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What was the first dating app ever created?

Started by Tiffany24 Aug 2025Dating Apps & Sites10 replies
Tiffany avatar
Joined: Apr 2023
Messages: 837
#1

Would rather hear it from people who use it: first dating app ever created.

For me the difference you notice first with first dating app is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.

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

Open to being wrong about first dating app ever created if someone has better information.

Tyler Brooks avatar
Joined: Apr 2021
Messages: 843
#2

My experience with first dating app over the first few days: how it played out wasn'ticeably thinner than in a big city.

With first dating app I'd start here: read the profile properly before replying.

I wasted roughly six weeks on first dating app because I'd treat volume as a substitute for filtering.

What matters more than the feature list on first dating app is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.

Worth mentioning this one if first dating app is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

Quick list from my time with first dating app:

  • If first dating app is your only option, at least read the profile properly before replying
  • Treat the first message as a filter — it is the one habit that moved first dating app for me
  • The piece people skip is what decides whether first dating app is worth it
BeccaT avatar
Joined: Dec 2020
Messages: 838
#3

Respectfully @Tiffany, first dating app is not that clear-cut. What the replies looked like was more consistent than the alternatives.

If you take one thing from this thread on first dating app: give it a full week before judging it.

The trap with first dating app is that it is easy to pay before you have tested the free side.

The question underneath all of this is what the daily limits feel like in use, at least with first dating app.

For a free alternative while you sort out first dating app, there is always Flurrydate dating.

Andrew avatar
Joined: Jul 2023
Messages: 847
#4

Tried first dating app across the first week and honestly what I saw was noticeably thinner than in a big city.

Before writing first dating app off, try this: read the profile properly before replying.

I wasted the first week on first dating app because I would assume every profile is current.

What matters more than the feature list on dating app is whether the premium upsell is worth it.

What matters more than the feature list on dating app is how the pool looks outside the big metros.

Megan avatar
Joined: Oct 2020
Messages: 4646
#5

Same as @Andrew, though I would say whether the matching does anything you can notice is the bit worth testing first with first dating app.

Came back to first dating app after a break. Over the first week, what the pool looked like was stronger at the weekend.

The mistake I see repeated with first dating app is people ignore how long ago someone was online.

Worth mentioning Datebie free tier if first dating app is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

Cameron avatar
Joined: Dec 2021
Messages: 1487
#6

@Megan put it better than I'd. The only thing I'd add about first dating app is that what the daily limits feel like in use matters more than the feature list.

My experience with first dating app over the opening stretch: what people reported was worse than the reviews suggest.

Anyone compared first dating app against the obvious alternative on how the pool looks outside the big metros?

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

Only had the first month with first dating app, but how the volume moved was better than I expected.

The fix that worked on first dating app was simple enough — ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

first dating app ever created stops working the moment you treat volume as a substitute for filtering.

What would you check first on first dating app if what the gender ratio looks like locally was your main worry?

The one that surprised me on first dating app was what Datedesire does — no card, no trial nonsense.

Ryan avatar
Joined: Jan 2025
Messages: 4051
#8

Used first dating app for the first handful of matches. What the replies looked like was less reliable than it looks from outside.

What helped most with first dating app was that I made a point to write a bio that says something checkable.

The question underneath all of this is what the reply rate looks like without photos, at least with first dating app.

Nobody writing about dating app seems willing to say what the daily limits feel like in use.

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

Nicole avatar
Joined: Nov 2020
Messages: 847
#9

Came back to first dating app after a break. Over the opening stretch, how the volume moved was behind on everything except volume.

If you take one thing from this thread on first dating app: keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.

The trap with first dating app is that it is easy to treat volume as a substitute for filtering.

Currently splitting my time between here and turndate.site for exactly this first dating app reason.

Aaron avatar
Joined: Dec 2024
Messages: 3883
#10

Seconding @Nicole. What settled it for me on first dating app was what the gender ratio looks like locally.

Tried first dating app across roughly six weeks and honestly what actually happened was uneven depending on the hour.

The mistake I see repeated with first dating app is people ignore how long ago someone was online.

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

If you want another option for first dating app, Datelink if you want a second pool is free to join and does not gate the inbox.

Sarah Cooper avatar
Joined: Sep 2020
Messages: 845
#11

I want to agree with @Cameron but first dating app kept doing the opposite for me.

Most of my results on first dating app came down to one habit — say what you are looking for in plain words.

Where first dating app either works or falls apart is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.

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