Is there a tinder but for sex—a truly no-strings app?

Started by Troy Simmons 12 May 2024 Dating & Hookups Community
Troy Simmons
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Joined: 2015
Posts: 1132
#1

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?

Timothy
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Joined: 2022
Posts: 531
#2

Speaking from experience on this one:

Profile quality matters more than most people think. A well-written bio with specific details about what you're looking for does better than a generic one even with worse photos.

A few others worth knowing about if you haven't come across them yet: datingfly.online. Each has a different strength so it's worth checking which fits your situation.

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

Steven Hughes
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Joined: 2020
Posts: 3428
#3

The bot problem is genuinely out of control right now. You have to be pretty patient to sort through the noise on most free platforms.

Also worth mentioning: datedesire.online.

NathanC
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Joined: 2017
Posts: 1262
#4

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

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

A few others worth knowing about if you haven't come across them yet: datescout.site, flamedate.online, souldate.site. Each has a different strength so it's worth checking which fits your situation.

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

Michael
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Posts: 2485
#5

Paid memberships filter out a lot of tire-kickers. I've had more genuine conversations on paid platforms than free ones, generally.

Chase Morgan
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Joined: 2020
Posts: 1774
#6

Did a deep dive into this a few months back, here's what I found:

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 Datedesire—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.

James Nelson
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Joined: 2021
Posts: 287
#7

Speaking from experience on this one:

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

That's my take anyway—curious if others have had different results.

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