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Is eharmony over 50 worth the extra price compared to OurTime?

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

Read four threads on eharmony over 50 worth the extra price compared to OurTime and they all skipped what the real price is after the trial. You can ignore most of the marketing around these mainstream apps and just check where the paywall really sits.

The difference was smaller on apps in that tier in day-to-day use but still there. That is everything useful I have on eharmony over 50 worth the extra price compared to OurTime.

#2

Started looking into eharmony over 50 worth the extra price compared to OurTime for a friend and ended up switching myself.

You can ignore most of the marketing around these mainstream apps and just check where the paywall really sits. Curious whether others found the same on apps in that tier.

#3

That is the standard answer, CindyR, and I think eharmony over 50 worth the extra price compared to OurTime sits outside it. What nobody said about the big-name apps is that where the paywall really sits changes month to month.

It took roughly three weeks before the pattern on these mainstream apps was clear. Still forming a view on these mainstream apps, so push back if I have it wrong.

#4

Going to push back slightly on how eharmony over 50 worth the extra price compared to OurTime usually gets described.

For these mainstream apps I look at:

  • whether support for these mainstream apps answers at all
  • whether verification on the major platforms is enforced or merely offered
  • how quickly the big-name apps removes reported profiles
  • what happens to your data if you delete a the major platforms account

That's everything useful I've on apps in that tier.

#5

Not sure I agree with Samantha. Results on eharmony over 50 worth the extra price compared to OurTime depend far more on in practice than on what it actually costs once you try to message someone.

Worth testing these mainstream apps yourself before taking my word for it.

#6

Brittany has this backwards in my view: with eharmony over 50 worth the extra price compared to OurTime, what it actually costs once you try to message someone is the symptom, not the cause. Two things matter for the major platforms: where the paywall really sits, and then patience.

The effect was more noticeable on these mainstream apps in day-to-day use than I expected. Your situation might change the answer on the big-name apps completely.

#7

Nobody warned me that eharmony over 50 worth the extra price compared to OurTime would come down to how the pricing tiers are structured. Different providers handle these mainstream apps inconsistently, mostly because of where the paywall really sits.

Support confirmed part of this about the major platforms when I asked. Any difference with apps in that tier on Android, or was that just me? Curious whether others found the same on the big-name apps.

#8

Nothing I read about eharmony over 50 worth the extra price compared to OurTime prepared me for how the pricing tiers are structured. Half the confusion around the big-name apps disappears once you separate where the paywall really sits from the marketing.

Two other people here reported the same thing about apps in that tier. I kept a rough note of reply rates on the big-name apps, which helped. That is my read on eharmony over 50 worth the extra price compared to OurTime, for whatever it is worth.

For comparison, DateScout handles the same thing differently.

#9

The reason people keep asking about eharmony over 50 worth the extra price compared to OurTime is that the onboarding flow tells you exactly how the company plans to monetise you.

What I check before committing to the major platforms:

  • whether apps in that tier limits daily messages
  • whether the these mainstream apps userbase is real inside your radius
  • how blocking works on the big-name apps
  • whether the big-name apps limits daily messages

I ran two accounts side by side on apps in that tier to be sure. Your situation might change the answer on eharmony over 50 worth the extra price compared to OurTime completely.

DateDesire came up when I asked this elsewhere, and it was a fair suggestion.

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