Bad pricing structure
I appreciate the idea of this app but it has some huge flaws make it unusable unless you're really lucky or live in an enormous city.
Two things it could do to fix this:
1. Lower the subscription price. $30 a month is absurd. People don't even pay that for their modern streaming services. Dating apps are economies of scale. They literally don't work if not enough people use them. More people would join and you would make way more money if you charged $10-$15 a month instead. And no, this doesn't include bundles. People don't know if these apps work so they are reluctant to spend an even bigger sum of money on multimonth subscription even if its cheaper month to month.
2. If you must charge such a high premium then it needs to be a premium experience. Remove the free account option. All that does bloat the list of available people with accounts that will never see your message/like. Seeing "unread" messages is extremely discouraging and will cause people not to resubscribe (myself included).
Two things it could do to fix this:
1. Lower the subscription price. $30 a month is absurd. People don't even pay that for their modern streaming services. Dating apps are economies of scale. They literally don't work if not enough people use them. More people would join and you would make way more money if you charged $10-$15 a month instead. And no, this doesn't include bundles. People don't know if these apps work so they are reluctant to spend an even bigger sum of money on multimonth subscription even if its cheaper month to month.
2. If you must charge such a high premium then it needs to be a premium experience. Remove the free account option. All that does bloat the list of available people with accounts that will never see your message/like. Seeing "unread" messages is extremely discouraging and will cause people not to resubscribe (myself included).
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a cheaper subscription
the app is fine but you should offer a subscription proportional to eqch country. in Brazil, for example, it’s too expensive to subscribe in US dollar
Police-like Control
It feels like I’m being horribly controlled by all the stupid restrictions on CatholicMatch. For instance, now they tell you how long your first message has to be (quite long) when you can send another message to the same person, or how many images you can upload. Also, you can’t see likes or who messaged you unless you're subscribed.
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Terrible app
You have to pay a very costly subscription per month to see who sent you a message or liked your profile. When you finally take a subscription and message the other person you realise they don’t have an active subscription to reply as it’s too costly to maintaina monthly subscription. App is out to fleece you just like the government.
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Don’t bother
Probably the worst dating app I’ve been on. It would be more appropriately called Autism Match. I don’t think many of the men on this app have ever spoken to a real life woman.
Success story
I met my husband within two hours of downloading the app and the rest is history. Been married for over two years now. :-)
Bad and glitchy
There’s a bug where it shows random pictures from people’s photo library. On the home page if you scroll down there’s a section that shows pictures of everyone’s profile. I’m seeing screenshots, selfies of women, memes, etc. but when you click on their profile, it doesn’t show those pictures. At least I can avoid the men who have selfies of women lol . Definitely time to delete this app
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Scam
So I understand that all dating apps make you pay to see who likes you. This app will tell you “$9.99 a month” but when you try to do it it wants full payment up front. No way to change it. I emailed them and they say “it’s a breakdown of the cost for the selected subscription term. The subscription is billed. As a single upfront. Payment at the start of the subscription period Rather than monthly installments. The monthly amount is provided for comparison purposes to show the equivalent cost per month over the full term.”
This is ridiculous, I really tried to match with a catholic woman and I couldn’t do that because of this cost. Don’t waste your time unless you want to pay hundreds of dollars up front
This is ridiculous, I really tried to match with a catholic woman and I couldn’t do that because of this cost. Don’t waste your time unless you want to pay hundreds of dollars up front
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Horrible app
I’ve easily messaged 50+ women, and have received less than half-a-dozen replies. Of the two that seemed like there was legitimate potential, one unmatched me with nary an explanation, and the other simply ghosted me (no wonder their 40-ish and single: they lack basic communication skills). Also, I am convinced that a sizable portion of the accounts are inactive, especially as I’ve seen this complaint elsewhere, across the interwebs.
Also, this app is more expensive than pretty much all other dating apps that I’ve seen, and you can practically do nothing unless if you fork over a minimum of $29.99 for a one-month subscription (they regularly advertise discounts, specifically advertising something like “9.99 a month”, but it’s only available for either a 6-month or 12-month subscription, which makes it reek of false advertising🙄). Seriously, you can’t send a message unless if you pay for a premium subscription; and, if someone messages you, without a membership, you have to wait NINE DAYS to even SEE the message.
Seriously, what a crock.
Also, this app is more expensive than pretty much all other dating apps that I’ve seen, and you can practically do nothing unless if you fork over a minimum of $29.99 for a one-month subscription (they regularly advertise discounts, specifically advertising something like “9.99 a month”, but it’s only available for either a 6-month or 12-month subscription, which makes it reek of false advertising🙄). Seriously, you can’t send a message unless if you pay for a premium subscription; and, if someone messages you, without a membership, you have to wait NINE DAYS to even SEE the message.
Seriously, what a crock.
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Clunky, but worth it!
Their interface and design choices leave A LOT to be desired, but it does work, you just need to give it a chance. I just married my now wife over the weekend, who I met on Catholic Match!
All is money
It sucks you can’t see who sent you likes. If you want to check you have to pay
Greedy and restrictive app
I’ve been on this app for over a year. Out of all the dating apps it’s the one that has the worst ROI. It’s very difficult to match unless you both pay for it. The app is made to make money more than making matches. The amount of people on it is very low and engagement is even lower. Bumble is dying but a better app.
CatholicMatch denied my best photo, which is simply a side profile, for no apparent reason. This app is certainly the worst out of all of them, their aim is money not matches. Very disappointing considering the loneliness crisis the Catholic community is going through. There are much better and newer Catholic dating apps like Sacred Spark!
CatholicMatch denied my best photo, which is simply a side profile, for no apparent reason. This app is certainly the worst out of all of them, their aim is money not matches. Very disappointing considering the loneliness crisis the Catholic community is going through. There are much better and newer Catholic dating apps like Sacred Spark!
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Disappointing
You are unable to send likes or messages unless you pay for premium AND you have to wait 9 days to be able to see any messages that have been sent to you.
Awful, greedy money-pit
Decreased can’t do anything in the app unless you AT A MINIMUM $29.99/mo if you want to play monthly, it 6 mo for $60 or 12 for $120, but those you have to pay UP FRONT
I’m a 40 yr old teacher, and father too 3 amazing children ages 8, 6, 4
When I heard of Catholic march I was excited because I thought maybe there was a website that didn’t care about money as much as helping promote family, church-centered life, which starts by filling the gap of a mom which my kids badly need, and I would love to have a “best friend “ to call my wife who’s shared my Catholic values
Well, unfortunately, this cheap, bum of a single dad who happens to teach for a living and giant make a bunch of money, simply can’t afford a dating app like this, which doesn’t seem very Catholic to me
Also, I don’t expect anyone to see this because they don’t allow you to see critical reviews
I’m a 40 yr old teacher, and father too 3 amazing children ages 8, 6, 4
When I heard of Catholic march I was excited because I thought maybe there was a website that didn’t care about money as much as helping promote family, church-centered life, which starts by filling the gap of a mom which my kids badly need, and I would love to have a “best friend “ to call my wife who’s shared my Catholic values
Well, unfortunately, this cheap, bum of a single dad who happens to teach for a living and giant make a bunch of money, simply can’t afford a dating app like this, which doesn’t seem very Catholic to me
Also, I don’t expect anyone to see this because they don’t allow you to see critical reviews
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Too Many Inactive Accounts
Great concept and great execution with this app. By far the best design for an online dating experience. It removes many of the common grievances.
Still, there seems to be a massive amount of inactive accounts. This was something other reviews mentioned and I can confirm is accurate.
Still, there seems to be a massive amount of inactive accounts. This was something other reviews mentioned and I can confirm is accurate.
App is Garbage
Download and see for yourself how it’s a cash grab for both parties needing to pay to win
Got account membership cancelled for no reason.
I payed for the site and 2 days later got my account cancelled. I did nothing wrong. Unlimited messaging is a lie by the way. Subscription says it gives you unlimited messaging. I sent 5 messages and then the app told me I had to wait to send more. Didn’t even say how long I had to wait. Very unfortunate because I was really looking forward to this site.
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They have been making their app worse to make more people buy premium
Its almost unusable now and feels more like a secular dating app than ever!! super likes?? you can no longer see who messaged you? new word limits? popups everywhere!!
STAY CLEAR AND AVOID THIS APP!
First, I’d like to state is that Catholic Match is NOT the problem with the modern faith-based dating. The source of modern dating predicament is our twisted backward culture, the toxic gaslighted attacks of traditional gender roles, the worship of false idols and the average self-centered person of social media. After being on Catholic Match on and off for about 7 years I have some light that I’d like to shed. Catholic Match, LLC. and its app are just a major money grab. Their app’s features do not allow for making a meaningful connection with a person. For example, you have no way of knowing if the person you messaged has a premium membership. Another instance is when your profile receives likes or likes other person’s. No response at all if it’s a message or like. This platform is nearly dead or full of bots that are on patrol. Also it is fair to mention that it does not matter if you filled out your profile completely or not. These features are NOT working anymore for this digital dating age.
My recommendations would be to join a young adults’ group, take part in some of your parish’s ministries, attend other parishes in your Archdiocese, or become a member of the national Young Catholic Professionals (YCP) organization to meet potentially interesting / intriguing people. Additionally, I would suggest spending some time with God in prayer or adoration for meeting your person. All in all, get out of your comfort zone and talk with people. Save your money! Peace.
My recommendations would be to join a young adults’ group, take part in some of your parish’s ministries, attend other parishes in your Archdiocese, or become a member of the national Young Catholic Professionals (YCP) organization to meet potentially interesting / intriguing people. Additionally, I would suggest spending some time with God in prayer or adoration for meeting your person. All in all, get out of your comfort zone and talk with people. Save your money! Peace.
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Response from developer
We're sorry to hear you have felt so disappointed. Pleae know that our goal is not a money grab, but to continue adding to the thousands of Sacramental marriages that are a direct result from CatholicMatch members connecting on our app. Whether or not a person is Premium, anyone can reply to any message they receive. We do not have known bot accounts on our site, and our dedicated security team remove as many suspected scam accounts as soon as possible. We wish you the best in finding someone, even if our app didn't feel like the right fit.
Too many paywalls
I found there’s too many paywalls to get anything decent and the matches you do get as a free member are infuriatingly low quality.
