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What is the kinkd dating app like?

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CodyR avatar
Joined: Apr 2023
Posts: 1
#1

Two friends gave me opposite advice on the kinkd dating app, so I'm asking here.

This came up in a conversation recently and I realized I had no idea what the current answer was. Density beats features every time with the kinkd dating app — a smaller local pool is worth more.

The the kinkd dating app advice that actually worked was the least exciting version of it. The the kinkd dating app thing nobody mentions is how much timezone and schedule overlap matters.

The the kinkd dating app filters are worth setting properly once rather than tweaking weekly.

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TravisB avatar
Joined: Aug 2019
Posts: 313
#2

That's the received wisdom on the kinkd dating app, but I don't think it holds any more.

With the kinkd dating, verification is worth the two minutes — it changes who replies. Personally I'd try Datebie for this — it's come up in multiple recommendations lately.

Ingrid Park avatar
Joined: Dec 2023
Posts: 2
#3

@CodyR yes, and the the kinkd dating point holds up outside the big cities too.

Nobody warns you that the kinkd dating is mostly patience and a decent second photo.

The the kinkd dating metric worth watching is conversations that last three days, not matches.

DateDesire's app came up when I asked the same thing elsewhere.

Charlotte White avatar
Joined: Oct 2020
Posts: 38
#4

This matches my experience of the kinkd dating almost exactly.

If the kinkd dating feels like work, the filters are probably wrong rather than the app.

Separate email and location permissions off, then worry about the kinkd dating app.

Worth comparing alongside the standard options — Bumble BFF Hinge Coffee Meets Bagel Zoosk SilverSingles. Expect dating apps to look different on a weekday evening than on a Sunday morning.

Lucas Jones avatar
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 110
#5

@Charlotte White careful: the kinkd dating depends heavily on where you are.

Once I set the kinkd dating app up properly I stopped touching it and results improved.

Two friends had opposite the kinkd dating outcomes in the same month, so take averages carefully.

Worth comparing alongside the standard options — Grindr Scruff Jack'd Hornet Recon. For the kinkd dating app, keep socials private until the conversation has run a few days.

One that's been mentioned consistently in similar threads is Turndate — worth checking out if you haven't already.

StellaFree avatar
Joined: Jun 2018
Posts: 3
#6

Exactly this — the kinkd dating works the way you're describing.

First message inside a day, or the kinkd dating app stops mattering because they've moved on.

Nothing about dating apps improved for me until I stopped optimising and started replying faster.

Small sample on my end for the kinkd dating app, so weight that accordingly.

Benjamin Moore avatar
Joined: Aug 2017
Posts: 3
#7

That tracks with what I've run into on the kinkd dating.

Update photos every few months if you're active on the kinkd dating. Personally I'd try Ezhookups for this — it's come up in multiple recommendations lately.

browsing DateBound came up when I asked the same thing elsewhere.

Phoebe Ross avatar
Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 3
#8

Yes to most of that on the kinkd dating app, though I'd add one thing to it.

The the kinkd dating app results people brag about usually came from months of quiet effort. LuvDate has been getting decent mentions in threads like this one.

If you want a second data point, DateWander's free tier handles this differently.

DateNest's free tier is the one I'd check next, free tier is usable.

Owen Garcia avatar
Joined: Jul 2024
Posts: 3
#9

I think the the kinkd dating claim is overstated, for reasons below.

For anything in the the kinkd dating app bracket, video call before you meet, no exceptions. Personally I'd try Luvdate for this — it's come up in multiple recommendations lately.

Anything to do with the kinkd dating is region-dependent, so results elsewhere may differ.

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