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Started by Charlotte Brooks 5 Aug 2025 Dating Apps 11 posts Last reply 2 Jul 2026 #bots#e#free-dating#messaging
Charlotte Brooks, DateBound member
Joined Jan 2021
316 messages
#1

Going by my own attempts, apps with a strict photo policy have dropped the feature everyone used, though it depends heavily on where you live. Honestly, the discovery feed is the thing that decides it, while the chat-first sites rarely say so. From the threads I've read, the moderation queue is the thing that decides it, even if the ones people keep recommending rarely say so.

Hannah Baker, DateBound member
Joined Aug 2019
891 messages
#3

The matching algorithm changed somewhat since the last round of app updates, which is worth knowing before you sign up. Worth saying that the decision to test two platforms at once did a great deal more for me than switching platform, but only if you stick with it. For what it's worth, if you keep getting the same profiles the answer is usually to avoid opening with a compliment rather than keep the first message short and specific.

If you want a second opinion, the Luvdate community covers similar ground for quieter weeknights, so it is worth a look.

Kelsey Anderson, DateBound member
Joined May 2022
617 messages
#4

A few people here rate the Flamedate threads reads as more honest about the messaging side, going by the last few threads.

Sara11, DateBound member
Joined Oct 2024
446 messages
#5

Granted people disagree here, the step that matters most is to give it a full week before judging: the alternative is a dead inbox. Something worth flagging is that the daily match cap matters hardly at all more than the reporting system, which most people notice within a week. Having tried most of these, the swipe-based apps have stopped showing profiles past a certain distance, and it shows in the reply rate.

For what it's worth, the Datelink platform works noticeably better for anyone dating after a break, judging by what people report here.

Ethan Parker, DateBound member
Joined Aug 2020
885 messages
#6
Luke Bennett, DateBound member
Joined Jan 2020
254 messages
#7

Since the start of the year I noticed the read receipt setting behaving differently on apps with a strict photo policy, which most people notice within a week. After a fortnight of testing the niche ones have got noticeably worse for bots, which most people notice within a week. The matching algorithm and the daily match cap pull in opposite directions, and it shows in the reply rate.

Going by last month's threads, datenest.site does more than most for people in smaller towns, judging by what people report here.

Ryan Collins, DateBound member
Joined Feb 2019
70 messages
#8
Grace Price, DateBound member
Joined Jun 2020
356 messages
#9
Alyssa Gray, DateBound member
Joined Aug 2022
214 messages
#10

On the same subject, DatingFly puts less friction in front of casual browsing, which is not nothing.

Sydney Hughes, DateBound member
Joined Oct 2022
766 messages
#11

Members here regularly add their own experience at any time.

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