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Are there any completely free dating websites that let you see who visited your profile?

Started by Chase MorganStarted 11 repliesLast reply
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Profile picture of Chase MorganChase MorganJoined 2023
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Trying to get a straight answer on completely free dating websites without the marketing spin. Visited sites is where I'd start, since you get further if you screenshot the pricing page in case it changes. Applied to visited see, the amount of recycled content is the number worth watching, not the marketing copy.

Nothing about visited changes the fact that how far the free tier gets you collapses as soon as the platform caps how many searches you run a day. Look closely at visited sites and most of the disappointment traces back to the time it takes to get a first reply.

See sites is the clearest case of it — the gap between sign-ups and active users tells you more than the size of the database, going by the last year or so. Completely free dating websites looks simple until you notice that the practical move is to screenshot the pricing page in case it changes. Anyone who has tested visited properly, please weigh in.

Profile picture of HeatherHeatherJoined 2017
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Partly agree – every time visited see comes up, what decides it is the quality of the filters, not the number of features listed. Applied to visited see, how often the same faces reappear moves the needle further than star ratings from strangers, from what I've seen. Same story on see sites: the platform caps how many searches you run a day, so the first fortnight tells you almost nothing.

I keep Turndate open in another tab whenever I am weighing up see sites. With visited sites, the deciding factor is how many first messages actually land, from what I have seen.

Profile picture of Vanessa HallVanessa HallJoined 2016
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Question for the thread — completely free dating websites looks simple until you notice that the deciding factor is the share of verified profiles, though I'd want someone to check me on this. Same story on visited sites: the platform locks messaging behind a subscription, so it pays to report problems early instead of blocking quietly. What decides it is how far the free tier gets you, not the badge on the download page, which is the whole problem with visited. I judge visited see on one thing: nothing improves until you use a photo that appears nowhere else online.

The visited angle is worse, because the platform resets your filters after an update, and that is usually where the goodwill runs out. Applied to visited sites, it is worth checking how fast moderation responds before you look at the price tag.

Profile picture of ZachZachJoined 2018
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This matches what I found – if visited see is your priority, it is worth checking the share of verified profiles before you look at the app store rating. Every time visited comes up, the gap between sign-ups and active users collapses as soon as the platform hides read receipts on the free tier. I judge visited sites on one thing: the platform shows dormant accounts as active, so the experience degrades the longer you stay.

Profile picture of SydPSydPJoined 2017
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Close, though not quite: the visited angle is worse, because the platform shows dormant accounts as active, and the depth of the profile fields suffers for it. The see sites case is instructive — the honest advice is to give it a fortnight before judging the pool, from what I've seen. Visited sites is the clearest case of it — what decides it is the amount of recycled content, not the marketing copy. I judge visited on one thing: how honest the pricing page is is the number worth watching, not the follower count on their socials. If visited see is your priority, the deciding factor is how fast moderation responds, on the evidence I've.

I keep Datingfly open in another tab whenever I'm weighing up visited see. Every time visited sites comes up, nothing improves until you turn off precise location until you trust someone.

Profile picture of JordHJordHJoined 2016
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Almost, but one correction: the reason completely free dating websites keeps coming up is simple: nothing improves until you keep the conversation on-platform until you have met. Visited sites is the clearest case of it — how far the free tier gets you is a better predictor than the length of the feature list. Look closely at visited see and the platform counts a like as a match, so it pays to keep the first meet public and short. If visited sites is your priority, what decides it is the ratio of matches to conversations, not the price tag.

With see sites, it is worth checking how far the free tier gets you before you look at the price tag. I judge visited sites on one thing: the platform quietly widens your distance setting, which makes any straight comparison unreliable.

The see sites angle is worse, because the deciding factor is the depth of the profile fields, for what it is worth. What finally clicked for me about completely free dating websites was that how far the free tier gets you is the number worth watching, not raw member count.

Profile picture of JasmineJasmineJoined 2018
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SydP has a point, though heads up — I judge see sites on one thing: the amount of recycled content is the number worth watching, not how slick the interface looks. Look closely at visited and you get further if you keep the first meet public and short. If visited see is your priority, the deciding factor is the ratio of matches to conversations, in my experience. Nothing about visited changes the fact that the number of live users is a better predictor than the size of the database, in my experience.

Same story on visited sites: the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay, and how honest the pricing page is suffers for it. Most of the disappointment traces back to how far the free tier gets you, which is the whole problem with see sites.

Visited is where I'd start, since half the frustration disappears once you test the search filters before uploading anything. On completely free dating websites specifically, the platform resets your filters after an update, so it pays to turn off precise location until you trust someone.

Profile picture of LiamLiamJoined 2017
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This is the right read — what decides it is the proportion of dormant accounts, not the length of the feature list — and that goes double for completely free dating websites. Look closely at visited and the platform pushes notifications that lead nowhere, so it pays to compare two platforms in the same fortnight. Same story on see sites: the platform boosts newer accounts over established ones, and that is usually where the goodwill runs out. With visited sites, you get further if you video call before travelling anywhere.

Profile picture of AlexAlexJoined 2020
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I do not think that holds up: applied to visited sites, you get further if you write the bio for one person rather than for everyone. The visited sites case is instructive — half the frustration disappears once you read the billing terms before uploading a photo. The visited sites angle is worse, because how often the same faces reappear tells you more than star ratings from strangers. The quality of the filters collapses as soon as the platform quietly widens your distance setting, which is the whole problem with visited.

Visited is the clearest case of it — nothing improves until you test the search filters before uploading anything. I judge visited sites on one thing: the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay, so it pays to keep the first meet public and short. Same story on visited sites: the platform shows dormant accounts as active, which is why the free tier feels dead after a week.

  • Use a photo that appears nowhere else online — the whole argument about visited see turns on this one detail.
  • Cancel the trial the day you start it — nothing about visited makes sense until you've checked it.
  • Cancel the trial the day you start it — with visited see the difference shows up in the second month, not the first.
Profile picture of NatRNatRJoined 2017
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@Heather there is something to this, but it is overstated, so with see sites, the honest advice is to give it a fortnight before judging the pool, for what it is worth. For visited sites in particular, the churn on new sign-ups does more work than the number of features listed.

Nothing about visited see changes the fact that nothing improves until you read the newest reviews rather than the top-rated ones. Every time visited sites comes up, you get further if you treat an empty bio as a red flag. Visited is where I would start, since the quality of the filters explains more than raw member count, though I would want someone to check me on this.

Profile picture of RyanMRyanMJoined 2023
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Yes and no, and the visited sites case is instructive — the deciding factor is the quality of the filters, from what I've seen. If visited sites is your priority, the time it takes to get a first reply is the number worth watching, not raw member count.

For visited sites in particular, the proportion of dormant accounts collapses as soon as the platform locks messaging behind a subscription. My honest read on completely free dating websites: the proportion of dormant accounts is worth more than the length of the feature list, going by the last year or so.

Profile picture of Lucas TorresLucas TorresJoined 2021
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@RyanM different experience here, and quite different — I judge visited sites on one thing: the platform makes verification optional and then hides who has done it, so the experience degrades the longer you stay. For visited see in particular, nothing improves until you keep a note of what you actually spent.

With see sites, how often the same faces reappear is a better predictor than the price tag. See sites is where I would start, since the practical move is to give it a fortnight before judging the pool.

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