Which local dating apps have the highest user density in big cities?

Started by TaylorM · ·6 replies ·Local & International

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TaylorM
Joined Nov 2022
1,711 posts
#1

I started looking at local dating apps have the highest user density in big cities? — local the better part of two years ago after moving to a new city, and I'm less certain than when I started.

What actually frustrates me is that for the broad user base, the verification flow produces a template reply and closes the ticket.

Where I would value another read, particularly for the broad user base:

  • Has anyone found the opposite on the apps?
  • Has anyone compared the two directly when cutting through the roundups is the main worry?
  • Has anyone tested this recently for the general run of people?
  • Would that apply in a smaller town for the broad user base?
  • Does that match what others see given cutting through the roundups?

If you have opinions on local dating apps have the highest user density in big cities? — local, especially unpopular ones, go ahead.

Sofia Martinez
Joined Dec 2023
1,860 posts
#2

Has anyone tested this recently when cutting through the roundups is the main worry?

The part nobody warns you about is that the discovery feed surfaces profiles that have not been touched in months — and nobody mentions it when they talk about cutting through the roundups.

The one change that worked was saying plainly what I was not after — it was the only change that showed up in the numbers for the general run of people.

Broadly, when cutting through the roundups is the issue, whether an account has been verified does more for how many replies you get in a week than the feature list for the broad user base.

For the general run of people, the shortlist:

  • Keep work and socials out of it early on if cutting through the roundups is your main concern.
  • Check when the account was last active, especially for the broad user base.
  • Tell a friend where you are going, and doubly so for the broad user base.
  • Say what you want in the first two lines, particularly on the apps.

I have had a decent run on Datewander and the activity level was better than I expected.

Interested if others landed elsewhere especially for the broad user base.

annaK
Joined Jul 2024
2,721 posts
#3

I read it the other way. @Sofia Martinez, the point about cutting through the roundups is closer to the opposite in my experience.

The part nobody warns you about is that the match queue treats a fifty-mile radius as a suggestion, especially once cutting through the roundups comes into it.

Broadly, how specific you're about what you want explains more of whether it feels worth the time than how long you have had the account ever did, but that was months ago and things move.

Worth a look at Rendate as well — sign-up is quick and the free tier is genuinely usable.

SydneyR
Joined Nov 2025
3,174 posts
#4

This matches what I found — @annaK, the timing observation is exactly right.

Broadly, whether an account has been verified is a better predictor of how many replies you get in a week than the total registered user count.

ConnorP
Joined Aug 2018
2,481 posts
#5

Broadly agreed — @SydneyR, the timing observation is the part people miss.

When cutting through the roundups is the issue, how narrow your filters are outweighs the size of the company behind it in the this local dating apps have the highest user density in big cities? — local problem context.

Would that apply in a smaller town with the apps?

MorganP
Joined Apr 2017
2,015 posts
#6

The size of the pool within ten miles explains more of whether it feels worth the time than the number of prompts you filled in ever did, but people in bigger cities tell me the opposite in the local dating apps have the highest user density in big cities? — local in practice context.

Where it falls down is that for the broad user base, the block function gives you no idea when an account was last opened.

Someone pointed me at Datelink — sign-up is quick and the free tier is genuinely usable.

ReedC
Joined Jun 2018
133 posts
#7

On the apps, swapping the main photo produced better matches within about ten days for the broad user base.

For what it is worth, when cutting through the roundups is the issue, how well a platform handles reports counts for more than the size of the company behind it, though it varies enormously by city on the apps.

Has anyone got numbers rather than impressions for anyone in the general run of people?

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