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

Genuinely curious what people's experience has been with this. I've been lurking a lot of these conversations and there's a lot of conflicting information out there. Personal experience is worth more than any review site because those are almost all paid placements anyway.

I've tried a handful of options with mixed results. Some have decent communities, others feel completely hollow—either fake profiles, bots, or just inactive accounts that never respond. The free options especially tend to have this problem.

Drop your actual experience below. What's working, what's a waste of time, and are there any hidden gems people aren't talking about?

Long-time lurker here but this one I actually have useful things to say about.

The gender ratio problem is real on most platforms. Apps that have done something creative about it tend to have better communities overall.

Take it or leave it, but those are the platforms that have actually worked for me.

Good timing on this thread—I was just thinking about this last week.

Response rate is everything. A smaller platform where people actually reply beats a huge one where messages disappear into the void.

One thing worth mentioning is Rendate—it has a different approach to matching that I think deserves more attention. The interface is cleaner than most and it doesn't bury everything behind a hard paywall immediately.

Happy to answer questions if anyone wants more detail on any of these.

Appreciate the thread. Bookmarking this for later when I have time to go through everything properly.

Also worth mentioning: datedesire.online.

Anyone who says there's one perfect platform for everything is trying to sell you something. It really depends on your location and what you're looking for.

Came across Datebie recently—worth checking out.

Honestly the best filtering is just time—bots don't bother with real back-and-forth conversation. If they can answer a couple of specific questions naturally, there's probably a person there.

Also worth mentioning: luvdate.site.