List of Dating Apps Like Tinder?

[Franco]

Hey gentlemen!

I'm looking to compile a list of phone dating applications that are like Tinder (and also have a reasonable amount of women -- not looking for apps that have no users of course).

I know I have seen several mentioned on these boards before that I had never heard of, so if any of you use any phone applications besides Tinder for meeting girls, please feel free to share! So far, the two biggest ones I know of are:

• (1) Tinder
  (2) Hinge

P.S. If you can mention which country this app is popular in (or which country you live in), that would also be helpful.

Thanks, fellas!

- Franco

 

[Thedoctor]

It would also be nice to get any additional info required to make use of the app. I was thinking of getting Tinder recently after hearing so many positive reviews about it. But when I looked into it you need a facebook profile and I really don't think it's worth me getting fb to get on Tinder.

So if anyone had suggestions that don't require things like fb, I would appreciate it.

-John

 

[Troy]

Franco,

Haha funnily I started a post on the same thing last week and put it on the backburner because I had other work doing. I'm not finished with it and this is just a summary.

After trying out every dating app on google play I've found 4 similar Tinder apps:

1) Badoo: It and Blendr has the same look and feel. When I signed up for Blendr I put in my bio then later I signed up for Badoo and I realized that the profile info I had was synced between the two apps. Badoo is becoming more popular in my country and the Caribbean region as a whole. It's also most popular in Latin America, Spain, Italy, and France. I also hear it's growing in Asia. It's compatible with android and iOS

2) Blendr: ( read above ) This app is powered by Badoo ( I wonder why they do that because it's the same interface, just a different name ). It's also compatible on android and iOS. Oh Thedoctor, you can log into Blendr using alternatives ( google +, email ,e.t.c. )

3) Hot or Not: Another one similar to Badoo and Blendr but the only thing different in my opinion is this app is focused more on status ( popularity ) and looks than the other apps. The look is a little different than the others too. I use this one only to test out photos before uploading them to any other apps.

4) Down: Ahh my favorite closest to Tinder. Unfortunately you have to use facebook to log in gentlemen! This app takes Tinder's interface and twists it up. On tinder it's a simple left and right swipe. On down, it's all about getting down. To " date " that cute chick you swipe up and to get " Down " ( hookup ) you swipe down. And the left and right switches between each girls profile.

And that's a rap for now. Any more questions? I might know since I've explored every dating app on android.

Troy

 

[Franco]

Troy,

This is a great list, bud! I appreciate it. Have you found any one of them to be particularly as effective as Tinder (both in terms of the quality of the girls and the amount of girls available)?

I believe I have heard of some of these before, but I forgot about them since I wasn't actively trying to remember them.

- Franco

 

[Troy]

Franco,



The quality of girls ranges mostly in the average to okay cute girls. I haven't seem a whole lotta hotties on any of the apps. And most of the girls posing as hotties are just average and cute girls who dressed really nice to cover up any flaws. I've never used ranks to rate girls before but to make it clear I'll use it here. A cute blond that is a 6 usually manages to make herself look like a 8 and a 8 manages to look way above 10 ( seriously ). As for additional info on them here is more info:



Down



Since facebook is required to use this one you'll be pretty much stuck to only seeing pictures of girls you are already friends with on facebook and "friends of friends". So I'd advise that if anyone doesn't like facebook and doesn't even message girls on facebook, not to download down.



As I'm typing this I'm looking at my phone and all the Tinder like apps to see if there is anything I'm missing. Right! Also for " Down ", girls don't have to be on the app for you to see their picture(s). See how close Facebook and Down is? Very close. Yet if I swipe either up or down for date or hookup, she will see the message on facebook and be prompted to download the app and begin corresponding with me. The good thing though is that my identity is still safe which means that the first message I send will be the first impression. Down also allows you to secretely send invites to your contacts.



Badoo & Blendr



I can't find any difference between the apps and the girls that are on one are on the other. These two apps have a broader age range of females. I'm seeing a good mixture of teens, young women, and up to around age 50 using them. Anyone wants to bang a cougar tonight? Join anyone of these.



Having Interest in common with the girls is really important I've heard though I don't have any proof. Do you know if that's true? I've heard it contributes to match rate.



Hot or Not



Yep the app features a local hot list that is decided based on how popular you are, the better the photos are is the higher peple rate you. I've been seeing far more fake pictures on here than I was last year and it's hard at times to tell who is real and who is fake. The easiest ones to tell apart are ones with celebrities as profile pics.



Recap

I'd love if anyone else could share their results with me and the other board members. I'm forming statistics based on girls in my Caribbean country and we don't have white girls here. Almost every girl on here is a black person ( and the few brown girls are usually so bombarded that they don't stay on the app for long or don't bother joining. )



Franco, I keep wondering why so many guys on here and on PUA forums are so against using Facebook. Why say Facebook is validation seeking when the purpose facebook was made for was to share and connect with friends and family? I've seen guys swear against facebook because it makes them desperate and it doesn't bring women into their lives. What are your thoughts on using facebook and how it should be used?

And did i answer your question clearly?



Troy

 

[Franco]

Troy,

I really appreciate the in-depth description for each one! My question was indeed answered. Good stuff.

Franco, I keep wondering why so many guys on here and on PUA forums are so against using Facebook. Why say Facebook is validation seeking when the purpose facebook was made for was to share and connect with friends and family? I've seen guys swear against facebook because it makes them desperate and it doesn't bring women into their lives. What are your thoughts on using facebook and how it should be used?

I actually actively use Facebook and am not opposed to having one at all. If you're good at managing your Facebook (including using the privacy settings to their full potential), then you should not encounter any issues that are associated with it. That being said, I think the main reason we tell guys on this website not to use Facebook is that it is terrible as a tool for pick-up; it also can jeopardize the women you are seeing if you're unable to maintain your privacy settings correctly.

You won't really have any advantages in meeting women by using it (as any woman that you are interested in can and should contact you by text instead of Facebook), but you won't have too many disadvantages if you manage it well either. However, if you're trying to juggle multiple women in casual/serious relationships, you can find that Facebook can make it very difficult to do so. Also, your reputation can be at stake on Facebook if some girl were to have some blackmail material on you by logging on and/or "hacking" into your Facebook, so you just have to be careful.

Pretty much any risks that are associated with Facebook come from a lack of understanding on how to maintain it and use blocking and/or privacy settings to their full potential. The other thing to understand is that Facebook should be used almost solely for friends and social purposes (as it was intended). I don't use my Facebook as a way to meet and/or gain any advantage with women I am attempting to sleep with; I purely use it for the purpose of staying in contact and meeting up with friends for socialization.

- Franco

 

[Jeet02]

Hey Franco,

This is a really good idea. Thanks for putting it together.

I think OkCupid is a pretty big one. It is originally a website but there is also an app that you can use for it. I have only had one date from this...and it can be VERY time consuming since you have to reach out to all of the girls individually and hope that they see your message..but I know a friend who is currently dating a girl he met through it, so maybe it is worth mentioning.

Cheers,
Jeet