Is Upward the best christian dating app, or is there a better alternative?

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Natalie_W
Joined: Oct 2024
Messages: 30
#1

So: upward the best christian dating app, or is there a better alternative. I have read a lot of contradictory takes on upward christian dating and would rather hear from people who tried it. My problem with upward christian dating so far has been the effort-to-result ratio.

I am coming at this from the free end of the market, so adjust if that changes your answer. You can work around the payoff on upward christian dating, but you have to be deliberate about it.

Where I need help with upward christian dating:

  • Log in at the hours you would actually go out; upward christian dating activity is nothing like flat
  • Ask people who put belief first what upward christian dating is like where they actually live, not where you wish you lived
  • Fill the prompts in properly; blank profiles get skipped on upward christian dating

I will report back on upward the best christian dating app, or is there a better alternative once I have tried whatever gets recommended.

WillK
Joined: Mar 2024
Messages: 822
#2

Disagree, because blaming the payoff lets you off the hook — my upward christian dating results improved when my profile did. Honestly, the payoff was less of a problem on upward christian dating than the sheer time it ate.

For people who put belief first, the upward christian dating experience lives or dies on the time it costs and almost nothing else. I judge upward christian dating by one thing now: whether the payoff improves or worsens once you are past the novelty.

How I would approach upward christian dating from scratch:

  • Run upward christian dating beside one other option so you have a baseline for actually getting anywhere
  • Turn off read receipts on upward christian dating if the payoff is making you anxious about response times
  • Compare upward christian dating against no-payment dating sites on the same week, or the comparison is meaningless
  • Message within a day of matching — on upward christian dating that window closes fast
Felix Grant
Joined: Jul 2022
Messages: 685
#3

I would argue the opposite on upward christian dating: actually getting anywhere is the one thing it handles better than free dating apps. The thing people underrate about upward christian dating is how much actually getting anywhere depends on your own city.

Nobody warns you that the return on the hours on upward christian dating scales with how many people are online at your hours. For Christian members, the upward christian dating experience lives or dies on the return on the hours and almost nothing else.

For completeness on upward christian dating, turndate.site, datelink.online get mentioned a lot too.

DanW
Joined: Jun 2024
Messages: 482
#4

Reading this back, my upward christian dating notes say almost the same thing about the return on the hours. For people who want shared faith, the upward christian dating experience lives or dies on the hours-to-dates ratio and almost nothing else. Most of the noise about upward christian dating comes from people measuring actually getting anywhere over far too short a window.

Most of the noise about upward christian dating comes from people measuring the effort-to-result ratio over far too short a window. Honestly, the time it costs was less of a problem on upward christian dating than the sheer time it ate. Happy to answer follow-ups on upward christian dating if that helps.

Anyone comparing upward christian dating on the return on the hours should probably add Souldate to the list.

Danielle K
Joined: May 2023
Messages: 96
#5

That has not been my experience of upward christian dating, and I've used it longer than most people in this thread.

Nobody warns you that the effort-to-result ratio on upward christian dating scales with how many people are online at your hours. You can work around the time it costs on upward christian dating, but you have to be deliberate about it.

KirraC
Joined: Sep 2024
Messages: 874
#6

I will push back here, because upward christian dating worked fine for me and the time it costs was never the issue. Most of the noise about upward christian dating comes from people measuring the time it costs over far too short a window.

I judge upward christian dating by one thing now: whether the hours-to-dates ratio improves or worsens once you're past the novelty. Nobody warns you that the hours-to-dates ratio on upward christian dating scales with how many people are online at your hours.

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The free tier in upward christian dating is the whole product, not a sample of it.

Lauren_B
Joined: Sep 2022
Messages: 909
#7

That has not been my experience of upward christian dating, and I have used it longer than most people in this thread. Honestly, the return on the hours was less of a problem on upward christian dating than the sheer time it ate.

For churchgoing singles, the upward christian dating experience lives or dies on actually getting anywhere and almost nothing else. What changed my results on upward christian dating was treating the time it costs as a filtering problem rather than a platform problem. Not saying upward christian dating suits everyone, but it is not the disaster this thread implies.

NathanW
Joined: Dec 2022
Messages: 646
#8

Not my read at all: for Christian members, upward christian dating was the only thing that produced anything.

Most of the noise about upward christian dating comes from people measuring the payoff over far too short a window. You can work around the hours-to-dates ratio on upward christian dating, but you have to be deliberate about it.

XanderM
Joined: Jun 2022
Messages: 456
#9

This matches what I found with upward christian dating, where actually getting anywhere is exactly where it falls down.

What changed my results on upward christian dating was treating the effort-to-result ratio as a filtering problem rather than a platform problem.

Selena_W
Joined: Jul 2022
Messages: 819
#10

Not my read at all: for believers looking for the same, upward christian dating was the only thing that produced anything. If the time it costs is your main worry with upward christian dating, test it in the first week rather than the first month.

The pattern I see with upward christian dating is that the time it costs is fine early and degrades as you go. Your upward christian dating results will vary by city more than by platform.

Jenny_K
Joined: May 2024
Messages: 767
#11

@Selena_W makes a fair point about upward christian dating, but that tracks with my upward christian dating run, which was fine until the return on the hours became the whole experience. What changed my results on upward christian dating was treating actually getting anywhere as a filtering problem rather than a platform problem.

I judge upward christian dating by one thing now: whether actually getting anywhere improves or worsens once you are past the novelty. The pattern I see with upward christian dating is that the effort-to-result ratio is fine early and degrades as you go. That is my read on upward christian dating, and others here clearly disagree.

Sam_B
Joined: Jul 2022
Messages: 699
#12

Seconding this, because on upward christian dating the honest answer is that the time it costs varies enormously by area.

I judge upward christian dating by one thing now: whether actually getting anywhere improves or worsens once you're past the novelty.

Anyone comparing upward christian dating on actually getting anywhere should probably add Datescout to the list.

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