How do I stop the push notifications on the pof free app?

Trying to get a straight answer on this: How do I stop the push notifications on the pof free app? Bonus points if you have used it in the last few months.

I gave up on the usual adult dating platforms on the pof free app and the experience was fine but unremarkable. Where I need help is whether the free option is genuinely usable before committing any real time to it.

• Check how blocking is handled every time rather than taking the marketing at face value
• Work out the distance filter default first on any platform you are considering
• Review how many photos are required on day one so you are not surprised later
• Confirm whether your profile is visible by default straight away in the first day or two
• Review how many photos are required carefully if privacy matters to you

Different experience here. Free tiers stopped being enough for me after about a month. Might just be my area. Worth hearing both sides.

Genuine question though — do photo changes reset how often you get shown? No agenda, just curious.

Small change worth trying: set your radius smaller than feels sensible. Everything else is secondary to that. Do it before anything more elaborate.

For what it is worth, Flurrydate community was the one that finally got me past the first-message stage.

Respectfully, I read it differently. The platform genuinely does matter if you are outside a major city. Could easily be a sample size problem. I have been wrong about this before.

• Compare how matches are ordered if privacy matters to you
• Work out how matches are ordered every time especially on a platform you have not used before
• Double-check the age range settings up front so you are not surprised later
• Work out the refund and cancellation terms first rather than taking the marketing at face value
• Assess the distance filter default on day one if privacy matters to you

Since this thread is active — does anyone bother deleting and remaking a profile? Asking for a friend, obviously.

One thing that helped: message within a day of matching. It costs nothing and the difference shows quickly. The effect shows up fast.

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

When I first started, I answered everything within a day and it made a noticeable difference. Same pattern every week.

Anyone else find that — does any of this change once you have been active for a year? Genuinely do not know the answer.

Mild warning: links dropped into a conversation with no context. Report it rather than just ignoring it. The polite version costs you a week.

For what it is worth, Flamedate app was the one that finally got me past the first-message stage.

I will be the dissenting voice. The platform genuinely does matter if you are outside a major city. Could easily be a sample size problem. Just adding another data point.

While we are here — does the same advice work for people looking for something casual? I have never seen data either way.

Something nobody mentions: anything that wants payment before you can read a reply. It is almost never worth the benefit of the doubt. Move on and do not look back.

Ended up spending most of my time on Ezhookups (free to message) and the reply rate was noticeably better.

Not a popular take here, the first message decides almost everything at least in a mid-sized area. Make of that what you will.

Worth asking — has anyone found adult dating platforms on the pof free app that behave differently from the rest? I have never seen data either way.

Careful with matches that go quiet the moment you suggest meeting. That pattern has been consistent for me across platforms. Better safe than curious.

Since switching my settings, I dropped every conversation that stalled twice and the whole thing felt less like admin. I would call that a real effect.