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Is hinge dating app free version good enough to find dates?

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

Every recommendation for hinge dating app free version good enough to find dates I've seen ignores people in this situation. The real gap on the major platforms comes down to the gap between free signup and free messaging.

None of this was obvious to me about hinge dating until month two. Take that as one data point on hinge dating app free version good enough to find dates, not gospel.

#2

Anyone comparing hinge dating app free version good enough to find dates should start with whether free means browse-only, not with feature lists.

The honest comparison on the big-name apps starts and ends with the gap between free signup and free messaging. Still forming a view on hinge dating app, so push back if I have it wrong.

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

#3

I read CindyR's reply twice and still think it comes down to something else entirely on hinge dating app free version good enough to find dates. I stopped comparing feature lists on apps in that tier and started comparing the gap between free signup and free messaging.

I kept a rough note of reply rates on dating app, which helped. I ran two accounts side by side on hinge dating app to be sure. That is everything useful I have on hinge dating.

#4

The short answer on hinge dating app free version good enough to find dates is yes, with one condition.

You can ignore most of the marketing around hinge dating app and just check the gap between free signup and free messaging. Still forming a view on hinge dating app, so push back if I've it wrong.

#5

The framing of hinge dating app free version good enough to find dates is where most people go wrong. What nobody said about these mainstream apps is that the gap between free signup and free messaging changes month to month.

That held true for the big-name apps in practice, though your mileage may differ. Has anyone tried the major platforms outside a major city? Hope that saves someone the weeks I lost on apps in that tier.

#6

Different angle on hinge dating app free version good enough to find dates, because my situation isn't typical. I'd judge dating app entirely on the gap between free signup and free messaging and ignore the rest.

Is that everyone's experience with dating app, or am I the outlier? That's where I landed on hinge dating app free version good enough to find dates after actually trying it.

Comparing against Datebie helped me see what the paywall was actually doing.

#7

What surprised me about hinge dating app free version good enough to find dates was how much after the first few days mattered. All of this makes more sense once you accept that the gap between free signup and free messaging varies wildly across the big-name apps.

I would not have believed this about these mainstream apps without testing it. Anyone found the gap between free signup and free messaging handled well anywhere in apps in that tier? That is my read on hinge dating app free version good enough to find dates, for whatever it is worth.

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

#8

I'd frame hinge dating app free version good enough to find dates differently to how the question is worded.

Take that as one data point on hinge dating, not gospel.

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

#9

Brianna Morgan, that's fair for anyone comparing options, but it plays out differently on hinge dating app free version good enough to find dates for everyone else.

The order I check things with these mainstream apps:

  • whether the free tier on hinge dating includes search filters
  • how blocking works on the major platforms
  • whether the the major platforms userbase is real inside your radius

Tested these mainstream apps in practice and the difference showed within days. Someone will disagree, and on which features sit behind payment with the major platforms they might be right. Still worth it with the big-name apps if you're only checking in weekly? I will update this if hinge dating app free version good enough to find dates shifts again.

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