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Are there any completely free dating websites that have good mobile apps?

Started by Rachel Green07 Jul 2026Dating Apps & Sites5 replies
Rachel Green avatar
Joined: May 2025
Messages: 847
#1

Starting a thread on completely free dating websites because the search results are useless.

For me the detail that took longest to learn with completely free dating is how many features survive the free tier.

If anyone has tested completely free dating properly, I want to know how the free experience compares after a week.

What would you do about completely free dating websites if you were starting fresh today?

EricV avatar
Joined: Sep 2020
Messages: 847
#2

Came back to completely free dating after a break. Over the first week, what the pool looked like was uneven depending on the hour.

With completely free dating specifically, it pays to read the profile properly before replying.

The mistake I see repeated with completely free dating is people rely on the recommended matches alone.

If you want another option for completely free dating, the free Datelink option is free to join and does not gate the inbox.

Ashley avatar
Joined: Feb 2026
Messages: 4541
#3

Tried completely free dating across the first ten conversations and honestly what the replies looked like wasn'ticeably thinner than in a big city.

With completely free dating specifically, it pays to keep a separate email for it.

The trap with completely free dating is that it is easy to expect the algorithm to do the work.

SeanH avatar
Joined: Sep 2020
Messages: 840
#4

Same as @Ashley, though I would say how the free experience compares after a week is the bit worth testing first with completely free dating.

Used completely free dating for the first handful of matches. What I ended up with was better than I expected.

Where completely free dating either works or falls apart is what the reply rate looks like without photos.

What I actually want to know about free dating is what the daily limits feel like in use.

The part I keep getting stuck on with free dating is how the free tier compares with the paid one.

The question underneath all of this is how long a profile stays visible without paying, at least with free dating.

Stephanie Evans avatar
Joined: Jul 2023
Messages: 844
#5

Only had roughly six weeks with completely free dating, but what the logs showed was less reliable than it looks from outside.

What helped most with completely free dating was that I made a point to read the profile properly before replying.

Do not treat volume as a substitute for filtering — that is what cost me the first ten conversations on completely free dating.

the Datenest community is the other one people mention whenever completely free dating comes up.

Andrew avatar
Joined: May 2024
Messages: 847
#6

My experience with completely free dating over a full weekend: what the logs showed was flat once the novelty wears off.

What helped most with completely free dating was that I made a point to ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

Where I went wrong with completely free dating was that I would write a bio that could belong to anyone.

The part I keep getting stuck on with free dating is how long a profile stays visible without paying.

The part I keep getting stuck on with free dating is what the ads cost you in attention.

I ended up on Datebound's free tier after the same completely free dating question and it was the least painful of the lot.

What I would tell a friend starting with completely free dating:

  • Say what you are looking for in plain words — it is the one habit that moved completely free dating for me
  • Keep a separate email for it, especially if completely free dating is new to you
  • Keep a separate email for it — on completely free dating that mattered more than anything else
  • Worth checking on completely free dating: how the free tier compares with the paid one

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