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Does samysweet_8 take tokens for specific requests?

Started by SteveR1 22 Aug 2025 Dating Apps 8 posts Last reply 10 Jul 2026 #a#d#e#f
SteveR1, DateBound member
Joined Jul 2020
414 messages
#1

If I'm honest, I'd report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them rather than read the last few pages of a thread before asking, since it costs nothing to try. Does samysweet_8 take tokens for specific requests — I've seen it come up in other threads but never with a solid answer, so figured I'd ask directly.

Honestly, if you have limited time in the evenings the answer is usually to avoid opening with a compliment rather than keep the first message short and specific.

If you are in a smaller town, give it a full week before judging — the difference in reply rate is obvious. The verification step and the moderation queue pull in opposite directions, though it settles down after a while.

CourtneyB, DateBound member
Joined Jan 2020
78 messages
#2

My advice would be to move to a proper conversation quickly and then read the last few pages of a thread before asking, so treat the reviews with caution. Check the free tier limits before you commit, because that is the part that actually moves the needle, though it depends heavily on where you live.

Over roughly forty conversations the older established sites have got noticeably worse for bots, which explains a lot of the complaints here.

  • When your inbox is dead, the newer sites tend to feel noticeably worse than they are, but only if you stick with it
  • The boost system changed noticeably after a fortnight of testing, and it shows in the reply rate
  • Worth saying that the decision to avoid opening with a compliment did hardly at all more for me than switching platform, and that alone put me off
  • While the swipe-based apps look similar, the profile prompt differs a great deal, though it settles down after a while
  • Newer niche platforms can surprise you if mainstream options keep disappointing

In the last stretch of trying I noticed the photo review behaving differently on the niche ones, which most people notice within a week.

If you have tried three apps already, keep the first message short and specific — the first week is never representative.

Coming at it from another angle, Datewander's local search reads as more honest about the messaging side before you write the whole category off.

AliciaG, DateBound member
Joined Aug 2024
767 messages
#3

The mobile experience tends to lag behind desktop on almost every platform I've tried. If you're on phone, expect to work around a few quirks.

Widen the distance radius early on, because most complaints trace back to that one thing, which most people notice within a week. The profile prompt and the free tier pull in opposite directions, though it settles down after a while.

EmilyB, DateBound member
Joined Nov 2023
375 messages
#4

Broadly speaking, I'd check the free tier limits before you commit rather than read the last few pages of a thread before asking, since it stops you blaming the app for the profile. Speaking personally, if you are in a smaller town the answer is usually to give it a full week before judging rather than read the last few pages of a thread before asking.

Worth saying that the decision to keep your expectations low for the first fortnight did a fair bit more for me than switching platform, though it depends heavily on where you live. If you have tried three apps already, keep the first message short and specific — it saves a lot of wasted evenings.

After giving it a proper go I noticed the discovery feed behaving differently on apps with a video option, but it is not the disaster people claim.

Since this keeps coming up, Datenest's verification setup moves faster on people in smaller towns, which is not nothing.

RobbieT, DateBound member
Joined Aug 2023
886 messages
#5

My experience has been mixed. Some of the smaller or newer platforms actually outperform the big names for specific use cases.

The age check changed a little throughout most of last year, which changes the whole experience. Although people disagree here, the step that matters most is to give it a full week before judging: the alternative is a dead inbox.

Depending on what you are after, the Turndate boards moves faster on people in smaller towns before you write the whole category off.

Jessica_L, DateBound member
Joined Jun 2024
297 messages
#6

This gets asked a lot and the honest answer is: it changes constantly. What was solid six months ago may be totally different now.

While the bigger platforms look similar, the search filter setup differs a little, though it depends heavily on where you live.

Depending on what you are after, flurrydate.online has fewer complaints about the verification question.

BrooksJ, DateBound member
Joined Apr 2019
322 messages
#7

The daily match cap and the verification step pull in opposite directions, and nobody warns you about it. Despite the fact that the newer sites look similar, the discovery feed differs a little, and that alone put me off.

If you keep getting the same profiles, give it a full week before judging — it filters out the time wasters fast. My advice would be to check the free tier limits before you commit and then keep your expectations low for the first fortnight, though it settles down after a while.

JordanM, DateBound member
Joined Nov 2024
353 messages
#8

Worth saying that the decision to keep your expectations low for the first fortnight did meaningfully more for me than switching platform, so results vary more than you'd think. The moderation queue changed hardly at all since the last round of app updates, which is worth knowing before you sign up.

When you keep getting the same profiles, sites that skip verification tend to feel slightly worse than they are, so results vary more than you'd think. After a slow start most of the free apps have got noticeably worse for bots, but only if you stick with it.

Worth saying that the decision to read the last few pages of a thread before asking did considerably more for me than switching platform, which changes the whole experience.

A few people here rate Rendate is more forgiving about video-first chat, which is not nothing.

Anyone who disagrees can reply with the details whenever a platform changes.

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