Are there any niche apps for older men looking for younger men?
Started by CindyRStart date Category Dating AppsReplies 8
#1
With niche apps for older men looking for younger men, that was the one thing I could not get a straight answer on anywhere.
Things improved for me on niche apps the moment I took how much personal data it asks for seriously. Anyway — that's the honest version of niche apps for older men looking for younger men.
#2
Not sure I agree with CindyR. Results on niche apps for older men looking for younger men depend far more on in day-to-day use than on how the moderation actually behaves. My rule with the apps in question is simple — check how much personal data it asks for before you register.
I kept a rough note of reply rates on apps of this type, which helped. Anyone compared niche apps against the paid alternatives properly? Anyway — that's the honest version of niche apps for older men looking for younger men.
I keep DatingFly as a backup when the main app goes quiet.
#3
That's the standard answer, ChristineV, and I think niche apps for older men looking for younger men sits outside it.
The reason people end up disappointed by these apps is how much personal data it asks for. Curious whether others found the same on platforms like these.
For a lighter-weight alternative I have had reasonable results with DateLink's free tier.
#4
ChristineV, I don't think that holds — on niche apps for older men looking for younger men my experience was the opposite. Things improved for me on these apps the moment I took how much personal data it asks for seriously.
Did anyone else find what the reply rate looks like after week one got worse recently on these apps? Still forming a view on platforms like these, so push back if I've it wrong.
#5
I went round in circles on niche apps for older men looking for younger men before anything clicked.
Half the confusion around niche apps disappears once you separate how much personal data it asks for from the marketing. Happy to go into more detail on these apps if that helps.
#6
Same as HeatherC, except niche apps for older men looking for younger men took considerably longer than a week for me.
For the apps in question I look at:
how the apps in question handles photo privacy
whether support for niche apps answers at all
how platforms like these treats a paused account
Tested niche apps after the first few days and the difference showed within days. Worth testing the apps in question yourself before taking my word for it.
#7
Testing niche apps for older men looking for younger men taught me more about product design than about dating. For anyone weighing up niche apps, how much personal data it asks for is the tiebreaker.
I have no stake in niche apps — this is just what I observed. Ask if you want the specifics on the apps in question.
Respectfully, BrianT, that has not been true of niche apps for older men looking for younger men since last year.
I will update this if niche apps shifts again.
Someone here mentioned EZHookups a while back and it was a fair shout.
#9
HeatherC makes a reasonable case but I have tested niche apps for older men looking for younger men more recently and it does not match.
Everything I got wrong about apps of this type traced back to how much personal data it asks for. Hope that saves someone the weeks I lost on niche apps for older men looking for younger men.