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Are fling apps still a thing, or are they all just bots?

Started by CodyGStarted 9 repliesLast reply
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Profile picture of CodyGCodyGJoined 2016
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#1

This has been bugging me for weeks, so: fling apps still a thing. The fling angle is worse, because the platform counts a like as a match, and the time it takes to get a first reply suffers for it. The fling case is instructive — what decides it is the churn on new sign-ups, not the marketing copy.

If fling is your priority, the honest advice is to check what the free tier gates before investing time, going by the last year or so. Fling bots is where I would start, since it is worth checking how quickly the inbox fills before you look at the length of the feature list.

The reply rate is the number worth watching, not the size of the ad budget, which is the whole problem with fling bots. What finally clicked for me about fling apps still a thing was that the proportion of dormant accounts is worth more than the size of the ad budget. Tell me where the fling apps reasoning above falls down.

Profile picture of ChrisMChrisMJoined 2020
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#2

That reads backwards to me, so I judge fling apps on one thing: how quickly the inbox fills is the number worth watching, not star ratings from strangers. Applied to fling apps, the deciding factor is how well it works on a weak connection, going by the last year or so. Every time bots apps comes up, the ratio of matches to conversations moves the needle further than the app store rating, speaking only for my own city. The bots apps case is instructive — the honest advice is to set the radius tighter than feels natural, though I'd want someone to check me on this.

If bots apps is your priority, how far the free tier gets you collapses as soon as the platform quietly widens your distance setting. With fling apps, half the frustration disappears once you check whether a profile answers questions or deflects.

Profile picture of GarWGarWJoined 2016
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Actual numbers from my account – I judge fling bots on one thing: most of the disappointment traces back to the number of live users. Nothing about fling changes the fact that the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay, so people churn out before anything happens. Look closely at fling bots and you get further if you read the newest reviews rather than the top-rated ones. The bots apps case is instructive — the time it takes to get a first reply explains more than the marketing copy.

Every time fling bots comes up, half the frustration disappears once you test the search filters before uploading anything. The gap between sign-ups and active users is the number worth watching, not star ratings from strangers, which is the whole problem with fling. The fling apps angle is worse, because it is worth checking the churn on new sign-ups before you look at the length of the feature list.

  • Give it a fortnight before judging the pool — with fling bots the difference shows up in the second month, not the first.
  • Ask a specific question in the first message — fling rewards patience here more than most people expect.
  • Use a photo that appears nowhere else online — it decides how fling actually performs once you're past the first week.
  • Cancel the trial the day you start it — that's the single biggest variable with fling apps.
  • Keep the conversation on-platform until you have met — the whole argument about bots apps turns on this one detail.

Fling apps is the clearest case of it — what decides it is the proportion of dormant accounts, not star ratings from strangers. What finally clicked for me about fling apps still a thing was that the reply rate collapses as soon as the platform makes verification optional and then hides who has done it.

Profile picture of LilyLilyJoined 2015
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#4

Can someone sanity-check me here — every time bots apps comes up, most of the disappointment traces back to the proportion of dormant accounts. Bots apps is where I'd start, since the signal-to-noise in search matters more than star ratings from strangers, having tried a handful of these.

Look closely at fling bots and the gap between sign-ups and active users is the number worth watching, not the app store rating. When it comes to fling apps still a thing, the platform hides read receipts on the free tier, and the number of live users suffers for it.

Profile picture of Patrick JohnsonPatrick JohnsonJoined 2023
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#5

Exactly this — the fling case is instructive — you get further if you test the search filters before uploading anything. Every time bots apps comes up, the platform quietly widens your distance setting, which is easy to mistake for bad luck. Fling bots is where I'd start, since what decides it is the time it takes to get a first reply, not the number of features listed.

Nothing about bots apps changes the fact that most of the disappointment traces back to how many first messages actually land. Applied to fling bots, the platform pushes notifications that lead nowhere, and how much sits behind the paywall suffers for it. If fling apps is your priority, the platform quietly widens your distance setting, so it pays to read the newest reviews rather than the top-rated ones.

  • Video call before travelling anywhere — that's the single biggest variable with bots apps.
  • Keep the conversation on-platform until you have met — nothing about fling makes sense until you've checked it.
  • Write the bio for one person rather than for everyone — it changes what fling bots is worth to you specifically.
Profile picture of AlexAlexJoined 2020
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#6

True up to a point — I judge fling on one thing: the platform recycles the same profiles, and you only notice once you have spent a few evenings on it. With bots apps, what decides it is how often the same faces reappear, not the length of the feature list. If fling bots is your priority, it is worth checking the depth of the profile fields before you look at the length of the feature list. The bots apps angle is worse, because how far the free tier gets you is the number worth watching, not raw member count.

  • Keep a note of what you actually spent — it's the only honest way to compare fling bots against the alternatives.
  • Use a photo that appears nowhere else online — that's the single biggest variable with fling bots.
  • Read the billing terms before uploading a photo — the whole argument about fling bots turns on this one detail.
Profile picture of Jordan HayesJordan HayesJoined 2017
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#7

GarW has a point, though respectfully, no — look closely at bots apps and nothing improves until you log the times of day your messages get answered. Same story on fling: it is worth checking the time it takes to get a first reply before you look at the size of the ad budget. Fling apps is the clearest case of it — what decides it is the signal-to-noise in search, not the price tag. I judge fling on one thing: the practical move is to keep the first meet public and short.

Profile picture of GregFGregFJoined 2023
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#8

There's something to this, but it is overstated — here is the uncomfortable bit about fling apps still a thing — most of the disappointment traces back to the share of verified profiles. For fling in particular, it is worth checking how far the free tier gets you before you look at whatever the landing page promises. Fling is the clearest case of it — the honest advice is to keep a note of what you actually spent, from what I've seen. With fling, how well it works on a weak connection moves the needle further than the marketing copy. Applied to fling, what decides it is how far the free tier gets you, not star ratings from strangers.

The closest comparison I found for bots apps was Datingfly, for whatever that is worth. Fling is where I would start, since nothing improves until you check whether a profile answers questions or deflects.

The fling apps case is instructive — half the frustration disappears once you read the billing terms before uploading a photo. The ratio of matches to conversations is the number worth watching, not the length of the feature list, which is the whole problem with fling apps.

Nothing about fling bots changes the fact that the practical move is to video call before travelling anywhere. I would frame fling apps still a thing this way: the platform counts a like as a match, and the proportion of dormant accounts suffers for it.

Profile picture of LoganLoganJoined 2019
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#9

I would sign off on most of that — with fling bots, how well it works on a weak connection is the number worth watching, not star ratings from strangers. Same story on bots apps: how much sits behind the paywall matters more than the price tag, based on a fairly small sample. Look closely at fling bots and the platform surfaces profiles far outside your radius, and the reply rate suffers for it. Fling apps is where I would start, since half the frustration disappears once you read the newest reviews rather than the top-rated ones.

I ended up cross-checking bots apps against Datedesire before I committed to anything. Applied to fling, nothing improves until you read the billing terms before uploading a photo.

Every time fling comes up, the deciding factor is how quickly the inbox fills, though I'd want someone to check me on this. For fling apps in particular, the practical move is to video call before travelling anywhere.

  • Ask a specific question in the first message — you can't evaluate fling without it.
  • Cancel the trial the day you start it — with fling the difference shows up in the second month, not the first.
  • Log the times of day your messages get answered — it changes what fling bots is worth to you specifically.

Also on my list for fling bots: souldate.site.

Profile picture of KenLKenLJoined 2020
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#10

This matches what I found, so the reason fling apps still a thing keeps coming up is simple: the platform resets your filters after an update, and how honest the pricing page is suffers for it. Fling is the clearest case of it — the deciding factor is the ratio of matches to conversations, at least on my account. With fling apps, the platform locks messaging behind a subscription, so the numbers on the homepage stop meaning much.

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