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Is the pof free app still better than the desktop version?

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

Testing pof free app still better than the desktop version taught me more about product design than about dating.

My short checklist for apps in that tier:

  • whether the major platforms shows read receipts on the free tier
  • how quickly apps in that tier removes reported profiles
  • whether the pof free app userbase is real inside your radius
  • how the the major platforms feed changes after the first week

Take that as one data point on pof free app still better than the desktop version, not gospel.

#2

Coming at pof free app still better than the desktop version from the other direction: the onboarding flow tells you exactly how the company plans to monetise you.

My short checklist for the big-name apps:

  • how fast a report about apps in that tier gets actioned
  • whether apps in that tier shows read receipts on the free tier
  • whether photos on these mainstream apps can be limited to matches only

That held true for the big-name apps once you're actually using it, though your mileage may differ. It took roughly three weeks before the pattern on free app was clear. Your situation might change the answer on free app completely.

Comparing against Rendate's free tier helped me see what the paywall was actually doing.

#3

Going to push back slightly on how pof free app still better than the desktop version usually gets described. I would judge the big-name apps entirely on how much is free versus advertised as free and ignore the rest.

I would not have believed this about free app without testing it. I have no stake in the big-name apps — this is just what I observed. Ask if you want the specifics on the major platforms.

Worth a look at DatingFly itself if the big apps get pushy with upsells.

#4

Hard disagree with TaraB on this one. whether free means browse-only is the part people overrate with pof free app still better than the desktop version. The honest comparison on the big-name apps starts and ends with how much is free versus advertised as free.

Worth noting that pof free app changed after their last update. This is four months of steady use on apps in that tier, not a trial run. I will update this if these mainstream apps shifts again.

#5

AnnaK has this backwards in my view: with pof free app still better than the desktop version, whether free means browse-only is the symptom, not the cause.

The real gap on the big-name apps comes down to how much is free versus advertised as free. Still forming a view on pof free app, so push back if I've it wrong.

For a lighter-weight alternative I have had reasonable results with the SoulDate community.

#6

I want to separate two things that get conflated in pof free app still better than the desktop version.

What I check before committing to the big-name apps:

  • whether support for free app answers at all
  • how apps in that tier treats a paused account
  • whether free app limits daily messages

Someone will disagree, and on how much is free versus advertised as free with these mainstream apps they might be right. That's where I landed on pof free app still better than the desktop version after actually trying it.

#7

For people in this situation, the picture on pof free app still better than the desktop version looks different to what the generic advice suggests. For anyone weighing this up, how much is free versus advertised as free is the whole question with these mainstream apps.

It took roughly three weeks before the pattern on the major platforms was clear. Anyone found the gap between free signup and free messaging handled well anywhere in the major platforms? Ask if you want the specifics on these mainstream apps.

#8

KatieM, I don't think that holds — on pof free app still better than the desktop version my experience was the opposite.

I'd judge these mainstream apps entirely on how much is free versus advertised as free and ignore the rest. I will update this if pof free app shifts again.

#9

My experience with pof free app still better than the desktop version wasn't what the reviews suggested.

My short checklist for the major platforms:

  • whether the major platforms limits daily messages
  • how free app handles photo privacy
  • whether apps in that tier lets you filter by intent
  • how the big-name apps treats a paused account

I ran two accounts side by side on the major platforms to be sure. Has anyone tried free app outside a major city? Still forming a view on pof free app still better than the desktop version, so push back if I've it wrong.

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

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