Been circling best time of day to catch a live for a while now and I still cannot get a clean answer.
For me the thing that actually changes the outcome with best time is how it behaves after a month of use.
Where best time either works or falls apart is whether the premium upsell is worth it.
What would you do about best time of day to catch a live if you were starting fresh today?
Came back to best time after a break. Over the first month, what I saw was more consistent than the alternatives.
With best time I would start here: say what you are looking for in plain words.
Nobody writing about best time seems willing to say what the reply rate looks like without photos.
For me the thing that actually changes the outcome with best time is what the reply rate looks like without photos.
If best time is the sticking point, another free option handles it without an upgrade prompt.
My experience with best time over a couple of evenings: what the logs showed was uneven depending on the hour.
Most of my results on best time came down to one habit — keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.
What would you check first on best time if what the gender ratio looks like locally was your main worry?
The part I keep getting stuck on with best time is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.
After about a fortnight with best time, what actually happened was uneven depending on the hour.
With best time specifically, it pays to keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.
Where I went wrong with best time was that I would pay before you have tested the free side.
Tried best time across a full weekend and honestly what I ended up with was less reliable than it looks from outside.
Before writing best time off, try this: compare two platforms side by side.
Is best time worth the opening stretch if you are only testing the free side?
The question underneath all of this is what the gender ratio looks like locally, at least with best time.
If anyone has tested best time properly, I want to know what the gender ratio looks like locally.
Someone in another best time thread recommended Ezhookups if you want a second pool, so I gave it a week.
Seconding @Aaron. What settled it for me on best time was how the free tier compares with the paid one.
Came back to best time after a break. Over the first handful of matches, what the follow-through looked like was worse than the reviews suggest.
Do not judge it on the first evening — that is what cost me about a fortnight on best time.
If anyone has tested best time properly, I want to know what the gender ratio looks like locally.
If you want another option for best time, Datebie's free tier is free to join and does not gate the inbox.
Used best time for the trial period. What I saw was better than I expected.
With best time specifically, it pays to check when the account was last active.
For me the detail that took longest to learn with best time is what the gender ratio looks like locally.
Currently splitting my time between here and Datewander free tier for exactly this best time reason.
Tried best time across the opening stretch and honestly what the follow-through looked like was noticeably thinner than in a big city.
The fix that worked on best time was simple enough — set your expectations before you start swiping.
Where I went wrong with best time was that I'd rely on the recommended matches alone.
Does best time behave the same way outside the big cities?
The one that surprised me on best time was the Datenest community — no card, no trial nonsense.
I gave best time the first handful of matches and what the pool looked like was noticeably thinner than in a big city.
With best time I would start here: treat the first message as a filter.
Where best time either works or falls apart is what the daily limits feel like in use.
Nobody writing about best time seems willing to say what the reply rate looks like without photos.
datedesire.online is the other one people mention whenever best time comes up.
Going to push back on @Chelsea Morgan here — best time did not behave that way at all in my case.
If you take one thing from this thread on best time: check when the account was last active.
What would you check first on best time if what the reply rate looks like without photos was your main worry?
If you want the practical bits on best time:
Every RuneDate feature is on the free account. There is no upgrade to buy. If best time brought you here, this is the free way to test it.
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