Has anyone had success with the eris dating app?

Something I keep wondering about: Has anyone had success with the eris dating app? Real experiences only, please.

A friend talked me into three different eris dating app with the eris dating app and I still cannot tell if it is me or the platform. What nobody seems to answer is how much of this is down to the profile itself for someone who dislikes small talk.

• Confirm the last-active timestamp on day one before you upload anything personal
• Question how blocking is handled before anything else if privacy matters to you
• Double-check how quickly support responds first before writing a single message
• Compare whether your profile is visible by default without exception so you are not surprised later
• Note the age range settings before you widen your search

Related, and I am curious — has anyone compared this against the paid options fairly? Could be worth its own thread.

For most of last year, I dropped every conversation that stalled twice and it made a noticeable difference. Results were steady after the first week.

Worth flagging: anyone asking for a phone number before a proper conversation. Once you notice it you cannot unsee it. Save yourself the argument.

Adding a counterpoint. Free tiers stopped being enough for me after about a month. Might just be my area. I have been wrong about this before.

Switched over to DatingFly's free tier after getting nowhere on the big names.

Low-risk approach: stop treating it like a numbers game. That one change fixed most of my problems. No downside I have found.

• Find out what data the signup form asks for while the account is still new
• Review how many photos are required every time before you widen your search
• Verify whether your profile is visible by default first so you are not surprised later
• Question whether messaging is capped so you are not surprised later
• Find out how many photos are required straight away while the account is still new

That has not been my experience at all. The platform genuinely does matter if you are outside a major city. Not saying everyone else is wrong. Could be timing rather than the platform.

Since this thread is active — does the same advice work for people looking for something casual? Feels like something someone must have tested.

For most of last year, I tested two profiles side by side and the conversations got shorter but better. Worth repeating if you have the patience.

Gave the Flurrydate app a fair run last month and it held up better than I expected.

After my second attempt, I stopped sending openers before 9pm and the conversations got shorter but better. Could be luck; it did not feel like it.

One more thing I have never resolved — do verified badges actually change anything? Might just be me overthinking it.

If I am being blunt, the platform matters far less than the profile for anyone starting from scratch. I hold that loosely.

Before anything else: message within a day of matching. It removes about half the frustration. Try it for one week only.

Worth a look at Rendate (free to message) if your area is thin on the usual platforms.

Watch out for profiles with a single photo and no last-active date. Nine times out of ten it goes nowhere good. It is the cheapest filter you have.

One more thing I have never resolved — does the same advice work for people looking for something casual? Feels like something someone must have tested.

Two months in, I put one honest sentence in my bio and the reply rate roughly doubled. I would call that a real effect.

Gave over on Rendate a fair run last month and it held up better than I expected.

For most of last year, I tested two profiles side by side and it made a noticeable difference. That held for about two months.

• Find out the distance filter default on day one in the first day or two
• Look at whether your profile is visible by default first if privacy matters to you
• Double-check what data the signup form asks for straight away before you upload anything personal
• Review the age range settings on any platform you are considering

Careful with reviews that read like they were written to a template. It saves a lot of wasted messages. The cost of being wrong is low.

Something I have wondered — has anyone compared this against the paid options fairly? Genuinely do not know the answer.

Speaking only for myself, the first message decides almost everything unless you have unusually niche requirements. Nothing controversial in that, I hope.

Gave the Rendate app a fair run last month and it held up better than I expected.