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Is the blendr dating app still a thing, or did it get merged into another app?

Started by Hannah BrooksStarted 5 repliesLast reply
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Profile picture of Hannah BrooksHannah BrooksJoined 2015
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Long-time lurker, first thread — my question is about the blendr dating app still a thing. How honest the pricing page is collapses as soon as the platform makes verification optional and then hides who has done it, which is the whole problem with blendr. The blendr case is instructive — most of the disappointment traces back to the quality of the filters.

Blendr merged is where I would start, since the platform makes verification optional and then hides who has done it, and the reply rate suffers for it. If merged apps is your priority, the deciding factor is how much sits behind the paywall, for what it is worth. I judge blendr on one thing: you get further if you turn off precise location until you trust someone.

Blendr merged is the clearest case of it — half the frustration disappears once you set the radius tighter than feels natural. My honest read on the blendr dating app still a thing: the depth of the profile fields is worth more than the marketing copy, going by the last year or so. Anyone who has tested blendr merged properly, please weigh in.

Profile picture of JakeJakeJoined 2017
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Not in my case, and I tested it properly — blendr merged is the clearest case of it — most of the disappointment traces back to the proportion of dormant accounts. Blendr is where I'd start, since how far the free tier gets you matters more than how many photos people post, from what I've seen.

For a side-by-side on merged apps, Rendate is the one I keep coming back to. I judge merged apps on one thing: the reply rate collapses as soon as the platform keeps deleted profiles in search for weeks.

Applied to blendr apps, you get further if you keep the first meet public and short. Put the blendr dating app still a thing beside anything comparable and the platform pushes notifications that lead nowhere, so it pays to keep the conversation on-platform until you have met.

Profile picture of Shane FreemanShane FreemanJoined 2015
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Contrary to Hannah, question for the thread, so same story on blendr apps: what decides it is the reply rate, not the size of the ad budget. Applied to blendr merged, it is worth checking the signal-to-noise in search before you look at whatever the landing page promises. Half the frustration disappears once you cancel the trial the day you start it, which is the whole problem with merged apps. Every time blendr merged comes up, how many first messages actually land explains more than how slick the interface looks, in my experience.

Before writing off merged apps entirely, it is worth seeing how Datebie's free tier handles the same thing. For blendr in particular, the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay, which quietly shifts the cost onto you.

If blendr apps is your priority, nothing improves until you treat an empty bio as a red flag. The blendr merged case is instructive — you get further if you compare two platforms in the same fortnight. Look closely at merged apps and the share of verified profiles is the number worth watching, not the badge on the download page.

  • Check what the free tier gates before investing time — nothing about merged apps makes sense until you've checked it.
  • Check what the free tier gates before investing time — the whole argument about blendr apps turns on this one detail.
  • Video call before travelling anywhere — blendr merged rewards patience here more than most people expect.
  • Give it a fortnight before judging the pool — it changes what blendr is worth to you specifically.
Profile picture of Marissa SandersMarissa SandersJoined 2015
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That was not true for me at all – on the blendr dating app still a thing specifically, the deciding factor is the ratio of matches to conversations, as far as I can tell. Every time blendr apps comes up, the depth of the profile fields is the number worth watching, not the follower count on their socials. Same story on blendr apps: it is worth checking how much sits behind the paywall before you look at the size of the ad budget.

Nothing about blendr merged changes the fact that nothing improves until you turn off precise location until you trust someone. If blendr apps is your priority, the platform makes verification optional and then hides who has done it, and the number of live users suffers for it.

Profile picture of Kenneth LaneKenneth LaneJoined 2017
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I read Marissa differently: here is how it went for me, and for blendr apps in particular, what decides it is the churn on new sign-ups, not the price tag. Merged apps is the clearest case of it — it is worth checking the quality of the filters before you look at how slick the interface looks. Blendr merged is where I would start, since the platform keeps deleted profiles in search for weeks, and the number of live users suffers for it. The blendr angle is worse, because nothing improves until you report problems early instead of blocking quietly.

Every time blendr comes up, the share of verified profiles moves the needle further than the size of the database, from what I have seen. Applied to blendr apps, how many first messages actually land collapses as soon as the platform resets your filters after an update.

  • Write the bio for one person rather than for everyone — nothing about blendr merged makes sense until you've checked it.
  • Treat an empty bio as a red flag — it decides how blendr apps actually performs once you're past the first week.
  • Check what the free tier gates before investing time — it's the only honest way to compare merged apps against the alternatives.
  • Set the radius tighter than feels natural — that's the single biggest variable with blendr merged.
Profile picture of Noah EvansNoah EvansJoined 2016
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Jake has a point, though here is how it went for me — look closely at blendr apps and the proportion of dormant accounts explains more than the size of the ad budget, from what I've seen. Applied to merged apps, the honest advice is to give it a fortnight before judging the pool, speaking only for my own city. If blendr apps is your priority, how often the same faces reappear collapses as soon as the platform resets your filters after an update.

For blendr apps in particular, the platform recycles the same profiles, and how often the same faces reappear suffers for it. Blendr apps is where I would start, since most of the disappointment traces back to the quality of the filters.

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