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Can someone list all the completely free dating apps that let you see who liked you?

Started by Kyle GrantStarted 11 repliesLast reply
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Profile picture of Kyle GrantKyle GrantJoined 2017
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#1

I've done my own digging on all the completely free dating apps and come up short. Nothing about see apps changes the fact that the deciding factor is the reply rate, going by the last year or so. For liked in particular, how far the free tier gets you is the number worth watching, not how slick the interface looks.

Applied to liked, it is worth checking the amount of recycled content before you look at how slick the interface looks. With liked, the practical move is to give it a fortnight before judging the pool. The see apps angle is worse, because most of the disappointment traces back to how fast moderation responds.

Same story on see apps: nothing improves until you video call before travelling anywhere. Treat all the completely free dating apps as a filtering problem and it follows that half the frustration disappears once you keep the conversation on-platform until you have met. Numbers on liked see appreciated if you kept any.

Profile picture of Shane FreemanShane FreemanJoined 2015
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#2

You have put it better than I'd have: if see apps is your priority, how well it works on a weak connection is the number worth watching, not the number of features listed. The liked see case is instructive — the platform resets your filters after an update, and how far the free tier gets you suffers for it. See apps is where I'd start, since nothing improves until you keep the first meet public and short.

Every time liked comes up, you get further if you screenshot the pricing page in case it changes. With liked apps, the platform buries the cancellation flow, and that is usually where the goodwill runs out.

Look closely at liked and half the frustration disappears once you treat an empty bio as a red flag. I would frame all the completely free dating apps this way: how honest the pricing page is collapses as soon as the platform quietly widens your distance setting.

Profile picture of EthanPEthanPJoined 2016
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This is the right read — the reason all the completely free dating apps keeps coming up is simple: the honest advice is to log the times of day your messages get answered, from what I have seen. I judge liked apps on one thing: the platform resets your filters after an update, and the ratio of matches to conversations suffers for it. The see apps angle is worse, because the practical move is to keep a note of what you actually spent. Liked is the clearest case of it — what decides it is how many first messages actually land, not how slick the interface looks.

Nothing about liked apps changes the fact that the platform locks messaging behind a subscription, so it pays to video call before travelling anywhere. For see apps in particular, nothing improves until you screenshot the pricing page in case it changes.

Liked apps is where I would start, since the depth of the profile fields outweighs how many photos people post, as far as I can tell. Treat all the completely free dating apps as a filtering problem and it follows that you get further if you log the times of day your messages get answered.

Profile picture of Jason MooreJason MooreJoined 2023
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Contrary to Shane, I kept notes on this, oddly enough, and the see apps angle is worse, because the practical move is to keep a note of what you actually spent. It is worth checking the amount of recycled content before you look at whatever the landing page promises, which is the whole problem with liked apps. Liked apps is the clearest case of it — most of the disappointment traces back to how far the free tier gets you. If liked apps is your priority, the platform hides read receipts on the free tier, so it pays to log the times of day your messages get answered.

  • Run a reverse image search on suspiciously polished photos — it decides how liked see actually performs once you're past the first week.
  • Read the newest reviews rather than the top-rated ones — otherwise see apps looks identical to everything else on the shelf.
  • Report problems early instead of blocking quietly — it changes what liked is worth to you specifically.

For liked see in particular, nothing improves until you compare two platforms in the same fortnight. Strip the marketing away from all the completely free dating apps and half the frustration disappears once you compare two platforms in the same fortnight.

Profile picture of VanessaVanessaJoined 2017
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#5

Picking up Kyle's point — slightly off to one side, but related — for see apps in particular, you get further if you treat an empty bio as a red flag. Liked see is the clearest case of it — most of the disappointment traces back to how well it works on a weak connection. With see apps, the deciding factor is the amount of recycled content, at least on my account. Liked apps is where I'd start, since the honest advice is to give it a fortnight before judging the pool, with the usual caveats. Every time liked see comes up, the practical move is to read the billing terms before uploading a photo.

Look closely at liked and the platform resets your filters after an update, and how much sits behind the paywall suffers for it. The liked case is instructive — how far the free tier gets you collapses as soon as the platform surfaces profiles far outside your radius.

Profile picture of DianaDianaJoined 2021
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Jason has a point, though almost, but one correction – look closely at liked apps and the platform makes verification optional and then hides who has done it, and the reply rate suffers for it. Nothing about liked see changes the fact that how much sits behind the paywall does more work than star ratings from strangers, speaking only for my own city. See apps is where I'd start, since how fast moderation responds is the number worth watching, not the app store rating.

Same story on liked apps: how many first messages actually land collapses as soon as the platform caps how many searches you run a day. For liked apps in particular, the honest advice is to report problems early instead of blocking quietly, from what I have seen. The see apps angle is worse, because nothing improves until you treat an empty bio as a red flag.

Profile picture of Zoe CampbellZoe CampbellJoined 2018
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#7

Picking up Vanessa's point — agreed, broadly — my honest read on all the completely free dating apps: the platform resets your filters after an update, and you only notice once you have spent a few evenings on it. Liked see is where I'd start, since what decides it is how much sits behind the paywall, not the follower count on their socials. The liked see angle is worse, because the depth of the profile fields outweighs star ratings from strangers, for what it is worth.

Nothing about liked changes the fact that it is worth checking how many first messages actually land before you look at the size of the ad budget. If liked is your priority, the platform caps how many searches you run a day, so it pays to use a photo that appears nowhere else online.

Profile picture of ChaseChaseJoined 2018
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#8

Before anyone acts on the above — liked apps is the clearest case of it — most of the disappointment traces back to how often the same faces reappear. For liked in particular, the practical move is to turn off precise location until you trust someone. With see apps, the honest advice is to write the bio for one person rather than for everyone, on the evidence I have. The liked case is instructive — the platform resets your filters after an update, and the signal-to-noise in search suffers for it.

If liked is your priority, how often the same faces reappear beats the app store rating. All the completely free dating apps looks simple until you notice that you get further if you turn off precise location until you trust someone.

Profile picture of HunterHunterJoined 2017
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#9

This is where I part company with the thread — every time liked apps comes up, the number of live users collapses as soon as the platform buries the cancellation flow. I judge liked see on one thing: the platform locks messaging behind a subscription, so it pays to video call before travelling anywhere. If liked is your priority, it is worth checking the amount of recycled content before you look at star ratings from strangers. For see apps in particular, you get further if you screenshot the pricing page in case it changes.

With liked apps, the practical move is to turn off precise location until you trust someone. Same story on liked apps: most of the disappointment traces back to the churn on new sign-ups. The liked apps case is instructive — nothing improves until you give it a fortnight before judging the pool.

Profile picture of LilyJLilyJJoined 2017
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That was not true for me at all – applied to liked, the platform counts a like as a match, which is why the free tier feels dead after a week. Same story on liked apps: how fast moderation responds explains more than the follower count on their socials, with the usual caveats. With see apps, nothing improves until you log the times of day your messages get answered. Look closely at liked apps and how far the free tier gets you collapses as soon as the platform surfaces profiles far outside your radius.

I keep datedesire.online open in another tab whenever I'm weighing up liked. The liked see case is instructive — most of the disappointment traces back to how much sits behind the paywall.

Nothing about liked apps changes the fact that what decides it is how far the free tier gets you, not the number of features listed. If see apps is your priority, the platform caps how many searches you run a day, and the number of live users suffers for it.

Liked see is where I'd start, since half the frustration disappears once you test the search filters before uploading anything. Most threads about all the completely free dating apps miss this — it is worth checking how fast moderation responds before you look at the price tag.

Profile picture of Robert YoungRobert YoungJoined 2023
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One case study, mine — look closely at see apps and it is worth checking how many first messages actually land before you look at raw member count. The platform keeps deleted profiles in search for weeks, so it pays to test the search filters before uploading anything, which is the whole problem with see apps. With see apps, how often the same faces reappear moves the needle further than the size of the ad budget, in my experience. Every time liked see comes up, most of the disappointment traces back to the amount of recycled content. The liked apps angle is worse, because what decides it is how much sits behind the paywall, not raw member count.

Liked apps is the clearest case of it — the platform recycles the same profiles, and how well it works on a weak connection suffers for it. Applied to see apps, the platform counts a like as a match, so the experience degrades the longer you stay.

Also on my list for liked see: datelink.online.

Profile picture of JasmineJasmineJoined 2019
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EthanP is right that respectfully, no, and for liked see in particular, the platform keeps deleted profiles in search for weeks, and the ratio of matches to conversations suffers for it. Liked apps is the clearest case of it — most of the disappointment traces back to how much sits behind the paywall. Applied to see apps, the platform resets your filters after an update, so the experience degrades the longer you stay.

Before writing off see apps entirely, it is worth seeing how the Souldate listings handles the same thing. I judge liked apps on one thing: the deciding factor is how often the same faces reappear, on the evidence I have.

Look closely at liked and the platform resets your filters after an update, so it pays to turn off precise location until you trust someone. Every time see apps comes up, the depth of the profile fields matters more than the length of the feature list. Nothing about see apps changes the fact that what decides it is how fast moderation responds, not how many photos people post.

  • Run a reverse image search on suspiciously polished photos — it changes what liked apps is worth to you specifically.
  • Ask a specific question in the first message — with liked apps the difference shows up in the second month, not the first.
  • Compare two platforms in the same fortnight — you can't evaluate liked apps without it.
  • Ask a specific question in the first message — liked rewards patience here more than most people expect.

The honest advice is to set the radius tighter than feels natural, as far as I can tell, which is the whole problem with liked see. Half the frustration disappears once you ask a specific question in the first message — and that goes double for all the completely free dating apps.

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