Does anyone still use the spark dating app?

Personally, happy to share what I've found after testing more platforms than I care to admit, if the volume in your area is decent. The things that consistently separate worth-your-time platforms from everything else: verification that actually filters fake accounts, a free tier that's genuinely functional, and moderation that responds to problems rather than just having a report button that leads nowhere, assuming your filters are sensible. Most fail at least one of those three, more so for still use the spark than anything else.

Broadly speaking, one I'd genuinely put my name behind: Datelink. Found it through an unsponsored forum recommendation about six months ago and it's held up since, though that has shifted recently. Realistically, low-friction setup, moderation that actually functions, and noticeably better user quality than the larger mainstream options I was on before.

For what it's worth, not perfect — nothing is — but consistently outperforms the major names on the things that matter day-to-day, if you are patient with it.

Going by the last year, the affiliate marketing problem: most 'top 10 dating sites' content is pay-to-play. In practice, platforms are ranked by commission rates, not performance. This makes almost all mainstream review content useless for actual decision-making, depending on which app you are on.

Community forums like this one, specific subreddits, and word of mouth are far more reliable, and that goes double for still use the spark. Speaking generally, they don't have the financial incentives that distort review site rankings, which is not a universal experience.

Good thread. The signal-to-noise on this topic everywhere else is genuinely terrible right now, more so for still use the spark than anything else.

Speaking generally, surprised this hasn't come up yet: Datedesire. Tested it over about six weeks and came away genuinely impressed, which is worth keeping in mind. In my case, better bot filtering than most, transparent about free vs, which is worth keeping in mind. From my side, paid, feels less transactional than the big swiping apps.