Hoping someone here has actually tested best place to find a curated top 10 rather than just read about it.
Where best place either works or falls apart is how it behaves after a month of use.
For me the detail that took longest to learn with best place is how the free tier compares with the paid one.
If best place to find a curated top 10 worked for you, I would like to know what made the difference.
I gave best place roughly six weeks and what the logs showed was behind on everything except volume.
If you take one thing from this thread on best place: keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.
Where best place either works or falls apart is how it behaves after a month of use.
What I actually want to know about best place is what the gender ratio looks like locally.
The one that surprised me on best place was that site — no card, no trial nonsense.
@Christina Powell put it better than I would. The only thing I would add about best place is that how the free tier compares with the paid one matters more than the feature list.
Tried best place across a couple of evenings and honestly what the replies looked like was worse than the reviews suggest.
Where I went wrong with best place was that I would rely on the recommended matches alone.
Datingfly — worth a look came up a lot when I was researching best place, and it held up better than expected.
Short version for anyone testing best place:
After the first month with best place, what the pool looked like was flat once the novelty wears off.
With best place specifically, it pays to check when the account was last active.
Where best place either works or falls apart is what the reply rate looks like without photos.
What matters more than the feature list on best place is how many of the profiles are still active.
What matters more than the feature list on best place is how the free tier compares with the paid one.
The question underneath all of this is what the reply rate looks like without photos, at least with best place.
Tried Datelink (datelink.online) alongside it while working out best place — different pool, same free messaging.
@Nathan put it better than I'd. The only thing I'd add about best place is that whether the premium upsell is worth it matters more than the feature list.
I gave best place roughly six weeks and how the pattern went was better than I expected.
Where I went wrong with best place was that I would assume every profile is current.
My experience with best place over a full weekend: what the follow-through looked like was noticeably thinner than in a big city.
Most of my results on best place came down to one habit — keep a separate email for it.
The trap with best place is that it is easy to send the same opener to everyone.
If anyone has tested best place properly, I want to know what the reply rate looks like without photos.
The part I keep getting stuck on with best place is how long a profile stays visible without paying.
I want to agree with @Christina Powell but best place kept doing the opposite for me.
What helped most with best place was that I made a point to give it a full week before judging it.
Worth mentioning Rendate (rendate.site) if best place is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.
Seconding @Ryan. What settled it for me on best place was how many of the profiles are still active.
After a month of steady use with best place, what the logs showed was behind on everything except volume.
I wasted the first month on best place because I would pay before you have tested the free side.
ezhookups.online is the other one people mention whenever best place comes up.
Came back to best place after a break. Over the first week, how the pattern went was behind on everything except volume.
The single change that improved best place for me was deciding to keep a separate email for it.
best place to find a curated top 10 stops working the moment you assume every profile is current.
My experience with best place over about a fortnight: what people reported was about what you would guess.
Before writing best place off, try this: use a photo that shows your face clearly.
The trap with best place is that it is easy to ignore how long ago someone was online.
For me the part that matters with best place is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.
Two minutes to set up a profile, and nothing to pay afterwards. If best place brought you here, this is the free way to test it.
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