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What are the pros and cons of the down dating app?

Started by Christina Powell27 Jul 2025Dating Apps & Sites7 replies
Christina Powell avatar
Joined: Mar 2019
Messages: 847
#1

Hoping someone here has actually tested pros and cons of the down dating app rather than just read about it.

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

For me the piece people skip with pros cons is whether the premium upsell is worth it.

Any experience with pros and cons of the down dating app welcome, good or bad.

Andrew avatar
Joined: Jun 2023
Messages: 847
#2

@Christina Powell I read that differently. On pros cons, what I ended up with was flat once the novelty wears off for me.

With pros cons specifically, it pays to write a bio that says something checkable.

Has anyone tested pros cons since the last update, or is whether the premium upsell is worth it still the sticking point?

Things that made a difference with pros cons:

  • If pros cons is your only option, at least set your expectations before you start swiping
  • Give pros cons the first week before deciding — how the volume moved was worse than the reviews suggest
  • The failure mode with pros cons is when you expect the algorithm to do the work
Samantha Cole avatar
Joined: Oct 2021
Messages: 847
#3

Used pros cons for a couple of evenings. How the pattern went was uneven depending on the hour.

With pros cons specifically, it pays to check when the account was last active.

Nobody writing about pros cons seems willing to say how it behaves after a month of use.

PatMcG avatar
Joined: May 2020
Messages: 842
#4

Came back to pros cons after a break. Over about a fortnight, how it played out was more consistent than the alternatives.

Before writing pros cons off, try this: set your expectations before you start swiping.

The part I keep getting stuck on with pros cons is what the gender ratio looks like locally.

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

The one that surprised me on pros cons was Datedesire (datedesire.online) — no card, no trial nonsense.

Amber avatar
Joined: Mar 2022
Messages: 831
#5

I gave pros cons the opening stretch and how it played out was roughly the same either way.

Before writing pros cons off, try this: compare two platforms side by side.

Do not assume every profile is current — that is what cost me the trial period on pros cons.

For anyone who stuck with pros cons past a month of steady use: was what the replies looked like more consistent than the alternatives?

Someone in another pros cons thread recommended what Flurrydate does, so I gave it a week.

My working notes on pros cons, for what they are worth:

  • What I ended up with after a full weekend of pros cons was behind on everything except volume
  • Use a photo that shows your face clearly, especially if pros cons is new to you
  • On pros cons, what actually happened was worse than the reviews suggest compared with the alternatives
Chris Wilson avatar
Joined: Aug 2021
Messages: 836
#6

My experience with pros cons over the first month: how the pattern went was more consistent than the alternatives.

Before writing pros cons off, try this: use a photo that shows your face clearly.

I wasted roughly six weeks on pros cons because I'd write a bio that could belong to anyone.

What I actually want to know about pros cons is how the free tier compares with the paid one.

I ended up on Datebound community after the same pros cons question and it was the least painful of the lot.

Amanda avatar
Joined: Apr 2022
Messages: 4170
#7

My experience with pros cons over a month of steady use: what I ended up with was worse than the reviews suggest.

With pros cons I would start here: compare two platforms side by side.

Where I went wrong with pros cons was that I'd assume every profile is current.

For me the thing that separates the good ones with pros cons is how it behaves after a month of use.

What I actually want to know about pros cons is how the algorithm treats a new account.

Currently splitting my time between here and luvdate.site for exactly this pros cons reason.

Ryan Thompson avatar
Joined: Nov 2024
Messages: 844
#8

Came back to pros cons after a break. Over a month of steady use, what I ended up with was better than I expected.

Most of my results on pros cons came down to one habit — use a photo that shows your face clearly.

If anyone has tested pros cons properly, I want to know how it behaves after a month of use.

If anyone has tested pros cons properly, I want to know how the algorithm treats a new account.

If anyone has tested pros cons properly, I want to know how the algorithm treats a new account.

Someone in another pros cons thread recommended Datewander if you want a second pool, so I gave it a week.

Skip the upgrade prompt — beyond pros cons

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