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<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nTinder actually has one of the best user interfaces of any dating app around. The photos are large, the app is \u2014 comparatively speaking \u2014 svelte, and setting up your profile is pretty painless. Overall, 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.<\/p>\n
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OkCupid<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n All options, including those for accessing the settings and viewing profiles, are located in a slide-out menu. To browse for someone you like, you merely tap the \u201cmatches\u201d option, which, oddly, does not show you the people you\u2019ve matched with but rather the people you could potentially match with. If that interface is too chaotic for you, tap the \u201cquick match\u201d option, which restricts the results to photos only. You can like people or message them in a similar fashion to Tinder, but messaging is your better bet: Users can see who has liked them only if they have upgraded to \u201cA-list\u201d status.<\/p>\n Sadly, you also will only be able to see the five most recent visitors to your profile unless you pay for an upgrade and \u2014 worst of all \u2014 anyone can message you. Anyone. And they can message anything to you. If you don\u2019t reply, they\u2019ll probably just keep on messaging you, too. Frankly, some things can\u2019t be unseen. Facebook verification helps block a percentage of bots and catfishers from creating accounts, so without it, OkCupid loses a level of accountability.<\/p>\n Coffee Meets Bagel<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n Coffee Meets Bagel is another dating app that piggybacks on Facebook. Once you\u2019ve set up your profile and input your preferences, it will send you one \u201cbagel\u201d a day, which is essentially the profile of a potential match. You then have 24 hours to decide whether you want to \u201clike\u201d or \u201cpass\u201d on your bagel. If you like your bagel and they have also liked you, you\u2019ll connect, meaning that you\u2019ll be able to message one another in a private chat. That chat room expires after eight days, regardless of whether you\u2019ve talked with your bagel or not. You can also earn \u201cbeans\u201d that allow for extra app functions, either by purchasing them outright or recommending the app to your friends.<\/p>\n Appearances can be deceiving, though. 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\u2019s frustrating that it sends you only a single bagel a day. You can speed things up a bit by using the \u201cgive & take\u201d option, but it\u2019ll cost you 385 beans to like someone who catches your eye.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div>\n
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