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Does anyone still use friend finder online or is it a dead site?

Started by NicoleB02 Jul 2026Dating Apps & Sites7 replies
NicoleB avatar
Joined: Jan 2026
Messages: 843
#1

Hoping someone here has actually tested still use friend finder online rather than just read about it.

What matters more than the feature list on use friend finder is what the gender ratio looks like locally.

Where use friend finder either works or falls apart is how the free tier compares with the paid one.

Open to being wrong about still use friend finder online if someone has better information.

Ian avatar
Joined: Nov 2024
Messages: 3947
#2

I gave use friend finder the opening stretch and what the replies looked like was roughly the same either way.

The single change that improved use friend finder for me was deciding to compare two platforms side by side.

Where I went wrong with use friend finder was that I would judge it on the first evening.

For a free alternative while you sort out use friend finder, there is always Datebound dating.

Rachel Green avatar
Joined: May 2025
Messages: 847
#3

@NicoleB that has not been my experience with use friend finder, and I gave it the first few days.

The fix that worked on use friend finder was simple enough — ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

The trap with use friend finder is that it is easy to write a bio that could belong to anyone.

JordanT avatar
Joined: Apr 2020
Messages: 844
#4

@Ian makes a fair point, though with use friend finder I would add that what the logs showed was uneven depending on the hour.

The single change that improved use friend finder for me was deciding to read the profile properly before replying.

Where I went wrong with use friend finder was that I'd pay before you have tested the free side.

Where friend finder either works or falls apart is what the gender ratio looks like locally.

What matters more than the feature list on friend finder is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.

Danielle avatar
Joined: Feb 2023
Messages: 846
#5

My experience with use friend finder over a month of steady use: what the replies looked like was noticeably thinner than in a big city.

Most of my results on use friend finder came down to one habit — check when the account was last active.

Anyone compared use friend finder against the obvious alternative on whether the premium upsell is worth it?

If anyone has tested friend finder properly, I want to know whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.

Nobody writing about friend finder seems willing to say whether the premium upsell is worth it.

For a free alternative while you sort out use friend finder, there is always datescout.site.

Aaron avatar
Joined: Oct 2025
Messages: 3883
#6

@NicoleB makes a fair point, though with use friend finder I would add that what the replies looked like was behind on everything except volume.

The fix that worked on use friend finder was simple enough — treat the first message as a filter.

What matters more than the feature list on use friend finder is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.

If anyone has tested friend finder properly, I want to know whether the premium upsell is worth it.

What matters more than the feature list on friend finder is whether the premium upsell is worth it.

Someone in another use friend finder thread recommended Datingfly dating, so I gave it a week.

BeccaT avatar
Joined: Nov 2021
Messages: 838
#7

Same as @NicoleB, though I would say how the algorithm treats a new account is the bit worth testing first with use friend finder.

I gave use friend finder the first ten conversations and what the pool looked like was stronger at the weekend.

The mistake I see repeated with use friend finder is people take silence personally.

What would you check first on use friend finder if how it behaves after a month of use was your main worry?

Worth mentioning Souldate if use friend finder is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

Rough notes from using use friend finder:

  • On use friend finder, how the volume moved was clearly ahead on this one point compared with the alternatives
  • Give use friend finder a full weekend before deciding — how the pattern went was worse than the reviews suggest
  • The bit that surprised me is what decides whether use friend finder is worth it
Colin avatar
Joined: Mar 2025
Messages: 4249
#8

Only had the first month with use friend finder, but how the pattern went was less reliable than it looks from outside.

With use friend finder I'd start here: compare two platforms side by side.

Do not take silence personally — that's what cost me a couple of evenings on use friend finder.

Someone in another use friend finder thread recommended another free option, so I gave it a week.

Join the people in this thread, without paying for use friend finder

Members here use RuneDate because messaging never costs anything. If use friend finder brought you here, this is the free way to test it.

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