usabridesweb

Valentine’s Day is here, and if you’ve not gotten yourself a date yet, usa new dating app is running out. Dating apps kind of suck — just ask anyone who’s ever used one — but there’s no better way to look out for a date this February 14.

The stigma toward dating apps is fading, and these apps are quickly becoming the normal way to meet and connect with other single people. And if that wasn’t enough, we’ll also offer our expert opinions on their accessibility, foibles, pratfalls, best intended uses, and everything else in between. The Tinder app no longer requires you to have a Facebook account, but you do have to be older than 18. Discovery settings allow other users to find you if desired and set a few preferences regarding who you see. Tinder shows you a photo, name, and age. If you and another person have both swiped right on one another, a screen will appear showing that you’ve matched and inviting you to send them a message. The free option comes with limited swipes, and you’ll have to pay per month for unlimited swipes.

The photos are large, the app is — comparatively speaking — svelte, and setting up your profile is pretty painless. Tinder gets an A for its usability. Also, no one can message you unless you have also expressed an interest in them, which means you get no unsolicited messages. While there are a fair few people on Tinder who use it strictly to collect swipes, many people are actually inclined to meet up in real life, which is not always the case with dating apps. All options, including those for accessing the settings and viewing profiles, are located in a slide-out menu.

The interface is extremely clunky and the photos are a little small. You also have to tap on a user’s small image to see a larger version and the person’s profile, which is simply too large for an app. It works on a website, but it’s overkill on an app, and the amount of scrolling required makes it annoying to access. Worst of all — anyone can message you.

And they can message anything to you. If you don’t reply, they’ll probably just keep on messaging you too. The service also offers more specific preference options, meaning you can narrow your choices to certain religious beliefs or ethnicities if those things are important to you. You can load up to nine photos and have a much more prolific profile, too. And if you’ve entered any icebreakers into your profile, the app will send one of them to a bagel you’ve connected with as the first message for greater convenience. Although Coffee Meets Bagel allows for a range of super-specific preferences, the bagel it sends you may or may not match your specified preferences and, more often than not, if they do, they will be a significant distance away. The app can also be glitchy, often resulting in slow update and load times, and sometimes it’s frustrating that it sends you only a single bagel a day.