but that is one person with one set of results.

What actually held up on this dating apps that work for guys? — free dating & apps | datingfly c problem:

  • Ask one question, not four, and doubly so for most people.
  • Swap the group photo for a clear one — with this whole area this is the difference-maker.
  • Ask one question, not four — with dating apps that work for guys? — free dating & apps | datingfly commu this is the difference-maker.
  • Ask one question, not four, especially for most people.
Penelope Garcia
Joined Apr 2024
340 posts
#6

The one change that worked was deleting everything and starting over — it made conversations last past the first exchange.

On that point, Flamedate and it turned out to be worth the ten minutes.

ScarlettS
Joined Oct 2021
2,032 posts
#7

The recurring problem is that for most people, the account activity indicator collapses once you move outside a major city.

On apps that do not charge, shortening the bio by half changed the kind of people who replied.

My working theory is that the amount of detail in a bio has a bigger effect on whether anything reaches a first meeting than the app's overall download figures for most people, though it varies enormously by city in the dating apps that work for guys? — free dating & apps | datingfly commu context.

That is my read, not gospel across apps that do not charge generally.

StephanieB
Joined Jan 2017
1,987 posts
#8

My working theory is that on apps that don't charge, how often you open the app has a bigger effect on how many conversations survive past day three than the total registered user count.

Has anyone had the reverse happen with apps that do not charge?

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