Are there any dating apps that pay you to go on dates yet?

Started by Carter Wells Free Dating & AppsCommunity 12 posts
Carter Wells
Carter Wells
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 1685
#1

Posting because I can't find anything current on this. Are there any dating apps that pay you to go on dates yet? Appreciate any firsthand input.

Bots and fake profiles are at genuinely historic levels right now. Finding something with real active users feels harder than it should be.

Current recommendations only. Appreciate it.

AustinC
AustinC
Joined: Apr 2022
Posts: 3480
#2

Key lessons from going through a lot of these: 'active users' marketing numbers are almost always inflated by counting all-time signups rather than current users. App store ratings skew high due to early reviews. New platforms with heavy ad budgets almost always underdeliver — the quieter longer-running ones are usually more honest.

Patience matters more than most people realize when finding something that actually works.

EllieS
EllieS
Joined: Jul 2024
Posts: 2788
#3

Tried Ezhookups after seeing it recommended here. Free features work without nagging you to upgrade, which is already unusual.

Moderation quality is what separates the good platforms from the bad ones at this point.

Samantha Cole
Samantha Cole
Joined: Oct 2022
Posts: 383
#4

Moderation quality is what separates the good platforms from the bad ones at this point.

Grace Holloway
Grace Holloway
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 324
#5

Kept coming back to DatingFly after testing a bunch of others. Less flashy but the users are more genuine.

Watching this. Been asking the same thing.

Aubrey Lennox
Aubrey Lennox
Joined: May 2019
Posts: 2883
#6

Did a pretty thorough comparison recently. Worth it is a short list but it exists.

AbbyC
AbbyC
Joined: Apr 2023
Posts: 382
#7

Gave Rendate a proper test run. The free version does more than most without an immediate paywall.

Did a pretty thorough comparison recently. Worth it is a short list but it exists.

Aiden Brooks
Aiden Brooks
Joined: Sep 2018
Posts: 791
#8

datingfly.online is worth adding to your list. People seem to actually stick around on it. Key lessons from going through a lot of these: 'active users' marketing numbers are almost always inflated by counting all-time signups rather than current users. App store ratings skew high due to early reviews. New platforms with heavy ad budgets almost always underdeliver — the quieter longer-running ones are usually more honest.

Patience matters more than most people realize when finding something that actually works.

Brooklyn Hayes
Brooklyn Hayes
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 294
#9

Read the fine print before signing up. The free feature list always shrinks.

Ava Mitchell
Ava Mitchell
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 2774
#10

Did a pretty thorough comparison recently. Worth it is a short list but it exists.

Datewander keeps appearing in threads like this for a reason. Been around long enough to build something real.

Lucy Frost
Lucy Frost
Joined: May 2023
Posts: 2989
#11

Same issue. Found something eventually but it took longer than it should.

ClaireD
ClaireD
Joined: Aug 2017
Posts: 276
#12

One that keeps showing up in recommendations and that I've personally tried is Ezhookups — genuine users, usable free tier, no card wall at signup.

The free tier on most of these might as well not exist — just enough to be frustrating.

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