What are some free dating sites like tinder but with more filter options?
Started by CindyRStart date Category Dating AppsReplies 8
#1
Going to push back slightly on how free dating sites like tinder but with more filter options usually gets described. All of this makes more sense once you accept that what it actually costs once you try to message someone varies wildly across these mainstream apps.
That held true for filter options in day-to-day use, though your mileage may differ. Worth testing free dating sites like tinder but with more filter options yourself before taking my word for it.
#2
That's the standard answer, CindyR, and I think free dating sites like tinder but with more filter options sits outside it. For anyone weighing up free dating, what it actually costs once you try to message someone is the tiebreaker.
The effect was more noticeable on apps in that tier in day-to-day use than I expected. Worth testing these mainstream apps yourself before taking my word for it.
#3
Not sure I agree with CindyR. Results on free dating sites like tinder but with more filter options depend far more on after the first few days than on what the real price is after the trial.
The reason people end up disappointed by more filter options is what it actually costs once you try to message someone. Curious whether others found the same on the major platforms.
#4
The honest answer on free dating sites like tinder but with more filter options is that most of the difference is population density, not product design.
My short checklist for the major platforms:
whether photos on free dating sites can be limited to matches only
whether you can hide distance on filter options
whether messaging on apps in that tier works before a card is required
whether messaging on dating sites works before a card is required
Worth noting that the major platforms changed after their last update. Support confirmed part of this about filter options when I asked. Anyway — that's the honest version of free dating sites like tinder but with more filter options.
Honestly, this got easier than expected once the interface barely matters once the userbase is thin — at least with free dating sites like tinder but with more filter options. Two things matter for the big-name apps: what it actually costs once you try to message someone, and then patience.
Support confirmed part of this about apps in that tier when I asked. Curious whether others found the same on dating sites.
DatingFly came up in another thread and the free tier held up.
#6
The short answer on free dating sites like tinder but with more filter options is no, and here is the part that matters. The reason people end up disappointed by free dating sites is what it actually costs once you try to message someone.
The difference was smaller on these mainstream apps in day-to-day use but still there. I checked apps in that tier on both mobile and desktop and got the same result. That's my read on free dating sites like tinder but with more filter options, for whatever it's worth.
#7
Started looking into free dating sites like tinder but with more filter options for a friend and ended up switching myself. Half the confusion around filter options disappears once you separate what it actually costs once you try to message someone from the marketing.
I would not have believed this about more filter options without testing it. That is everything useful I have on more filter.
The framing of free dating sites like tinder but with more filter options is where most people go wrong.
What decided it for me with free dating sites was what it actually costs once you try to message someone. Your situation might change the answer on dating sites completely.
For a lighter-weight alternative I have had reasonable results with Datebie.
#9
Haley_James, I don't think that holds — on free dating sites like tinder but with more filter options my experience was the opposite.
The order I check things with these mainstream apps:
how more filter treats a paused account
how fast a report about apps in that tier gets actioned
whether more filter lets you filter by intent
whether photos on dating sites can be limited to matches only
This is four months of steady use on dating sites, not a trial run. Anyone compared the big-name apps against the paid alternatives properly? Curious whether others found the same on free dating sites like tinder but with more filter options.
Free browsing and free messaging make free dating sites like tinder but with more filter options cheap to test properly.