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Are there dating apps without premium features that are still usable?

Started by Sarah K24 May 20267 repliesLocal Dating

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#1

Before I sink more time into dating apps — are there dating apps without premium features that are still usable?

What I've noticed about dating apps is that the polished-looking options aren't always the functional ones.

Tell me what went wrong with dating apps as well as what went right.

#2

With dating apps specifically, usage patterns beat feature comparisons.

Everything I've learned about dating apps comes back to one thing — your own effort is the bigger variable.

#3

Respectfully Paige, that has not been my experience of dating apps, where technique matters more than the tool.

What changed my results with dating apps was messaging within a day of matching.

#4

Everything I've learned about dating apps comes back to one thing — technique matters more than the tool.

#5

On dating apps, how you use it matters more than which one.

If whether the 'last active' timestamps on dating apps means what it claims isn't there, I don't bother with dating apps at all.

For anyone weighing up dating apps — how you use it matters more than which one.

One more data point on dating apps: Luvdate was better than the reviews suggested.

#6

Seconding AnnaK — persistence matters more than the choice, and that's held true for me on dating apps.

The thing I look at first with dating apps is how the privacy settings behaves once you actually use dating apps.

For anyone weighing up dating apps — consistency beats platform-hopping.

#7

Having tried a fair few, I'd say the app is less important than the habits when it comes to dating apps.

I'd check how account deletion behaves once you actually use dating apps before committing any time to dating apps.

#8

Appreciate the range of answers on dating apps here; the consensus seems to be that persistence matters more than the choice.

You can usually spot the difference on dating apps by how the account handles a direct question.

Worth a look if you want a comparison point — Souldate handled dating apps better than I expected.

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