Mutual LDS Dating Reviews

The only thing that I appreciate about MutualLDSDating is that it provides a demographic of people that are of my belief. But whatever algorithm that mutual uses makes it impossible to match with people you like. I was on MutualLDSDating for months without buying the premium and the entire time the number of people it said had swiped up on me, never went down and I would run out of people to swipe on. Even when it said I still had people that had swiped up on me. Plus MutualLDSDating would randomly match me up with people that I had never seen, from a different state. I’m not saying I never matched with people but it wasn’t very often. On top of that a lot of people don’t care for MutualLDSDating. So even when you did match with somebody it didn’t matter because nobody ever checks their messages on here. I kept getting ghosted and I began to think that maybe it was me, maybe I said something wrong. However, I tried out Hinge and I found out that was false. I’ve been able to get more dates on hinge in two weeks than I have with mutual in two years.

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App downloads, lets me begin profile setup, fails when choosing photos. No selected photos will save to upload. App keeps giving ‘app failure’ notice after giving an endless ‘loading’ spiral. I have deleted and redownloaded MutualLDSDating three times in the last half hour, trying to reboot it somehow. Same issue, repeatedly. I cannot progress beyond photos into actually using MutualLDSDating . I do not recommend MutualLDSDating to others.
**Also creepy that MutualLDSDating will not save photos to my building-profile yet it WILL save my info that I set up-to that point *even after deleting MutualLDSDating and redownloading it.* First download>begin profile setup>photos won’t save>delete>redownload>my info from previous download was already input from the first time and the redownloaded-app opened at the photo section of the profile setup…then again and again each time I deleted and redownloaded. Weird that it wouldn’t clear itself out after deletion for a fresh start when redownloaded, especially since I couldn’t get through the full setup to truly be ‘using’ MutualLDSDating officially. Now I’m uncomfortable that partial of my information is out there which I cannot remove nor use fully to have access for the purpose that I even shared it for in the first place. 😩👻 -99/10

You could excuse them at first, but they’ve been around for years now, and so many of their features are designed to artificially inflate people’s ideas about how many actually use MutualLDSDating and are actually responding to likes and notes and whatever. If you don’t pay for premium features, it’s nearly impossible to get noticed, and then those premium features are then hobbled or are so buggy they’re almost useless. It’s not even a matter of some complicated technical problem that would take thousands of dev hours, it’s features they’re willfully implementing. How do we know? Just look at their feature request page. Thousands of votes for basic features that would really help people know whether it was worth investing money to message someone based on whether their account was abandoned, or even if that person had swiped down on their note or them or whatever. It’s predatory. I truly wish someone else would come up with a better app, because this one is riddled with bugs and has a team that just won’t listen to its users.

I have been using MutualLDSDating for a decade, and my experience has been overwhelmingly negative. While I understand that individual circumstances (and attractiveness) can play a role in dating success I cannot overlook the fact that MutualLDSDating fails to fulfill its intended purpose.
MutualLDSDating is meant for LDS singles under 40 to connect and date, yet it places too many essential features behind a paywall, making them inaccessible to users who are genuinely seeking marriage. MutualLDSDating does not require dating profiles to answer critical questions, allowing users to hide important information such as their church activity, desire for children, and political views.
Unfortunately, MutualLDSDating appears to take its cues from social media platforms like Twitter and regrettably from other dating apps like Tinder. Where focus is centered on getting likes and sending virtual roses rather than facilitating meaningful connections. One of the most frustrating aspects is that many users link their Instagram accounts in a bid to gain followers, completely missing the point of what MutualLDSDating is supposed to be about.
In conclusion, I strongly advise against using MutualLDSDating. Instead, consider the traditional approach of asking someone out in your local congregation, as MutualLDSDating does not provide the necessary environment for successful dating that leads to marriage.

With this latest update, I’m more disappointed than ever. I semi-understood the limit on swiping (okay, no I don’t actually- it should be a limit on LIKES, not SWIPES. Limiting swipes literally just means I use your app less. Limiting likes means I’m more conscientious about who I show interest in. They are not the same at all), and I’ve always thought the features that premium offered would be worthwhile to those interested. But the premium advertisements are just too invasive now; my final straw was the inclusion of the “Get Premium” tooltip in the messages to get text-receipts. Other apps have premium for text receipts- this is fine. HOWEVER: they don’t have an obnoxious “Get premium” text box that never goes away. Why not make it a 1-time tooltip to inform users they have the option for receipts if they buy premium, and then have it disappear for the majority of your user base who aren’t interested? Fix that, and make the limit on likes instead of swipes, and I’ll change my review (as I’m sure would many others). Otherwise, I’m joining the exodus to Hinge with everyone else.

Very little happens after “matching” with people because you know nothing about them to begin a conversation. MutualLDSDating only allows a handful of words to describe oneself and only 5 photos. The trend on MutualLDSDating is to match and never talk to each other. If there were more room to tell about yourself and important/relevant questions to be answered like LDSPlanet has (frequency of church attendance, whether or not you have a current temple recommend, etc.) people could proceed with conversations with more confidence that they’re not wasting their time. As it stands, talking to people on here is a black hole. You don’t even know if the person is a church member a lot of the time (a huge percentage of people on MutualLDSDating AREN’T church members, much less active ones). There need to be more and better information filters so you know important things about the person before matching/talking. I’ve emailed this feedback to Mutual in the past, but so far nothing has changed in this respect. Mutual and LDSPlanet need to get together and rebirth their LDS dating opportunities— Mutual has a lot more people, but LDSPlanet has much better information to pre-screen people.

You can get unlimited notes on hinge or pay 2.99 per note on mutual. You can see everyone who likes you on hinge — or pay $25 a month to see all your likes on mutual. Now that mutual limits your likes/swipes even more than they used to, there is really not much benefit to MutualLDSDating. I remember back when they limited swipes for “consideration” purposes and now they’re not even hiding it, it was always about getting more subscribers. If everyone on mutual switched to Hinge, hinge would be the best app.

Mutual developers: I saw you reply to someone else’s comment about how you can only keep mutual free and bug free because of subscribers, but y’all really don’t consider lowering your prices would bring in so many. I cannot name the number of people I know who would buy the subscription if it was around $7-8 per month and you didn’t have to buy 6 months at a time. Y’all should just really test run it and see what happens. That’s the only hope MutualLDSDating has to be good, and I will constantly advocate against MutualLDSDating until something happens.

MutualLDSDating works fine, but the idea of mutual is broken. In my opinion the apps main objective is not to help single members of the church meet people, the main objective is to get you to buy their mutual plus thing (which is a massive rip off). MutualLDSDating tries to get you to match with a lot of people, most of which either live super far away, are way older or younger than you and generally you’re not interested in. Which is fine and all but then the problem is you never see these “79 people like you” when you swipe. In my experience MutualLDSDating hides from you people who have swiped up on you, and in my opinion this is because the main objective of MutualLDSDating is that they want you to pay money and buy their subscription thing. And I get it, they are a business, but don’t claim to be the churches dating app if you’re goal isn’t to help people meet other singles, or if your objective is to make people buy the mutual plus thing at least make it somewhat affordable. Also if you are a male, don’t even bother, MutualLDSDating is way more biased towards females. If you want to actually meet people and go on dates use hinge, if you want to look at girls and never match with anyone use this one.

Pros: •You get to match with people of different backgrounds and different likes •You can date people with the same interests as you have. •it gets you out of your comfort zone •talking to new people lets you venture out, and get to know all sorts of people • If dating online is your way to go here is a good app for you Cons: • I have had nothing but trouble with all the matches I have matched with I might be my luck but all that has happened is I have run into nothing but predators! • Would not recommend it if you are not ready to date, if you want to find friends this isn’t the place for that. •A lot of guys want to put a ring on your finger as fast as they can, a lot don’t want to take it slow! Which is a real deal breaker with me. I tell them to take it slow the next thing I know they are trying to propose to me. **Not all guys are that way just the ones I have dealt with** **This was my opinion, we all have our own opinions so before you judge it try it out. I am just telling you what problems I have dealt with personally** MutualLDSDating is something that is removed from my phone at the moment because of my luck with the opposite gender. I have never had good luck and maybe it is just me, I hope you all find happiness and health, stay positive. Good luck to whoever is on MutualLDSDating! I hope you all can find your true love. Just because online dating isn’t for me, doesn’t mean it isn’t for you.

MutualLDSDating is the weirdest app I’ve used and the one I’ve used the longest. I have gone on a decent amount of dates from MutualLDSDating and even got a girlfriend for a bit. MutualLDSDating has been confirmed by the development team they limit who sees your profile based on subscription status/ activity. Which is just scummy because as a guy you’re forcing me to swipe 50 girls a day to land a date with st least one girl because you don’t limit the activity of women. When I went out with these women and checked their profiles because we were joking around. I had about 130 likes total on my profile of a year. This girl who’s has MutualLDSDating for 3 months has 873 likes 🤯. Trust me no one is going to want to settle when they have over 500 potential guys out there. MutualLDSDating really needs to limit the amount of likes someone gets maybe at 30 and until they’ve matched with that person they get more but no that is reserved behind the 26$ paywall (or whatever). This is really sad as many of my lds friends who have gotten married or found partners have been off hinged or Tinder which is hilarious to me. MutualLDSDating doesn’t punish unresponsive people, MutualLDSDating locks all quality features that are free on other apps behind subscriptions, and the way MutualLDSDating is maneuvered is really just for money. TRUST ME. For people who are depressed swiping on girls and finding no luck go to Hinge or Bumble you’ll go on many more dates and meet a lot more interesting women.

1. For a dating app built, communication is a core component of the service. The built in chat feature is unacceptably buggy. I should be able to read the message I am replying to, but it is instead hidden behind the keyboard. This is not a one-time bug, this happens literally every time I try to reply to a message. 2. Artificially capping how many profiles your users can view a day is cowardly. Trying to strong-arm users into paying for a subscription service that they may or may not want, and which is atrociously overpriced is shameful practice. Improve your offering, don’t manipulate and coerce. I was almost considering it, too, until you tried to twist my arm. I’m happy to improve my rating if either of these things gets addressed.

Edit: Revising my response after receiving a response and also having had a few days to cool down. My initial review was definitely written in a moment of spite, but it wasn’t just vitriol. These are legitimate complaints I still have, but to leave a 1-Star review wasn’t fair. All things said, and Utah dating culture aside, the application is reasonably well developed, and is useful as a tool if you’re looking to meet people, romantic or friendly.

I’ve been on Mutual many times over the last 4 years. Most recently, since February (so 4 months). I set my parameters, and had reached the point where I had swiped through all eligible men within my parameters. It’s been this way for about a month. The number of people who “liked” me had finally reached a number that I was curious about, so I paid for the advanced version. Only to find out that every single one was someone outside my country (my parameters are set to only show men inside my country). This was super frustrating that it is showing people who like me that are outside my parameters (especially a geographic location). I really wish there was a way to limit who you saw in the “liked” section too, since these are people I’m realistically not going to date due to location, and have now just wasted money on the paid version.

But also interestingly enough - remember above I said that under the free version I had swiped through all the men within my parameters, and it had been that way for over a month? Well, as soon as I paid for the advanced version, I all of a sudden have an endless number of men to swipe through again (and no, I didn’t click on reset my list). I’m very doubtful that these men all happened to join Mutual this week, and am lead to believe instead they were being held back because I wasn’t willing to pay MutualLDSDating . And that’s cheap and leaves a poor taste in my mouth for MutualLDSDating .

It’s definitely a me problem, but MutualLDSDating functions well. Tech support is friendly and helpful. MutualLDSDating was deleting my info and I contacted the support team. They helped me work out the kinks. Now everything seems to be running smoothly. The only reason I’m rating it at 4 stars instead of 5 is because it seems like not many people are using MutualLDSDating which is not helpful for as an introvert. It’s possible to get to the end of the list and be given the option to start over from the beginning. Unfortunately, I don’t think there’s anything the developer can do to bend people’s will to use MutualLDSDating . That being said, I do still think MutualLDSDating is good. The tag feature is useful because you can’t write a whole lot in the about me section, which is probably a very on purpose kind of thing to help people get to the point of who they are as a person. If you can’t tell I’m one to ramble a bit.

I will admittedly say when I downloaded MutualLDSDating I didn’t have much hope for it, but after a few months and some definite dud dates I found my one! We talked on mutual for a few months and then finally met! It was an instant connection and we have now been married for 7 months! While MutualLDSDating worked great for us you still need to be aware and be careful! I got so many messages just asking for a hookup and was promptly ghosted when the answer was no. Additionally, my sister was seriously catfished by someone on MutualLDSDating . After months of being led on by someone she has been left heart broken and lied to and is completely ready to swear off any form of dating! Like anything online you need to be aware and keep yourself safe while using MutualLDSDating. Ask questions, meet in public places, don’t give to much personal information unless you really know them! And after you have an actual match get their number, call them, make sure they are who they say they are! There is such great potential with MutualLDSDating I see it in my own life everyday! But be careful! And keep yourself safe!

MutualLDSDating is great! I’ve met a lot of nice girls! But there’s just a couple things that I wish were different.
For one, I think the location of the person should be based on where they live instead of where they are at that moment. There’s been a couple times when I swiped up on a girl because I thought she lived close. But then, when we matched, her location changed to somewhere far away, because that’s where she really lived. If the location were based on where they lived instead of where they are at that time, this problem wouldn’t happen.
Another problem I have is with the boosts and notes for people who didn’t buy a subscription. Sometimes, when I use my boost or note, I find that the girl has already swiped up on me. So the boost/note is a waste. It would be better if the note or boost was reimbursed. That way, you can still use it for girls who have not swiped up on you yet.
Other than that, MutualLDSDating is great! Thanks for reading this!

As a woman, it feels good to be able to play an active role in dating, as opposed to just waiting around for someone to ask me out. I moved out east when I got home from the mission, and the sudden scarcity of Mormon guys to date combined with my post-mission awkwardness lead to going on exactly one date for the whole first year home (sorry prez!😬). MutualLDSDating turned that around. With it I started going on dates again—albeit not a ton, but dates still the same. I could chat with and meet guys from the area that weren’t in my Stake.

Downsides: The maximum geographical distance they give you before you have to jump to infinite is only 250 miles, which isn’t ideal for people on the East Coast. Also, there are a few non-mormons using MutualLDSDating that don’t realize it’s a Mormon thing. Not a big deal, but good to be aware of. I also wish the notifications could make a sound when I get a message instead of just being a silent banner.

Great app, though. Made all the difference.

The only reason I won’t give 5 stars is because I feel like you have to upgrade to the paid version in order to get the results you’re looking for. I was on MutualLDSDating for 2 years with very little success. My fiancé was on MutualLDSDating for one week and paid for the upgraded version, and he had much better success finding what he was looking for. Obviously it paid off big time for the two of us because he found me and we matched, but the low level of success that I was experiencing with the free version made me never want to upgrade to the paid version, just because I wasn’t sure that it would improve my results if I already wasn’t seeing what I was looking for. All in all, despite the stigma around dating apps, I’m very grateful for MutualLDSDating because it did help me find my person. I’m very happy that this option exists, because it can be so hard to find people with similar beliefs and standards who are ready for the same level of commitment as you.

I downloaded the mutual app as a somewhat reluctant 49yo woman, just having heard crazy dating app stories & not knowing what to expect. Divorced for a few years, I hadn’t been in the single dating pool for several decades, but knew I was ready & looking for a partner that was familiar with & ideally shared my faith background (among other things, but that’s primarily why I chose mutual). I didn’t do the paid version at first. To start, I appreciated the format they have for setting up your profile: several pictures, sections w/ prompts, questions, interests. I like the filters you can set up as far as age & distance you are open to. But esp how they verify users to filter out bots/cons. During the last few months I have been on, I have had quite a lot of success & fun making connections, new friends, & romantic interests. Lots of texting, FT, & some dates (the guys I match with are mostly out of state). I eventually did a month of the paid version so I could see who liked me & have a more accurate way to potentially match. Sometimes I initiate the conversations & sometimes I wait for them to lead, but I truly haven’t had any bad experiences & I have so much respect for the men (& women) brave enough to put themselves out there with the hope of finding a connection! I totally believe I could meet my future boyfriend or husband this way. I would definitely recommend MutualLDSDating to friends.

When I first downloaded MutualLDSDating I didn’t expect much. Maybe meeting some people members of the Church. At first I met people from different parts of the world (I open my location to it) I had very interesting conversations on MutualLDSDating with different people. After a few months on MutualLDSDating I met to the most amazing and incredible man, the few pictures he had on MutualLDSDating he look cute and looked like he could be a good friend, and after a few weeks of talking we decide to met in person and 6 month later we GOT MARRY!!!! Before using MutualLDSDating I didn’t really believe in meeting The One online or in an app. But I pray and I took a chance of meeting other members of the Church of Jesus Christ and I am so very grateful for MutualLDSDating , it was easy to sing up, I decide to use the Preminun features and was easy to see who was interested in me and also to start conversations. After my third date with my husband I put my profile on hidden or ninja (something like that) because I wanted to see where this relationship will go, when we decide to date seriously I cancel my subscription, it was an easy process. Thanks mutual your app it was great and I know that you understand why I stop using it and erased from my phone. And to who ever is reading this I know that God has someone for us. It took me 32 years to met the love of my life. Hang in there the love of your life is out there and will come to you when you both are ready.

I used MutualLDSDating on and off for four years until I met my husband in August 2020. Before meeting my man, I met a lot of great guys on MutualLDSDating because I was careful and had high, but realistic expectations to make sure I was safe. My husband and I actually FaceTimed before we met in person because I wanted to see if we really liked the conversations we had, enough to actually get together.
I didn’t go on one bad date while using MutualLDSDating. It’s all about what both you and the other person are looking for in life. If you meet someone who just wants a ncmo, but you don’t want it, get out fast by unmatching them. Keep looking until you find someone who’s goals and intentions match your own. I didn’t have hope for a long time, but I kept trying and I am so grateful that mutual was the method that ultimately led my husband and I to find each other.