How do I do a pof sign up for free without a phone number?

Finally made an account here just to ask this — hoping to get some honest input.

Location matters a lot with these things. What works in a major city might be completely dead in a mid-size town.

The quality gap between free and paid tiers has gotten smaller on some platforms, but on others it's night and day.

Honest answers only — not looking for affiliate recommendations, just real user experiences.

One that keeps coming up in my research is Rendate — anyone have direct experience with it?

Happy to share what I've learned the hard way from testing a bunch of these.

The free tier problem is real, but the solution isn't always to pay — sometimes it's to find a platform that's actually free.

Some things that consistently improve results:

• Three photos minimum, at least one full-body and one doing something you enjoy
• Respond within an hour when you can — response rates drop fast after that
• If a match goes cold, one follow-up is fine; more than that is not

Apps worth having in rotation:

• Hinge
• Badoo
• Feeld
• Zoosk
• Coffee Meets Bagel

Others that come up frequently in this space:

• datewander.site
• turndate.site

Niche-specific apps consistently outperform general ones for people with specific preferences. The smaller user base is worth it for the better match quality.

Worth testing a few of the mainstream options: Feeld, Plenty of Fish, Badoo, Happn, Hinge. All have some level of free access to start.

Also been checking out Ezhookups — the interface is cleaner than I expected and the user base seems active.

Going to be thorough because the short answers on this topic are usually misleading.

The headline is: platform choice matters less than profile quality and consistency. Fix those two things first.

Some things that consistently improve results:

• Meet in public, tell a friend the details
• Respond within an hour when you can — response rates drop fast after that
• Three photos minimum, at least one full-body and one doing something you enjoy

Apps worth having in rotation:

• Hinge
• Badoo
• Bumble
• OkCupid
• Coffee Meets Bagel

Others that come up frequently in this space:

• datedesire.online
• souldate.site

Niche apps outperformed the big generalist ones for me, at least for finding people I actually connected with. Also noticed Rendate getting mentioned recently — might be worth a look.

Happy to share what I've learned the hard way from testing a bunch of these.

Most people quit too early. Meaningful results on dating apps typically take 6–8 weeks of consistent daily use.

Some things that consistently improve results:

• Video call before meeting — weeds out catfish and builds genuine comfort
• Respond within an hour when you can — response rates drop fast after that
• Don't copy-paste opening messages — personalized openers get 3x the response rate

Others that come up frequently in this space:

• turndate.site

Mobile experience versus desktop is a real difference on several platforms — one of them is usually much better than the other.

Worth testing a few of the mainstream options: Match, Bumble, Hinge, Happn. All have some level of free access to start.

Also been checking out Flurrydate — the interface is cleaner than I expected and the user base seems active.

Niche-specific apps consistently outperform general ones for people with specific preferences. The smaller user base is worth it for the better match quality.

Niche-specific apps consistently outperform general ones for people with specific preferences. The smaller user base is worth it for the better match quality.

Also been checking out Rendate — the interface is cleaner than I expected and the user base seems active.