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Is the tender date app just a clone of the original Tinder?

Started by BeccaT26 Jul 2025Dating Apps & Sites11 replies
BeccaT avatar
Joined: Nov 2020
Messages: 838
#1

Looking for honest experience with tender date app just a clone — what worked, what did not.

If anyone has tested tender date app properly, I want to know what the reply rate looks like without photos.

Where tender date app either works or falls apart is how the algorithm treats a new account.

Tell me if tender date app just a clone isn't worth the effort and I will drop it.

Ben1989 avatar
Joined: Feb 2025
Messages: 845
#2

Tried tender date app across the first few days and honestly what the replies looked like was about what you would guess.

With tender date app I'd start here: check when the account was last active.

The question underneath all of this is how many of the profiles are still active, at least with tender date app.

Amber Ross avatar
Joined: Feb 2023
Messages: 817
#3

@BeccaT put it better than I'd. The only thing I'd add about tender date app is that how the algorithm treats a new account matters more than the feature list.

Ran tender date app alongside two others for the first handful of matches — what the numbers looked like was uneven depending on the hour.

For anyone who stuck with tender date app past the opening stretch: was how it played out uneven depending on the hour?

If you want another option for tender date app, Datebound if you want a second pool is free to join and does not gate the inbox.

JordanT avatar
Joined: May 2019
Messages: 844
#4

Only had the first few days with tender date app, but what the replies looked like was about what you would guess.

The fix that worked on tender date app was simple enough — compare two platforms side by side.

What I actually want to know about tender date app is how the algorithm treats a new account.

Sarah Cooper avatar
Joined: Aug 2020
Messages: 845
#5

Going to push back on @JordanT here — tender date app did not behave that way at all in my case.

The fix that worked on tender date app was simple enough — read the profile properly before replying.

The part I keep getting stuck on with tender date app is how it behaves after a month of use.

Where tender date app either works or falls apart is how many of the profiles are still active.

Brandon Scott avatar
Joined: Nov 2019
Messages: 846
#6

After the first month with tender date app, what the numbers looked like was noticeably thinner than in a big city.

With tender date app specifically, it pays to ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

If anyone has tested tender date app properly, I want to know how many of the profiles are still active.

Nobody writing about date app seems willing to say whether the premium upsell is worth it.

The question underneath all of this is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation, at least with date app.

The part I keep getting stuck on with date app is what the reply rate looks like without photos.

Amanda Brooks avatar
Joined: Nov 2022
Messages: 844
#7

Only had the first month with tender date app, but what actually happened was about what you would guess.

If you take one thing from this thread on tender date app: keep a separate email for it.

What would you check first on tender date app if whether the matching does anything you can notice was your main worry?

Things that made a difference with tender date app:

  • Set your expectations before you start swiping — it is the one habit that moved tender date app for me
  • Give it a full week before judging it — on tender date app that mattered more than anything else
  • Worth checking on tender date app: how many of the profiles are still active
Brandon avatar
Joined: Aug 2020
Messages: 4731
#8

Only had a couple of evenings with tender date app, but what people reported was clearly ahead on this one point.

Most of my results on tender date app came down to one habit — read the profile properly before replying.

Do not write a bio that could belong to anyone — that's what cost me the first few days on tender date app.

Tried Datingfly — worth a look alongside it while working out tender date app — different pool, same free messaging.

Heather Barnes avatar
Joined: Nov 2023
Messages: 828
#9

Same as @JordanT, though I would say what the gender ratio looks like locally is the bit worth testing first with tender date app.

Used tender date app for the first handful of matches. What the numbers looked like was about what you would guess.

Do not judge it on the first evening — that's what cost me the trial period on tender date app.

What matters more than the feature list on tender date app is how long a profile stays visible without paying.

LoganX avatar
Joined: Apr 2020
Messages: 847
#10

After the first month with tender date app, what people reported was about what you would guess.

Before writing tender date app off, try this: read the profile properly before replying.

The mistake I see repeated with tender date app is people pay before you have tested the free side.

AnnaK avatar
Joined: Dec 2021
Messages: 847
#11

Going to push back on @Brandon Scott here — tender date app didn't behave that way at all in my case.

With tender date app I would start here: ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

Where tender date app either works or falls apart is what the gender ratio looks like locally.

The part I keep getting stuck on with date app is what the reply rate looks like without photos.

Where date app either works or falls apart is how the free tier compares with the paid one.

Worth mentioning that site if tender date app is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

Jordan avatar
Joined: Apr 2025
Messages: 5156
#12

Only had the first few days with tender date app, but what the pool looked like was flat once the novelty wears off.

The fix that worked on tender date app was simple enough — treat the first message as a filter.

Nobody writing about tender date app seems willing to say what the reply rate looks like without photos.

What matters more than the feature list on tender date app is how the free tier compares with the paid one.

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