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How does the fish in the sea dating app compare to POF?

Started by Rachel24 Apr 2026Dating Apps & Sites8 replies
Rachel avatar
Joined: Jul 2025
Messages: 4784
#1

Trying to work out fish in the sea dating app compare before I sink more time into it.

The part I keep getting stuck on with fish in sea is how long a profile stays visible without paying.

The question underneath all of this is what the daily limits feel like in use, at least with fish in sea.

Tell me if fish in the sea dating app compare isn't worth the effort and I will drop it.

EricV avatar
Joined: Jul 2020
Messages: 847
#2

Ran fish in sea alongside two others for the first month — what I ended up with was flat once the novelty wears off.

With fish in sea specifically, it pays to compare two platforms side by side.

The mistake I see repeated with fish in sea is people judge it on the first evening.

Does fish in sea hold up if you refuse to ignore how long ago someone was online?

Rough notes from using fish in sea:

  • Give fish in sea about a fortnight before deciding — what actually happened was better than I expected
  • Say what you are looking for in plain words, especially if fish in sea is new to you
  • Worth checking on fish in sea: whether the premium upsell is worth it
  • The part I got wrong at first is what decides whether fish in sea is worth it
TiffanyJ avatar
Joined: Nov 2023
Messages: 843
#3

Tried fish in sea across the first month and honestly what I saw wasn'ticeably thinner than in a big city.

Most of my results on fish in sea came down to one habit — keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.

The question underneath all of this is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation, at least with fish in sea.

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

If you want another option for fish in sea, Datebie community is free to join and does not gate the inbox.

Quick list from my time with fish in sea:

  • Do not write a bio that could belong to anyone; with fish in sea it costs you the first few days
  • On fish in sea, how the pattern went was worse than the reviews suggest compared with the alternatives
  • Give it a full week before judging it — it is the one habit that moved fish in sea for me
  • Say what you are looking for in plain words, especially if fish in sea is new to you
SeanH avatar
Joined: Jul 2020
Messages: 840
#4

Came back to fish in sea after a break. Over a couple of evenings, what the pool looked like was about what you would guess.

Most of my results on fish in sea came down to one habit — write a bio that says something checkable.

What matters more than the feature list on fish in sea is what the daily limits feel like in use.

I ended up on Datenest instead after the same fish in sea question and it was the least painful of the lot.

JessW avatar
Joined: May 2020
Messages: 846
#5

@TiffanyJ I read that differently. On fish in sea, what the pool looked like was better than I expected for me.

The single change that improved fish in sea for me was deciding to write a bio that says something checkable.

Jason avatar
Joined: Oct 2020
Messages: 4647
#6

After the first ten conversations with fish in sea, what actually happened was less reliable than it looks from outside.

The single change that improved fish in sea for me was deciding to compare two platforms side by side.

The trap with fish in sea is that it is easy to send the same opener to everyone.

The part I keep getting stuck on with in sea is how it behaves after a month of use.

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

Where in sea either works or falls apart is whether the premium upsell is worth it.

Worth mentioning have a look at Datelink if fish in sea is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

Heather avatar
Joined: Apr 2025
Messages: 847
#7

Seconding @Jason. What settled it for me on fish in sea was whether the premium upsell is worth it.

Used fish in sea for a month of steady use. How the volume moved was better than I expected.

I wasted the first handful of matches on fish in sea because I would treat volume as a substitute for filtering.

For me the bit that surprised me with fish in sea is how long a profile stays visible without paying.

this one is the other one people mention whenever fish in sea comes up.

Ben avatar
Joined: Jun 2023
Messages: 845
#8

@Jason that has not been my experience with fish in sea, and I gave it roughly six weeks.

What helped most with fish in sea was that I made a point to set your expectations before you start swiping.

Where I went wrong with fish in sea was that I'd judge it on the first evening.

For me the thing that actually changes the outcome with in sea is whether the premium upsell is worth it.

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

I ended up on over on Datewander after the same fish in sea question and it was the least painful of the lot.

KatyM avatar
Joined: Apr 2024
Messages: 845
#9

I gave fish in sea a couple of evenings and what the logs showed was about what you would guess.

With fish in sea I would start here: ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

I wasted the first week on fish in sea because I would expect the algorithm to do the work.

Nobody writing about fish in sea seems willing to say what the daily limits feel like in use.

A friend pointed me at Rendate dating when I asked about fish in sea; the sign-up was free and quick.

Meet people who are actually online once you are done with fish in sea

RuneDate is free to join and free to message — no card, no trial, no locked inbox. If fish in sea brought you here, this is the free way to test it.

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