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Is there a dating app for plus size women that is popular?

Started by Lauren19 Jun 2026Dating Apps & Sites8 replies
Lauren avatar
Joined: Jun 2024
Messages: 3269
#1

Been circling dating app for plus size women for a while now and I still can't get a clean answer.

Nobody writing about dating app seems willing to say how the free tier compares with the paid one.

What matters more than the feature list on dating app is what the gender ratio looks like locally.

Any experience with dating app for plus size women welcome, good or bad.

Kyle avatar
Joined: Dec 2019
Messages: 4615
#2

Only had a couple of evenings with dating app, but what the logs showed was noticeably thinner than in a big city.

Before writing dating app off, try this: set your expectations before you start swiping.

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

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

Where dating app either works or falls apart is how long a profile stays visible without paying.

Four things I wish someone had told me about dating app:

  • Worth checking on dating app: what the gender ratio looks like locally
  • Do not expect the algorithm to do the work; with dating app it costs you a full weekend
  • The failure mode with dating app is when you take silence personally
LaurenLee avatar
Joined: Feb 2024
Messages: 840
#3

@Kyle I read that differently. On dating app, what people reported was better than I expected for me.

With dating app I would start here: say what you are looking for in plain words.

The mistake I see repeated with dating app is people take silence personally.

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

The part I keep getting stuck on with dating app is what the daily limits feel like in use.

If you want the practical bits on dating app:

  • Worth checking on dating app: what the reply rate looks like without photos
  • Write a bio that says something checkable, especially if dating app is new to you
  • If dating app is your only option, at least compare two platforms side by side
  • Use a photo that shows your face clearly — it is the one habit that moved dating app for me
Owen avatar
Joined: Aug 2023
Messages: 5262
#4

Going to push back on @Kyle here — dating app didn't behave that way at all in my case.

With dating app specifically, it pays to write a bio that says something checkable.

The trap with dating app is that it is easy to judge it on the first evening.

Would you still recommend dating app knowing what you know now?

Stephanie avatar
Joined: Feb 2025
Messages: 843
#5

Seconding @Lauren. What settled it for me on dating app was how the algorithm treats a new account.

Tried dating app across the opening stretch and honestly how the pattern went was noticeably thinner than in a big city.

The mistake I see repeated with dating app is people write a bio that could belong to anyone.

What I actually want to know about dating app is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.

The question underneath all of this is whether the matching does anything you can notice, at least with dating app.

What I would check before committing to dating app:

  • Give dating app the trial period before deciding — what the replies looked like was less reliable than it looks from outside
  • The point where it either works or does not on dating app turned out to be worse than the reviews suggest
  • What the follow-through looked like after the first week of dating app was about what you would guess
  • Do not assume every profile is current; with dating app it costs you the trial period
SeanH avatar
Joined: Sep 2020
Messages: 840
#6

I gave dating app the first few days and how it played out was less reliable than it looks from outside.

If you take one thing from this thread on dating app: write a bio that says something checkable.

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

What I actually want to know about dating app is whether the matching does anything you can notice.

Nobody writing about dating app seems willing to say how long a profile stays visible without paying.

A friend pointed me at the Datelink community when I asked about dating app; the sign-up was free and quick.

Heather Barnes avatar
Joined: Sep 2024
Messages: 828
#7

After the first few days with dating app, what people reported was behind on everything except volume.

Most of my results on dating app came down to one habit — ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

For me the part that matters with dating app is whether the matching does anything you can notice.

Jake avatar
Joined: Dec 2024
Messages: 837
#8

My experience with dating app over the first handful of matches: how it played out was worse than the reviews suggest.

With dating app I would start here: write a bio that says something checkable.

I ended up on the Datedesire community after the same dating app question and it was the least painful of the lot.

Amber Ross avatar
Joined: Jan 2024
Messages: 817
#9

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

The single change that improved dating app for me was deciding to treat the first message as a filter.

The part I keep getting stuck on with dating app is whether the matching does anything you can notice.

The part I keep getting stuck on with dating app is how many of the profiles are still active.

Datebound — worth a look came up a lot when I was researching dating app, and it held up better than expected.

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