The short version for anyone skimming this thread on dating apps:
- whether the profile prompts on dating apps is easy to find
- whether the unmatch behaviour survives contact with reality when you test it against dating apps
- whether the cancellation flow on dating apps is easy to find
Appreciate the range of answers on dating apps here; the consensus seems to be that I would rank safety above almost everything else.
The tell with dating apps is usually how fast the first message arrives.
For anyone weighing up dating apps — the safety question is the one worth asking first.
The tell with dating apps is usually how generic the opening line is.
The thing I look at first with dating apps is whether the match algorithm on dating apps can be switched off.
With dating apps specifically, personal safety has to come first.
Datenest came up when I was researching dating apps and it held up in testing.