Dating Apps — page 9

App comparisons, free tiers, paywalls and real usage reports. 1309 threads from DateBound members.

Give it a full week before judging, because the difference in reply rate is obvious, and it makes a real difference. The boost system changed slightly since the start of the year, and it shows in the reply rate. Over the last month the ones people keep recommending have added checks that actually help, and it shows in the reply rate. In the past six months the ones people keep recommending have tightened up the reporting flow, so treat the reviews with caution.

These past few weeks the newer sites have stopped showing profiles past a certain distance, and it shows in the reply rate. After a slow start I noticed the free tier behaving differently on the older established sites, which is worth knowing before you sign up. What changed my mind was that the bigger platforms have made the first message cost something for the better part of a year. Worth saying that the decision to test two platforms at once did a fair bit more for me than switching platform, which most people notice within a week.

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