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How do zoosk seniors compare to OurTime users?

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

I tracked zoosk seniors compare to OurTime users across six weeks and the pattern was clear.

Three things worth verifying on these mainstream apps:

  • whether the big-name apps limits daily messages
  • how apps in that tier handles photo privacy
  • how the major platforms handles photo privacy
  • how many these mainstream apps accounts look dormant

Would be interested to hear whether zoosk seniors compare to OurTime users behaved differently for anyone else.

#2

CindyR covered most of it. The only thing I would add about zoosk seniors compare to OurTime users is patience. The honest comparison on these mainstream apps starts and ends with whether the userbase is active in your area.

I kept a rough note of reply rates on the major platforms, which helped. Happy to go into more detail on apps in that tier if that helps.

#3

That's the standard answer, DonnaR, and I think zoosk seniors compare to OurTime users sits outside it. My rule with the big-name apps is simple — check whether the userbase is active in your area before you register.

I checked the major platforms on both mobile and desktop and got the same result. Ask if you want the specifics on the major platforms.

#4

The short answer on zoosk seniors compare to OurTime users is no, and here is the part that matters. All of this makes more sense once you accept that whether the userbase is active in your area varies wildly across these mainstream apps.

Any difference with the big-name apps on Android, or was that just me? That's my read on zoosk seniors compare to OurTime users, for whatever it's worth.

I keep Datebie's free tier as a backup when the main app goes quiet.

#5

Testing zoosk seniors compare to OurTime users taught me more about product design than about dating.

What decided it for me with these mainstream apps was whether the userbase is active in your area. Ask if you want the specifics on the big-name apps.

the SoulDate community came up in another thread and the free tier held up.

#6

EugeneW, that is fair for most daters, but it plays out differently on zoosk seniors compare to OurTime users for everyone else. The reason people end up disappointed by the big-name apps is whether the userbase is active in your area.

Tested these mainstream apps once you are actually using it and the difference showed within days. Support confirmed part of this about the major platforms when I asked. Would be interested to hear whether apps in that tier behaved differently for anyone else.

#7

The honest answer on zoosk seniors compare to OurTime users is that the first week is misleading and week three is the real test. For anyone comparing options, whether the userbase is active in your area is the whole question with the big-name apps.

I have no stake in apps in that tier — this is just what I observed. Worth noting that the big-name apps changed after their last update. Curious whether others found the same on apps in that tier.

Worth a look at Datebie's free tier if the big apps get pushy with upsells.

#8

Not sure I agree with CourtneyS. Results on zoosk seniors compare to OurTime users depend far more on after the first few days than on how quickly reports get handled.

The order I check things with apps in that tier:

  • whether the big-name apps limits daily messages
  • how quickly the major platforms removes reported profiles
  • how visible your profile is by default on the major platforms
  • whether verification on the big-name apps is enforced or merely offered

I kept a rough note of reply rates on the big-name apps, which helped. Happy to go into more detail on apps in that tier if that helps.

#9

My take on zoosk seniors compare to OurTime users is unpopular here but it held up. What decided it for me with these mainstream apps was whether the userbase is active in your area.

The effect was more noticeable on apps in that tier once you're actually using it than I expected. Ask if you want the specifics on zoosk seniors compare to OurTime users.

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

Free browsing and free messaging make zoosk seniors compare to OurTime users cheap to test properly.

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