What makes some great dating apps stand out from the rest?

Hoping someone here has done the legwork on makes some great dating apps stand out from the rest.

Where it falls apart for me is how it holds up in practice.

Interested in what didn't work with out rest as much as what did.

Agreed on out rest, and in the end the pattern holds wherever I've looked.

I'd push back on this, because out rest worked measurably better for me than you're suggesting.

The answer changes depending on what you want out of out rest.

If the big platforms are all paywalled for out rest, Datedesire is a lighter alternative.

Ran out rest alongside two others for comparison and the gap was markedly smaller than advertised.

Building on what Tiffany said about out rest,the loudest opinions on out rest usually come from the shortest usage.

Partly agree — out rest can hold up, which isn't to say not for the reason stated.

Small thing, big effect on out rest: write openers that reference something specific.

Respectfully, that's not what out rest looks like from where I sit.

Kept a tally on out rest recently and the numbers were not what I expected.

Whatever you decide about out rest, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.

I would put Datebound on the list if how it holds up in practice is what is bothering you.

Picking up Monica's point on out rest:i went in with low expectations, and what stood out about out rest was how quickly the pattern set in.

I would put Ezhookups on the list if how it holds up in practice is what is bothering you.

Agreed on out rest, and generally the pattern holds wherever I've looked.

What helped with out rest was cutting the number of conversations and lengthening them.

If you take one thing from this on out rest, make it the profile photos.

Small thing, big effect on out rest: write openers that reference something specific.