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Worse than Tinder
Worse than Tinder because OkC has basically inherited the “swipe” model, but only gives you 12 ‘right swipes’ or ‘likes’ in a day. This wouldn’t be a problem if it actually put your matches in the list (I have a whole bunch of “likes you” profiles but none appear). There is way too much manufactured incentive to buy the app for $30 a month (eg see your likes and match instantly! Or ‘get more swipes!’) I used to like OkC because it used to be more about the person than about their pictures, but now it is just Tinder with less swipes; less matches and more wordy profiles and more expensive premium options.
Can’t recommend it. And leaving a review because it has gone so far backwards from what it used to be.Show lessdavesreview1029384756
Garbage App, Garbage Company
Up until a few days ago I was an OKC user. Didn’t go on very many dates...not a Brad Pitt, so that doesn’t help...but that’s not their fault. What is their fault, is the asinine way the app is setup, making it difficult to find and communicate with potential dates. Worse yet, is the TOTAL lack of support. Off and on I’ve signed up for their “A-List” features, paying extra for the privilege of being able to communicate with others, and being “boosted” (not that I ever noticed much difference.)
You’d think that would mean they’d be responsive to issues, like I had a week ago when suddenly I couldn’t log in, either on the app or desktop site. Sent multiple emails to support, and...crickets. From doing some digging and reading reviews, it looks like my experience is pretty typical. Nice to see that’s what they think of paying customers. As a small business owner of a company where customer service is key, if my people blew off emails, they’d be in the unemployment line so fast their heads would spin, but it seems like OKC doesn’t care. So I cancelled my A-list, and am saying sayonara to OKC. If that’s how they treat long-standing, paying users, they’ll not see another penny from me. I’d suggest the same to others...try other dating apps or services before wasting time with Okcupid.Show lessCC-2224
Went from one of the best to another tinder/bumble clone
I used to have really great conversations on this site and had a lot of fun with the prompts and questions but nowadays? i’d give a zero star rating if i could. it’s like they cribbed and continue to crib from every other dating app/website without any real plan for what they’re actually trying to accomplish. what used to basically be a social media profile for dating has turned into some kind of committee-assembled frankenstein’s monster. between increasingly impenetrable barriers to messaging other users and a system where you can only match with a dozen people a day unless you pay a ridiculous fee, it’s no wonder you’ll see the same people over and over again, with no new faces, no matter how many times you remake your profile. oh and if you pass on a match or block them, the site will eventually undo this action in order to force a match, so the app developers can keep touting their success. after blocking a past abuser, they now turn back up (not a new profile, but the exact same one) over and over again. did no developer at any point consider what a bad idea that might be? the whole experience feels like using a moribund website. if the current trends continue, i give OKC another two years of existence, max, before the company folds and calls it quits.Show lessblakedonaldmurphy
Used to be great
OKC used to be one of the top apps for meeting people and I know people who met on OKC and are still together today. Then over time they started implementing changes that make the app useless. Now you can’t see likes or even sent messages (where you’ve sent a message but they have yet to respond). So what this basically means is that if you’re swiping and you see someone you like, if you don’t send them a message right then and there you’ll likely lose that person. It used to be you could “like” them and go back and view their profile and message them later, but now that’s changed because in OKC’s mind you should only see that person again, at that point, if the like it mutual. Every other which way of communicating with people that’s not a mutual connection is paywalled. Pay to see non-mutual intros. Pay to see non-mutual likes. The main problem with dating apps nowadays is they’ve lost their purpose.
Everything is monetized and that overrides basic functionalities.
You can also tell that users (at least in my area) are dropping this app because you see a lot of the same people and there’s no way to limit (if there is not intuitively) the double take results to just the country you’re in so they make it seem like there’s a lot more of a “pool” by showing people from all over the world. Also, a lot of people only show up in your swipes but not when you search even though they fall under the search criteria.Show lessmytw0b1ts
Developer Response
Please write in to support@okcupid.com ATTN: Moderation with questions about your account and check our TOS: https://www.okcupid.com/legal/termsSuspended?!
Okay I’ve used okcupid for about 2 years, and then last year my account was suspended which I found kind of weird and thought maybe it was a bug, but my account really was suspended for no reason! For two years it was fine and then all of a sudden last year my account got suspended. And so I said “screw it” and made a new account, this account got suspended too because apparently they IP ban instead of banning an individual account. So now I have permanent inaccessibility to this app. How is this app even still running? They let fake profiles on loose yet I’ve been a member for two years and I get suspended, what the hell okcupid? And it’s not just my account getting suspended, I read some threads on reddit and people were getting suspended for no reason (because okcupid doesn’t let you know what you did wrong) and it’s just so convenient for them to not have a customer phone line or an email to address issues and misunderstandings. I honestly have no clue how they are even having a business when they just permanently IP ban people for no reason. It just seems like they are just getting your info, selling it to whatever partnership they have, and banning accounts. Permanently banning a customer is a stupid business ethic, and not telling why the account was banned is not a good moral ethic. Go fix this app or sell it to another company that can do betterShow lessNot Han
Love OKC hate the ads
Best dating site on the Internet by a cyber mile. Wish everyone was on it.ghotfish
Please fix the app
I think there should be option where you can write an anonymous message about someone on the app. I’ve met 2 people on the app over the past few yrs the 1st one was a gold digger, and drug addict, and the 2nd one had just recently got out of a relationship everything was going good as we didn’t meet yet in person we moved from the chat room on OkCupid to Facebook messenger then onto the phone the 3rd day it came out of no where and she told me she wasn’t ready so I think it would be nice if you could write anonymous reviews about someone so that way people know who they should avoid. When I met the 2nd person I completely deactivated and deleted the app well due the issue that happened with the 2 person I reinstalled and created a new account. I have everything setup like I did before but the app isn’t working correctly as it brings me profiles from out of my search perimeters and I’m looking for a specific ethnic group and it’s bringing up a mix of ethnicity groups. So yea something isn’t right so how do I go about fixing it to where the app is set to my search perimeters and ethnicity group that I am looking for. Thank you.Show lessIrritated with Mingle
Terrible dating app
I was on OKC a couple of years ago and it was great. Had lots of very compatible matches and some super fun dates. My experience this time is completely different. I’ll start by saying I’m above-average attractive (some might say very attractive...not trying to brag...lol...just making a point. ), have good pics (the same type as before but updated), am fit with lots of interests, etc. The thing I liked about OKC initially is that there are tons of interesting questions for people to answer in their profile that aren’t just about personality. Get a good glimpse into what people are in to in general and how they feel about lots of topics but also their sense of humor and what they like sexually.
I’ve been on the site a week or so and right now have over 1500 people who “like” me in some hidden chamber that I have to pay to see. When I go through the “chosen for you” feed 90% are people not even remotely a match for me who haven’t aren’t from this “like you” group. On the rare occasion that I find someone I decide to “like” they have not “liked” me first. This wasn’t the case before. Why didn’t I end up in their feeds?
Leads me to believe OKC is just trying to force people to pay to see who likes them. I don’t mind paying for something of value but from what I’ve seen so far I can’t imagine there would be any reason to do that. There are constant pop up ads so they are already making money from my time on the site. Sadly I’m dumping OKC.Show lesscgcg222
Great potential, but falls short in some areas
Love the compatibility features/quizzes they have and I’d say they definitely help when looking for a match. I have had a few “high quality” matches, but chose not to pursue them due to other “compatibility complications” (distance, finding out we were very different in critical ways, or finding out the other person was a little crazy). The app is great for matching you with people you could be really compatible with. The only problem I have is that there’s not enough people in the 18-23 age group using the app in Texas; especially in San Antonio. I’d say I’ve only seen about a few hundred maybe(?) and not even that. I subscribed to the membership and was disappointed that my recommendations were constantly empty as there was no one around me within a reasonable radius, and that they popped up in other cities (with still, not a high number of people). I’m now casually waiting for my membership to run out and hopping on to see if maybe I’ll get lucky and more people will join okCupid. After it expires, I’ll probably move to Match or eHarmony, as Tinder has more people, but from a quantity vs. quality dating perspective. OkCupid is a hidden gem, but it’s difficult for a gem to shine when it’s hidden.Show lessTheFamousPainting
Deceitful
This app works similar to Tinder, however if you do not pay, you can only see who liked you or messaged you if you like them back. And they are not in a rush to present you with the people who liked you or messaged you. I will let the stats speak for themselves (sorry I’m just a geek like that). At a point in time when I had 214 likes (which I couldn’t see), I went through 50 profiles. Out of this, I liked 19 people and swiped left for 31 people - and that is because 99% of them mentioned “hook up” in their Looking For section. So.... I only got 2 mutual likes as a result of this process. It will take a decade to get a match or read a message. Unless you pay of course. In the interest of research, I swiped all of the next 50 profiles right and got 6 matches. So they only reveal about 10% of likes to you.
And for reference, this is a message from Okc: Anyone can reply to a message from another person; we won't stop you from getting to know someone.Show lessrhkndfpkbdfn
