Online dating industry in crisis as shares fall and nearly half of all users report negative experiences on the apps

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    4 months ago

    I don’t mind the concept of dating apps, but nearly all of the useful features are paywalled. I also wouldn’t mind paying a few bucks for a service I find useful, but the prices are outrageous.

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        4 months ago

        Right? There’s no way it costs more money to run Tinder than Netflix, and Netflix is profitable at like $15 per month.

      • m4xie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        4 months ago

        I’ve only used is a couple of times and now I can’t remember my log in. What features are there that you can pay for? Are they actually good/necessary?

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      4 months ago

      I would like to make my own dating app cause i apparently dont know how to date, but these apps are obviously incentivised to keep you on the app, constantly spending money to have the hope someone you like actually messages you back.

      But the amount of apps that spam you going, "this person just signed up, message them right away!”

      Tells you all you need to know about how they companies work.

      But all that being said, i would rather buy the match group, and just fix all the existing apps they have