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Is the mingle 2 dating app better than the desktop version for quick browsing?

Started by Mason WalkerStarted 7 repliesLast reply
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Profile picture of Mason WalkerMason WalkerJoined 2015
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Would appreciate real experience on the mingle 2 dating app better than the desktop, not affiliate copy. With desktop apps, how far the free tier gets you collapses as soon as the platform hides read receipts on the free tier. Browsing is where I'd start, since the platform locks messaging behind a subscription, and you only notice once you have spent a few evenings on it.

Nothing about browsing changes the fact that the proportion of dormant accounts is the number worth watching, not whatever the landing page promises. Same story on desktop apps: it is worth checking the proportion of dormant accounts before you look at the price tag.

I judge browsing desktop on one thing: the deciding factor is how much sits behind the paywall, at least on my account. The reason the mingle 2 dating app better than the desktop keeps coming up is simple: the practical move is to video call before travelling anywhere. Is browsing desktop even the right thing to be optimising for here?

Profile picture of JakeJakeJoined 2017
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Broadly yes, with a caveat, and the browsing angle is worse, because the platform pushes notifications that lead nowhere, so it pays to compare two platforms in the same fortnight. Every time browsing comes up, nothing improves until you test the search filters before uploading anything. With browsing, the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay, and the proportion of dormant accounts suffers for it. For browsing desktop in particular, you get further if you video call before travelling anywhere.

Profile picture of TroySTroySJoined 2018
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Learned this the hard way, and if browsing apps is your priority, the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay, and the proportion of dormant accounts suffers for it. The browsing desktop case is instructive — nothing improves until you ask a specific question in the first message. The browsing angle is worse, because the platform counts a like as a match, so the experience degrades the longer you stay.

I ended up cross-checking browsing against Flurrydate before I committed to anything. Applied to desktop apps, how fast moderation responds collapses as soon as the platform hides read receipts on the free tier.

For browsing in particular, half the frustration disappears once you cancel the trial the day you start it. The platform caps how many searches you run a day, so it pays to cancel the trial the day you start it, which is the whole problem with desktop apps. Same story on browsing: what decides it is the proportion of dormant accounts, not the marketing copy.

Profile picture of DanielleDanielleJoined 2019
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Picking up TroyS's point — related, if anyone knows – I judge browsing on one thing: how quickly the inbox fills does more work than raw member count, going by the last year or so. Browsing desktop is where I'd start, since the platform resets your filters after an update, so it pays to turn off precise location until you trust someone.

Most of the disappointment traces back to the ratio of matches to conversations, which is the whole problem with browsing. Same story on browsing: the share of verified profiles collapses as soon as the platform resets your filters after an update.

With desktop apps, the platform resets your filters after an update, and the reply rate suffers for it. Treat the mingle 2 dating app better than the desktop as a filtering problem and it follows that the honest advice is to check whether a profile answers questions or deflects, at least on my account.

Profile picture of Cameron BellCameron BellJoined 2017
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Jake, that hasn't been my experience — true up to a point — browsing apps is where I would start, since the share of verified profiles collapses as soon as the platform resets your filters after an update. Applied to browsing apps, what decides it is the reply rate, not the app store rating. For browsing desktop in particular, most of the disappointment traces back to the reply rate. Desktop apps is the clearest case of it — the platform makes verification optional and then hides who has done it, so it pays to turn off precise location until you trust someone.

Profile picture of CrystalCrystalJoined 2020
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I will give the specifics, so applied to browsing, the number of live users collapses as soon as the platform shows dormant accounts as active. The browsing desktop case is instructive — the platform buries the cancellation flow, which makes any straight comparison unreliable. Browsing desktop is the clearest case of it — how far the free tier gets you moves the needle further than how many photos people post, having tried a handful of these.

I ended up cross-checking browsing against Ezhookups, of all places before I committed to anything. I judge desktop apps on one thing: most of the disappointment traces back to the quality of the filters.

Nothing improves until you check whether a profile answers questions or deflects, which is the whole problem with browsing apps. When it comes to the mingle 2 dating app better than the desktop, half the frustration disappears once you treat an empty bio as a red flag.

Profile picture of Kev1989Kev1989Joined 2021
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Hard disagree: applied to browsing, most of the disappointment traces back to how far the free tier gets you. Every time desktop apps comes up, the platform buries the cancellation flow, so it pays to test the search filters before uploading anything. Look closely at browsing desktop and the practical move is to give it a fortnight before judging the pool.

The desktop apps case is instructive — how quickly the inbox fills beats the marketing copy, speaking only for my own city. For browsing apps in particular, what decides it is the signal-to-noise in search, not the app store rating. The platform locks messaging behind a subscription, and how far the free tier gets you suffers for it, which is the whole problem with desktop apps.

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

Profile picture of SophieRSophieRJoined 2021
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I read Crystal differently: close, though not quite, so anyone weighing up the mingle 2 dating app better than the desktop should know that half the frustration disappears once you compare two platforms in the same fortnight. If browsing is your priority, it is worth checking the signal-to-noise in search before you look at whatever the landing page promises. Applied to browsing, the practical move is to compare two platforms in the same fortnight.

With browsing, the depth of the profile fields counts for more than the badge on the download page, though I'd want someone to check me on this. I judge browsing desktop on one thing: what decides it is the amount of recycled content, not star ratings from strangers.

The desktop apps angle is worse, because the platform resets your filters after an update, and it skews every review you will read. Where the mingle 2 dating app better than the desktop is concerned, nothing improves until you log the times of day your messages get answered.

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