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Has anyone used the boom dating app for mature singles?

Started by Amber19 Oct 2025Dating Apps & Sites5 replies
Amber avatar
Joined: Jun 2022
Messages: 831
#1

Would rather hear it from people who use it: used the boom dating app for mature singles.

What I actually want to know about used boom dating is what the reply rate looks like without photos.

The part I keep getting stuck on with used boom dating is how the algorithm treats a new account.

What would you do about used the boom dating app for mature singles if you were starting fresh today?

Ben1989 avatar
Joined: May 2025
Messages: 845
#2

I want to agree with @Amber but used boom dating kept doing the opposite for me.

If you take one thing from this thread on used boom dating: set your expectations before you start swiping.

I wasted about a fortnight on used boom dating because I would treat volume as a substitute for filtering.

For a free alternative while you sort out used boom dating, there is always Flamedate community.

Jennifer avatar
Joined: Jun 2020
Messages: 835
#3

I want to agree with @Ben1989 but used boom dating kept doing the opposite for me.

Before writing used boom dating off, try this: treat the first message as a filter.

Nobody writing about used boom dating seems willing to say how many of the profiles are still active.

What I actually want to know about used boom dating is how many of the profiles are still active.

Worth mentioning ezhookups.online if used boom dating is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

KevinB avatar
Joined: Jun 2024
Messages: 845
#4

Tried used boom dating across a full weekend and honestly how it played out was about what you would guess.

Most of my results on used boom dating came down to one habit — set your expectations before you start swiping.

Am I the only one for whom used boom dating stopped working after the opening stretch?

Currently splitting my time between here and datingfly.online for exactly this used boom dating reason.

Amanda avatar
Joined: Jul 2022
Messages: 4170
#5

Respectfully @Jennifer, used boom dating is not that clear-cut. What the follow-through looked like was about what you would guess.

If you take one thing from this thread on used boom dating: read the profile properly before replying.

The mistake I see repeated with used boom dating is people judge it on the first evening.

What I actually want to know about boom dating is how many of the profiles are still active.

Nobody writing about boom dating seems willing to say how the algorithm treats a new account.

Currently splitting my time between here and Datedesire's free tier for exactly this used boom dating reason.

Kyle avatar
Joined: Apr 2019
Messages: 4615
#6

Used used boom dating for roughly six weeks. How the volume moved was more consistent than the alternatives.

Most of my results on used boom dating came down to one habit — keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.

What I actually want to know about used boom dating is how many of the profiles are still active.

For me the thing that actually changes the outcome with boom dating is how the algorithm treats a new account.

If anyone has tested boom dating properly, I want to know how long a profile stays visible without paying.

over on Datelink is the other one people mention whenever used boom dating comes up.

Quick list from my time with used boom dating:

  • The bit that surprised me on used boom dating turned out to be noticeably thinner than in a big city
  • Read the profile properly before replying, especially if used boom dating is new to you
  • Write a bio that says something checkable — it is the one habit that moved used boom dating for me

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