CMB is dope!
In my fairly experienced opinion, this is the best dating app out there. It doesn’t overload you with matches or info. It gives you fewer, but better, opportunities to swipe. This means that people give more thought to their swipes, you can live your life without spending all day swiping, no one gets overloaded with messages, and no one has to write hundreds of quirky ice-breakers to get one response. The fact that there is a bit less info available about your matches means that you get to know them more organically instead of having an algorithm rate your compatibility. Rather then writing essays about yourself, you can just type up a blurb, or do what I did and not write anything in the profile. I matched with people who were interested and I could tell them all they wanted to know over messenger. I’ve tried them all, and this app facilitated more good dates in no time than any of the others. CMB for the win!
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Eh
The app is fairly easy to use, but the guys are just like they are on any other dating app. Even though you both have to have liked each other to open up messaging, many of them won’t message you back. Which makes no sense because they already liked your profile. But then I read that the app gives men several more options every day than it gives women to simulate what it’s like for men vs. women. This basically devalues the women presented as matches to the men. As a woman I think a little harder about the like/pass I grant one of the 4 or 5 daily matches given to me—I look at the written profile, not just the pictures. Apparently guys just make a quick judgment on pictures, hit “like”, and then can’t answer a simple hello (or initiate communication) from someone whose profile they already liked because they don’t actually read it until they get a message from you. Of course some guys are fine. But if you give them too many choices then the women just sit around waiting for something to happen. The discover tab also frequently shows me more attractive matches who have already liked me, but of course they cost beans. I am done with this app.
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Very slow in the bootstrap phase and too few matches
Back in the days I would have rated this app 5 stars, but now a few things have changed.
First of all, the app takes too long to launch, and it's not about the connection. It uses to be faster, I have no idea what happened.
Secondly, I don't have matches at all. I know I can't blame the app for this, but I wonder why before I had. I guess the algorithm should prioritise active members. I have the feeling that many members are not actually active ones. Nevertheless it used to be a nice app, and I hope it would be back being as good as before
First of all, the app takes too long to launch, and it's not about the connection. It uses to be faster, I have no idea what happened.
Secondly, I don't have matches at all. I know I can't blame the app for this, but I wonder why before I had. I guess the algorithm should prioritise active members. I have the feeling that many members are not actually active ones. Nevertheless it used to be a nice app, and I hope it would be back being as good as before
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Good job hope you get improving :)
Very good app I like it very much, i mean so far I like almost every feature and how it system works it very smart to limit most to suggestions 7-8 or pay some $ for the points to discover more options that way it limits its population to people really want to meet and date, instead of overpopulated freaks that make serious people be so few that’s its rare a real date. I don’t give 5 stars for few things like it for some reason like there’s a little thing I don’t like and it’s that at the same time there’s so much guys that want to meet girls that it makes not that attractive guys to be kind felt apart unless they pry to you know be in more girls profile and the points are a bit expensive to use that means that for some maybe 20 more options you have to pay like 40$ or so. Hope some regulated price or some little more help on that. Tho I know it most likely won’t change but still good job, I am too one of the ones that hope to have atleast a chat soon xD hahahaha been a while on the app and well
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Please bring back history
I have met some wonderful people and have had some great dates on here. I must say the amount of daily bagels offered has dropped significantly after I joined about 4 months ago. The history section is sorely missed as it allows me to track the number of matches vs likes, recommend a person to another and reconnect with a person if chat is accidentally deleted. Dear developers, please bring back history; it was not intrusive at all and did not slow down the app.
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This Coffee got bitter
When I first started using the app, it came across as a really great concept; it had a personal feel and I like that matches are limited, so it doesn’t get overwhelming/time consuming.
It felt like the app was a lot more genuine than others, and the interface was great 👌🏼but the whole beans system has become a bit of a let down, it’s very hard to earn them and expensive to buy them 😕 Online dating can be pretty fickle, for everyone 1 person that you talk to, there can be 5 or more matches that won’t talk (based on other dating apps).
If I wanted to buy a subscription, I’d buy it from a more established app and if I wanted to gamble my money away(buying beans), I’d hit up a casino, not waste it on potentially getting a ‘like’ from someone.
It seems you guys are chasing profits and not even bumping up the advertising, to get more people on. Your online support is pretty limited as well 👎🏼
It felt like the app was a lot more genuine than others, and the interface was great 👌🏼but the whole beans system has become a bit of a let down, it’s very hard to earn them and expensive to buy them 😕 Online dating can be pretty fickle, for everyone 1 person that you talk to, there can be 5 or more matches that won’t talk (based on other dating apps).
If I wanted to buy a subscription, I’d buy it from a more established app and if I wanted to gamble my money away(buying beans), I’d hit up a casino, not waste it on potentially getting a ‘like’ from someone.
It seems you guys are chasing profits and not even bumping up the advertising, to get more people on. Your online support is pretty limited as well 👎🏼
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Meh... Competition is better
Interesting concept... But you can't really filter for who you'd like to meet, the active user pool is still small, and this app is just a profiteering exercise. First, there are certain things which are complete deal breakers that they don't address or let you filter out such as "has kids" or "doesn't have kids"... so you start chatting with someone, get all excited and then find out after a while that you two aren't compatible... Second, the user pool is either pretty limited (and I live in a major metropolis). so you get matched with people for free each day, but after a while the matches are not active users... expect weeks of silence once you're through the initial active users within a month of starting... Third, "beans" are required for EVERYTHING... initially you'd get them in compounding amounts for being active for x amount of days, helping to rate other users pics etc as an incentive to be on the app... yeah that magically disappeared... so now you have to rate literally 1 users pics for 1 bean and it takes 385 beans to do anything... so be prepared to pay money or have rating people's pictures as your second job.
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Good but not without issues
I've been using CMB and a few other dating apps for a while and I personally like this app the best. I like that the app encourages you to fill out meaningful information about yourself (if the person obliges) and generally result in more genuine interactions with matches. I also like that you can personalize your bagel search to fit your preferences. Although you can pay for additional features, the app is still usable and effective with the basic free functionalities unlike some other apps.
As for issues, in the past few months, it seems like the app has gotten a lot more buggy (i.e., the bagel wouldn't load, app freezing). I'm personally not a fan of the app removing the history feature. Even if some people aren't a fan of the feature, I feel like it should be an option for whether you want to get rid of it or not; otherwise, it feels like a feature was just removed without additional benefit. Perhaps a compromise would be good in which you can see a limited history, so you can at least see who you like today or share the bagel with a friend who you think would be a potential good match. Although I haven't met my special person yet, overall I still think this is still the best dating app but I think it could be better if some issues were addressed.
As for issues, in the past few months, it seems like the app has gotten a lot more buggy (i.e., the bagel wouldn't load, app freezing). I'm personally not a fan of the app removing the history feature. Even if some people aren't a fan of the feature, I feel like it should be an option for whether you want to get rid of it or not; otherwise, it feels like a feature was just removed without additional benefit. Perhaps a compromise would be good in which you can see a limited history, so you can at least see who you like today or share the bagel with a friend who you think would be a potential good match. Although I haven't met my special person yet, overall I still think this is still the best dating app but I think it could be better if some issues were addressed.
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Very good app with minor issues
I’ve been using this app for just about a year now, and in my experience, it is one of the best. Admittedly, I only had one match so far, but that’s certainly not the app’s fault. That one Bagel was definitely a quality match, although we wouldn’t have worked out for other reasons. Again, not the app’s fault.
The only thing holding back my review from 5 stars is that after awhile, Bagels get farther and farther away. Long distance is something I tend to avoid, and I’ve had it happen a few times where my daily Bagel selected for me lives in a different state. Yet, the Discover tab contains women much closer to me, but I lack the in-app “bean” currency to make a move. Maybe this could be remedied by allowing people to “convert” a daily Bagel into say, 75% of the 385 beans needed to take another Bagel from the Discover tab. Something like that would give people more Bagel options and another way to accumulate beans aside from the Photo Lab.
Otherwise, great app. It’s slow-paced, but I’m optimistic it will work for me.
The only thing holding back my review from 5 stars is that after awhile, Bagels get farther and farther away. Long distance is something I tend to avoid, and I’ve had it happen a few times where my daily Bagel selected for me lives in a different state. Yet, the Discover tab contains women much closer to me, but I lack the in-app “bean” currency to make a move. Maybe this could be remedied by allowing people to “convert” a daily Bagel into say, 75% of the 385 beans needed to take another Bagel from the Discover tab. Something like that would give people more Bagel options and another way to accumulate beans aside from the Photo Lab.
Otherwise, great app. It’s slow-paced, but I’m optimistic it will work for me.
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Of All the Apps, CMB Wins
I have tried several apps including Tinder, Bumble, OKCupid, Hinge, and the Inner Circle over the past few years. This year, after a break from dating, my friend recommend CMB. I decided to give it a try because the other apps were either geared towards hookups or the guys wouldn’t make the first move/hold a conversation. There is something about having a limited amount of “matches” and “bagels” that help keep the app intended for its true purpose: dating and not just swiping. I matched with one of my bagels two weeks after getting the app and while I ignored his first message, he reached out again a week later. The conversation was about to expire so he really had to step up his game to get my number. A couple weeks later and we were official. A lot of people around us were surprised at how well matched we were (including myself!). My friends know I’ve done the dating apps for a while so they always ask me for recommendations. I think everyone has an app that suits them but I tell them: if you want genuine connections and guys who aren’t just into the “swiping game”, then CMB would be the app for you.
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Response from developer
We are so happy to hear you love CMB, and that you found your Bagel! Thank you so much for the review.
