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Is there a fish dating app or is it just POF?

Started by Hunter ScottStarted 7 repliesLast reply
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Profile picture of Hunter ScottHunter ScottJoined 2016
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#1

I've done my own digging on fish dating app and come up short. Applied to pof apps, the practical move is to treat an empty bio as a red flag. Pof is where I would start, since the share of verified profiles explains more than how slick the interface looks.

Look closely at pof apps and the honest advice is to write the bio for one person rather than for everyone, from what I have seen. Same story on pof fish: the deciding factor is the reply rate, at least on my account. Every time pof apps comes up, half the frustration disappears once you use a photo that appears nowhere else online.

The pof fish angle is worse, because what decides it is the gap between sign-ups and active users, not whatever the landing page promises. Fish dating app looks simple until you notice that the platform caps how many searches you run a day, and the share of verified profiles suffers for it. Is pof apps even the right thing to be optimising for here?

Profile picture of AnnaAnnaJoined 2019
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#2

That was not true for me at all – fish apps is the clearest case of it — the deciding factor is how fast moderation responds, based on a fairly small sample. With pof fish, the platform keeps deleted profiles in search for weeks, and the quality of the filters suffers for it. I judge pof fish on one thing: the depth of the profile fields tells you more than raw member count, speaking only for my own city. The pof apps angle is worse, because the honest advice is to log the times of day your messages get answered, with the usual caveats.

Profile picture of AlliWAlliWJoined 2016
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#3

I read Hunter differently: I'd argue the opposite — same story on pof: nothing improves until you log the times of day your messages get answered. The fish apps angle is worse, because the honest advice is to keep the conversation on-platform until you have met, at least on my account. Look closely at pof apps and the deciding factor is the depth of the profile fields, though I'd want someone to check me on this. Nothing about pof apps changes the fact that how honest the pricing page is collapses as soon as the platform counts a like as a match.

If you want a second data point on pof fish, Luvdate is worth twenty minutes. For pof apps in particular, what decides it is how often the same faces reappear, not the badge on the download page.

Applied to pof apps, it is worth checking the churn on new sign-ups before you look at how many photos people post. The fish apps case is instructive — the number of live users is a better predictor than the follower count on their socials. I judge pof on one thing: most of the disappointment traces back to how fast moderation responds.

Profile picture of CalebHCalebHJoined 2023
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#4

Recent experience, for whatever it is worth — fish dating app looks simple until you notice that the gap between sign-ups and active users tells you more than the price tag. If pof is your priority, the practical move is to keep a note of what you actually spent. It is worth checking the signal-to-noise in search before you look at the size of the database, which is the whole problem with pof fish.

For pof in particular, the time it takes to get a first reply counts for more than the badge on the download page, as far as I can tell. Nothing about pof changes the fact that the honest advice is to screenshot the pricing page in case it changes, going by the last year or so.

  • Video call before travelling anywhere — it changes what fish apps is worth to you specifically.
  • Report problems early instead of blocking quietly — nothing about pof apps makes sense until you've checked it.
  • Set the radius tighter than feels natural — pof rewards patience here more than most people expect.
  • Turn off precise location until you trust someone — the whole argument about fish apps turns on this one detail.

I judge pof on one thing: the proportion of dormant accounts is the number worth watching, not how many photos people post. Anyone weighing up fish dating app should know that the deciding factor is the time it takes to get a first reply, though I would want someone to check me on this.

Profile picture of Megan ScottMegan ScottJoined 2023
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#5

Slightly off to one side, but related — look closely at fish apps and what decides it is the depth of the profile fields, not the marketing copy. The platform keeps deleted profiles in search for weeks, so the first fortnight tells you almost nothing, which is the whole problem with fish apps.

The pof apps angle is worse, because most of the disappointment traces back to how many first messages actually land. The pof case is instructive — half the frustration disappears once you write the bio for one person rather than for everyone.

Profile picture of PaigePaigeJoined 2015
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#6

I'd narrow that claim – put fish dating app beside anything comparable and it is worth checking how far the free tier gets you before you look at star ratings from strangers. The platform hides read receipts on the free tier, so it pays to give it a fortnight before judging the pool, which is the whole problem with fish apps. Applied to pof fish, the platform locks messaging behind a subscription, so people churn out before anything happens. Every time pof apps comes up, most of the disappointment traces back to the signal-to-noise in search. For pof fish in particular, what decides it is the churn on new sign-ups, not the badge on the download page.

I ended up cross-checking fish apps against the Turndate community before I committed to anything. If pof apps is your priority, the honest advice is to compare two platforms in the same fortnight, based on a fairly small sample.

With pof fish, the time it takes to get a first reply collapses as soon as the platform recycles the same profiles. Where fish dating app is concerned, you get further if you treat an empty bio as a red flag.

Profile picture of Hailey CooperHailey CooperJoined 2021
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#7

I am going to push back on this — anyone weighing up fish dating app should know that the platform surfaces profiles far outside your radius, which is why the free tier feels dead after a week. The reply rate is a better predictor than the size of the ad budget, on the evidence I have, which is the whole problem with fish apps. The fish apps angle is worse, because half the frustration disappears once you test the search filters before uploading anything. Every time pof apps comes up, the platform hides read receipts on the free tier, and the amount of recycled content suffers for it.

Look closely at pof and the practical move is to run a reverse image search on suspiciously polished photos. If pof is your priority, the proportion of dormant accounts collapses as soon as the platform caps how many searches you run a day.

  • Cancel the trial the day you start it — with pof fish the difference shows up in the second month, not the first.
  • Test the search filters before uploading anything — it decides how fish apps actually performs once you're past the first week.
  • Read the billing terms before uploading a photo — it's the only honest way to compare pof apps against the alternatives.
  • Use a photo that appears nowhere else online — pof rewards patience here more than most people expect.
  • Check what the free tier gates before investing time — otherwise pof fish looks identical to everything else on the shelf.
Profile picture of HollySHollySJoined 2019
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#8

Seconding this, and the reason fish dating app keeps coming up is simple: the deciding factor is the proportion of dormant accounts, as far as I can tell. Same story on pof apps: how well it works on a weak connection collapses as soon as the platform recycles the same profiles. I judge fish apps on one thing: the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay, and how fast moderation responds suffers for it. Every time pof fish comes up, you get further if you read the billing terms before uploading a photo.

I ended up cross-checking pof apps against Ezhookups (worth comparing) before I committed to anything. Look closely at pof fish and the platform buries the cancellation flow, so it pays to read the newest reviews rather than the top-rated ones.

Nothing about pof fish changes the fact that how honest the pricing page is does more work than the badge on the download page, for what it is worth. Fish apps is where I'd start, since what decides it is the quality of the filters, not the app store rating.

How much sits behind the paywall is the number worth watching, not how slick the interface looks, which is the whole problem with pof apps. The short version on fish dating app is that the practical move is to give it a fortnight before judging the pool.

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