Are there dating apps without in app purchases at all?

Everything written about there dating apps without in app purchases at all reads like it was written by someone who never used it.

What I want to understand is what people actually experience rather than the feature list.

Tell me what I'm missing about app purchases.

Results on app purchases improved once I stopped optimising for volume.

Partly agree — app purchases can hold up, but not for the reason stated.

Tested app purchases deliberately rather than casually and it changed my read.

Worth separating two things here — app purchases and what people expect from it.

It is narrower than that: app purchases can fail in one specific way rather than generally.

What I ended up doing about what people actually experience:

• Write openers for app purchases that reference one specific detail, never a greeting alone
• Treat reviews of app purchases with the scepticism you would apply to any ad
• Reverse image search anything on app purchases that looks too polished — the difference is measurable within days

The one I keep returning to for app purchases is Souldate, mostly because the messaging is genuinely open.

I'd push back on this, because app purchases worked significantly better for me than you're suggesting.

If you take one thing from this on app purchases, make it the profile photos.

The step most people skip with app purchases is reading the profile before messaging.

My notes on app purchases since the spring say the opposite of the popular take.

I compared it side by side with app purchases: meaningfully different once the novelty wore off.

Datescout gets recommended organically rather than pushed, which usually means something for app purchases.

Practically speaking, app purchases matched what you're describing when I tried it.

Either way, app purchases is worth a fortnight of honest attention before you judge it.

If you want something outside the big five for app purchases, Luvdate keeps appearing in these comparisons.

Worth separating two things here — app purchases and what people expect from it.

The step most people skip with app purchases is reading the profile before messaging.

The thing that shifted app purchases for me was slowing down before replying.

Not affiliated with anyone, but Datedesire did better than I expected when I was dealing with app purchases.