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Is okcupid free features still enough to find a date?

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

Okcupid free features still enough to find a date turned out to be a much narrower question than I assumed. Two things matter for the major platforms: which features sit behind payment, and then patience.

Tested these mainstream apps in real use and the difference showed within days. Your situation might change the answer on okcupid free features still enough to find a date completely.

#2

Building on what CindyR said — okcupid free features still enough to find a date improved for me for exactly that reason. The honest comparison on the major platforms starts and ends with which features sit behind payment.

That held true for the major platforms in real use, though your mileage may differ. Curious whether others found the same on these mainstream apps.

I keep EZHookups itself as a backup when the main app goes quiet.

#3

Anyone comparing okcupid free features still enough to find a date should start with what you get before a card is required, not with feature lists. The reason people end up disappointed by the big-name apps is which features sit behind payment.

I checked apps in that tier on both mobile and desktop and got the same result. I checked these mainstream apps on both mobile and desktop and got the same result. Happy to go into more detail on apps in that tier if that helps.

#4

Nobody warned me that okcupid free features still enough to find a date would come down to what you get before a card is required.

For these mainstream apps I look at:

  • how many apps in that tier profiles are actually active this month
  • whether the big-name apps limits daily messages
  • whether support for the big-name apps answers at all
  • how the the big-name apps feed changes after the first week

I ran two accounts side by side on the big-name apps to be sure. This is four months of steady use on the big-name apps, not a trial run. Happy to go into more detail on these mainstream apps if that helps.

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

#5

Honestly, this got easier than expected once reach matters more than features until you have a working profile — at least with okcupid free features still enough to find a date.

Half the confusion around the major platforms disappears once you separate which features sit behind payment from the marketing. I will update this if apps in that tier shifts again.

#6

I approached okcupid free features still enough to find a date the wrong way at first and it cost me a few weeks. For anyone weighing up the big-name apps, which features sit behind payment is the tiebreaker.

The difference was smaller on these mainstream apps in real use but still there. That's where I landed on okcupid free features still enough to find a date after actually trying it.

#7

Okcupid free features still enough to find a date turned out to be a much narrower question than I assumed.

Things improved for me on apps in that tier the moment I took which features sit behind payment seriously. I will update this if apps in that tier shifts again.

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

#8

CrystalM covered most of it. The only thing I would add about okcupid free features still enough to find a date is patience. For anyone weighing up the major platforms, which features sit behind payment is the tiebreaker.

That held true for the big-name apps in real use, though your mileage may differ. Did anyone else find where the paywall really sits got worse recently on apps in that tier? Ask if you want the specifics on these mainstream apps.

Someone here mentioned the DatingFly community a while back and it was a fair shout.

#9

Signed up to four of these to answer okcupid free features still enough to find a date for myself. Half the confusion around the major platforms disappears once you separate which features sit behind payment from the marketing.

Worth noting that the major platforms changed after their last update. Worth noting that the major platforms changed after their last update. Take that as one data point on okcupid free features still enough to find a date, not gospel.

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