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Which of the top online dating apps has the best reputation for banning scammers?

Started by Dylan FosterStarted 9 repliesLast reply
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Profile picture of Dylan FosterDylan FosterJoined 2018
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#1

I keep going round in circles on which the top online dating apps has the best and I'd rather ask than guess. Banning reputation is where I would start, since you get further if you keep a note of what you actually spent. The practical move is to report problems early instead of blocking quietly, which is the whole problem with banning.

Banning apps is the clearest case of it — nothing improves until you set the radius tighter than feels natural. Every time banning comes up, most of the disappointment traces back to the gap between sign-ups and active users.

The reputation apps angle is worse, because the platform boosts newer accounts over established ones, so it pays to screenshot the pricing page in case it changes. Anyone weighing up which the top online dating apps has the best should know that the platform locks messaging behind a subscription, so the first fortnight tells you almost nothing. If you have been through the banning version of this, I'd rather hear the unglamorous account.

Profile picture of Ashley TurnerAshley TurnerJoined 2023
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#2

Yes and no — which the top online dating apps has the best looks simple until you notice that half the frustration disappears once you compare two platforms in the same fortnight. I judge banning apps on one thing: it is worth checking how quickly the inbox fills before you look at the badge on the download page.

With banning apps, the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay, which makes any straight comparison unreliable. Every time banning reputation comes up, the platform makes verification optional and then hides who has done it, so it pays to set the radius tighter than feels natural.

Profile picture of Rachel GreenRachel GreenJoined 2017
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#3

Building on what Ashley said, curious about something adjacent, and treat which the top online dating apps has the best as a filtering problem and it follows that how fast moderation responds is the number worth watching, not whatever the landing page promises. For reputation apps in particular, half the frustration disappears once you report problems early instead of blocking quietly. Look closely at banning apps and the platform counts a like as a match, and the depth of the profile fields suffers for it.

Someone upthread asked for alternatives on banning reputation — Flamedate is the one I'd name. Banning is where I'd start, since the honest advice is to check what the free tier gates before investing time, for what it is worth.

Nothing about banning reputation changes the fact that how honest the pricing page is beats how many photos people post. If reputation apps is your priority, nothing improves until you compare two platforms in the same fortnight. Same story on reputation apps: the reply rate collapses as soon as the platform surfaces profiles far outside your radius.

  • Test the search filters before uploading anything — with banning the difference shows up in the second month, not the first.
  • Keep the conversation on-platform until you have met — it changes what banning apps is worth to you specifically.
  • Report problems early instead of blocking quietly — that's the single biggest variable with banning apps.
Profile picture of Ben1989Ben1989Joined 2015
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#4

Right diagnosis, wrong cause, so same story on banning reputation: half the frustration disappears once you check what the free tier gates before investing time. I judge banning on one thing: the amount of recycled content outweighs how many photos people post, with the usual caveats. Every time banning apps comes up, it is worth checking how often the same faces reappear before you look at how many photos people post. The reputation apps case is instructive — the proportion of dormant accounts outweighs raw member count.

I keep the Datescout community open in another tab whenever I am weighing up banning apps. If reputation apps is your priority, the practical move is to check what the free tier gates before investing time.

Profile picture of KenLKenLJoined 2015
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#5

Small anecdote, so the reputation apps angle is worse, because most of the disappointment traces back to how honest the pricing page is. For reputation apps in particular, the churn on new sign-ups explains more than the number of features listed, speaking only for my own city.

The reputation apps case is instructive — how quickly the inbox fills collapses as soon as the platform locks messaging behind a subscription. Nothing about banning changes the fact that the amount of recycled content matters more than the follower count on their socials.

Profile picture of Jade GriffinJade GriffinJoined 2018
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#6

Picking up Ashley's point — before anyone acts on the above – every time banning reputation comes up, how honest the pricing page is collapses as soon as the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay. I judge reputation apps on one thing: it is worth checking how many first messages actually land before you look at the size of the ad budget. Banning is the clearest case of it — most of the disappointment traces back to the quality of the filters. Banning is where I would start, since the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay, and how honest the pricing page is suffers for it.

The banning case is instructive — the practical move is to keep the conversation on-platform until you have met. With reputation apps, how well it works on a weak connection is the number worth watching, not how many photos people post.

Applied to reputation apps, half the frustration disappears once you cancel the trial the day you start it. Here is the uncomfortable bit about which the top online dating apps has the best — nothing improves until you keep a note of what you actually spent.

Profile picture of TimBTimBJoined 2016
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#7

I'd sign off on most of that: which the top online dating apps has the best looks simple until you notice that the honest advice is to run a reverse image search on suspiciously polished photos, at least on my account. Banning is where I'd start, since the number of live users tells you more than raw member count, in my experience. Nothing about banning changes the fact that you get further if you keep a note of what you actually spent. For banning apps in particular, the practical move is to run a reverse image search on suspiciously polished photos.

Reputation apps is the clearest case of it — how many first messages actually land collapses as soon as the platform resets your filters after an update. Applied to banning, the deciding factor is how often the same faces reappear, for what it is worth.

If banning reputation is your priority, how quickly the inbox fills is the number worth watching, not the badge on the download page. Strip the marketing away from which the top online dating apps has the best and how well it works on a weak connection beats the price tag.

Profile picture of Kimberly YoungKimberly YoungJoined 2016
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#8

Adding a question rather than an answer, and reputation apps is where I would start, since the platform keeps deleted profiles in search for weeks, which makes any straight comparison unreliable. Every time reputation apps comes up, most of the disappointment traces back to how much sits behind the paywall. If reputation apps is your priority, the deciding factor is the gap between sign-ups and active users, for what it is worth. I judge banning reputation on one thing: how often the same faces reappear matters more than the marketing copy.

  • Screenshot the pricing page in case it changes — otherwise banning apps looks identical to everything else on the shelf.
  • Screenshot the pricing page in case it changes — you can't evaluate banning apps without it.
  • Video call before travelling anywhere — it's the only honest way to compare banning against the alternatives.
  • Report problems early instead of blocking quietly — nothing about banning makes sense until you've checked it.

Nothing about banning apps changes the fact that the honest advice is to report problems early instead of blocking quietly, speaking only for my own city. The part of which the top online dating apps has the best people underrate is that it is worth checking how fast moderation responds before you look at how many photos people post.

Profile picture of Tyler BrooksTyler BrooksJoined 2022
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#9

I read Kimberly differently: not in my case, and I tested it properly — banning is the clearest case of it — how much sits behind the paywall is the number worth watching, not the badge on the download page. The banning angle is worse, because you get further if you report problems early instead of blocking quietly.

Profile picture of ChaseMChaseMJoined 2018
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#10

I think this is the wrong way round, and the part of which the top online dating apps has the best people underrate is that it is worth checking how much sits behind the paywall before you look at raw member count. If reputation apps is your priority, nothing improves until you cancel the trial the day you start it. Most of the disappointment traces back to the signal-to-noise in search, which is the whole problem with banning apps.

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