App doesn’t work
Bug’s squashed and improvements made where? Hahaha the apps laggy as doesn’t even let you sign up once the text verification comes through and you verify it takes you back to the starting screen?
Just like every other dating app
Maybe I set my hopes too high, thinking this app might be different than all the rest that I’ve tried but the end result was the same, single and disappointed with my experience on this app. I connected with one person the entire time, I had signed up for a month subscription. I opened the chat conversation with an ice breaker and she responded with an answer but never shared any ice breaker of her own so
I could learn a little more about her. I then asked a question based on her profile and again no answer and then the connection expired (this needs to be made more clear that you only have 7 days to connect with a person). Growing disenchanted with this app, I cancelled my subscription before being charged for another month and one day after my subscription ends, I get a notification tonight that hey someone likes you but to find out who it might be, I’d have to renew my subscription just like every other app that I’ve tried. It’s par for the course! I hope this service works for some people but it’s not for me. Maybe you should offer a profile coaching feature for paid subscribers, to help them get the most of their experience, make it worth the $ they invested in your company because I don’t feel I got my money’s worth at all!
I could learn a little more about her. I then asked a question based on her profile and again no answer and then the connection expired (this needs to be made more clear that you only have 7 days to connect with a person). Growing disenchanted with this app, I cancelled my subscription before being charged for another month and one day after my subscription ends, I get a notification tonight that hey someone likes you but to find out who it might be, I’d have to renew my subscription just like every other app that I’ve tried. It’s par for the course! I hope this service works for some people but it’s not for me. Maybe you should offer a profile coaching feature for paid subscribers, to help them get the most of their experience, make it worth the $ they invested in your company because I don’t feel I got my money’s worth at all!
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Used to be better
I would have given a 5 star a few years ago but I’m not sure about now. I am currently using the basic version where they used to release 2 people who like your profile everyday but now everyone is blurry. There was also a feature in the new bagel section where it also mentioned at the bottom of the photos if they like your profile that also seemed to have disappeared. I don’t know about anyone else but I am more likely to match with someone who has already like my profile. I wish these features would comeback. I gave this a 3 star because it still is one of the better dating apps with all photos in the same place and having an actual button to send a like or an X. Other apps require a swipe which I have accidentally swiped the wrong way so there have been a few oopsie daisies.
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Declining Experience and Greed
I’ve used CMB several times over the years but now it really seems like the app has plateaued or is declining. Even though I pay for premium I’m still prompted to pay for priority views by someone I’m liking if they have a lot of likes (it could be 10 days before they see my profile? What?). It’s clear monetizing is getting in the way of the premium user experience. Also I have very specific relationship goals I’m looking for and a lot of the profiles I get don’t have whether or not someone wants kids or whether someone drinks or not. I thought this was a “serious” dating app? I won’t like someone’s profile if they don’t say in the affirmative what they want or about their lifestyle, which might mean I’m missing out but I don’t want to waste time figuring out something that would take someone 2 seconds to select. I’m also on Hinge which has been way better this time around whereas a couple years back I strongly preferred CMB. Like with Hinge I can get a couple matches in a week but CMB is mostly crickets or I’ll get one and it’s 80% that they’ll never respond or ghost after one exchange. Very different experience on Hinge! I’m not sure what’s going on… Ultimately I decided to delete my account a couple months before my premium subscription ends.
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Response from developer
We're sorry to hear about your experience. We're constantly working to improve our app and provide a better user experience. Your feedback is valuable, and we'll take it into consideration as we continue to make updates. If you have any further concerns, please reach out to our support team for assistance.
Irritating and not worth it
The concept makes sense, but essentially 95% of the app’s features are behind a pay wall. The curated people list is a nice idea but if they perhaps added some questions when you registered on a number of different elements (eg personality test or something) then maybe the list would be closer to what you may be interested in. As it stands none of their suggested people have been of interest to me. Furthermore, they send you notifications for likes etc, but you can’t view them as they’re behind a pay wall. Irritating. I have downloaded this a couple of times and always delete it after a few days as it is basically unusable if you don’t pay. Back to hinge I go!
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Tech issues
I ve only used the app for three days and already noticed two tech issues. 1) I set age preference between 30-38, but even two days after changing the setting, I was recommended with people outside of the age group. 2) when turning on cms notifications, new messages pop up as banner in the screen but are no longer saved in the chat history. I was occupied with other things and only got a glimpse of new messages from a match on the screen. When I opened the app, the chat history showed no trace of the new messages.
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Free features get nerfed over time
Free services - As of a few days ago, you can’t even see the people that liked you. You used to be able to see one at a time at noon the day after but now they remain blurred for 24 hours and get removed.
User base - There are too few users on here that just cycle around. A lot of fraudsters. Also many people that when you start a conversation say that they aren’t in the country yet.
Functionality - When you pay using the in app currency if beans, you only have the option of liking whereas the free 30 people that it offers you each day, you can like OR message. This is completely backwards!
Security concern - There was an outage of over a week earlier this year where nobody could do anything. No real explanation for why the service went down so can you trust them with your data.
I wouldn’t pay for this and now the free users will start dropping off of this reducing the available pool of potential matches.
Not worth anyone’s time and certainly not anyone’s money.
User base - There are too few users on here that just cycle around. A lot of fraudsters. Also many people that when you start a conversation say that they aren’t in the country yet.
Functionality - When you pay using the in app currency if beans, you only have the option of liking whereas the free 30 people that it offers you each day, you can like OR message. This is completely backwards!
Security concern - There was an outage of over a week earlier this year where nobody could do anything. No real explanation for why the service went down so can you trust them with your data.
I wouldn’t pay for this and now the free users will start dropping off of this reducing the available pool of potential matches.
Not worth anyone’s time and certainly not anyone’s money.
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Need more instructions
As a first time user, it is so hard to figure out how the app works other than realising things on your own which takes a long time given the limited suggestions. Because of the limited suggestion and differences from other dating apps, I would highly recommend a better instruction/manual/how to use CMB box to appear for first time users. A lot of things require payment and you don’t realise it. App takes many days to get use to. It’s been 3 days and I still don’t know how to start a chat or how it works.
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I found the love of my life on CMB
I deleted my app and my account just under a year ago, but for the best reason- I found the man I love using coffee meets bagel! And now we’re getting married in a month!
In total I had found 2 serious, Christian, boyfriends from this app, including my fiancé. I seriously cannot recommend this app more for people looking for a serious relationship and that regular dating apps never worked for.
I have ADHD and any other app I tried it never worked for me because it was too hard to motivate myself to write back men I had never met before, especially when the chat would never end. I would keep telling myself “I’ll respond to them tomorrow” until tomorrow became “you’ve ignored them too long, now you can’t respond”. That is why I loved that CMB restricts a chat to 7 days after you match. It helped increase my motivation to respond because if I didn’t then I may have missed out on a chance.
The quality of matches you go on dates with is really dependent on you. On how picky you are with who you go on a date with, and what your profile says about you. I highly recommend being picky and describing your true self on your profile. That alone will increase the quality of matches you meet, and then CMB gives you the other tools to succeed!
So this review is to anyone looking for love, but especially for those who other dating apps just aren’t working for. This app worked for my fiancé and I and we totally recommend it!
In total I had found 2 serious, Christian, boyfriends from this app, including my fiancé. I seriously cannot recommend this app more for people looking for a serious relationship and that regular dating apps never worked for.
I have ADHD and any other app I tried it never worked for me because it was too hard to motivate myself to write back men I had never met before, especially when the chat would never end. I would keep telling myself “I’ll respond to them tomorrow” until tomorrow became “you’ve ignored them too long, now you can’t respond”. That is why I loved that CMB restricts a chat to 7 days after you match. It helped increase my motivation to respond because if I didn’t then I may have missed out on a chance.
The quality of matches you go on dates with is really dependent on you. On how picky you are with who you go on a date with, and what your profile says about you. I highly recommend being picky and describing your true self on your profile. That alone will increase the quality of matches you meet, and then CMB gives you the other tools to succeed!
So this review is to anyone looking for love, but especially for those who other dating apps just aren’t working for. This app worked for my fiancé and I and we totally recommend it!
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Good quality matches
CMB has consistently provided great quality and real engaged people on the app. The profiles are great, well sourced and verified, the matches at 12pm I really like that, the overall design of the app is tidy and perfect. For the average man, I’ve found there is a low chance of ever getting a conversation going even if you initiate. The limited amount of likes does encourage you to tap like for everyone (just to even get a match), then be ignored on chat later. I have to say, for the conversations that do go well, they are worth it. I’ve met up with someone I am seeing now and I am very grateful to the team at CMB. I do believe, this is the best app for dating out there.
Cheers,
From Melbs Australia
Cheers,
From Melbs Australia
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