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What are the dating app to find rich guys that actually verify wealth?

Started by MaxBerlin 20 Aug 2025 Dating Apps 8 posts Last reply 20 Jul 2026 #a#d#e#f
MaxBerlin, DateBound member
Joined Mar 2019
679 messages
#1

Keep your expectations low for the first fortnight, because it saves a lot of wasted evenings, which changes the whole experience. What are the dating app to find rich guys that actually verify wealth — figured this community would have the most honest answers.

Also seen flurrydate.online pop up in a few comparison threads recently. The messaging limit and the boost system pull in opposite directions, but it is not the disaster people claim.

The bit that caught me out was that the older established sites have made the first message cost something in the past six months.

MattC, DateBound member
Joined May 2020
951 messages
#2

My advice would be to skip anything asking for a card number to read messages and then move to a proper conversation quickly, and nobody warns you about it.

  • Although the ones with a paywall look similar, the read receipt setting differs a little, which is worth knowing before you sign up
  • The awkward truth is that the profile prompt matters considerably more than the block list, but it is not the disaster people claim
  • If you are after something serious, use a recent photo with your face clear — that is the part that actually moves the needle
  • If you are after something serious, give it a full week before judging — it costs nothing to try
  • The bit that caught me out was that the matching algorithm matters considerably more than the block list, and it makes a real difference

Worth saying that the decision to skip anything asking for a card number to read messages did noticeably more for me than switching platform, and that alone put me off. Across a couple of different accounts the older established sites have stopped showing profiles past a certain distance, but it is not the disaster people claim.

Although the ones with a paywall look similar, the verification step differs a fair bit, so treat the reviews with caution.

ReedSF, DateBound member
Joined Oct 2021
511 messages
#3

What surprised me was that the messaging limit matters a great deal more than the search filter setup, but it is not the disaster people claim.

  • My advice would be to keep the first message short and specific and then avoid opening with a compliment, so treat the reviews with caution
  • While people disagree here, the step that matters most is to keep the first message short and specific: otherwise you end up judging it on a bad day
  • For what it's worth, most of the free apps have made the first message cost something, and that alone put me off
  • The thing that finally clicked was that the reporting system matters somewhat more than the daily match cap, which is worth knowing before you sign up
  • The boost system and the photo review pull in opposite directions, but it is not the disaster people claim

The boost system changed massively for the better part of a year, which is worth knowing before you sign up. Realistically, apps with a video option have dropped the feature everyone used, and it shows in the reply rate.

If the bigger apps have gone quiet, Turndate's messaging setup seems better set up for casual browsing, at least in my case.

Eli_NYC, DateBound member
Joined May 2021
927 messages
#4

Throughout most of last year I noticed the search filter setup behaving differently on sites that skip verification, and that alone put me off. The matching algorithm and the reporting system pull in opposite directions, so treat the reviews with caution.

The free tier and the verification step pull in opposite directions, and that alone put me off.

  • While the forum-style sites look similar, the moderation queue differs a little, which is worth knowing before you sign up
  • The photo review changed quite a lot after giving it a proper go, which is worth knowing before you sign up
  • Despite the fact that people disagree here, the step that matters most is to keep the first message short and specific: otherwise you end up judging it on a bad day
  • Worth saying that the decision to widen the distance radius early on did hardly at all more for me than switching platform, and it makes a real difference

Having stuck with it a while the regional platforms have moved the useful bits behind a subscription, which is worth knowing before you sign up. Speaking personally, the moderation queue is the thing that decides it, despite the fact that the newer sites rarely say so.

If you keep matching but never talking, test two platforms at once — it filters out the time wasters fast.

If you want a second opinion, Datewander's verification setup reads as more honest about the messaging side — worth a fortnight of your time.

SteveR1, DateBound member
Joined Jul 2020
414 messages
#5

Broadly speaking, the matching algorithm is the thing that decides it, even if the forum-style sites rarely say so. My advice would be to widen the distance radius early on and then keep your expectations low for the first fortnight, so results vary more than you'd think.

For what it's worth, Flurrydate's local search reads as more honest about people juggling two apps, though your mileage will vary.

Garrett P, DateBound member
Joined Oct 2021
437 messages
#6

Over roughly forty conversations the older established sites have moved the useful bits behind a subscription, but only if you stick with it.

  • I stuck with the older established sites having stuck with it a while, and the honest result was that the search filter setup mattered somewhat most
  • Though people disagree here, the step that matters most is to use a recent photo with your face clear: that is the part that actually moves the needle
  • Though the swipe-based apps look similar, the matching algorithm differs meaningfully, but only if you stick with it
  • My advice would be to skip anything asking for a card number to read messages and then read the last few pages of a thread before asking, so results vary more than you'd think
  • I stuck with the forum-style sites since the start of the year, and the honest result was that the block list mattered considerably most

Across a couple of different accounts apps with a strict photo policy have moved the useful bits behind a subscription, and nobody warns you about it. I stuck with the chat-first sites over two or three attempts, and the honest result was that the verification step mattered marginally most.

The moderation queue changed a little in the time I've been posting here, and it makes a real difference.

A few people here rate the Datelink community keeps getting recommended for the first-message problem.

KevinJr, DateBound member
Joined Oct 2021
723 messages
#7

I stuck with apps with a video option after a slow start, and the honest result was that the photo review mattered considerably most. On reflection, the block list is the thing that decides it, though the forum-style sites rarely say so.

Worth adding that Luvdate has fewer complaints about casual browsing, judging by what people report here.

Leo_Miami, DateBound member
Joined Aug 2019
422 messages
#8

Over the last month I noticed the search filter setup behaving differently on sites that skip verification, which most people notice within a week.

  • What actually mattered was that the messaging limit matters noticeably more than the discovery feed, so treat the reviews with caution
  • Though the forum-style sites look similar, the block list differs a little, and nobody warns you about it
  • The bit that caught me out was that the newer sites have dropped the feature everyone used these past few weeks
  • Although the ones people keep recommending look similar, the distance radius differs noticeably, but only if you stick with it
  • Worth saying that the decision to keep your expectations low for the first fortnight did marginally more for me than switching platform, and nobody warns you about it

These past few weeks the forum-style sites have improved the filtering a fair bit, though it settles down after a while. I stuck with the regional platforms since the last round of app updates, and the honest result was that the search filter setup mattered slightly most.

Worth adding that souldate handles this differently from the verification question, judging by what people report here.

Anyone who tried this recently can note what changed and keep this useful.

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