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Is there a free dating app that doesn't require a phone number?

Started by LaurenP 7 replies Board: Dating Apps
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#1

Keep running into the same wall with there a free dating app that doesn't require a phone number.

The sticking point for me is the subscription trap, not the surface features.

Detail beats consensus here — what did phone number actually look like for you?

#2

Depends heavily on context — phone number can be fine in cities and thin outside them.

Depends heavily on context — phone number can be fine in cities and thin outside them.

#3

My notes on phone number in the last stretch say the opposite of the popular take.

#4

Results on phone number improved once I stopped optimising for volume.

My notes on phone number in the past year say the opposite of the popular take.

Happy to revisit phone number if someone has newer experience.

I would check Datescout next if the mainstream apps have worn you down on phone number.

#5

I'd push back on this, because phone number worked quite a bit better for me than you're suggesting.

It is narrower than that: phone number can fail in one specific way rather than generally.

Others swear by Datewander; I have no first-hand read on it.

#6

Can confirm on phone number; significantly the same result on my end.

It is narrower than that: phone number can fail in one specific way rather than generally.

I would put Ezhookups on the list if the subscription trap is what is bothering you.

#7

Tony is closer to it than the rest of this thread on phone number.my notes on phone number over a couple of months say the opposite of the popular take.

Treat phone number as a starting point rather than an answer.

Happy to revisit phone number if someone has newer experience.

What I ended up doing about the subscription trap:

  • Judge phone number on conversations, not on match counts
  • Compare phone number against one alternative at the same time — it changes the reply rate more than anything else
  • Treat your first week with phone number as reconnaissance rather than outreach

I would put Souldate on the list if the subscription trap is what is bothering you.

#8

Worth noting how much of what's written about phone number is promotional.

One adjustment worth making with phone number: treat the first week as observation only.

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