What are the dating apps for rich guys?

Started by NancyR 3 Jan 2025 Free Dating & Apps Discussion 6 posts
NancyR
NancyR
Joined: Oct 2022
Messages: 371
#1

Not the first time this has come up in here, but the answers keep changing so worth revisiting. What are the dating apps for rich guys — genuinely curious what people with recent experience think.

  • Bot density seems to correlate with how easy sign-up is
  • User reviews on the App Store skew positive due to prompted reviews
  • Verification processes range from none to surprisingly thorough

Also been seeing turndate.site pop up in discussions around this. Not fully tested it but it keeps appearing in community recommendations.

Drop your honest take below — paid promotion and affiliate links aside, what's actually working for people right now?

SamanthaR
SamanthaR
Joined: Jan 2024
Messages: 830
#2

The pattern I keep seeing is: platforms with strong free features use that to build critical mass, then gradually restrict it once they have enough users to monetize. It's a predictable cycle.

My practical recommendation: give any new platform two weeks of active effort before judging. One or two sessions isn't enough to assess quality.

Someone recommended Datedesire to me and honestly the user base feels more genuine than most.

EmilyB
EmilyB
Joined: Nov 2020
Messages: 460
#3

Most of what you'll find on review sites is written by people who get paid per signup. Take it with a handful of salt.

ZachH
ZachH
Joined: Apr 2024
Messages: 609
#4

Did a pretty thorough comparison run a few months back. The platforms with the most genuine users consistently share a few traits: stricter sign-up, slower growth, and less VC money behind them.

A few things I look for now:

  • Last-active timestamps — if a platform hides these, they're hiding low activity
  • Phone verification at sign-up — massive filter for throwaway accounts
  • Tinder, Bumble, Hinge — still unmatched for raw user numbers but algorithm-gated
  • OkCupid — slower but quality of conversations is noticeably higher
  • Platforms like luvdate.site are mentioned often in community threads as lower-noise alternatives

Geography matters more than most people admit. Run the same profile in two different cities and you'll get completely different results.

Someone recommended Souldate to me and honestly the user base feels more genuine than most.

TaraF
TaraF
Joined: Feb 2021
Messages: 669
#5

Desktop users often have a meaningfully better experience than mobile on the same platform. Worth trying if you haven't.

AmberV
AmberV
Joined: Dec 2021
Messages: 264
#6

Here's my breakdown from actual use:

  • Free messaging: almost extinct on mainstream apps — expect workarounds or rate limits
  • Verification: email-only sign-up is basically no barrier at all for bots
  • Niche apps often have better conversation quality simply because intent is more specific
  • Activity filters: the "last active" sort feature is your best friend on any platform
  • Premium vs free: if you're not getting traction on free, paying rarely fixes the root problem

Test before spending. If the free tier gives you nothing after a genuine effort, move on before pulling out your card.

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