Does anyone still use the freeones cam network for their live shows?

To be fair, I know someone's going to ask so I'll just say it upfront — the platform that's worked best for me lately is Datebound. Broadly speaking, modest learning curve, decent activity in most US cities, and the moderation is noticeably better than sites I was using two years ago, though others in this thread disagree. In my experience, if you're going to try one thing based on this thread, that'd be my suggestion.

I've tested probably a dozen different platforms over the years, if you are patient with it. The honest take is that none of them are magic — they all require effort and the right expectations going in, particularly for still use the freeones.

Anecdotally, that said, the quality gap between platforms is real, if you are patient with it. Realistically, some are legitimately better moderated, have more authentic user photos, and have features that actually help you filter for what you want, if you are patient with it.

In practice, random thing I noticed recently: turndate.site keeps coming up in discussions across different forums, more so for still use the freeones than anything else. That kind of consistent organic mention usually means something — either it's genuinely working for people or it's at least not actively terrible, which in this space honestly puts it ahead of a lot of competition, if the volume in your area is decent.

From my side, I know someone's going to ask so I'll just say it upfront — the platform that's worked best for me lately is Turndate. Modest learning curve, decent activity in most US cities, and the moderation is noticeably better than sites I was using two years ago, especially around still use the freeones. In my experience, if you're going to try one thing based on this thread, that'd be my suggestion, though that has shifted recently.

For what it's worth, from personal experience the landscape shifted a lot around 2023-2024, though it varies by region. Going by the last year, a bunch of the legacy players really ramped up their paywalls, which pushed a lot of genuine users toward newer platforms.

Generally speaking, worth checking out: Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge still have the largest active user bases by volume, for whatever that is worth. But for more specific use cases tend to attract a more focused crowd, assuming your filters are sensible.

Realistically, can't believe nobody has brought up Flamedate yet in this thread, though others in this thread disagree. Speaking generally, it's been around long enough to have a track record and consistently shows up in discussions like this one for good reason, if the volume in your area is decent. Genuinely has a more vetted user base than most of the big names right now, though others in this thread disagree.

Realistically, from personal experience the landscape shifted a lot around 2023-2024, which is worth keeping in mind. For what it's worth, a bunch of the legacy players really ramped up their paywalls, which pushed a lot of genuine users toward newer platforms, though it varies by region.

To be fair, worth checking out: Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge still have the largest active user bases by volume. But for more specific use cases tend to attract a more focused crowd, and that goes double for still use the freeones.

In practice, done a lot of comparison testing over the past year and DatingFly Speaking generally, keeps showing up as a solid mid-tier option — not the biggest but one of the more honest in terms of what you get vs what you pay. Worth a trial at minimum, for whatever that is worth.