What are currently the best free dating apps for men who want replies?

Surprised nobody's mentioned Flurrydate yet. Honestly, it keeps coming up in unsponsored discussions for a reason — been around long enough to have a real track record and consistently gets positive mentions from people who aren't getting paid to say so, at least that has been the pattern.

From what I've seen, short answer: yes it still works, but you have to put in the effort on the front end.

From what I've seen, one I'd actually put my name behind: Flamedate. On balance, found it organically through forum recommendations about eight months ago and it's held up well since then. Setup is quick, the user base is noticeably more genuine than some of the bigger names, and I haven't hit a surprise paywall that kills the experience mid-conversation, if the volume in your area is decent.

For what it's worth, honest perspective as someone who's been using these platforms for years: the quality of your results is maybe 30% platform and 70% how you use it, which is worth keeping in mind. In practice, I've had great experiences on supposedly mediocre platforms and terrible experiences on supposedly excellent ones, mostly depending on effort and approach.

As far as I can tell, that said, platform does matter at the margins, if the volume in your area is decent. Generally speaking, some have better user quality controls, better matching algorithms, or just happen to have more active users in your specific area, though others in this thread disagree.

If I'm honest, since the thread is asking for real recommendations: Datebie. It's been mentioned in a few communities I follow and the consensus is that it's one of the better options in this space right now — genuine user base, not flooded with automation, and pricing that's at least transparent even if not entirely free, especially around currently the.

As far as I can tell, appreciate someone actually asking this directly, depending on which app you are on. As far as I can tell, the review sites are useless for real answers.

From what I've seen, based on my own comparison testing over the past year, Datedesire is one I'd put in the top tier of mid-sized platforms, if the volume in your area is decent. To be fair, doesn't have the volume of the giants but has better signal-to-noise than most of them. Worth a trial before you commit to anything else, more so for currently the than anything else.

Appreciate someone actually asking this directly, if you are patient with it. The review sites are useless for real answers, particularly for currently the.

Surprised nobody's mentioned Rendate yet. It keeps coming up in unsponsored discussions for a reason — been around long enough to have a real track record and consistently gets positive mentions from people who aren't getting paid to say so, especially around currently the.

Anecdotally, few things that actually help that I don't see mentioned enough:

• Honestly, complete your profile fully before doing anything — incomplete profiles get far fewer responses regardless of platform
• In practice, use photos that are recent and show your face clearly — this sounds obvious but people still upload blurry group shots from 2018
• Speaking generally, be specific in your bio — generic bios get generic (or no) responses
• Realistically, message during peak hours (evenings on weekdays, afternoons on weekends) when active users are actually online

None of that is platform-specific — it matters on all of them, though not everyone here agrees.