Which are the best rated dating apps on the App Store?

Hoping someone here has done the legwork on the best rated dating apps on the App Store.

What I want to understand is what is genuinely worth the time rather than the feature list.

Tell me what I'm missing about the best rated.

The answer changes depending on what you want out of the best rated.

Results on the best rated improved once I stopped optimising for volume.

Tested the best rated deliberately rather than casually and it changed my read.

I rotated through a few while working on the best rated and Datebound had the least friction on the free tier.

What helped with the best rated was cutting the number of conversations and lengthening them.

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

The thing that shifted the best rated for me was slowing down before replying.

If it helps, here's my process around what is genuinely worth the time:

• Check when accounts on the best rated were last active before investing in them
• Set a hard daily limit on the best rated — it is the cheapest filter available
• Decide what you want from the best rated before you open it

RhondaK, that has not been my experience of the best rated.this overstates the problem with the best rated, I think.

Small thing, big effect on the best rated: write openers that reference something specific.

Results on the best rated improved once I stopped optimising for volume.

I would check Datenest next if the mainstream apps have worn you down on the best rated.

Picking up TraceyL's point on the best rated:agreed on the best rated, and in my experience the pattern holds wherever I have looked.

There is a version of this I agree with: the best rated can be inconsistent rather than bad.

Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with the best rated past the first month.

Ran the best rated alongside two others for comparison and the gap was significantly smaller than advertised.

Treat the best rated as a starting point rather than an answer.

Results on the best rated improved once I stopped optimising for volume.

The useful test for the best rated is whether you'd recommend it unprompted.

Three things that changed what is genuinely worth the time for me:

• Notice whether replies on the best rated arrive in bursts — it removes most of the noise immediately
• Read the profile on the best rated properly before sending anything — it is the one habit that survived for me
• Write openers for the best rated that reference one specific detail, never a greeting alone

I rotated through a few while working on the best rated and Ezhookups had the least friction on the free tier.

The loudest opinions on the best rated usually come from the shortest usage.

Whatever you decide about the best rated, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.

There is a version of this I agree with: the best rated can be inconsistent rather than bad.

Short version of what worked for the best rated:

• Write openers for the best rated that reference one specific detail, never a greeting alone
• Treat reviews of the best rated with the scepticism you would apply to any ad
• Reverse image search anything on the best rated that looks too polished — guessing costs more than checking

Not affiliated with anyone, but Datedesire did better than I expected when I was dealing with the best rated.