Best Dating App?

Over the last 3 years, I have used almost every available dating app, I guess subconciously hoping that different algorithms might find some different options for me. On almost every single one, I’ve ended up being matched with most of the same guys...and several times, I’ve been matched with guys that I already know. That can be super awkward, by the way—especially if there has never been any sort of interest (in real life) from either side.

Dating apps that I’ve used, and my opinions of each of them:

• eHarmony (expensive, but better filtering and better conversations...but I've never gone on a date from this one)
• Coffee Meets Bagel (free, appealing layout, and it uses friends of friends on Facebook)
• Match (affordable, so lots of people are on it, which widens the "playing field")
• Christian Mingle (also affordable, but I think this is where the creepers go to prey on Christian girls)
• Bumble (free, but the girl has to initiate conversation...which I don't do; I tried it for a little bit, and I even started a couple of conversations, but I didn't like it)
• CrossPaths (free; one of my friends in another state met someone on this app, so I got it...and no one in my area is on it)
• Clover (free, and lots of people in my area were on it, but you can't filter very much at all, so I was *constantly* getting notifications, and I deleted the app because I got annoyed--with the app, more-so than the people on it)
• Hinge (the new big thing; free, unless you want to be able to get fancy with your filters; interesting new take on a profile layout, but I haven't had many successful conversations on it yet...I don't love it so far)

My personal favorite dating app is Coffee Meets Bagel.  While Match has actually gotten me more dates, the format of CMB, and the fact that it uses icebreakers, makes conversations much easier to get started.  Also, I appreciate that people can't communicate with each other before both individuals hit "like".

About a month ago, I made a survey about dating apps, that some of y'all probably took (anonymously, of course).  Below are the questions I asked, along with the results, which honestly surprised me a little.  I had a total of 11 people take the survey, but one of those 11 said they had never tried online dating, but the other 10 had.

1. Have you ever used a dating app before?

Yes: 10

No: 1

2. What dating app is overall your favorite? (1 skipped this question)

eHarmony: 1

Match: 0

Christian Mingle: 1

Coffee Meets Bagel: 1

Hinge: 0

Clover: 0

Cross Paths: 0

Bumble: 1

Tinder: 3

OK Cupid: 1

Plenty of Fish: 1

Farmers Only: 0

Other: 1

3. Which dating app has led to the best conversations? (1 skipped this question)

eHarmony: 1

Match: 1

Christian Mingle: 1

Coffee Meets Bagel: 1

Hinge: 1

Clover: 0

Cross Paths:0

Bumble: 1

Tinder: 2

OK Cupid: 1

Plenty of Fish: 1

Farmers Only: 0

Other: 0

4. Which dating app has led to the most dates? (1 skipped this question)

eHarmony: 0

Match: 0

Christian Mingle: 1

Coffee Meets Bagel: 1

Hinge: 0

Clover: 0

Cross Paths: 0

Bumble: 1

Tinder: 3

OK Cupid: 1

Plenty of Fish: 1

Farmers Only: 0

Other: 2

5. If you are married, did you meet your spouse through an online dating app? (2 skipped this question)

Yes: 3

No: 6

6. On which dating app have you found the best selection of people? (2 skipped this question)

eHarmony: 2

Match: 0

Christian Mingle: 1

Coffee Meets Bagel: 1

Hinge: 1

Clover: 0

Cross Paths: 0

Bumble: 1

Tinder: 1

OK Cupid: 1

Plenty of Fish: 0

Farmers Only: 0

Other: 1

7. On which dating app have you found the most creepers? (1 skipped this question)

eHarmony: 1

Match: 2

Christian Mingle: 1

Coffee Meets Bagel: 0

Hinge: 0

Clover: 0

Cross Paths: 0

Bumble: 1

Tinder: 4

OK Cupid: 0

Plenty of Fish: 0

Farmers Only: 0

Other: 1

So, what is the best dating app?  Well, according to my survey, Tinder would be the overall best dating app, which honestly surprised me.  Maybe it's because of sheer volume?  But Tinder also had the most creepers (again, sheer volume), so I guess it depends on how many more creepers you want to wade through in order to find the potentially good conversations and dates.