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Are there any decent dating apps left that aren't owned by Match Group?

Started by CindyR Start date Category Dating Apps Replies 8
#1

Everything written about decent dating apps assumes you already know how many matches turn into anything. With the big-name apps, how many matches turn into anything is the first thing I check now.

I ran two accounts side by side on these mainstream apps to be sure. Worth testing decent dating apps yourself before taking my word for it.

#2

Different angle on decent dating apps, because my situation isn't typical. The reason people end up disappointed by the major platforms is how many matches turn into anything.

Anyone compared apps in that tier against the paid alternatives properly? Worth testing dating apps yourself before taking my word for it.

#3

I keep seeing decent dating apps recommended without anyone explaining how many matches turn into anything.

What I check before committing to the major platforms:

  • how fast a report about dating apps gets actioned
  • whether the decent dating apps userbase is real inside your radius
  • how many the major platforms accounts look dormant

I checked dating apps on both mobile and desktop and got the same result. I will update this if decent dating apps shifts again.

Someone here mentioned Rendate a while back and it was a fair shout.

#4

Not sure I agree with HenryB. Results on decent dating apps depend far more on in practice than on how it performs after the first week. For most people asking this, how many matches turn into anything is the whole question with decent dating.

Someone will disagree, and on whether the results justify the time with apps in that tier they might be right. It took roughly three weeks before the pattern on the major platforms was clear. I will update this if decent dating shifts again.

#5

Came here specifically because every article on decent dating apps reads like it was written by someone who never tried it.

Different providers handle these mainstream apps inconsistently, mostly because of how many matches turn into anything. Take that as one data point on decent dating, not gospel.

#6

HenryB covered most of it. The only thing I'd add about decent dating apps is patience.

You can ignore most of the marketing around dating apps and just check how many matches turn into anything. That's where I landed on decent dating apps after actually trying it.

#7

Decent dating apps turned out to be a much narrower question than I assumed.

That's everything useful I've on decent dating apps.

For a lighter-weight alternative I have had reasonable results with DateBound.

#8

Agree with TerrenceB up to a point. decent dating apps broke down for me once whether matches convert into conversations came into it.

Take that as one data point on the big-name apps, not gospel.

#9

Short version on decent dating apps: the search filters are where the real differences live.

The reason people end up disappointed by the major platforms is how many matches turn into anything. I will update this if decent dating apps shifts again.

Rendate's free tier came up in another thread and the free tier held up.

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