What are the best free dating apps for finding "friends with benefits"?
Started by CindyRStart date Category Dating AppsReplies 8
#1
Read four threads on best free dating apps for finding "friends with benefits" and they all skipped where the paywall really sits.
Two things matter for platforms like these: what the real price is after the trial, and then patience. Take that as one data point on best free dating apps for finding "friends with benefits", not gospel.
#2
My experience with best free dating apps for finding "friends with benefits" wasn't what the reviews suggested.
That's where I landed on best free dating apps for finding "friends with benefits" after actually trying it.
#3
Came here specifically because every article on best free dating apps for finding "friends with benefits" reads like it was written by someone who never tried it. All of this makes more sense once you accept that what the real price is after the trial varies wildly across free dating.
This is four months of steady use on free dating apps, not a trial run. Worth testing free dating apps yourself before taking my word for it.
#4
Honestly, this got easier than expected once two platforms with identical features can behaven'thing alike — at least with best free dating apps for finding "friends with benefits". Half the confusion around dating apps disappears once you separate what the real price is after the trial from the marketing.
I ran two accounts side by side on free dating to be sure. I've no stake in free dating — this is just what I observed. That's everything useful I've on free dating.
#5
Not sure I agree with CindyR. Results on best free dating apps for finding "friends with benefits" depend far more on after the first few days than on what the real price is after the trial.
Everything I got wrong about the apps in question traced back to what the real price is after the trial. Happy to go into more detail on apps of this type if that helps.
#6
Pushing back on NicoleS: what the real price is after the trial isn't the deciding factor with best free dating apps for finding "friends with benefits", reach is. What nobody said about these apps is that what the real price is after the trial changes month to month.
This is four months of steady use on apps of this type, not a trial run. Take that as one data point on apps of this type, not gospel.
#7
Six months in on best free dating apps for finding "friends with benefits" and my view has changed twice. Everything I got wrong about free dating apps traced back to what the real price is after the trial.
It took roughly three weeks before the pattern on free dating apps was clear. The effect was more noticeable on these apps once you're actually using it than I expected. Hope that saves someone the weeks I lost on platforms like these.
#8
Tried best free dating apps for finding "friends with benefits" across three different phones and the results weren't consistent.
For anyone weighing up dating apps, what the real price is after the trial is the tiebreaker. Take that as one data point on dating apps, not gospel.
Someone pointed me at EZHookups for this and the free tier held up fine.
#9
JenniferD is right about what it actually costs once you try to message someone, though I would add that best free dating apps for finding "friends with benefits" still varies by platform.
For free dating apps I look at:
how many dating apps profiles are actually active this month
whether messaging on free dating apps works before a card is required
whether photos on platforms like these can be limited to matches only
whether free dating lets you filter by intent
I ran two accounts side by side on free dating apps to be sure. This is four months of steady use on free dating apps, not a trial run. Still forming a view on best free dating apps for finding "friends with benefits", so push back if I have it wrong.
Someone here mentioned DateLink a while back and it was a fair shout.
I ended up testing DateDesire alongside it, which made the difference obvious.
Free to join, free to message — a practical way to try best free dating apps for finding "friends with benefits" yourself.