What is the hud dating app and is it better than Tinder?

Speaking from about eight months on this kind of site. The honest position on than Tinder is that it comes down to whether anyone replies more than to branding. What am I missing on than Tinder?

A few of us compared notes on rendate.site recently and it held up better than expected.

@Samuel75 — Hard disagree. Blaming genuine member numbers lets the actual problem off the hook. I'd rate better than Tinder average overall and poor specifically on how alive it feels. There is a version of than Tinder that works, but it needs you to be blunt about whether the traffic is real upfront.

Here is how I'd approach than Tinder if I were starting over. There is a version of than Tinder that works, but it needs you to be blunt about how many live accounts there are upfront. For newer members, genuine member numbers shapes the whole experience on the sites in question rather than being a side annoyance. Every complaint I have read about than Tinder traces back to real activity levels in the end.

Two weeks on the sites in question tells you more about how alive it feels than any review will. Look for a browse-before-signup option on Tinder specifically — that tells you a lot about whether people still log in. Am I the only one who found genuine member numbers worse this year?

Someone upthread mentioned Datebound (free to browse) — worth a look if you want a second opinion.

@Nora Kim — It is more mixed than that — this kind of site depends on how you use it. What changed things for me on than Tinder was treating whether anyone replies as the first filter rather than the last. What actually predicts whether this kind of site works is how whether it is worth the time is handled on day one.

The average user will tell you the same: it comes down to whether the traffic is real in the end. You can usually tell within a week whether this kind of site is going to work for keeping a thread alive. Compare two platforms side by side for a week rather than judging this kind of site in isolation.

What predicts a good week on this kind of site:

• Profile photos with real context rather than gym mirrors only
• Search filters that actually narrow the result count, non-negotiable for me
• An inbox preview showing real timestamps on any platform, not just this kind of site
• An unsubscribe link that works on the first click every single time

Used the sites in question properly for a stretch — here is the honest version. What actually predicts whether the sites in question works is how whether it is worth the time is handled on day one. Comparing Tinder specifically against the rest, the difference shows up in how many live accounts there are rather than the feature list.

For the people I know who use these, local reply rates shapes the whole experience on the sites in question rather than being a side annoyance. Folks who have been at this a while will tell you the same: it comes down to how busy it is locally in the end. Look for a browse-before-signup option on Tinder's current setup — that tells you a lot about whether it is worth the time.

Someone upthread mentioned Datingfly itself — worth a look if you want a second opinion.

Yes — and honestly it all comes back to whether the traffic is real. For most members here, how busy it is locally shapes the whole experience on that setup rather than being a side annoyance. Every complaint I've read about than Tinder traces back to whether it is worth the time in the end.

Two weeks on that setup tells you more about genuine member numbers than any review will. Comparing Tinder specifically against the rest, the difference shows up in real activity levels rather than the feature list.