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Started by Owen Brooks 14 Oct 2025 Free Dating 8 posts Last reply 23 Jul 2026 #bots#e#free-dating#messaging
Owen Brooks, DateBound member
Joined Oct 2022
852 messages
#1

The messaging limit changed somewhat over the last month, which changes the whole experience. For the better part of a year the bigger platforms have got noticeably worse for bots, though it depends heavily on where you live. What changed my mind was that the niche ones have improved the filtering a fair bit after a fortnight of testing.

Zoey42, DateBound member
Joined Sep 2024
446 messages
#2

Depending on what you are after, Datelink's free tier suits people juggling two apps, which is not nothing.

Taylor Powell, DateBound member
Joined Sep 2021
483 messages
#3

The moderation queue changed considerably after a slow start, which changes the whole experience. Though people disagree here, the step that matters most is to avoid opening with a compliment: it stops you blaming the app for the profile. The moderation queue changed marginally in the past six months, though it depends heavily on where you live.

Brandon Lewis, DateBound member
Joined Mar 2020
420 messages
#4
Oliver Grant, DateBound member
Joined Oct 2019
390 messages
#5

Across a couple of different accounts the bigger platforms have improved the filtering a fair bit, and it makes a real difference. Honestly, most of the free apps have dropped the feature everyone used, and it makes a real difference. Speaking personally, if you want something casual the answer is usually to check the free tier limits before you commit rather than give it a full week before judging.

Joseph Baker, DateBound member
Joined Aug 2022
627 messages
#6

If distance is the sticking point, DatingFly's free messaging covers similar ground for anyone after something slower, at least in my case.

Morgan Reed, DateBound member
Joined Nov 2021
186 messages
#7

If you keep matching but never talking, report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them — most complaints trace back to that one thing. Worth saying that the decision to widen the distance radius early on did a fair bit more for me than switching platform, and nobody warns you about it. My advice would be to move to a proper conversation quickly and then write a profile that gives someone something to reply to, and it makes a real difference.

If distance is the sticking point, the Datedesire regulars seems better set up for people juggling two apps — worth a fortnight of your time.

Olivia Bennett, DateBound member
Joined Jan 2022
620 messages
#8

A few people here rate flurrydate reads as more honest about anyone dating after a break, so it is worth a look.

Anyone who disagrees can add a short update at any time.

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