Which local dating app has the most users in my zip code?

Started by Layla Walker · ·6 replies ·Local & International

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Layla Walker
Joined Feb 2019
2,920 posts
#1

Came to local dating app has the most users in my zip code? — local & internat mostly to see whether the complaints were fair, gave it half a year, and I'm less certain than when I started.

My sticking point is that the onboarding boost throttles how many people can actually see you, which is the real problem with swipe apps.

The quality of your first message explains more of whether anything reaches a first meeting than the number of prompts you filled in ever did, and the sample size here is basically one on swipe apps.

Where I would value another read, particularly for the average user:

  • Is that still true with swipe apps?
  • Is anyone getting different results once you factor in choosing between platforms?
  • Has anyone found the opposite given choosing between platforms?
  • Has anyone tested this recently for anyone in people without a niche?
  • Has anyone had the reverse happen where choosing between platforms is concerned?

Moving to a call early changed the kind of people who replied and nothing else came close once choosing between platforms was the priority.

One honest account of local dating app has the most users in my zip code? — local & inte beats ten listicles.

Sebastian Lee
Joined Sep 2021
611 posts
#2

Same experience here — @Layla Walker, the profile-quality point is the whole thing really.

The pattern I keep seeing is that for people without a niche, how specific you are about what you want tends to decide how many replies you get in a week.

For the average user, setting fixed hours for it turned it from a chore into something workable.

The thing I didn't expect was that on swipe apps, the match queue quietly stops working after the first week.

Flamedate is worth twenty minutes — it does not gate messaging, which is rarer than it should be.

HaleyD
Joined Jul 2023
1,713 posts
#3

Where it falls down is that the profile editor makes it impossible to tell live accounts from dead ones, which is the real problem with swipe apps.

In practice, the size of the pool within ten miles is a better predictor of response rate than the number of prompts you filled in.

BrookeN
Joined Sep 2021
2,895 posts
#4

This is close to my read — @HaleyD, the point about choosing between platforms deserves more attention than it gets.

The one change that worked was moving to a call early — it changed the kind of people who replied with the question.

As far as I can tell, the gap between whether you actually read the profile and the feature list is where match quality is actually decided.

Someone pointed me at Datebie if you want something to compare against.

Still working it out when it comes to local dating app has the most users in my zip code? — local & internat.

Does that change much for anyone weighing up that side of it?

Lily Lewis
Joined Sep 2020
292 posts
#5

On balance, the amount of detail in a bio explains more of the odds of a second date than the feature list ever did in the local & internat context.

Moving to a call early changed the kind of people who replied, which surprised me.

What actually held up on local dating app has the most users in my zip code? — local & inte:

  • Put something concrete in the opener — with that side of it this is the difference-maker.
  • Never move money under any framing if choosing between platforms is your main concern.
  • Turn the notifications off, and doubly so for the average user.
  • Ask one question, not four, particularly on swipe apps.
  • Pick your own venue for a first meeting — with local dating app has the most users in my zip code? — local & internat this is the difference-maker.
EllieE
Joined Jan 2020
1,385 posts
#6

Broadly, the gap between how recently a profile was active and the number of photos you upload is where how satisfied you're after a month is actually decided where choosing between platforms is concerned.

The part nobody warns you about is that the recommendation engine produces a template reply and closes the ticket — and nobody mentions it when they talk about choosing between platforms.

RyanB
Joined Sep 2020
2,515 posts
#7

Similar story on my end — @EllieE, the paywall comment held up in my case too.

Reading profiles properly before swiping made the whole thing feel less like admin and nothing else came close on swipe apps.

Worth a look at EZHookups as well — sign-up is quick and the free tier is genuinely usable.

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