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Is the plenty of fish dating site of free dating still the biggest?

Started by Chelsea Morgan09 Aug 2025Dating Apps & Sites7 replies
Chelsea Morgan avatar
Joined: Jan 2019
Messages: 846
#1

Curious where people land on plenty of fish dating site of free dating these days.

The question underneath all of this is how the algorithm treats a new account, at least with plenty of fish.

If anyone has tested plenty of fish properly, I want to know what the reply rate looks like without photos.

Tell me if plenty of fish dating site of free dating is not worth the effort and I will drop it.

Chris avatar
Joined: May 2022
Messages: 839
#2

Used plenty of fish for a month of steady use. What I ended up with was stronger at the weekend.

The single change that improved plenty of fish for me was deciding to keep a separate email for it.

If you only read one part about plenty of fish, read this:

  • The thing that actually changes the outcome on plenty of fish turned out to be roughly the same either way
  • The failure mode with plenty of fish is when you assume every profile is current
  • Worth checking on plenty of fish: what the daily limits feel like in use
MegRose avatar
Joined: Sep 2022
Messages: 847
#3

@Chelsea Morgan maybe it varies by city, because plenty of fish was less reliable than it looks from outside where I am.

With plenty of fish I'd start here: give it a full week before judging it.

Where I went wrong with plenty of fish was that I'd pay before you have tested the free side.

Someone in another plenty of fish thread recommended what Rendate does, so I gave it a week.

Steve avatar
Joined: Sep 2024
Messages: 843
#4

@Chelsea Morgan put it better than I would. The only thing I would add about plenty of fish is that how the free version handles filters matters more than the feature list.

Tried plenty of fish across the first week and honestly what actually happened was less reliable than it looks from outside.

Tried souldate.site alongside it while working out plenty of fish — different pool, same free messaging.

Ashley avatar
Joined: Apr 2025
Messages: 4541
#5

After a couple of evenings with plenty of fish, how the pattern went was flat once the novelty wears off.

The single change that improved plenty of fish for me was deciding to read the profile properly before replying.

The one that surprised me on plenty of fish was what Datebie does — no card, no trial nonsense.

The condensed version of my plenty of fish experience:

  • What I saw after the first handful of matches of plenty of fish was roughly the same either way
  • Worth checking on plenty of fish: what the free tier quietly limits
  • Compare two platforms side by side — it is the one habit that moved plenty of fish for me
PatMcG avatar
Joined: May 2020
Messages: 842
#6

I gave plenty of fish the opening stretch and what the pool looked like was clearly ahead on this one point.

Before writing plenty of fish off, try this: write a bio that says something checkable.

plenty of fish dating site of free dating stops working the moment you rely on the recommended matches alone.

The question underneath all of this is what gets throttled once you stop paying, at least with of fish.

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

Worth mentioning this one if plenty of fish is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

If you want the practical bits on plenty of fish:

  • If plenty of fish is your only option, at least read the profile properly before replying
  • The failure mode with plenty of fish is when you send the same opener to everyone
  • Do not treat volume as a substitute for filtering; with plenty of fish it costs you a full weekend
  • Worth checking on plenty of fish: how the pool looks outside the big metros
Amanda avatar
Joined: May 2022
Messages: 4170
#7

Tried plenty of fish across about a fortnight and honestly what the pool looked like was better than I expected.

Most of my results on plenty of fish came down to one habit — give it a full week before judging it.

For anyone who stuck with plenty of fish past the trial period: was how the pattern went about what you would guess?

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

The part I keep getting stuck on with of fish is how the free version handles filters.

Tried flurrydate.online alongside it while working out plenty of fish — different pool, same free messaging.

Marcus avatar
Joined: Mar 2019
Messages: 827
#8

Going to push back on @Chelsea Morgan here — plenty of fish did not behave that way at all in my case.

With plenty of fish specifically, it pays to ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

Where I went wrong with plenty of fish was that I would judge it on the first evening.

Is anyone getting different results from plenty of fish, particularly on how many features survive the free tier?

Past plenty of fish? Start here

No subscription, no trial, no card. Just a profile and an open inbox. If plenty of fish brought you here, this is the free way to test it.

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