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What are the best dating apps for android phones?

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

Two years on app-led services and best dating apps for android phones still catches me out. The real gap on the apps in question comes down to how the search filters behave in practice.

I ran two accounts side by side on dating apps to be sure. Worth testing best dating apps for android phones yourself before taking my word for it.

#2

Best dating apps for android phones turned out to be a much narrower question than I assumed. What nobody said about apps of this type is that how the search filters behave in practice changes month to month.

I would not have believed this about dating apps without testing it. That is my read on best dating apps for android phones, for whatever it is worth.

Worth a look at DateLink's free tier if the big apps get pushy with upsells.

#3

Coming at best dating apps for android phones from the other direction: the price is not the cost — the wasted evenings are. Different providers handle platforms like these inconsistently, mostly because of how the search filters behave in practice.

Worth noting that dating apps changed after their last update. Happy to go into more detail on apps of this type if that helps.

#4

Signed up to four of these to answer best dating apps for android phones for myself.

The real gap on these apps comes down to how the search filters behave in practice. That's where I landed on best dating apps for android phones after actually trying it.

#5

Building on what CindyR said — best dating apps for android phones improved for me for exactly that reason.

The real gap on these apps comes down to how the search filters behave in practice. Take that as one data point on these apps, not gospel.

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

#6

The framing of best dating apps for android phones is where most people go wrong. Two things matter for the apps in question: how the search filters behave in practice, and then patience.

Did anyone else find whether verification is enforced got worse recently on dating apps? Hope that saves someone the weeks I lost on the apps in question.

#7

Every recommendation for best dating apps for android phones I've seen ignores anyone comparing options.

What I check before committing to the apps in question:

  • whether the apps in question limits daily messages
  • how visible your profile is by default on dating apps
  • how many apps of this type profiles are actually active this month

I've no stake in the apps in question — this is just what I observed. Would be interested to hear whether the apps in question behaved differently for anyone else.

For a lighter-weight alternative I have had reasonable results with DateDesire's free tier.

#8

Jake_NYC has this backwards in my view: with best dating apps for android phones, whether verification is enforced is the symptom, not the cause. My rule with the apps in question is simple — check how the search filters behave in practice before you register.

Two other people here reported the same thing about these apps. Support confirmed part of this about these apps when I asked. Still forming a view on apps of this type, so push back if I've it wrong.

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

#9

The framing of best dating apps for android phones is where most people go wrong.

For apps of this type I look at:

  • how the apps of this type feed changes after the first week
  • whether verification on apps of this type is enforced or merely offered
  • how quickly apps of this type removes reported profiles
  • whether dating apps exports your data on request

Support confirmed part of this about platforms like these when I asked. That is my read on best dating apps for android phones, for whatever it is worth.

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