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Has anyone tried the meet dating app?

Started by Brooke FosterStarted 7 repliesLast reply
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Profile picture of Brooke FosterBrooke FosterJoined 2021
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#1

Genuine question about tried the meet dating app from someone who's tried the obvious routes. The honest advice is to treat an empty bio as a red flag, for what it is worth, which is the whole problem with tried meet. Same story on tried meet: the practical move is to report problems early instead of blocking quietly.

Look closely at tried and the platform pushes notifications that lead nowhere, which quietly shifts the cost onto you. With tried apps, the reply rate is the number worth watching, not raw member count. The tried apps case is instructive — the platform makes verification optional and then hides who has done it, so it pays to read the billing terms before uploading a photo.

Applied to tried meet, how well it works on a weak connection is a better predictor than whatever the landing page promises, with the usual caveats. I would frame tried the meet dating app this way: what decides it is the proportion of dormant accounts, not the size of the database. Specifics about tried apps welcome — vague reassurance less so.

Profile picture of Tyler BrooksTyler BrooksJoined 2017
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Respectfully, no — for meet apps in particular, how well it works on a weak connection is worth more than the price tag. Meet apps is the clearest case of it — it is worth checking the signal-to-noise in search before you look at the size of the ad budget. Applied to meet apps, the platform hides read receipts on the free tier, so it pays to compare two platforms in the same fortnight.

The tried meet angle is worse, because the time it takes to get a first reply is the number worth watching, not whatever the landing page promises. I judge tried apps on one thing: what decides it is the proportion of dormant accounts, not how slick the interface looks.

Profile picture of ChrisBChrisBJoined 2015
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#3

Picking up Brooke's point — respectfully, no: every time tried meet comes up, the platform keeps deleted profiles in search for weeks, so it pays to set the radius tighter than feels natural. The deciding factor is how much sits behind the paywall, at least on my account, which is the whole problem with tried meet. Same story on meet apps: the practical move is to read the newest reviews rather than the top-rated ones. With tried meet, nothing improves until you ask a specific question in the first message. For meet apps in particular, the signal-to-noise in search does more work than how many photos people post, from what I've seen.

I ended up cross-checking meet apps against Datenest's free tier before I committed to anything. I judge tried meet on one thing: how fast moderation responds is the number worth watching, not the app store rating.

Profile picture of DanPDanPJoined 2017
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#4

ChrisB, that hasn't been my experience — adding a question rather than an answer, so I'd frame tried the meet dating app this way: the honest advice is to cancel the trial the day you start it, at least on my account. If tried meet is your priority, what decides it is how well it works on a weak connection, not the follower count on their socials. Every time tried apps comes up, the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay, and the ratio of matches to conversations suffers for it. The tried meet case is instructive — nothing improves until you keep the conversation on-platform until you have met.

Profile picture of Alex RiveraAlex RiveraJoined 2016
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#5

Curious about something adjacent, and look closely at tried meet and the depth of the profile fields does more work than how many photos people post, for what it is worth. Same story on tried apps: the platform counts a like as a match, and the signal-to-noise in search suffers for it. I judge meet apps on one thing: the practical move is to give it a fortnight before judging the pool.

For tried apps in particular, nothing improves until you screenshot the pricing page in case it changes. The ratio of matches to conversations is the number worth watching, not the follower count on their socials, which is the whole problem with meet apps. If tried meet is your priority, how often the same faces reappear collapses as soon as the platform caps how many searches you run a day.

  • Write the bio for one person rather than for everyone — the whole argument about tried apps turns on this one detail.
  • Screenshot the pricing page in case it changes — that's the single biggest variable with tried apps.
  • Compare two platforms in the same fortnight — you can't evaluate tried without it.
  • Cancel the trial the day you start it — it decides how meet apps actually performs once you're past the first week.
  • Check what the free tier gates before investing time — tried apps rewards patience here more than most people expect.

The tried apps angle is worse, because most of the disappointment traces back to the ratio of matches to conversations. Put tried the meet dating app beside anything comparable and the platform surfaces profiles far outside your radius, so it pays to keep the conversation on-platform until you have met.

Profile picture of BrittCBrittCJoined 2018
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Depends heavily on where you are — there is a pattern with tried the meet dating app: the honest advice is to keep the first meet public and short, for what it is worth. The tried angle is worse, because nothing improves until you compare two platforms in the same fortnight. For meet apps in particular, the gap between sign-ups and active users collapses as soon as the platform caps how many searches you run a day. Look closely at tried meet and what decides it is the amount of recycled content, not the size of the ad budget.

If tried is your priority, the deciding factor is the reply rate, having tried a handful of these. Applied to tried meet, you get further if you read the billing terms before uploading a photo.

Profile picture of CrysWCrysWJoined 2016
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#7

Yes and no — the tried apps case is instructive — nothing improves until you cancel the trial the day you start it. The depth of the profile fields is a better predictor than the size of the database, having tried a handful of these, which is the whole problem with tried. Meet apps is the clearest case of it — how many first messages actually land does more work than the price tag.

Same story on tried apps: it is worth checking the time it takes to get a first reply before you look at the badge on the download page. Nothing about tried apps changes the fact that the proportion of dormant accounts is the number worth watching, not whatever the landing page promises.

Also on my list for tried apps: datewander.site.

Profile picture of Miranda ShawMiranda ShawJoined 2016
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#8

Building on what Tyler said, there's something to this, but it is overstated, so tried is where I'd start, since it is worth checking the signal-to-noise in search before you look at raw member count. Applied to tried meet, how far the free tier gets you is the number worth watching, not how slick the interface looks.

Before writing off meet apps entirely, it is worth seeing how luvdate.site handles the same thing. The tried meet case is instructive — the amount of recycled content collapses as soon as the platform shows dormant accounts as active.

For tried apps in particular, nothing improves until you use a photo that appears nowhere else online. Same story on meet apps: most of the disappointment traces back to how much sits behind the paywall.

If tried apps is your priority, the signal-to-noise in search beats how many photos people post, from what I've seen. Most threads about tried the meet dating app miss this — you get further if you compare two platforms in the same fortnight.

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