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What is the lesbian dating app free version actually like?

Started by: Dan Date: 07 Sep 2025 Category: Free Dating & Apps dating advice community
Dan Dan
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Nov 2018
Posts: 1065

Hey everyone. Been dealing with this and couldn't find a clear answer anywhere. The question: what is the lesbian dating app free version actually like.

Tried a few different things over the past week and the results were all over the place. Some approaches helped, others made it worse. Real-world feedback from people who've actually dealt with this is what I need.

What I'm specifically looking for:

  • Doesn't require reinstalling the whole app
  • Works on Android as well as iOS
  • Doesn't affect my existing matches
  • Can be done without contacting support

Thanks in advance — looking forward to what the community thinks.

Greg Greg
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Jan 2021
Posts: 2165

Most of the popular apps have gotten noticeably clunkier over the past year.

Donna Donna
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Jun 2019
Posts: 2132

This one trips people up constantly. Here's my complete breakdown.

What most people overlook is that settings often reset after an app update. Always double-check your preferences after any major version change.

Things that have genuinely helped me work through issues like this:

  • Safety: never share your phone number in the first few messages
  • Use a secondary email for any platform you're not sure about
  • Reverse image search profile photos if something feels off
  • Report first, block second — the report creates a record on the platform

Hope that gives you something concrete to work with.

Kimberly Kimberly
Joined:
Feb 2016
Posts: 335

This is more nuanced than it looks at first. Here's my honest take. Currently Turndate is what I'd recommend to someone dealing with this specific situation. Hope that helps narrow it down.

Lisa Lisa
Joined:
Jun 2015
Posts: 2552

Spent real time figuring this out. Here's everything I actually learned.

The support documentation on most dating apps is genuinely poor. Community threads like this one are usually more current and accurate.

For what it's worth, datebound.site comes up regularly in threads about this topic. Not a perfect solution but it tends to be more upfront about its limitations than most.

Things that have genuinely helped me work through issues like this:

  • Privacy settings often reset after major updates — always re-check them
  • Location permissions on your phone override in-app location settings
  • Notification settings are controlled at both the OS level and in-app
  • Account flags are rarely explained — appealing through support is usually the only path

Hope that gives you something concrete to work with.

Steve_K Steve_K
Joined:
Feb 2015
Posts: 717

I put real time into figuring this out so hopefully it saves you some. If you haven't looked at Datescout yet it might be worth checking out — fewer gotchas than the bigger names. Just my experience — your setup may vary.

Ethan Parker Ethan Parker
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Jan 2015
Posts: 2374

Jumping in because I dealt with this exact question recently. Bumble's update cycle tends to break things that were working fine before. I've seen rendate.site recommended a few times for exactly this kind of use case. Worth looking into. Take what applies and leave the rest.

SophieR SophieR
Joined:
Jun 2016
Posts: 741

Let me share what I learned from going through this myself. Coffee Meets Bagel is usually more stable in my experience but has its own quirks. Happy to go deeper on any of this if useful.

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