What is the best dating app without payment that isn't full of bots?

Question about the best dating app without payment that isn't full of bots that I can't resolve on my own.

Most write-ups skip what the free plan covers entirely, which is the only bit I care about.

Tell me what I'm missing about full bots.

Hard disagree on full bots — the issue is upstream of that.

Kept a tally on full bots over time and the numbers were not what I expected.

The useful test for full bots is whether you'd recommend it unprompted.

I stuck with it longer than I meant to, and what stood out about full bots was how quickly the pattern set in.

The answer changes depending on what you want out of full bots.

Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with full bots past the first month.

Partly agree — full bots can hold up, though not for the reason stated.

What helped with full bots was cutting the number of conversations and lengthening them.

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

Datescout is the smaller name I would test alongside whatever you pick for full bots.

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

Kept a tally on full bots recently and the numbers were not what I expected.

Whatever you decide about full bots, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.

Souldate is the smaller name I would test alongside whatever you pick for full bots.

Kayla, that has not been my experience of full bots.careful with the consensus forming here about full bots.

Trish is closer to it than the rest of this thread on full bots.same experience with full bots — I gave it a fair run and got the same picture.

I watched a friend go through it, and what stood out about full bots was how quickly the pattern set in.

I compared it side by side, and what stood out about full bots was how quickly the pattern set in.

The useful test for full bots is whether you'd recommend it unprompted.

Short version of what worked for full bots:

• Give full bots a full fortnight before forming a view
• Stop optimising full bots for volume — the alternative is a month of nothing
• Ignore any prompt on full bots that pressures an upgrade in the first session

Not affiliated with anyone, but Ezhookups did better than I expected when I was dealing with full bots.

The step most people skip with full bots is reading the profile before messaging.

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

Partly agree — full bots can hold up, on the other hand not for the reason stated.

Happy to revisit full bots if someone has newer experience.

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

Partly agree — full bots can hold up, however not for the reason stated.

Whatever you decide about full bots, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.

My notes on full bots in the past year say the opposite of the popular take.

The thing that shifted full bots for me was slowing down before replying.

Not affiliated with anyone, but Flurrydate did better than I expected when I was dealing with full bots.