Great direction, flawed execution
I absolutely love the fact this app is focused on intentional dating based around faith and values. Unfortunately there are a couple design choices that are preventing it from being effective. I’d really like to see this app live up to its potential, but the fact that it hasn’t been updated in 2 years makes me think that won’t happen.
Showing a limited, curated selection of profiles per day is great for the intentional matchmaking aspect of the app, but the filtering options are far too limited for this approach, resulting in most daily profiles being uninteresting. Additionally, even if more precise filtering or questionnaire based matchmaking were added, 5 per day is still too low. Physical attraction is very subjective, so it is a bit of a numbers game to get two mutually attracted people matched. Lastly, the fact that non-premium users cannot send likes at all is absolutely killing any momentum within the community. As a result, the majority of users just set up their profile and then check out, hoping to receive a like. They have no reason to look at potential matches, as they have no way of interacting with them unless the other person happens to be a paying member. I say this as a premium member myself, free users should at least get a trickle of free likes to give them a reason to engage with the app and view their daily matches.
The above factors all come together to make a stagnant user experience where nothing ever happens. Other Christian dating apps rely on a sheer numbers approach where unlimited swiping means you have to sift through countless bad matches yourself, but at least you can actually find the good matches among them. Here, that agency is taken away from the user on the premise that those best matches will be curated. Unfortunately, it looks like it will continue to fail to do so until some more work is put in.
Showing a limited, curated selection of profiles per day is great for the intentional matchmaking aspect of the app, but the filtering options are far too limited for this approach, resulting in most daily profiles being uninteresting. Additionally, even if more precise filtering or questionnaire based matchmaking were added, 5 per day is still too low. Physical attraction is very subjective, so it is a bit of a numbers game to get two mutually attracted people matched. Lastly, the fact that non-premium users cannot send likes at all is absolutely killing any momentum within the community. As a result, the majority of users just set up their profile and then check out, hoping to receive a like. They have no reason to look at potential matches, as they have no way of interacting with them unless the other person happens to be a paying member. I say this as a premium member myself, free users should at least get a trickle of free likes to give them a reason to engage with the app and view their daily matches.
The above factors all come together to make a stagnant user experience where nothing ever happens. Other Christian dating apps rely on a sheer numbers approach where unlimited swiping means you have to sift through countless bad matches yourself, but at least you can actually find the good matches among them. Here, that agency is taken away from the user on the premise that those best matches will be curated. Unfortunately, it looks like it will continue to fail to do so until some more work is put in.
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It’s okay, but there’s practically no one here
I’ve been getting the same ones showing up for the past few months and haven’t seen anyone new so it seems like no one is on this app.
E for effort I guess.
E for effort I guess.
no customer support
no response or customer support at all. Would not let me edit my location, even if I’m moving. I was a member for a month and was never allowed to see more than the original five people I was allowed to see at first.
Quality vs. Quantity
I really appreciate the quality versus quantity approach that Higher Bond uses to suggest matches. It demands a much more thoughtful and respectful approach to dating compared to the “cattle call” nature of other dating apps.
Fantastic
An incredible dating site that ensures truthfulness and great value!
