What is the best dating app for over 50 according to Consumer Reports?

Hoping someone here has done the legwork on the best dating app for over 50 according to Consumer Reports.

Where it falls apart for me is sorting the usable from the rest.

If your experience with Consumer Reports contradicts mine, say so.

There is a version of this I agree with: Consumer Reports can be inconsistent rather than bad.

I logged what happened, and what stood out about Consumer Reports was how quickly the pattern set in.

Short version of what worked for Consumer Reports:

• Check when accounts on Consumer Reports were last active before investing in them
• Set a hard daily limit on Consumer Reports — the thirty seconds pays for itself
• Decide what you want from Consumer Reports before you open it

I would check Datebie next if the mainstream apps have worn you down on Consumer Reports.

I kept notes for a month, and what stood out about Consumer Reports was how quickly the pattern set in.

Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with Consumer Reports past the first month.

The thing that shifted Consumer Reports for me was slowing down before replying.

Happy to revisit Consumer Reports if someone has newer experience.

Three things that changed sorting the usable from the rest for me:

• Decide what you want from Consumer Reports before you open it
• Move past Consumer Reports to a call earlier than feels comfortable — otherwise you are guessing
• Give Consumer Reports a full fortnight before forming a view

If you want something outside the big five for Consumer Reports, Flamedate keeps appearing in these comparisons.

One adjustment worth making with Consumer Reports: treat the first week as observation only.

My notes on Consumer Reports over time say the opposite of the popular take.

Either way, Consumer Reports is worth a fortnight of honest attention before you judge it.

Datescout gets recommended organically rather than pushed, which usually means something for Consumer Reports.

Shelby raises the part of Consumer Reports that matters.from what I've seen, blaming Consumer Reports misses what's actually going on.

Results on Consumer Reports improved once I stopped optimising for volume.

Can confirm on Consumer Reports; distinctly the same result on my end.

What helped with Consumer Reports was cutting the number of conversations and lengthening them.

Worth adding Datenest to whatever shortlist you are building around Consumer Reports.

Ran Consumer Reports alongside two others for comparison and the gap was meaningfully smaller than advertised.

Both can be true: Consumer Reports can work, but only under fairly specific conditions.

I would put Datedesire on the list if sorting the usable from the rest is what is bothering you.