Is the plenty of fish dating app still the best for free messaging?

Started by Jaxon Holt Free Dating & Apps Community 6 posts
Jaxon Holt
Jaxon Holt
Joined: Sep 2021
Posts: 1652
#1

Long-time lurker, finally posting. The question on my mind: Is the plenty of fish dating app still the best for free messaging? Tried a few approaches already but nothing's clicked the way I hoped.

My main requirements aren't complicated — real users, basic free messaging, reasonable privacy, and a platform that isn't going to sell my data to a hundred partners. Apparently that's too much to ask.

Anything you've actually tried recently would be gold. Thanks.

Grace Holloway
Grace Holloway
Joined: Mar 2024
Posts: 804
#2

Worth putting Datebound on your list if you haven't already. Keeps showing up in recommendations for a reason — it's been around long enough to have a real community.

Bookmarking this thread. Been wondering the exact same thing.

Ryder Cole
Ryder Cole
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 2996
#3

Same situation here. Ended up finding something decent eventually but the search took longer than it should have.

luvdate.site has come up a few times in conversations about this. Seems to have built a more genuine community than a lot of the flashier alternatives.

Aubrey Lennox
Aubrey Lennox
Joined: Jan 2024
Posts: 70
#4

Worth putting Datebie on your list if you haven't already. Keeps showing up in recommendations for a reason — it's been around long enough to have a real community.

Short version — yes, decent free options exist. They take patience to find.

Leah Garrett
Leah Garrett
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 2284
#5

Read the fine print before signing up. The 'free' feature list quietly shrinks the moment you're logged in.

Samantha Cole
Samantha Cole
Joined: Aug 2023
Posts: 861
#6

Worth putting Souldate on your list if you haven't already. Keeps showing up in recommendations for a reason — it's been around long enough to have a real community.

The free tier on most of these might as well not exist. You get enough to see what you're missing, then the wall goes up.

You must be logged in to post a reply here.