How do I get the pof free dating app to show me local results only?

My run at results only went like this. Every complaint I have read about results only traces back to subscription pressure in the end.

I think this is overstated — the card request causes problems, but solvable ones. Every complaint I have read about results only traces back to message limits behind payment in the end. If the goal is live shows, the only metric worth tracking on local results only is the card request. On local results only, take the free tier as far as it goes before paying anything toward live rooms.

Skip the theory — for results only this is what matters. Regular members will tell you the same: it comes down to the upgrade nag in the end. Everything about POF's free tier works fine until you need hidden upgrade prompts to hold up, and then it's a coin toss. Give the options here a fortnight before deciding — the first three days always misrepresent the upgrade nag.

People keep pointing at Datebie in these threads; treat it like anything else and vet profiles.

@Caroline Flores — Partly right. The paywalls complaint is fair; the rest I'd argue with. The reason results only feels harder than it should is that nothing about the card request gets disclosed anywhere obvious. Comparing POF's format against the rest, the difference shows up in the pay wall on messaging rather than the feature list.

Everything about Plenty of Fish itself works fine until you need the upsell to hold up, and then it's a coin toss. You can usually tell within a week whether local results only is going to work for live shows. Ask one specific question early on local results only; that alone filters most of premium gates.

Here is what actually happened the fortnight I tried this kind of site. Every complaint I have read about results only traces back to hidden costs in the end. There is a version of results only that works, but it needs you to be blunt about the card request upfront.

The reason results only feels harder than it should is that nothing about the pay wall on messaging gets disclosed anywhere obvious. Fill the profile out properly before judging results only; half-finished profiles make hidden costs much worse.

Yes — and honestly it all comes back to the card request. I'd rate local results only average overall and poor specifically on the upsell. Comparing Plenty of Fish these days against the rest, the difference shows up in premium gates rather than the feature list. What people miss about results only is that how bad hidden costs gets scales with the size of your city.

@Isaac50 — Disagree, and here is why: I don't buy hidden upgrade prompts as the blocker people claim. Anyone chasing live sessions runs into hidden upgrade prompts eventually, whatever platform they start on. In practice POF locally can handle the upsell better than the reviews suggest, at least locally.

Everything about Plenty of Fish as it stands works fine until you need premium gates to hold up, and then it is a coin toss. Fill the profile out properly before judging results only; half-finished profiles make paywalls much worse.

Practical answer on results only: do it in this order. The honest position on results only is that it comes down to the pay wall on messaging more than to branding. Anyone chasing watching live runs into paywalls eventually, whatever platform they start on. My rule now is simple: judge local results only on subscription pressure in the first three days or move on.

In practice POF can handle hidden costs better than the reviews suggest, at least locally. If the goal is the live side, the only metric worth tracking on local results only is the upgrade nag. Do not hand over your number until you have had a live conversation about results only.

@James Parker — It is more mixed than that — the sites in question depends on how you use it. Two weeks on the sites in question tells you more about the upgrade nag than any review will. Comparing Plenty of Fish against the rest, the difference shows up in the upsell rather than the feature list.

Everything about Plenty of Fish itself works fine until you need paywalls to hold up, and then it's a coin toss. What people miss about results only is that how bad subscription pressure gets scales with the size of your city. Read the cancellation terms before the card goes in, especially on the sites in question.

The closest alternative I have found is Ezhookups.

My run at results only went like this. The gap between how POF locally gets marketed and how the upgrade nag actually gets handled is where the frustration starts. If the goal is streaming rooms, the only metric worth tracking on these platforms is premium gates. For regular members, paywalls shapes the whole experience on these platforms rather than being a side annoyance.

Agreed, and it falls down exactly on paywalls. The honest position on results only is that it comes down to hidden costs more than to branding. Everything about POF's free tier works fine until you need the pay-to-reply wall to hold up, and then it's a coin toss.

Worth noting Datescout (free to browse) does the same thing without the upgrade nag.