Get your besties involved
Love the concept. Great experience. And the venues have been sooo good. They’re growing something special here!
Match maker, points based dating that has a lot of room for improvement.
I’ve had this app for a number of weeks now and been penalised more than a hooner in the CBD. The concept is great; your friends do the match making and then you arrange the time and date of your date.
However the pitfalls are making it impossible for me to use this app.
There is what’s supposed to be an indicative points system that shows someone’s ability to adhere to the Hello Darling rules of play, go on dates… get points. Don’t go on dates… loose points. But then you also loose points if you don’t schedule your date within 48 hours, or if you need to reschedule but don’t do so in the 2 day time frame. Which for those of us who do shift work (myself-hospitality), and have a life (so have plans on my already rostered days off) gives me no opportunity to schedule a date, unless I do so for a day that I end up being rostered to work which results in you further loosing points due to rescheduling, (you can only reschedule twice before you’re given a slap on the wrist and loose the match).
Furthermore because they schedule the dates at venues around the city for you (in a suburb that’s mutually between the two daters) you’re restricted to only being able to schedule dates between 12pm-8pm. Yet more limitations to dating potential with this app. When I brought this up with the developer the response was that not many cafes allowing bookings so morning dates were out of the question. (They were ‘working on this’). Plus for someone who doesn’t drink alcohol I’d genuinely rather have had my date scheduled at a supermarket.
What seemed like a great concept of being ‘set up’ by your mates falls starkly short. There’s no autonomy to just catch up with someone for a takeaway coffee and a casual walk, 48 hour windows to make any kind of decision. And unlike other apps in other parts of the world that have a similar premise you can only message your match three times prior to your date (unlimited during the 15minutes before the scheduled time), and you’re unable to access more than just the few words they write about themselves in their bio. (There’s an app in Europe where your friends match you but then you get control to talk to your match. When you ask and answer questions more of the profile is revealed to you and you can have a say in where you date)
This is a 4-5 star app for anyone who works a regular 9-5 (or 7-3) and knows their days off every week.
This is a 1-2 star app for shift workers who work evening and can’t even plan their own life more than a week in advance.
Needs improvement if it’s going to take over Hinge, Bumble… or even Tinder.
However the pitfalls are making it impossible for me to use this app.
There is what’s supposed to be an indicative points system that shows someone’s ability to adhere to the Hello Darling rules of play, go on dates… get points. Don’t go on dates… loose points. But then you also loose points if you don’t schedule your date within 48 hours, or if you need to reschedule but don’t do so in the 2 day time frame. Which for those of us who do shift work (myself-hospitality), and have a life (so have plans on my already rostered days off) gives me no opportunity to schedule a date, unless I do so for a day that I end up being rostered to work which results in you further loosing points due to rescheduling, (you can only reschedule twice before you’re given a slap on the wrist and loose the match).
Furthermore because they schedule the dates at venues around the city for you (in a suburb that’s mutually between the two daters) you’re restricted to only being able to schedule dates between 12pm-8pm. Yet more limitations to dating potential with this app. When I brought this up with the developer the response was that not many cafes allowing bookings so morning dates were out of the question. (They were ‘working on this’). Plus for someone who doesn’t drink alcohol I’d genuinely rather have had my date scheduled at a supermarket.
What seemed like a great concept of being ‘set up’ by your mates falls starkly short. There’s no autonomy to just catch up with someone for a takeaway coffee and a casual walk, 48 hour windows to make any kind of decision. And unlike other apps in other parts of the world that have a similar premise you can only message your match three times prior to your date (unlimited during the 15minutes before the scheduled time), and you’re unable to access more than just the few words they write about themselves in their bio. (There’s an app in Europe where your friends match you but then you get control to talk to your match. When you ask and answer questions more of the profile is revealed to you and you can have a say in where you date)
This is a 4-5 star app for anyone who works a regular 9-5 (or 7-3) and knows their days off every week.
This is a 1-2 star app for shift workers who work evening and can’t even plan their own life more than a week in advance.
Needs improvement if it’s going to take over Hinge, Bumble… or even Tinder.
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So much fun
Such a different and unique experience - a blind date with a blind date location! Highly recommend if you’re sick of hinge/other dating apps
Grateful
I have been deleting my other dating apps, on and off for years until a friend told me about Hello Darling. I’ve been on 3 dates now on Hello Darling and found people on this app are dating with more intention to find a partner. The last date I went on was great, we’ve been seeing each other for a month now and I couldn’t be more grateful!
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Can’t select a godparent from overseas
I spent a majority of my life living in another country and can only select godparents from my current country, which makes this tricky
Great idea. Needs refinement
Great idea in theory but the app is horrible to use and basically just go on dates based on your friends perception not on your own standards.
what a freaking genius idea!! + note for users
Hello Darling a try is a total game-changer in the dating app space. Absolutely see this being the future of online dating. Unlike the usual dating apps where you’re swiping endlessly, this one lets your best friend do the swiping for you and it brings back the mystery and excitement of blind dates.
I also think Hello Darling could be awesome for older peeps who might find online dating a bit intimidating. With a friend helping out, it makes the whole thing a lot less stressful and way more enjoyable as well as keeping the chat before to an absolute minimum.
A note for users! please godparents make use of your daters bio, don’t let them write one, write one for them, by you and please actually try and make it lengthy and fun. if you can’t tell me what you love about your friend, i’m less inclined to swipe. it gives us other godparents more info about what you love about your friend so we can better match!!
I also think Hello Darling could be awesome for older peeps who might find online dating a bit intimidating. With a friend helping out, it makes the whole thing a lot less stressful and way more enjoyable as well as keeping the chat before to an absolute minimum.
A note for users! please godparents make use of your daters bio, don’t let them write one, write one for them, by you and please actually try and make it lengthy and fun. if you can’t tell me what you love about your friend, i’m less inclined to swipe. it gives us other godparents more info about what you love about your friend so we can better match!!
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Blind dating for the 21st century
Most dating apps take up your precious time swiping, chatting, and going nowhere.
Hello darling has a takes dating apps back to its roots. Have your trusted friends do all the swiping for you, and when you match, you’re automatically setup on a date - location / time all taken care of.
The locations are always fun and lively which make for a great first date setting. I was over dating apps but not anymore.
Hello darling has a takes dating apps back to its roots. Have your trusted friends do all the swiping for you, and when you match, you’re automatically setup on a date - location / time all taken care of.
The locations are always fun and lively which make for a great first date setting. I was over dating apps but not anymore.
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Hello darling
We meet inside a bar not inside of a dating app
Spontaneous fun!
What a great concept. This app is super easy to use and brings back the fun and excitement of spontaneously meeting someone!
The Godfather
Alot of fun, with a great mix of emotions in getting to choose a blind date for a mate, looking for that first up connection without all the back and forth of a regular dating app.
Really fun app
This app is so far one of the best dating apps I used. It gives you what it promises. No more swiping and the blind dates are very fun! Give it a try! Especially the new version is so cool now my two besties can swipe for me :)
Love being a godparent!
Great app and loving being a godparent- highly recommend!
Awesome app and idea!
Such a good idea and the app is simple to use. I have already been on 2 dates with a 3rd lined up.
Bad do not use
Poor performance app, not a good concept. Don’t waste your time. 1/5
Terrible unethical scam app
Not only do these muppets have a non functional scam app . . . They continually destroy public art with their gross advertising.
