Name: Bumble: Dating, Friends & Bizz
Rating: 4.1 (204784 reviews)

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Bumble: Dating, Friends & Bizz

Bumble Holding Limited

Released: 2014-11-19

Free 0%

Version 5.311.0

17+

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#10 in Top Free Apps > Lifestyle

#13 in Top Grossing Apps

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#3 in Top Grossing Apps > Lifestyle

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Description

Millions of people have signed up for Bumble to start building valuable relationships, finding friends, and making empowered connections.

Creating new connections has never been easier. Bumble is working to lift the stigma of online dating by employing unprecedented standards for respectful behaviour. Because of this relentless dedication, millions of people are using Bumble to build valuable relationships every single day.

DATE, MEET FRIENDS, NETWORK

Bumble is at the forefront of matchmaking technology by providing an app that allows users to foster more than just romantic connections. The industry-leading app empowers users to swipe through potential connections across three different modes:

Bumble Date: On Bumble Date, women make the first move. We’ve changed the archaic rules of the dating game so that you can form meaningful relationships in a respectful way.

Bumble BFF: Life is better with friends. Whether you’re new to a city or looking to expand your circle, Bumble BFF is the easiest way to make new friends.

Bumble Bizz: Now we’re in business. Use Bumble Bizz to network, find mentors, and create new career opportunities.

Bumble is the first app of its kind to bring dating, friend-finding, and career-building into a single social networking platform.

CHANGING THE RULES OF THE GAME

At Bumble, women make the first move. In heterosexual matches, the woman has 24 hours to make the first move and the man has 24 hours to respond. In same-sex matches, either person has 24 hours to make the first move, while the other individual has 24 hours to respond, or else, the connection expires. By prompting our users to be bold and make the first move we’ve seen billions of messages sent to date.

THE BUZZ IS REAL

“Bumble exists to empower women...” (Fast Company)

“Bumble is just an app: but it’s changing the discussion.” (Wired)

“Bumble offers an alternative that prioritises meaningful connections, with women calling the shots:” (UK Sunday Times)

“Bumble rejects hate speech to make users feel safe on its dating app” (Texas Standard)

“What makes Bumble different from other dating apps...is its focus on giving women all the power. ” (Business Insider)

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Bumble is free to download and use, and that will never change for our main features. However, if you’re looking to get the most from Bumble, you can subscribe to one of our optional subscription products, Bumble Boost or Bumble Premium.

We offer weekly, monthly, 3 month and 6 month subscriptions giving discounts to the weekly price. The prices may vary per country and are subject to change without notice. Prices are clearly displayed in the app.

* Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase.

* Your subscription will automatically renew itself, unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.

* Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period.

* You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings in the iTunes Store.

* If offered, if you choose to use our free trial, any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to that publication, where applicable

* If you don’t choose to purchase Bumble Boost or Bumble Premium, you can simply continue using and enjoying Bumble for free.

Your personal data is securely stored on Bumble - be sure to read our privacy policy and terms and conditions:

https://www.bumble.com/privacy

https://www.bumble.com/terms

Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble, along with Badoo and Fruitz

What's New in Version 5.311.0

Let's get real, no one likes bugs. Don't worry, we've fixed them.

Seller

Name

Bumble Holding Limited

URL

http://bumble.com/

Information

Developer

Bumble Holding Limited

Version

5.311.0

Size

202.7 MB

Game Center

VPP Device Licensing

Yes

Rating

Rated 17+ for the following:

Frequent/Intense Mature/Suggestive Themes

Compatibility

iOS 14.0 or later

Devices

iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)

Languages

English, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish

App Store: Customer Ratings

All Versions

4.1 (204,784 Ratings)

App Store: Customer Reviews

Demoralising

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TTOEN35

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2023-04-25

Version 5.311.0

I have no idea what’s going on for me on this? I know a few people have had great success but the handful of matches I’ve had I have almost never had a girl message first even if she’s the one whose activated the match. Seems weird to use an app where that’s the gimmick and not engage. Please just unmatch if you aren’t going to speak. It’s so strange I’ve had some lovely dates from other apps and met some great people but for me, bumble has yielded nothing. Really strange.

A total rip off

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Marv247

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2023-04-23

Version 5.310.0

I have been on bumble almost a year now, I have spent a lot of money on premium and on super swipes. I can tell you now that a lot of the Profiles are fake, and the same people will pop up, even when you have swiped left multiple times. I have not even had one decent match, and Luke others had said, you will all of a sudden get a load of matches when your premium has expired. You will be better off on plenty of fish

Buggy

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Createavatarrrrrrrlol

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2023-04-23

Version 5.310.0

This app seems to be great in a lot of aspects however it seems to bug so much recently!! Freezes every 5 seconds and delays my typing… is there a fix for this?

You don’t pay, you don’t match

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Ingegner Mongo

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2023-04-23

Version 5.310.0

In the past they would let you match every now and then, now you will match only if you pay. This is not ethical

Don’t like this App. at all

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Gorgi99

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2023-04-21

Version 5.310.0

didn’t like how this worked at all and very expensive

never made any reasonable connections

but did waste a whole load of time

Try Plenty of Fish

Fraudulent lifetime subscription price!

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JGDC74

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2023-04-21

Version 5.310.0

Tried to buy lifetime subscription, but they tried to overcharge me by another £20 at checkout! Says £129.99 in the app but when you try to pay it’s £149.99!

Another annoying thing is that many of the women on here don’t understand how it works. They are supposed to make the first move when they match as the man cannot. But so many expect men to message them first.

😖

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Ss gives up

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2023-04-21

Version 5.310.0

Downloaded it as have tried a few other dating sites and at first I thought this is a really good app. But you can match with someone and start the conversation and you’re lucky to even get a reply or it’s someone looking to get more likes on their instagram or a new person on snap where they can send their unwanted 🍆 pictures

Issue resolved

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Tazywazy

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2023-04-21

Version 5.310.0

Update: Bumble contacted me and resolved the issue.

Not good for people who aren’t glued to their phones

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Haggywag

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2023-04-20

Version 5.310.0

Used for BFF as new to the area. Saw I had a message from a match with similar interests but the message is expired and I can no longer contact them. Unless I pay of course..

banned me for being under 18

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hello i'm army

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2023-04-20

Version 5.310.0

i literally just turned 18 last february and it had accused me of being underage whilst i was talking to someone on speed dating.

Mid

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TheRagingKitten

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2023-04-20

Version 5.310.0

This app is reasonable quality. No ads in general, good ui, and interesting idea that the woman messages first. However…

It’s a dating app like any other, so it’s filled with micro transactions, and their speed dating thing is ok but also kinda mid. Especially with how you need to keep saying “no I don’t want to use a spotlight” every thirty seconds. Like, just leave it spinning for like 5 minutes or something. Don’t make me pay attention the whole time.

Overall, it’s more interactive than Tinder, but it’s still just a dating app. Don’t get your hopes up, but you might get lucky.

I met my wife on this app so I don’t need it anymore, thanks bumble.

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JLMB90

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2023-04-20

Version 5.310.0

We matched, we dated, we were married in 3 years. They tables at our wedding may have been bumblebee themed 🐝🐝🐝🤣🤣🤣

Disappointing

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Simran_j

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2023-04-19

Version 5.310.0

Keeps freezing and never loads up the app

Useless app

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Бля

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2023-04-19

Version 5.310.0

Cool filters, but the fact that you cannot text. Loses all value.

Ok you pay and you have to wait ages for a girl to text you if you are a male

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hermeiooooo

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2023-04-18

Version 5.310.0

Oh my g.. it’s seems a scam

Good but idk, free trial for premium pls?

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ViolaMusicIsCool

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2023-04-17

Version 5.310.0

Not much has come from it so far but it seems easy to run out of swipes… could be good if there was a free trial for premium, even if just like 3 days or something?

money grabbing dating app with destined goal to make you stay single forever

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Jsbcurhdjr

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2023-04-16

Version 5.308.0

As a man i cannot be more disgusted by how this app constantly trying to weed out ability for users to look out for someone who matched with them. it used to be the case but their recent changes banned you from able to see who actually liked you, and bumble’s intentional algorithm forces those matches to be removed from the database of profiles. The only way to do this is to pay up hefty costs. Shocking how greedy dating apps have gotten to this extent of making money at the expense of connecting intimacy and relationships in the world. Avoid.

Sexist

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FirePrince

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2023-04-16

Version 5.308.0

Not sure why the creators thoughts it was okay to discriminate people based on gender and only allow people who identify as women to initiate a conversation.

Bumble bff is a joke

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Chanelle Mulligan

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2023-04-16

Version 5.308.0

I have had this app more than once cause I thought it be different and kept giving it a chance. But it is an absolute joke no one replies to messages, I had to put my location to whole country for people to show up and not many where from nearby. People on this app match with you but then don’t make the effort to be friends. Would not recommend this app at all!

Flawed application

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Hagakure2014

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2023-04-15

Version 5.308.0

I receive emails saying people have messaged me and awaiting your reply yet when I check the app I have no messages? What is going on? Nice to know I am getting my moneys worth from my paid subscription!

I love bumble

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ALEX THE SHAGGER

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2023-04-15

Version 5.308.0

Haven’t got a match yet but man is this fun. I love viewing women as a disposable commodity

Gone downhill

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jaiwnwkowian

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2023-04-15

Version 5.308.0

App has changed for the worse. Terrible UI, and you’re constantly being prompted to pay for things. Might as well just be a gallery of faces; it’s actually hard to connect. A shame because it was so much better before, and I actually met my last partner on here. Deleting the app now, can’t see this getting any better until the UX changes completely and actually prioritises helping people find love, as it’s supposed to be doing.

Fuming!

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holly holz

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2023-04-15

Version 5.308.0

1.) You run out of likes once you start using it

2.) you have to pay, to like peoples posts and to comment on their photos

3.) it’s expensive and not worth it

I’m not paying £80 pm that’s a joke!

Great real women, but App. blocked me for no reason.

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Tom..m

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2023-04-14

Version 5.308.0

I aways used Bumble as i think the App. Is amazing in the sense that women get to select who to talk too which i agree with. Used this App for a while now with no issues. However you can aways select the option to report someone and in my experience some people who were only after one thing got rejected by me and they reported me out of spite and i had my account blocked because of it. Reported to Apple and they 100% understood and gave me a full refund. (Bumble will probably reply saying we’ve reviewed your appeal and concluded you were out of line) or some nonsense. Good App. But beware, if some women click a certain button you may be banned.

Hate it

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niellfo

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2023-04-14

Version 5.308.0

And it’s horrible

Will scan you and take your money without providing the service paid for

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You will be scammed

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2023-04-13

Version 5.308.0

As above , a number of things they claim are included in a boost are not. They will then say that t and c mean any payment is nonrefundable, despite not providing you with the advertised services in the first place. It’s a scam. Do not pay for anything extra. It’s also full of fake and old profiles. (We conducted this study as part of a college magazine study).

It’s fine, but seems slow to react to competition

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xgeus

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2023-04-13

Version 5.308.0

As a man, I love the idea of Bumble, sadly it seems a lot of women are not really into being the one to start a conversation so there seems less people than say, Hinge.

Feature-wise, it seems to lag too. No voice or video allowed on profiles still, a small number of prompts, but they’ve added “Best Bees” which is so bad it actually feels like it’s trolling you.

Could be a great app but feels like it’s stalled.

The “women make the first move” doesn’t help anymore

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SL!!

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2023-04-12

Version 5.308.0

I had much better experience with this app 2 years ago.

Lately as I use it again, I can’t remember how many times I send out my first line, and just got ignored. It’s so draining and exhausting and I do not feel empowered… I feel embarrassed and stupid. I don’t even wanna match with people anymore and send them a like and get ghosted over and over again. Maybe dating app is going downhill in general.

Donna

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DONNA UNDERHILL

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2023-04-12

Version 5.308.0

Really lovely site people help you on here

Expand gender selection for BFF

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tonia977

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2023-04-12

Version 5.308.0

I met some great people through the BFF mode! I just wish I could talk to genders other than women - Don’t just wanna make friends with one group of people :) Making friends as an adult is difficult so please expand the types of friends you can meet in the friendship mode!

No privacy

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DontLeaveReviews

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2023-04-11

Version 5.308.0

Bumble allows any of your matches to call you on your phone with no way of switching that feature off. Unbelievable

Help

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01413778942

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2023-04-11

Version 5.308.0

I wish to cancel this account thank you

Find out her

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Rahat, 29

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2023-04-11

Version 5.308.0

Hlw last 9 th April I find out a lady her name was Fatin ,26 ..It was a match but last night I don’t found her ..

Plz give me her ID to contact .

O

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Coolcurvy

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2023-04-09

Version 5.308.0

I find a lot of the matches don’t respond at all . Very disheartening

Easy to use

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Merru merri

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2023-04-09

Version 5.308.0

Really like the app, it’s easy to use. One thing I’d like to see though is Bumble date, BFF, and mentor chats being separated

When they’re all mixed in together it makes it harder to keep track and stay on top of them.

I’d love to be able to go into the chat section and have tabs that separate them out

24 hours to reply or else??

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Twiklestars

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2023-04-09

Version 5.308.0

This site is not better than others, expensive and has this silly rule that you have to reply within 24 hours of matching with someone, why impose a time frame when some people might not be in a position to check if they have a match on that same day and miss out onto a great opportunity to meet someone???

You’ve changed

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fizzyfish77

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2023-04-09

Version 5.308.0

Used to be one of the better dating apps out there but now everything is pushing you to pay.. you get potential matches that never come up in the matching section.. you used to get a reverse incase you made a mistake now a paid feature.. the extended filters is now a paid feature. I understand this is a business but it’s built off the back of the people that joined because it was free

Stop all the notifications

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Thoomass

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2023-04-09

Version 5.308.0

This app is like an attention seeking child. Pointless notifications all of time. Woke me up this morning for nothing

A bit difficult to follow…

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Doc Niv

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2023-04-08

Version 5.308.0

…worried I swipe the wrong way!

Manipulative for profit

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Luc19823

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2023-04-08

Version 5.308.0

I had the app in a while and now I do have a clear idea how they manipulate the algorithms to make you pay. I don’t need instructions how and what to use, it’s all clear to me. Once you first make your profile you have several “likes” in a row, start using it and all of the sudden you don’t have likes anymore, that’s their hook to keep you in, get you excited and make you subscribe eventually. Several weekends in a row I purchased for £2.99 unlimited swipes for 24 hours. Obviously took advantage and swiped by the hundreds to increase my chances. No match obviously during the 24 hours paid. Immediately after the paid day expires all of the sudden it shows that you have people that like you, so to make you pay again. Coincidence? Absolutely not, it happened 6-7 times in a row for me, they write the algorithm to make you pay and not match at all during subscription period and then send you a few so called “likes” immediately after the period expires. I have to mention that I had no trouble getting likes and matches plus dates on other apps, unfortunately none worth of a long term relationship. It’s not my looks that doesn’t get me likes on here, like any of you I’ll always be someone’s type and not others. So my problem is with the developer’s interference in manipulating the process to get money of you at any cost and hide your potential matches. No brainier, couples don’t bring profit, if everyone there would match and meet their other partners then the developer would go bankrupt, who’s there to make money of? I’m aware that is a for profit company and not a charity and it’s clearly explained what you get with what amount. But big problem when you interfere and manipulate the people through your algorithms and don’t allow the process to work naturally based on what you explained in the terms and conditions. My analytical mind does not believe in coincidences specially when they happen based on the same pattern weeks in a row. That’s clear manipulation.

And dear developer I don’t need an answer to explain me how to use it, my IQ is over 140 not below 90, I know how to use it and nor I need to send you an email to your customer support to explain again and get a template answer or no answer at all. I can only suggest you to keep your word and not manipulate the system for the sake of increasing the profit. You’ll always have single people around to sign up daily if you lose some that start dating in real life and delete the app. Profit is good, I manage a business myself, but how far would you go to increase it and where is the line to not be crossed towards illegal and immoral. Others tried it before you and they had a short life.

Don’t waste your money

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Seight eight

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2023-04-08

Version 5.308.0

Don’t waste your money…

Okay, I guess

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charlie15__.

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2023-04-08

Version 5.308.0

Could be better!

1. This app needs more filters.

Personally I’d recommend a filter for interests E.g. hiking, gardening etc. to help people find their love interest via that also, it helps a lot finding a compatible partner.

2. Too pricey, makes you pay more for a less weekly price, when personally having premium for an amount of time to come across low value women is a waste of time.

Starts aren’t working for rate so I give this app 3/5

App user experience is terrible

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HL9401

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2023-04-08

Version 5.308.0

You can’t even see whose liked you without paying, you get adverts every few swipes, random pop-ups making you choose to support a cause when you’re just there to talk to people. It’s trying to do too much in one app now, and it’s a really frustrating experience as a user to try and navigate the app and all the different sections. Not a fan!

Could be so good don’t pay to upgrade

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JustHHHHH

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2023-04-07

Version 5.308.0

Photos don’t load despite paying for premium, which is quite steep considering the awful performance of the Ap. You can’t see your own photos let alone those who match with you!

I sent a detailed explanation of the issues and screenshots but the customer service is pretty poor and they don’t read the issues just look for whatever they can fit a copy and paste reply into.

I got a refund after complaining to Apple. I will probably lose what access I have but to be fair the free version is actually better !

Ladies first

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Dragon fly3113

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2023-04-07

Version 5.308.0

I started using this site as friends suggested ladies start by swiping which I like. I have chatted to some lovely guys but also some who clearly do not want a relationship but fibbed! However that’s not bumbles fault!

I don’t see apart from financial why there are limited swipes. Apart from that it’s been good

Banned For No Reason

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alireyn33545

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2023-04-07

Version 5.308.0

I would give zero stars if it were possible. I re-downloaded Bumble the other week after a relationship didn’t work out. I had one match I was talking to and was just a nice general chit-chat. Go on to the app the next day and I’m apparently blocked. I had done absolutely nothing wrong and my profile wasn’t the least bit offensive. Contacted Bumble for some clarity to find out what has happened and no response. Poor service. Bumble should give people an opportunity to defend themselves in case of any reports as opposed to a straight up block with zero explanation. The developer said I should contact customer service, I’ve done that 5 times now and never had a response. They claim they will try to get back within 24-48 hours, well it’s been closer to 24-48 days now and no response. Shocking. Even contacted on Twitter and Instagram and still no response. It would be nice to get one as opposed to the developer simply stating “please contact support”. I have and they’re clearly useless.

I’ve had a like but…..

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Chester430

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2023-04-07

Version 5.308.0

I’m not able to view it because this site wants me to chalk out £40 to upgrade to premium account!,what does this app think it is? Flaming onlyfans! 🤦‍♂️yeah you wanna chat to the person that’s £40! Free to download app yeah the basic limited swipes then a 24 hour cool down period! Stop money grabbing open ALL PARTS OF APP to EVERYONE stop charging stupid amounts of money for the ‘extras’ THIS IS BUMBLE NOT ONLYFANS!

Wouldn’t allow me to post any pictures of myself

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Demi W 87

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2023-04-06

Version 5.308.0

My photos kept getting flagged? Whenever I complained I was sent a template email of the guild lines… when I pointed out my photos followed the guild lines, 90% I was told it flagged by “mistake”. By the end I was was just exhausted at contesting every single uploaded picture and asked for a refund on my current subscription and was told no. Very poor customer support

Match messages disappear

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Nomad 39

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2023-04-06

Version 5.308.0

This issue corrected itself and now is back again, I send a message to who I’ve matched with and then it disappears from my messages, presume the guys I’ve messaged don’t get the messages either 😞

Doesn’t always do this but is annoying when it does

Rating

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Gabby340

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2023-04-06

Version 5.308.0

Not getting as much matches as I want but enjoying the app

Quite possibly the worst dating app

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NewuserM

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2023-03-12

Version 5.304.0

I’ve used bumble a few times and never had much lucky with it, but thought I would give one last go as I wanted to seriously try and find someone this year. Unfortunately this app is full of either fake profiles or people just looking for an ego boost. I’d match with quite a few people, would think of something interesting to say, as I keep seeing ‘don’t just say hi’ and ‘you can assume my week/weekend was great’ (would challenge those people to think of an ‘interesting’ first message?) and 98% of the time I would get no response or an instant unmatch. Perhaps it’s me and I’m just not that interesting, but it seems to me the majority are fake profiles. I think it was a good idea initially to have women sending the first message, as let’s face it we’ve all received some truly horrendous first messages, but now it seems to me too many guys just want their egos boosted.

Never downloading again, absolute waste of time

Complete waste of time

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Kairon (@kairon_edwards)

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2023-02-17

Version 5.301.0

I’ve used in Bumble app for years and my

recent experience has been terrible, I stupidly paid for the unlimited swipes, and like the free version I haven’t been successful with any matches, the The limited of matches I do get either don’t respond sometimes unmatch me. I’m using same or similar photos on other dating apps and getting better response. It’s also weird that has a black man, i’m only getting matched with mostly black women when I’m swiping on black, white and Asian women on this app and black woman take up a small percentage of users and I’m not getting the same result on other dating apps (I love black women just wanted to point that out) you would assume that unlimited swipes would mean more matches but I doubt that I am being shown, maybe if you’re starting the app you will get shown to other people but for someone getting back on the app my experience hasn’t been terrible why am I paying for unlimited swipes if it’s not increasing my chance of matches, I’m not an ugly guy, I have come up with interesting prompts, bumble is just taking people money and giving the user nothing in return.

App works fine, but…

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Sagan888

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2023-01-06

Version 5.295.0

I’ve been using Bumble premium for years now. I’m only leaving this review because something fascinating happened when I cancelled my subscription.

I’ve never had many likes at all over the entire 2-3 years using Bumble. Now, on the day my subscription ended, I had 32 likes… then, as soon as premium turned off, that number jumped up, displaying “50+” within an hour.

Now that I’m not a premium member, I can’t see who they are and was prompted to pay to do so. So as a paying member, I got near to nothing over the course of 2-3 years… and then suddenly, when my payments stopped, I got more than 50% of all the likes I’ve ever had in the space of just an hour or two.

So what’s happened here? Are these fake profiles designed to insta-like accounts that cancel subscriptions? Was Bumble holding back accounts that had actually liked mine? I don’t see any other logical options.

Well well well Bumblers

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Lihmarra

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2022-12-18

Version 5.293.1

So I joined Wednesday 23rd November 2022. Recommended by my younger Sister, by Friday started talking to a Male. We went on our 1st date Saturday 27th November Sushi and Cinema. We have not gone a day since communicating and spending time. Both working parents we are getting married next year 2023. I met his family this weekend we make time because we want to culturally this is unheard of Jamaican and Ghanaian but such an blessed experience Never thought happen to me. I never thought I find Love much less on Bumble it’s possible to fall in love at first sight we are both 36 with kids it can happen pray wait in faith and Trust in GODS WILL FOR YOUR Love LIFE he wont fail you. Wish I could post my engagement ring. lots of love x

Thank you for removing my abusive ex

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NewtonMearns

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2022-12-09

Version 5.292.0

I’m really happy to have found a new boyfriend again after the breakup of the first one as he was being abusive and unequal to me by not initiating any dates whilst leaving it all to my side. Telling lies about going to initiate one and setting it in his calendar to ask me out on my birthday then never doing it was dishonest and caused my mental health condition to relapse due to anxiety. He also never remembered to give me my birthday present on the date before that.

However, I did not judge this app and only judged him instead.

I have managed to find a new guy since then and we have been dating since August this year. He’s everything I’ve dreamed of and is much more compatible than the last guy. He is more responsible and actually asks me out and plans dates. He is intelligent and understanding. I’m really happy that this app helped me find someone more compatible this time.

Against the odds, I found my person

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DaveCollind

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2022-06-15

Version 5.268.0

My marriage collapsed just before the pandemic. I was 50 years old, my children were now living in a different country, and the life I thought I had was over. When I started to pull myself together, I decided I didn't want to be alone for the rest of my life. So I went looking for a relationship, hoping to find someone decent, honest and intelligent to spend time with.

I tried a few apps, but they weren't for me. Bumble was different. After meeting a few different nice people (it's a numbers game), to my amazement I found my person. She's everything I was looking for and so much more. And even though I'd decided I could never trust someone with my heart again, we're now living together, and I'm happier than I've ever been before. I don't know how their algorithm works, but it really does! Thank you Bumble for giving me my life back, and making me so incredibly happy.

If you've tried other dating apps and hated the experience, I feel your pain. I really do. But don't give up. This one worked for me like I would never have believed was possible. Good luck. Find your person!

Not useable WASTE OF TIME KEEP OFF

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eiljo jj

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2022-06-10

Version 5.266.1

Downloaded the app tried paying but the app keeps on hanging up and not functioning ! The app found a match that I had not swapped and was the only match I could see! PLEASE DO’NT FORCE MATCH PEOPLE🥴 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🥴🥴

I got over 100 likes in less than 12 hours but I can not see who they are as app does not accept payments! Poor souls I wish you all the best in your search but may be using another app may help you because this one is dysfunctional! I understand that women have to send messages first which is not my thing but I tried and I could not send any message anyway 🙄 because the app doesn’t accept payments!! It is just a horrible app what a waste of time ! I switched my phone off and on again numerous times when it hanged and tried to pay again and again but nothing worked! This app needs some servicing it functions like an old broken truck that has no use ! Or may be crushing and shutting it down would be the best move for its customers!

Found my bestfriend 💗

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sophgrace98

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2022-03-30

Version 5.257.0

At first I was sceptical of this app, I had never seen anything like it before. I wanted to join as I didn’t have many friends at the time and I wanted to meet new people to create memories with. I had matched with a lot of people during the few months I was on it for, the girls were lovely and I enjoyed talking to them.

I matched with one girl and we added each other on Snapchat. It started off slowly, liking pics and having the odd chat here and there. But before I knew it we were meeting for a James Arthur concert and we had the best time. 2 years later we are the best of friends. I could not have wished for a better person to come into my life. We are inseparable and we have Bumble to thank for that.

To anyone needing a new friend or just someone to talk to, Bumble is the app to get 💗

I found her

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oranmac2000

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2022-03-21

Version 5.255.2

So I have been in many bad relationships, after my last relationship I highly debated about trying to get into another . But decided to give this app a go, I downloaded it and sat on there trying to get used to it, a couple of days later I had a match come through and immediately we had really good connection to each other , we made each other laugh , we’re interested in each other, we decided to exchange numbers and talk further. From this point we have now been together for 6 months, this app really has changed my life for the best of things, 6 months may not be a long time for some but for us if feels great that we’ve managed to find love in each other , and the fact I’ve found my future partner forever really makes me recommend this app.

Men be warned

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The Black Mist

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2022-03-07

Version 5.253.0

Shame on you Bumble Team For genuine people who are trying to find “the one” bumble purposely make it impossible for decent gents to find a match through your money grabbing algorithms or shadow-banning matches when you subscribe. I read through the reviews after I suspected that my matches were not appearing on the app. As when my last subscription expired, the next day I suddenly had 11 matches. 11 matches in less than 8hours seems a little bit suspicious to me, so after reading MojillaDani’s review about being shadow-banned/not seeing his matches because his subscription was due to expire, I figured I’d put this to the test. Sure enough, I saw all the matches that had swiped on me in my weeks subscription clear as day, but only after I had renewed for another week. Another week has gone by, my subscription ended on March 5th and sure enough, the next day I had matches waiting for me that I had no idea existed. I don’t know how you sleep at night exploiting people this way, not even tinder was this bad. Spend your hard earned money elsewhere lads, we are being ripped off. (FYI don’t come back at me with lies about “how this shouldn’t happen on the app” (my filter settings were off, I deleted and reinstalled the app, so there’s no excuse) “well look in to it” because you won’t.

Avoid scammers

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fadi124321

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2022-03-03

Version 5.253.0

So after a long time been off dating sites and paid for few of them i got back on bumble and didn’t pay at the beginning because i wanted to try the free version and sadly i had no lick although there is two girls like me which I cannot see until i pay for the app so I decided to give it a chance and pay for the app and honestly it was the worst decision. First there is nothing to swipe back if you swiped right or left by mistake. Second the spotlight which boost your profile so more girls will see that didn’t work as well nor spending more time to swipe right on girls you like working. Am not going to say i look 10 out of 10 but at least am 5-6 out of 10 which that make me wonder how there is no matches at all and the two girls i matched with them i extended the match and they unmatched me at the same time. Honestly don't waste your money on bumble and read reviews from genuine people because i work in computers field and i know how they do the reviews from robots its not actually people writing reviews also check the names some of them are weird names that they put to make the app reviews good anyone reading this trust me don’t pay for bumble its just scams and they make you like dairy cow take your money and you don’t get anything. And like usual automated comments going to comment here saying or contact our customers support which they will not respond nor do anything thats how we are making these people rich

Expensive… doesn’t seem worth it

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SilverShadow48

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2022-01-26

Version 5.248.0

The paid options for this app are a bit of a joke; premium is £40/month?!? You only get 5 superswipes/week with premium and you can’t just buy one after- you have to buy at least 2 at £3 each?? Superswipes aren’t even worth it; by my understanding, you appear first when they are scrolling through, but they aren’t notified that you’ve superswiped them?? The app may not be to blame (although it does just seem like a money making scheme) for people not swiping right, but as a guy, you will absolutely not get many likes, even swiping right for hundreds of women (I don’t believe women are vain and aren’t attracted to men based on looks, so the idea of dating apps, especially with minimalistic bios, doesn’t really make sense). My profile isn’t that bad either and I’ve had more success than a lot of my friends. Again, not the app’s fault per se, but I’ve read reviews about women complaining at guy’s not replying to their initial message- how do you think us guys feel?? I hate it when men message loads of girls and I don’t do it personally, but what are meant to do when we get hundreds of ghosted messages? Ladies don’t know how lucky they have it (I know a lot of messages can be unwelcomed but)- it’s ignorant if you don’t know how often a single guy will get rejected in his life.

Awful

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Wall_flowerrr

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2022-01-09

Version 5.245.1

Deliberately making the experience awful for free users so that they feel forced to pay to upgrade is a repulsive strategy. It should be a good experience when used freely, and a better experience when paying.

I have been on the app for a while and I’m at the point in swiping where unfortunately, aside from new profiles and with all respect to these people, none of the profiles that I am now being shown are people I’m attracted to. However, I have just swiped left on 200 profiles (I counted) and did not get the “missed potential match” message despite there apparently being 50+ people who have liked me that I am yet to come across. They haven’t appeared at all in 200 profiles? They don’t exist or are purposefully withheld, all in a bid to make me pay extortionate amounts.

I hope people continue to leave their genuine, negative reviews and maybe Bumble might change strategy. I would certainly appreciate having two free filters again.

Waste of time and cash grabby

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Tevil-666

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2022-01-06

Version 5.245.1

I’ve been on Bumble for over 2 years now and in all that time only 3 have matched me, only to unmatch me immediately when I say “Hi/Hey” and nothing else while waiting for a response, or extend the 24 hour time limit in case they happen to be busy that day. And the app constantly gives me notifications that “someone likes you!/love is just a swipe away!” It’s really not. I’m tired of being teased with love and intimate affection.

All the app does is pester you into using up your likes so you can get a Payed Subscription to get bloody Ghosted. I’m not paying to be ignored and overlooked online the same amount I am IRL. I’ve seen people saying how great this app is but after 2 years I can’t get a simple Hello back. This app is bust like every other dating app out there. Only interested in your money bc there most definitely isn’t anybody interested in you!

At least that’s been my experience. Still tho at least it doesn’t have bot accounts that try to trick you into using the free 1 message nonsense those sites give you so you’re bound into paying for chances to talk to robots and further sink into loneliness. Bad app in my opinion.

Great concept, terrible execution

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the_shaun_of_destiny

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2022-01-04

Version 5.245.1

I love the idea of Bumble, putting woman in control helps to (slightly) reduce the amount of unwanted attention they can receive. However, the Bumble app is massively flawed and potentially broken.

As the majority of users have mentioned, it’s hugely overpriced. You now no longer get any free filtering - you should be allowed to filter by smoking or religious preferences at least. You now only get a limited number of right swipes. But here’s the best part - the app keeps showing me women I have already swiped on, meaning I have to use up my limited free swipes just to see new people. I’ve swiped right on one woman 5 times now and I feel there’s a good chance I’m going to get her again…guess it wasn’t meant to be? More likely Bumble is trying to wring some money out of me.

I really want to like Bumble, but with their greedy paywalls and removal of basic features, it’s becoming very difficult.

Flawed App

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Anonymous37378292

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2021-12-23

Version 5.245.1

When is this app going to ban women from starting a conversation with “Hi” “Hey” or “Hello”? I am so frustrated, I’ve had about 30 matches this month and about 95% started the conversation with “Hey”. WHY?! If their profile is boring (which it is most of the time from my personal experience i.e no prompts, no bio etc) and there is nothing to speak about, the conversation is difficult to get going! Why do they do this!? I have prompts on my profile, my pictures are somewhat intriguing & I have a bio, BUT THEY INSIST ON BEING BLAND AND BORING! They hate it when guys message them with a boring “Hi” on Tinder but they do the exact same to men?!! This app is so flawed because the whole idea is for women to start the conversations but if they’re just going to say “Hi” then that is not a convo starter and you might as well use Tinder as there is 0 difference as to who starts the convo if it starts with such a bland opening and they expect the guy to carry the beginning of the conversation. Most women are terrible when it comes to making the first move in the dating game, so why doesn’t the app support them by suggesting/forcing them to choose a good starting conversation prompt!? I’m so freaking frustrated OMG PLEASE BAN WOMEN FROM SAYING “Hey” 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Dreadful customer service

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MeMeMeIt'sMe

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2021-10-14

Version 5.235.0

I subscribed to Boost because it was advertised as having unlimited backtracks on left swipes. Due to cognitive issues caused by chronic illness I frequently swipe the wrong way and want the option to undo them. Last week though I stopped being able to consistently backtrack, the backtrack arrow would just disappear at some point, whether after 1 backtrack, or 9. Clearly there was a fault. I contacted customer service and the first person to reply acknowledged this was a problem. The next people however are telling me that there isn’t an option to backtrack on left swipes! Except this is specifically sold as an option on both subscription options. The replies to my emails are so inconsistent, they seem to know nothing about their own app, or what they offer with their subscriptions, and the certainly aren’t reading the whole email thread. I’m getting absolutely nowhere and it reflects so badly on Bumble as a whole. It’s my favourite of the three dating apps I use, but I can’t see me wanting to keep it for much longer. This is the second time I’ve had to contact customer service and it was the same the first time, inconsistent replies that made me wonder if they even knew what Bumble was.

Pay up or you won’t get matches

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Reggie2J

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2021-10-10

Version 5.234.0

The App definitely has potential and a nice layout and concept. But asking for £17 A WEEK to get premium features that are, lets be real, essential to even make this app useful, is ridiculous. £3 for ONE Superswipe? Are you okay, lol? It’s all good showing me blurry pictures of people that have liked me but how about suggesting them to me in my swipes as well? Oh no bc that way people wouldn’t see the need to pay, let me repeat £17 FOR ONE WEEK of premium features. Honestly baffles me how they come up with their prices when tinder offers the same features, if not more, for £15 a month (which I still think is way too high anyway)… so yeah. If you’re not willing to adhere to this bizarre pricing scheme this app won’t be for you. If for whatever reason you’re willing to pay that though, I think you’ll have a good experience as I feel like the community on this app is much more real and authentic than tinder’s. Your choice.

Fakes + Useless CS = Not Worth It

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Jimmyholes

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2021-08-31

Version 5.228.0

Previous review seems to have gone … disappointing when you only get to read one side of the story. Bumble presents it’s fair share of fake profiles to the (male) user. Bg this I mean large numbers of Chinese girls that are ‘within 10k’ … they’re not. Plus people seeking insta likes and then direction to a card scam. Disappointing. Especially when reporting them leads to nothing. Bug I can of course ignore these things if I’m wise to them. What was most annoying was being locked out and trying to get back in over the following week … to no avail. Turns out id been blocked … no communication to this effect, found out by starting to register on a different phone. But in the week I’d contacted bumble on Twitter, Facebook and by email. None of which received a response. Bumble replied to the previous (missing) review asking me to contact customer services - all sounding apologetic, nice, helpful. Well I did this and not a word of response at all. My crime? I posted a pic of me clay shooting. Could have been football or fishing or dog walking … but in the absence of any abuse or anything dodgy … that’s all it was. No communication to say ‘we’ve done this…’ So no bumble, you’re not helpful or great … read recent reviews!

*Edit*

As requested by developer response - contacted on Twitter, Facebook and email. I’ve also requested my data. No response. Same as the past attempts! Fake users and fake customer service promises. Scam

Barely functions usually and now won’t open

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resilient spirit

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2021-08-14

Version 5.226.0

Lovely concept of empowering women to make the first move. If you live in Scotland this app is useless as there are very few members to match with. Slow to open and upload any profiles and then can only view about 1 or at most occasionally 2 profiles per day. Limits on profile configuration so rigid gives no real sense of the person. Frustrating time outs option means you have to check the app daily which is a nuisance when the app takes forever to upload. Now app doesn’t open at all beyond initial beehive symbol. Frustrating getting notifications saying people have matched or messaged you and no way to view or reply. This is with a so called premium membership. I suggest don’t waste your time unless you live in a big city in England. In the last 5 months (membership expires Sept) have only been able to chat with 2 people for about a min each. Hardly a platform for relationships.

Not a place to find a relationship

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B/3/K/4/H

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2021-07-25

Version 5.223.0

This app totally depends on what you’re looking for… like most dating apps. It’s definitely better than tinder but not miles ahead. If you want a relationship then I would say bumble is not appropriate. In my experience people are often dishonest on this app about what they really want… which granted people do anyway but it’s a waste of your time if they say they want a relationship when they don’t. I downloaded it about 2 years ago and I had better success then, than I did with it this time. Wether that’s because the app has changed or I’ve got different perspectives now I don’t know. If you want to build something worthwhile and meaningful with another person then the odds on this app are low. If you would like something more casual then this is probably your best bet. It’s very much based on looks alone because although you have a profile you can be pretty certain that they will swipe left or right straight away on the first picture, before looking at anything else! You have to be attracted to the person but intellect is equally as important in my opinion. It didn’t work for me but that’s just my preference.

"Contact us" more like get an automated response

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iamrobertstorm

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2021-07-23

Version 5.223.0

If you want to use an app where if you have an issue there's no way to get a human being to listen to what your problem is, go ahead and download this one.

Filling the "contact us" form on the app for an issue I had with a photo being wrongly flagged as in appropriate (a very normal photo of me) led to an automated response email repeating the rules that uploaded pictures should follow.

The email finished by saying this was (obviously) an automated response and if your issue hadn't been resolved yet you could reply to that email.

Guess what, I did reply to that email mentioning how I knew the rules and I knew my picture didn't break any - only to receive an instant automated response saying that email address is only automated and wouldn't give me a reply. Suggesting me to fill the Contact Us form to speak with someone. Essentially there's no human being to address any queries ever, just dealing with dumb automated responses is what you'll get. Definitely not the best customer care I've ever seen.

Be good if I could get some matches!

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F.U.C.K Reviews

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2021-03-27

I’ve been on Bumble on about 3-4 weeks now and had 2 matches overall. I filled out my profile to make it engaging and hopefully not cheesy but just following suggestions on what to do to boost your chances.

I spoke to Bumble’s online team and they said there wasn’t a problem with my profile and all my filters are best suited to get a match so they put 4 spotlights in my account (which supposedly boosts 16x your profile to people near for 30 minutes). I did some research what is the best time to use them and did it. Still no matches... Seriously! What a way to put my confidence at an all time low. So I guess if there isn’t anything wrong with my profile, then I guess it’s me 😐 I don’t really use online dating apps as I feel a bit of that chemistry is lost but being in lockdown I’d thought I would give it a try and boy that was a mistake. I’m just peppered with notifications telling me to keep swiping and just giving that false hope.

Amazing App

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dfhsfgh

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2021-02-21

Had this app for a while being at university, think I must have had it for around 7 months. Really liked it as had lots of people on and the girls having to message first helps separate the best from the rest and boy did I find the best! I matched with my now girlfriend just over a year ago (of course she only had the app for 3 days before we matched) we talked for a few weeks before meeting up and having a crazy good first date at a trampoline park! The app has some great features which help keep the conversations fun and meant I could find the perfect person! We have been dating for a year now, through lockdown, and we are both very thankful to Bumble for bringing us together! Definitely recommend the app for anyone single because I found my perfect partner :)

Overall good

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anobrainer80

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2021-01-24

I’ve had bumble for a few weeks now, at first I downloaded it for the BFF feature but soon decide to try out the dating side and found that it has a very different vibe to tinder. I’m 23f and like that this app feels a bit more personal and gives you a better insight into the person with what they are seeking, their religion, if they want kids etc all being viewable from their profile even before matching. One thing I will say is that sometimes the actual swipe feature is too sensitive and I will often accidentally swipe left or right when just trying to scroll the persons profile, this is why I only gave 4 stars. But otherwise it’s been an enjoyable experience so far and I’d actually recommend this app over tinder if you’re looking for something a bit more serious.

Found love in 4 hours

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Baggies1879

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2020-11-17

Having lost my wife of 16 years to cancer early last year and now being a single parent to four daughters I struggled to think how I would meet someone new. Who wants to get with a widower with 4 kids I thought. 21st century dating seemed so scary, I was adamant I would not try dating sites but after a few attempts at real life dating not going so well and with friends and family constantly telling me to try online I finally plucked up the courage. I liked the idea of the woman having to make the first move so chose to join Bumble.

The sign up process was really simple and before I know it I was all set up. I spent a few minutes swiping and getting used to how it all works then 4 hours later I got a match. We got talking the next day and just instantly had a connection. We met up for a date shortly after and things have just gone from strength to strength since. We’re now in a relationship and I can honestly say that signing up to Bumble and being matched with her is the best thing to happen to me for ages. So for anyone nervous about giving online dating a go, just get yourself out there, you might get lucky like I did and meet the girl of your dreams. Thank you Bumble for helping me find love again when I’ve spent most of the last couple of years thinking there was no chance of that happening.

App

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Rikaaz

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2020-10-11

I spent a lot of time checking apps and I have to say this is so far quiet impressive but it has let me down with the traveling option which is good but it’s expensive especially when your paying for a subscription it would be appreciated that this option should be free and have the ability to have spotlights moving forward if you have a standard premium it would make sense to pay seperate but if paying an amount then you pay for spot lights it works out far more expensive and it seems it’s just easier walking outside and getting to know people I’d give this app a 5 star has there been a easy cheaper option and there was changes firstly being able to message people would be an option like maybe send them a private message but only if your a member to bumble if your not then you can’t if your a member then you should have a private message option

Travel mode

Maybe the spot lights could be brought seperatly then if these things were to be added but at a reduced cost maybe do £10- for 6 spot lights it might make people think about spending more

Inconsistent response from matches

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nickname297428

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2020-09-28

I’ve had this app for around a month and as a woman I initially really liked the idea of messaging guys I’m genuinely interested in rather than endless messages from guys I haven’t actually matched with on other apps.. it worked great and managed to get a couple of dates, however in the last 2 weeks I’ve visited the app pretty much daily and messaged a good number of guys with absolutely no response from a single one of them, they’ve all timed out despite matching me. It could well just be me, but this rarely happened before which leads me to think from such a big jump in interest and activity to absolutely nothing at all that my account has suffered technically or I’m being restricted or limited because I haven’t yet paid any money for a premium subscription or a boost etc.. too much of a coincidence? Also, I can never seem to load the app with WiFi turned on, I physically have to turn off WiFi and use my mobile data which can be frustrating. The location is also a little too accurate for my liking, for anyone that lives in a small town or village it can be a bit daunting considering there are some horrible people out there! Started out with a great impression and now I’ve ended up completely ignoring the app and will be trying another site🤷🏼‍♀️

So disappointing

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a nickname500

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2020-09-15

This is the second time I’ve had this app. I’ve had it for several weeks, and I’ve swiped over one hundred people, and not had a single match. It could be me, it could be my profile, but it could be the way the app actually works. I suspect the expiration on matches puts pressure on women that makes them even more reluctant to match with people. In principle, I don’t mind the concept of the app, but in practice it’s not working, at least not for me. As well as this, I have no access to analytics, so I don’t know how many times my profile has been seen: if I knew, for instance, that I’ve been passed over 100 times, then I could definitely say it’s me, and my profile. But if it’s only because I’m the 1000th guy in the queue, I’m probably not going to have any success at all.

The first time I had this app last year I managed to get three matches (hallelujah), and would you believe... none of my matches initiated a conversation, and the matches expired. If you want a pointless, disappointing experience, then this could well be the app for you.

Good ... but 24 hr expiring matches?!

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My name already taken

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2020-09-14

This was the first dating app I tried, as I liked the idea of a woman messaging first. I’m quite happy starting a convo, but I felt this might be a good platform to find the kind of confident, smart woman I am attracted to. After a year, I’m not certain that this holds up: most of the women using Bumble seem to have a profile on one of the other platforms anyway and I have had fewer matches turning into a conversation (let alone a date!) via Bumble compared with other apps.

Generally, Bumble is easy to use and it works extremely smoothly (more so than rivals) and this would be a four-star review, but the 24 hr limit for each new match before someone speaks is really silly. Surely we’re all grown up enough to send a polite decline message (or at worst just delete manually) and don’t need Bumble to do it for us? If anything, I think this feature encourages people to treat others as disposable, more so than Tinder et al, just because you don’t have to go to the trouble of deleting an ill-considered match yourself and feeling bad for doing it ... just wait out the clock and the app does the dirty work. Also, I’ve been on lovely dates with women who didn’t get round to messaging me on Tinder or Hinge within 24 hours. Please ditch this feature, Bumble.

Ladies first, OK, the rest, not great

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Malc would love it in München

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2020-07-12

Version 5.172.0

So the core idea of forcing ladies to reach out first, I’m fine with that.

However, post filtering, the mechanism used of like or dump really gets in the way of you looking over everyone, shortlisting a few and then opening yourself up to being contacted one (or a few) at a time allowing you to choose the order you open yourself up to contact. As things stand, the order you open yourself up to contact is dictated by the order the profiles turn up in the app. I don’t think I’m explaining this very well but it lead to me having two matches, one of which I had to tell I couldn’t chat with since I’d just started chatting to another. To be honest, a yes/no/maybe system would solve all of that for me and I’d be willing to pay for it.

Also, why can’t I define the areas I’m looking for matches in better? For me, travel time is key (to theirs, to mine, to work...) not the meaningless as the crow flies distance from where I am right now to where they are right now (not really into using the app at work).

Hope that’s of some use to you? Sorry, not going to use Twitter and I don’t have time for Facebook.

In response to the developer reply, I don’t want to be chatting to more than one lady at a time. Is that the kind of guy Bumble is targeting? I just want to be able to find the most promising match, see where that goes, if it doesn’t work then move onto the next.

😡

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Kayradz

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2020-06-07

I used to love this app. It was the only dating app that didn’t bs you with capital gain rubbish, it allowed you to backtrack 3 times for free no questions. It gave you a hint as to who had swiped on you (blurred out), but the pictures are now reduced in size and has been made harder to distinguish. It used to let you come across all those matches eventually in a short period of swiping but now it leaves one continuously so you won’t know it is until you get more than one.. The app forces you to update your ios after so long, which I for one don’t want to do.

Honestly, you had such a good, honest app, and I feel like a load of greedy pricks in a board meeting are making decisions for money purposes, that are destroying the great app this used to be. Please bring back the old app that worked, it’s so sad to see...

Great if you want stalkers??

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l90chm

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2020-06-02

I would have rated this app more highly if it wasn’t for one HUGE flaw, the location, why on earth does your profile need to show your exact location at all times? What purpose does this serve apart from making stalking much easier?! I live in a tiny village and it actually says my current location is in this village, that really freaked me out so I changed where I live to a nearby town and then realised it made no difference because it still public ally tells people my current location is in this tiny village, won’t take people long to twig this is where I’m living or staying which is a big safety concern in my opinion, I drove to a nearby town and turned off my location for the app which changed my ‘current location’ to that town however when I got home I realised you won’t allow people to use the app unless location is switched on, again I do not understand what purpose this serves other than allowing men to stalk you, for an app made predominantly for females it’s quite shocking?!? - Bumble, will you remove this unnecessary feature? Otherwise I will be deleting this app as it’s too unnerving.

Great site but a few new bugs I’m unimpressed with

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Batfink is bullet proof

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2020-05-18

I’ve been using bumble for a while now, ok a couple of years on and off. I have used other dating sites you pay for but the daily hassle of messages from men who know for a fact they have no chance is just too much and can be over whelming, at least with bumble I as a woman have the control of who messages me.

The men on this site are of a higher “quality” shall I say, You get the odd weirdo obviously like any site, and the same profiles keep appearing after I’ve left swiped them (annoying) Also what’s annoying is if a man matches with you they then wait for you to message to then unmatch, this shouldn’t be allowed, they should have a option when the match appears to continue the match or delete it instantly, it’s time consuming and time wasting, we’ve all made the wrong swipe, if I do I unmatch instantly.

What I’ve recently found is if you make an accidental swipe now you can’t undo it, bumble used to give you 3 undo swipes but now charging you to have this option, really not impressed now, this is why I have dropped the stars rating otherwise it would have been higher. Also more space to write a little bit more about yourself..

Also I have 29 people in my waiting list that won’t go down, not sure why they are there or if they are out of my range so I can’t get swipe them..

You just need to look into a few little issues..

A Feminist dating site or one that evens the balance !

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Rascal.406

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2020-03-02

I’ve been using Bumble date for a few days and found it a tad confusing for the first hour or so but soon got the hang of it. Faults or not is the question, photos can’t be cropped on the app ( of course you can do it before) so do you get more true likenesses ! Guys can’t message until they receive a message and you will only get one if you ‘like’ each other . You therefore either have to ‘swipe ‘ right on everyone or pay to see who likes you ! These likes are also time ltd 😱Profile messages are limited on space and pro-forma answers are somewhat limited , such as drinking I don’t drink often, once a month but that’s not social drinking in my book so I have to say I don’t drink ( could someone thus think I might be in AA😳).

That said the quality of the members ( the females ) is very high, . Provided the profiles are real ( many sites use fake profiles ) I’ve been impressed by the standards of photos, profiles , education levels . Maybe it’s due to the ladies been more in control so I guess us guys can’t have it both ways . The key is patience chaps . A quality most don’t have so maybe you can win the heart of a lady and learn patience too 😳🤪

Great but not quite perfect😅

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Icup pen15

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2019-12-17

It’s a good app. I think it’s the best app out there for long term relationships however like other dating apps it’s still It great for such uses. I get a bunch of matches but my assumption is that 90% of the time even if females are in a position where they are forced to msg first they just won’t. It’s been that way for ages so, I’m guessing, they just aren’t used to it either that or they aren’t used to rejection🤔. On other dating apps many women would have I don’t reply to “hey” in their bio however that’s usually what they start off with in bumble which isn’t really a problem with the app but annoying none the less🤷🏾‍♂️😅.

One of the better app I’ve used however I would highly recommended this app to encourage females to msg before the time runs out. Maybe send a few notifications throughout the day reminding them they just matched a guy that’s wonder why the swiped right but refuses to msg🥴.

Avoid bumble boost it is questionable

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Jamz88

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2019-10-29

I first downloaded bumble earlier this year, within 2 weeks I matched with someone and eventually deleted the app when we started dated. Fast forward to now I downloaded bumble again as the previous dates did not materialise past dates. Hoping for good luck I matched with 2 guys sent them both messages but then they timed out. I was then offered a free trial of boost which I accepted. I was excited about the prospect because I knew who liked my profile & therefore I was able to send them messages. Out of the 15 (possibly more) guys that I sent messages to only one responded, everyone else timed out. Even the guy that message did not respond for a few days after 🤦🏾‍♀️

To add insult to injury because I didn’t unsubscribe 24 hours prior to my free trial ending I got billed £42 for a stupid subscription that I no longer wanted. I think boost is a waste of time and there are probably a bunch of fake profiles cat fishing u into believing that lots of people have liked your profile. I find it hard to believe that someone looking to date would like your profile but then time out when a message is sent to them!

I’m not happy!

Jamz

Anti women sexist rules of deleting accounts

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magnetic_impulse7

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2019-10-05

My account has been deleted several times no doubt because I spoke my mind against sexist men. Bumble has many men on here who are from other countries and are tourists or on business in Dublin Ireland. I tell these men that I’m not a tour guide or here for hookups and that I’m here for a meaningful relationship. Yet I’ve no doubt these men take offence to that, report my account and I get deleted. Therefore bumble is totally sexist and not so different to Tinder in that you do not protect when women are standing up for themselves and you delete us from your platform because some man was not happy with us not rejecting him. There is no reason given when a person is deleted and there should be an exact reason or at least option to return if it was minor. Do you think it’s right to ban women for life from bumble? Why not give the option to regain my account ? Also I have made a formal complaint that you rely on Facebook to have an account and again a crazy ex boyfriend of mine got my Facebook account disabled. Should I be banned from online dating because I don’t have a Facebook. I cannot stress enough how anti women bumble is because you do not allow women to stand up for themselves against the Harvey Weinstein’s of the world - we are seen as rude if we do

Used to be Better

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Mr_Pickles3

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2019-10-04

I’ve been using bumble on and off for about 2 1/2 years now, and when I first got it I really enjoyed using it: a reasonable number of matches, it had more serious people, the fact that women go first was novel and made it feel like a more balanced dating space, and useful prompt questions and info in the bios made it easier to gauge personality than on other apps.

However, after moving to a new city I’ve started having some problems. I know that I can’t blame the app for people not swiping on me, but I’ve gone from one or two matches per week and several people in the like queue (the standard case for my entire previous history of my usage of the app) to literally no matches or likes in over a month. I’ve tried deleting the app, re-logging in and out and resetting distance settings in case it was a technical glitch here, but nothing has improved it.

I’m now getting the impression that it’s not me, but rather that because Bumble has started to “hide” or throttle accounts that haven’t paid for premium. Because of this, the app is no longer fun and a good way of finding people, but rather just a zero sum game where I now feel like there’s no point. A shame.

Could be better

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Bgurol13

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2019-09-22

In the last two weeks in using the app, I have grown to be quite fond of the app; it’s easy access and tailored settings makes it easier to find the right people you’re looking for.

However, there some points within the system that could be improved. For example, I have enabled the notifications to allow the app to inform me if someone has liked me but I cannot seem to know who that person is unlike tinder (if someone likes you, their profile will glow yellow or blue for a star when you scroll through the main page). Is there any way you could input some sort of “signal” or indication of who has liked us please?

Overall, a very good app for online dating and would recommend to anyone looking to find their match!

Not impressed

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Iwantfreefishbucks

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2019-08-15

Firstly, this is quite a good app and had been using it for a while however, not long after I’d stumped up the money for bumble boost I had some issues logging in. (Customer service is non existent). When I finally got a reply from their feedback email I was told that my account had been blocked and I could no longer log in. This email was quite obviously a templates reply, considering how long it took is quite a surprise. The reason for my blocking was because ‘after an investigation and much consideration’ they had found I had broken the guidelines. Having popped back to have a look at these guidelines which are rather vague I was still none the wiser. At this point I might add that I am always 100% respectful in the chats with whomever I match with. So this is not their reason why. The customer service email ended with ‘our decision about your profile cannot be changed and no exceptions will be made’. To top it off I can start another profile and drop another £80 on it if I like. Therefore leading me to the conclusion that the guidelines are in fact a way of them blocking profiles so they can then get you to spend more money. I have been robbed don’t do it

Genuine people - bad site

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JoM.M

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2019-07-15

Whilst the people who register seem to be genuine which can be a rarity on some dating apps, the site is not to a standard you’d expect from a paying app.

The first few days were good, plenty of genuine matches - I liked the fact you cut out any messages from weirdos by making the first move! That you can control this my messaging first.

I’m in my late 40’s, a full job, a house to keep and two kids so I set my settings to those no more than 50 miles away as any further just isn’t doable and I’m tall so no one under 5’10, therefore I am aware that I’m limiting the matches, what’s annoying is not that the matches are more limited that down to me but the fact the people I’ve swiped left to (rejected) pop up

again and again. I’ve rejected these Bumble, why send them again?

Also annoying is that they send matches to people nearby, why? Just because they happen to be visiting nearby doesn’t make them a match of they actually live hundreds and in one case thousands of miles away.

Don’t waste your money, brilliant concept but either they don’t have the numbers to match to you if you set a certain search criteria or they just don’t believe that the people you’ve said no to aren’t suitable!

That said - I don’t think that anyone over 5’10 within 50 miles is that limited!

Love the concept, not the end result

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jennygarbis

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2019-06-23

I’ve been a fan of Whitney Wolfe for a number of years and love the concept of the App. However with millennials using dating apps less frequently and with far less effort, the Bumble model doesn’t appear to work and spark meaningful conversation with its time-limits. I wonder how it could be improved. Perhaps boys are able to message first too? And perhaps you can keep the conversation going, but it gets deleted if no interaction has occurred for 30 days? The current dating apps don’t seem to be working. I do like the brand of Bumble but I have stopped using it because it’s extremely difficult to get an understanding of what a guy is actually like in real life as the conversation is sporadic and largely small talk. People don’t invest enough time and energy in creating meaningful connections on these apps so I wonder whether this model really works anymore?

Bumble BFF is a hit and miss

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TripletroubleTT

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2019-05-26

So I’ve been on Bumble BFF for a year and a bit, and I’ve met some wonderful girls and also made some friends for life. However, it’s annoying, not everyone on their is genuine, not everyone on their is on there for the right reasons, you don’t always get responses or you do and they never reply for a while, or you match with someone or quite a few but nothing comes off it! It’s like the time I met those bunch of girls was probably the perfect time because after that, it was really slow and barely any action or interaction from the app in general. I think bumble needs to be real about the experience and explain that it’s not 100% amazing. It is a bit like having that app on your phone that you click in from time to time, slightly useless existence. I would say if you have time on your hands and your not really focused on it or not bothered then it would probably suit your needs. I have deleted the app on a few occasions and the installed it again purely because I had met a few girls so thought it might not be bad and might be a better experience but it wasn’t like that at all.

Complete waste of time

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32Anon

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2019-03-15

If you’re looking for a dating app that genuinely works, this isn’t it. After having it for almost a week, I was still left without any matches. Fair enough if that was my own fault and nobody had liked me, but the app told me that I had been liked by 6 people and I could pay to see who they were. Not wanting to waste money, I continued swiping in the hope that I’d match with them or swipe left and the number would go down. Now I’ve apparently ran out of people in my area, yet the app is still telling me that there are 6 people who have liked me. So either this includes the people who I’ve already swiped left to, or the app is deliberately holding these people back in the hope that I’ll spend all my free time obsessively swiping, or give in and pay the money. Either way it’s a complete waste of time, and it prioritises getting people to obsess over it rather than actually matching people. If you’re genuinely interested in meeting people then you’re better off looking elsewhere.

Useless unless you pay

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Aussie Owen

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2019-03-02

I’ve had this app for a few weeks and get no where. I’ll be lucky if I get 2 matches a week and then that’s as far as it ever goes. At first I thought “I guess I’m not that appealing” but then I noticed the boost button which allows you to see who has liked you to begin with and it turns out I have quite a few likes and of course there’s a catch. You have to pay for their extortionate weekly subscription to access it at all. I wasn’t doing that so I thought I’ll just grind the swipes until one shows. Literally like 200 swipes later and not a single match yet I’ve apparently got plenty banked up. So either they’ve locked me out until I splash my cash or it’s a lie and they’re trying to entice me to pay.

Either way, all they want is your money and it seems there’s no point me using this app anymore. It just doesn’t work for me unless I pay. Good thing I’m not insecure, can only imagine how demoralising this would be for those that never get matched. Terrible dating service.

Found the ONE

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Cleyminer

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2018-12-05

Started using the app in August and after perhaps 5 dates ( all of which were pleasant and the guys were all lovely and charming people) I met someone special. surprisingly it only took me two weeks!!!

We are still seeing each other and it gets better and better. My best friend told me about Bumble and she also met someone and they are going to spend Christmas together is his family home in Scotland. I just decided to write a review because of the number of negative reviews: I am not sure about fake profiles, obviously it could happen but I was v lucky to meet only nice, polite men, who were what I expected or even more. If I wasn’t completely in love I’d def use the app again.

Ps: only thing I’d add is the option to find people in another city not to be tied down to a certain location. Thanks bumble:-)

The app the online dating world needs

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Algovi3946

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2018-10-24

I have only been using it for a few days, so I still haven’t had the chance to meet anyone though it yet, but I believe the initiative that Bumble promotes to strive towards greater equality and the empowering of women is commendable in itself. Easy to use and with clear instructions all around, you’ll be swiping in no time. As a male, it also feels more reliable than other apps out there (haven’t come across a single bot, which is remarkable considering how common they can be in other apps), and the fact that girls have to make the first move does take a bit of pressure off me (as in pretty much every other app guys are often kind of expected to start the conversation, which can become exhausting eventually). Overall, an excellent app with a noble cause at its core.

Great

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xgreenjacket

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2018-09-20

I also think this is a great app... ok granted maybe the women find it a bit daunting to write the first message, but I have had more success using this app than any other. I think the time limit was a very well thought out addition and believe this is key to the success rate. I’ve had more conversations in a couple of weeks than in a whole year on tinder there will always be the non talkers but this could just be down to matching in the local vicinity and then they realise you live further away. I would like to see a slightly longer bio option. And a way to turn off matching when I’m too far away from my home location. It’s irritating swiping through all the potential matches from miles away when you finally get home but other than that excellent!

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