Is match online dating better than using Tinder for serious stuff?
Started by CindyRStart date Category Dating AppsReplies 8
#1
The thing that finally made match online dating better than using Tinder for serious stuff make sense was realising you're choosing a userbase, not choosing an app.
The order I check things with match online dating:
how visible your profile is by default on match online dating
how visible your profile is by default on the major platforms
what the big-name apps costs once the intro period ends
Still worth it with these mainstream apps if you're only checking in weekly? That's my read on match online dating better than using Tinder for serious stuff, for whatever it's worth.
#2
The short answer on match online dating better than using Tinder for serious stuff is no, and here is the part that matters.
My rule with online dating is simple — check whether matches convert into conversations before you register. That is everything useful I have on these mainstream apps.
#3
Coming at match online dating better than using Tinder for serious stuff from the other direction: the first week is misleading and week three is the real test.
The order I check things with apps in that tier:
how the the major platforms feed changes after the first week
how online dating handles photo privacy
whether verification on online dating is enforced or merely offered
whether online dating exports your data on request
Support confirmed part of this about these mainstream apps when I asked. That's my read on match online dating better than using Tinder for serious stuff, for whatever it's worth.
Worth a look at DateBound if the big apps get pushy with upsells.
#4
CindyR makes a reasonable case but I've tested match online dating better than using Tinder for serious stuff more recently and it doesn't match.
The order I check things with these mainstream apps:
what a these mainstream apps trial converts to, and when
whether the free tier on match online dating includes search filters
whether online dating exports your data on request
whether messaging on the major platforms works before a card is required
Anyone compared apps in that tier against the paid alternatives properly? Happy to go into more detail on these mainstream apps if that helps.
I did the boring version of researching match online dating better than using Tinder for serious stuff so nobody else has to. Different providers handle apps in that tier inconsistently, mostly because of whether matches convert into conversations.
None of this was obvious to me about apps in that tier until month two. I will update this if the major platforms shifts again.
#6
The thing that finally made match online dating better than using Tinder for serious stuff make sense was realising the moderation quality is the only variable that consistently predicts a good experience.
Three things worth verifying on match online dating:
whether the free tier on match online dating includes search filters
how online dating treats a paused account
whether photos on these mainstream apps can be limited to matches only
This is four months of steady use on online dating, not a trial run. I ran two accounts side by side on the major platforms to be sure. Hope that saves someone the weeks I lost on the major platforms.
#7
SusanW makes a reasonable case but I've tested match online dating better than using Tinder for serious stuff more recently and it doesn't match.
I rate these mainstream apps on whether matches convert into conversations and nothing else, once you're actually using it. Still forming a view on online dating, so push back if I've it wrong.
#8
The short answer on match online dating better than using Tinder for serious stuff is no, and here is the part that matters. What nobody said about apps in that tier is that whether matches convert into conversations changes month to month.
Someone will disagree, and on whether the results justify the time with the major platforms they might be right. Hope that saves someone the weeks I lost on apps in that tier.
#9
KevinL, I don't think that holds — on match online dating better than using Tinder for serious stuff my experience was the opposite. Everything I got wrong about these mainstream apps traced back to whether matches convert into conversations.
I checked online dating on both mobile and desktop and got the same result. Happy to go into more detail on match online dating better than using Tinder for serious stuff if that helps.
