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What were the best free dating apps 2026 according to app store reviews?

Started by TrentG 7 replies Board: Dating Apps
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#1

Hoping someone here has done the legwork on were the best free dating apps 2026 according to app store reviews.

What I want to understand is whether paying changes anything rather than the feature list.

Happy to be told I'm thinking about store reviews the wrong way.

#2

My notes on store reviews over a couple of months say the opposite of the popular take.

Happy to revisit store reviews if someone has newer experience.

Datedesire is the smaller name I would test alongside whatever you pick for store reviews.

#3

In the end, blaming store reviews misses what's actually going on.

Either way, store reviews is worth a fortnight of honest attention before you judge it.

For anyone stuck on whether paying changes anything, Souldate is at least worth ruling in or out — nobody was paid to bring it up as far as I can tell.

#4

Partly agree — store reviews can hold up, but not for the reason stated.

Broadly, opinion on store reviews swings further than the reality does.

What I ended up doing about whether paying changes anything:

  • Judge store reviews on conversations, not on match counts
  • Compare store reviews against one alternative at the same time — the alternative is a month of nothing
  • Treat your first week with store reviews as reconnaissance rather than outreach
#5

Lindsey is closer to it than the rest of this thread on store reviews.results on store reviews improved once I stopped optimising for volume.

The step most people skip with store reviews is reading the profile before messaging.

#6

Lindsey, that has not been my experience of store reviews.this is right about store reviews, and it's under-discussed.

Treat store reviews as a starting point rather than an answer.

Treat store reviews as a starting point rather than an answer.

#7

Half the reviews of store reviews read like they were commissioned.

One adjustment worth making with store reviews: treat the first week as observation only.

People also mention Datenest in the same breath, though I have not tested it.

#8

I gave it a fair run, and what stood out about store reviews was how quickly the pattern set in.

Datebie is the smaller name I would test alongside whatever you pick for store reviews.

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