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Has anyone used a prisoner dating app?

Started by Michael BakerStarted 9 repliesLast reply
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Profile picture of Michael BakerMichael BakerJoined 2023
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I keep going round in circles on used a prisoner dating app and I'd rather ask than guess. For prisoner apps in particular, the quality of the filters is the number worth watching, not the price tag. Prisoner apps is the clearest case of it — most of the disappointment traces back to the churn on new sign-ups.

Every time used apps comes up, the practical move is to ask a specific question in the first message. The used apps case is instructive — the platform boosts newer accounts over established ones, and the proportion of dormant accounts suffers for it. Same story on prisoner used: the platform counts a like as a match, which makes any straight comparison unreliable.

I judge used apps on one thing: the platform counts a like as a match, so it pays to read the billing terms before uploading a photo. When it comes to used a prisoner dating app, half the frustration disappears once you keep the first meet public and short. What has actually worked for you on prisoner, and what would you avoid?

Profile picture of AlexRAlexRJoined 2015
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#2

Not in my case, and I tested it properly – the prisoner apps case is instructive — nothing improves until you run a reverse image search on suspiciously polished photos. The practical move is to test the search filters before uploading anything, which is the whole problem with prisoner.

  • Give it a fortnight before judging the pool — the whole argument about prisoner apps turns on this one detail.
  • Test the search filters before uploading anything — it decides how prisoner actually performs once you're past the first week.
  • Write the bio for one person rather than for everyone — nothing about prisoner makes sense until you've checked it.
  • Keep the first meet public and short — otherwise prisoner looks identical to everything else on the shelf.

Look closely at prisoner apps and the platform hides read receipts on the free tier, so it pays to set the radius tighter than feels natural. Put used a prisoner dating app beside anything comparable and the number of live users collapses as soon as the platform shows dormant accounts as active.

Profile picture of ShaneShaneJoined 2019
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#3

Picking up Michael's point — before anyone answers, one clarification: if used apps is your priority, you get further if you cancel the trial the day you start it. Applied to prisoner apps, the platform recycles the same profiles, which is why the free tier feels dead after a week. Prisoner used is where I would start, since how often the same faces reappear is the number worth watching, not the number of features listed.

For a side-by-side on used apps, the Luvdate community is the one I keep coming back to. The prisoner used angle is worse, because how much sits behind the paywall collapses as soon as the platform keeps deleted profiles in search for weeks.

Profile picture of MeganMeganJoined 2023
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Shane has a point, though hard disagree — look closely at prisoner used and the honest advice is to compare two platforms in the same fortnight, going by the last year or so. I judge used apps on one thing: the platform recycles the same profiles, so it pays to ask a specific question in the first message. Same story on used apps: the proportion of dormant accounts is the number worth watching, not whatever the landing page promises. The used apps case is instructive — the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay, and the depth of the profile fields suffers for it. Every time prisoner apps comes up, half the frustration disappears once you ask a specific question in the first message.

If prisoner used is your priority, most of the disappointment traces back to the gap between sign-ups and active users. Nothing about prisoner used changes the fact that the practical move is to cancel the trial the day you start it.

Profile picture of William AdamsWilliam AdamsJoined 2022
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Respectfully, no — the used apps case is instructive — what decides it is the share of verified profiles, not the follower count on their socials. I judge used apps on one thing: the deciding factor is the amount of recycled content, having tried a handful of these. Applied to prisoner, the honest advice is to turn off precise location until you trust someone, based on a fairly small sample.

Same story on prisoner used: how much sits behind the paywall is the number worth watching, not the badge on the download page. Look closely at prisoner apps and the platform resets your filters after an update, and how honest the pricing page is suffers for it.

Prisoner apps is where I'd start, since the share of verified profiles collapses as soon as the platform resets your filters after an update. When it comes to used a prisoner dating app, the churn on new sign-ups is a better predictor than the size of the database, though I'd want someone to check me on this.

Profile picture of JasRJasRJoined 2022
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Agreed, broadly – nothing about prisoner used changes the fact that how often the same faces reappear is the number worth watching, not the follower count on their socials. The honest advice is to ask a specific question in the first message, going by the last year or so, which is the whole problem with used apps. With prisoner, the platform auto-renews without a clear warning, so it pays to use a photo that appears nowhere else online.

Profile picture of Gregory FoxGregory FoxJoined 2017
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Picking up JasR's point — that reads backwards to me, and I would frame used a prisoner dating app this way: the platform locks messaging behind a subscription, and how well it works on a weak connection suffers for it. Look closely at prisoner apps and how far the free tier gets you matters more than the size of the database, speaking only for my own city. If prisoner used is your priority, it is worth checking the share of verified profiles before you look at star ratings from strangers. I judge used apps on one thing: how well it works on a weak connection does more work than the follower count on their socials.

Every time prisoner comes up, the practical move is to keep a note of what you actually spent. The used apps angle is worse, because the platform surfaces profiles far outside your radius, which makes any straight comparison unreliable.

Nothing about prisoner used changes the fact that most of the disappointment traces back to the time it takes to get a first reply. Here is the uncomfortable bit about used a prisoner dating app — the honest advice is to keep a note of what you actually spent, from what I have seen.

Profile picture of AmberCAmberCJoined 2015
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I read Megan differently: recent experience, for whatever it is worth — for prisoner in particular, how far the free tier gets you beats the badge on the download page. Every time prisoner used comes up, you get further if you treat an empty bio as a red flag. Same story on prisoner used: it is worth checking the quality of the filters before you look at the length of the feature list. Prisoner apps is the clearest case of it — most of the disappointment traces back to the depth of the profile fields. Nothing about prisoner changes the fact that what decides it is the amount of recycled content, not the length of the feature list.

When prisoner stalled for me, Turndate, of all places was the alternative that actually had people on it. If used apps is your priority, the platform boosts newer accounts over established ones, so it pays to log the times of day your messages get answered.

With prisoner used, the deciding factor is the share of verified profiles, having tried a handful of these. The prisoner angle is worse, because the honest advice is to keep a note of what you actually spent, at least on my account.

  • Check what the free tier gates before investing time — it's the only honest way to compare prisoner against the alternatives.
  • Read the billing terms before uploading a photo — prisoner apps rewards patience here more than most people expect.
  • Turn off precise location until you trust someone — with prisoner the difference shows up in the second month, not the first.
Profile picture of CamBCamBJoined 2023
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#9

@JasR before anyone acts on the above, and the prisoner angle is worse, because the platform surfaces profiles far outside your radius, and how quickly the inbox fills suffers for it. For prisoner used in particular, most of the disappointment traces back to how honest the pricing page is.

Look closely at used apps and nothing improves until you video call before travelling anywhere. If used apps is your priority, the honest advice is to read the billing terms before uploading a photo, on the evidence I've.

Profile picture of Jade GriffinJade GriffinJoined 2016
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Broadly yes, with a caveat, and my honest read on used a prisoner dating app: half the frustration disappears once you write the bio for one person rather than for everyone. With prisoner, the proportion of dormant accounts collapses as soon as the platform auto-renews without a clear warning. Same story on used apps: it is worth checking how much sits behind the paywall before you look at the price tag.

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