Which are the most popular fling apps right now?

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

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QuinnB
Joined Jan 2023
220 posts
#1

Been chewing on most popular fling apps right now? — free dating & apps | datingfly co for an embarrassing amount of time after a long relationship ended, and the picture is messier than people admit.

The recurring problem is that the account activity indicator exists mainly to push you toward an upgrade, especially once filtering the noise comes into it.

If you have opinions on fresh input on most popular fling apps right now? — free dating & apps | datingfl, especially unpopular ones, go ahead.

Jake_NYC
Joined Nov 2021
3,061 posts
#2

Not sure I agree. @QuinnB, the point about filtering the noise didn't hold for me.

On balance, nothing changes how long a conversation lasts as much as the amount of detail in a bio for most of us.

The one change that worked was rewriting the opener — it turned it from a chore into something workable for the broad user base.

BroderickA
Joined Mar 2025
483 posts
#3

Pretty much this — @Jake_NYC, the paywall comment is the one I'd emphasise.

My working theory is that how often you open the app does more for how long a conversation lasts than how long you have had the account.

Flurrydate is the other one I would put on a shortlist.

Wyatt Garcia
Joined Jan 2024
329 posts
#4

Only partly agree. @Jake_NYC, the timing observation worked in a big city and nowhere else.

More often than not, the quality of your first message has a bigger effect on how long a conversation lasts than whether it has a swipe interface for the broad user base.

Practical notes on filtering the noise:

  • Pick your own venue for a first meeting if filtering the noise is your main concern.
  • Reverse-image-search anything too polished, and doubly so for the broad user base.
  • Keep the first meeting short and public, especially for the broad user base.
  • Reverse-image-search anything too polished — the platforms will not do it for you.
  • Set a daily time limit, which matters most on free-tier services.

Datedesire is quick to set up if you want a second data point.

KaitlynB
Joined Dec 2020
2,267 posts
#5

When filtering the noise is the issue, the amount of detail in a bio matters more than the app's star rating when it comes to most popular fling apps right now? — free dating & apps | datingfly co.

Things I wish someone had said about most popular fling apps right now? — free dating & apps | datingfly co:

  • Let a stalled conversation go — it is the one thing that transfers across every app.
  • Ask one question, not four, and doubly so for the broad user base.
  • Keep the first meeting short and public if filtering the noise is your main concern.
  • Say what you want in the first two lines — nothing else moves the numbers as reliably.
  • Stop apologising for wanting something specific if filtering the noise is your main concern.
DrewS
Joined Mar 2021
110 posts
#6

How narrow your filters are explains more of whether it feels worth the time than the size of the company behind it ever did, though it varies enormously by city.

Rewriting the opener stopped the conversations dying at day two and nothing else came close for most of us.

Interested if others landed elsewhere where filtering the noise is concerned.

RileyR
Joined Apr 2018
1,246 posts
#7

Similar story on my end — @KaitlynB, the advice about calling early is the one I'd emphasise.

The amount of detail in a bio explains more of how many conversations survive past day three than the marketing on the homepage ever did when it comes to most popular fling apps right now? — free dating & apps | datingfly co.

Happy to be argued with at least on the filtering the noise side.

annaK
Joined Jul 2024
2,721 posts
#8

As far as I can tell, the gap between the willingness to suggest meeting early and the boost you paid for is where how many conversations survive past day three is actually decided, which may say more about how I use them.

QuinnB
Joined Jan 2023
220 posts
#9

What actually frustrates me is that the account activity indicator gives you no idea when an account was last opened — and nobody mentions it when they talk about filtering the noise.

On free-tier services, shortening the bio by half made the whole thing feel less like admin for most of us.

Happy to be argued with if you are on free-tier services.

Has that changed since the last update with free-tier services?

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