Coffee Meets Bagel Dating App Reviews

by Garo_Thunder

Im not even allowed to give 0 stars. I have been using online dating on and off for years... and this has been the most mindless, convoluted, money-grubbing-app that ive ever seen... after 2-3 “freebies”, cmb removes your option to message “matches” and replaces it with an option to pay for a subscription! And the worst part: the subscription literally does NOTHING. It gives you one extra “match” per day... as well as a discount on their mindless currency to “match” with other users who ARENT suggected by cmb. In other words: youre limited entirely by cmbs algorithm, which is non existent, to talk to people. Otherwise its the luck of the draw to get matched with someone you wanna talk to. Otherwise, you gotta wait 24+ hours to talk to 5 potential matches... aka women who have no business being matched with you. Theres no innovation here, no smart-app, no customer service/feedback, and certainly no sense to double-charging their customers and STILL not letting them message anyone. CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp runs on their popularity on sharktank and their ability to leech money from people before they get lucky enough to move off CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp . Which is how EVERY dating app works... this one just runs on stupidity, which is far too common these days.

by MrsMijangos76

I downloaded CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp and signed up using my phone number instead of Facebook. After a few hours, I wasn’t really pleased with the men on CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp . I tried deleting CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp but it only gave me the option to “deactivate”. A few weeks later, I received an email from CMB stating that someone gained access to my account. I’m not sure how they got my email address since I used my phone number to sign up. Even weirder that the email they sent, went to an old email address that I don’t use anymore. I asked them to remove my phone profiles associated with both emails and my phone number. It took them almost a week to get back to me, only to say they were backed up and would get back to me later. After about two weeks, they got back to me and told me to login and delete the accounts myself. I tried. The desktop version had no way of logging in. So I downloaded CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp again but that only gave me the option to signup. Not login as a current user. I tried Googling their phone number but they don’t have one listed. Finally, I had to send them a threatening email to sue them for posting an unwanted profile of me. Less than 24 hours later, they replied stating the accounts were removed.

DO NOT SIGN UP WITH CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp!

by ThAdEa82

Yes i saw the thing on shark tank. Theres a reason why they partnered up. Its a great way to milk money out of people. Online dating is already expensive. Most services are reducing what free stuff they used to offer. It seemed like they wanted to charge and arm and a leg until now. Yes its free and there are free features. The more attractive ones are pay to play while the ugly ones are at the end of the daily rotation. With that said, its gambling if i need to pay extra for a chance to talk to someone vs other users. For all i know they are fake profiles since online is full of them. At least other sites you pay a flat rate to find out. This is done to maximize profits...and it’s unethical. I believe i read women use this for free while men are the ones that pay. This would be sexist in todays world so theres that let alone the gender discrimination factoring in there. Im sure women love that double standard. It also seems like you can click all day long on profiles and to cut the line you can send “flowers” that cost more beans. Right... now i have to question if my original request was sent and/or how long is it being delayed by because of this “cut the line” process. Theres too many shenanigans going on to placate any concerns. Also now features that used to be available are being taken away and a subscription is needed for access. And for those reasons, im out.

by Google_Engineer

I have used CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp for several years since the inception of it. I have done long term relationships to hookups. What I’ve noticed is that a user can “report” someone for bad offline behavior. It seems the simp of an employee or feminist employee simply listens to whatever the reporting person says and doesn’t take into consideration what was being sent over the phone (either text messages, pictures, live conversation). For an app to pass judgment they need to see the entirety of any offline interaction and not just a single message or paragraph of a long conversation. Guys- beware of the users in CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp as well as the employees of CMB. Always save your texts as they can be used in a court of law to defend yourself from baseless, harmful accusations that some twisted women will throw out nowadays. Buyer beware with the knowledge that cmb records and analyzes all your messages from within CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp and saves them prob indefinitely. Any type of sensitive information should never be sent across CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp as it is NOT in confidence. I wouldn’t be surprised if CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp has a class action lawsuit like bumble did for the partial and biased treatment of men. I’m going to ask my corporate friends how they feel about this.

by Tanyushechkaaa

Just wasted 1 hour to cherry pick the right photos and captions - totally normal ones - only to get suddenly kicked out and “unable to verify my account” with my regular phone number - for no reason whatsoever!!! I’ve literally just created my normal account and haven’t even got a chance to message or match with anyone. Good thing I didn’t buy any subscription yet as this seems to be happening an awful lot, according to other reviews. What a disappointing start. Shame on you CMB. Shame shame shame! If you help me fix this issue ASAP, I’ll update my review.

UPDATE I was finally able to get back online and been using CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp for a few weeks now. Think I’m about to delete it completely - I rarely get any men in suggested, liked or discover that I’m really attracted to. It’s like they don’t show my profile enough to the good looking men, and only show me some questionable men for free. I’m a gorgeous girl with a well filled out profile, and never had this issue before. Also, a huge bummer: I don’t see my new messages very often; somehow, they don’t show as new for days and weeks, and then of course the chat expires and I need to pay to reply. Blood sucking app that’s designed to nickel and dime you, not help you find meaningful connections.

by GumboMambo219

I have yet to communicate with a “real” person on here who isn’t later flagged as a suspicious person. If you read most profiles, it’s clearly obvious by the grammar and punctuation used, that they are written by someone who is not English as first language = most likely a scammer. “I’m an honest man, nature loving man, gentle man, anything else listed followed by man”, Nice pictures, nice job, and if you look past the nonsensical profile, the education listed is even funnier to decipher. So, you’re a doctor and you got you Master’s degree from (fill-in-the-blank) High School? Don’t fall for buying beans to “like” people. It’s for amusement only. Like/dislike your daily matches and stockpile your beans. Chances are very likely that if you spend money buying beans and connect with someone, their profile will be flagged as a scam, or they copied a profile that makes sense, but when you start communicating with them, their grammar will quickly alert you that their profile is a scam. Save your money and don’t get your hopes up! Do yourself a favor and install the Veracity app, screen shot any potentials, and run their photos through the screener. Chances are, the photos are stolen/don’t belong to the profile. *For pure entertainment purposes and time wasting only

by DrTruthBomb

I already noticed that CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp will calculate who gets liked more often and put them in the bagel section instead of the daily free rotation. I'm fine with that, it's business. But after buying extra bagels multiple times on top of my subscription I thought how am I going to know if these people will ever see me? Especially when there's naturally more men on dating apps then women, there's more clutter for them to go through. A bagel costs something like $4-$5, a little less with the discount, so it's a gamble to send someone a bagel not knowing AT ALL if they'll even see you. After a month of this I still have zero matches, I feel CMB delays when people see you as long as they see you stop paying for awhile. That's how I met someone on here last year, after a couple months of not paying attention to the notifications I matched with someone I must've like weeks or months ago. I'm just hoping people who paid up at least for awhile can actually get on the higher end of the algorithm, someday.

Response: I understand CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp can be used for free, but it's absolutely clear the more attractive choices are on the discover section in which you have to buy bagels to send to people than the daily free rotation of people. I spent money on bagels on multiple occasions never knowing the person I liked will ever see me. I'll also go days without liking a single person on the free rotations. 380 beans for a bagel to send to one person is ridiculous.

by Aznmoviechick

CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp itself is ok. I agree with all the negative reviews. Been using it for a few months. I’ve been connected with multiple men, but the problem is most of them end up being marked unsafe. Most of these men that were marked unsafe were men claiming to be in the military. There was one match in particular that was marked unsafe and then a see the same man in the suggested section, but using a different profile. This site needs to do a better job of identifying fake profiles, especially if the same photo are being used for different profiles. Women, beware if a man you connect with claims to be in the military. Most like he is fake. Now any time I see military on the guy’s profile I immediately pass. The ones that I matched with that had no issues don’t respond. What is the point in liking me if you are not going to chat. In my experience, there is no good quality of men on this site. You are also limited on the number of bagels you get everyday. If I am interested in someone in the discovery section I have to pay money to get beans just to like them and hope that they like me back. There is no guarantee that he will even see me. So far I’ve had a bad experience with this site and have been very discouraged with on-line dating. I haven’t had any successful matches that lead to actually meeting up in person.

by Cmyhal0

I have only been on CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp a week. After reading some of the reviews I have a better understanding of how CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp works. I have never used a date app or tried online dating. Where is what I noticed so far. The first day I had a tone of likes. I am not sure if the was a gimmick to encourage app use but done since day one. It is possible no one has “liked” me. My discover and bagels are basically the same. If I wait a day they just switch back and forth from the different categories. I set my search filters, creating a board consideration base, trying to be open to the possibilities but haven’t seen much of a change in possible bagels. Day one, I connected with someone. Again, I don’t know if this was to continue app use or not. The bagel, didn’t remember the answers to his prompt and then didn’t really “conversate”. Again, it could have been an accident and they just weren’t interested. I’m hoping to see a change in bagels over the next week or I won’t stay with CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp and just try the old fashion way.

I do like the limited bagel numbers and number of likes. It makes one stop and consider each person. However, you are forced to pass on a daily bagel instead of seeing all bagels for that day. There is no way to think through all the bagels and go back and like one.

by Ann_Cheng

I have used CMB for a year and it is currently my favorite apps as it did introduce me to a group of more genuine people of quality and I didn’t spend to boost my profile. However, starting these 3 months, I rarely get seen by the potential matches anymore; 90% of the bagels CMB sent to me are the ones that haven’t seen me before. And CMB keeps up-selling me the $1.99/$3.99 boost service, as if I don’t buy it, I will remain as this invisible person on CMB. I checked my preference and made sure that I was realistic — male, age 28 to 40, taller than 5’10, all ethnicity and religion are welcome, within 50 miles. And I also examine myself — 28 yrs old, 5’8, 125 lbs, non-smoker, with a master’s degree in a good university and a good job in Fortune 500, and I provide photos of good quality and a succinct, interesting bio.

Still, CMB keeps sending me bagels that haven’t seen me and keeps inviting me to upgrade and pay. I had bought the boost service once but I don’t think I will again as if CMB is not going to let me be seen unless I pay.

I couldn’t help but wonder — Why am I not being seen by guys on CMB any more? Can someone from CMB help me answer this? Thank you!

by Kennerby

Had this, Bumble and Tinder off and on for years. CMB is definitely the one with the people more serious about finding a relationship. I had these, like most people as a sort of side plan. Don’t put too much effort or reliance on these apps but don’t brush them off either! Eventually you are bound to finally match with someone who fits you perfectly. That’s what happened to me (after about 4 years... haha).

Anyways, I like the setup because it prevents you from droning through a hundred profiles a day and instead tries to find a handful of people that match your preferences. Whenever I would hit a week where no bagels were found I’d just delete it for a couple months to let the pool of potential matches grow. Try and make your profile a little interesting with a funny picture or favorite movie line or something because maybe your match will recognize it and it’ll kick things off. Get rid of the party photos and ones with no smiles, no one actually likes those.

It’s good to give your profile a make over now and then. I changed my profile around so much over the years. I recommend CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp over others but remember you don’t necessarily want a fast connection. Take your time, decide what characteristics or values you like in a match and stick to them. Good luck!

by Rhix3

I really like CMB and recommend it to people. Sure it’s “slower” than bumble or tinder or even hinge, but I felt like that’s the point. I rarely feel like my time on the actual app is wasted and it’s less of a game validation. I’ve never gotten extremely lewd messages from anyone off CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp except for maybe two in the years I’ve used CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp.

HOWEVER, I am very worried about new unmatching system. I just unmatched someone for not wanting the same thing (he wanted something casual and I didn’t), but now unmatching someone offers a series of options like “they ghosted me” or “poor conversation”. I appreciate CMB for attempting to fix the ills of online dating, but I worry how this system is going to be used in their algorithm to penalize users especially women who get revenge reported. Revenge reporting is reporting someone on a false or exaggerated claim in hopes of getting them kicked off a dating app. It’s happened to me and other women I know.

I really want the developers to think carefully about how this system will be used!

by Valprada•

Very good app I like it very much, i mean so far I like almost every feature and how it system works it very smart to limit most to suggestions 7-8 or pay some $ for the points to discover more options that way it limits its population to people really want to meet and date, instead of overpopulated freaks that make serious people be so few that’s its rare a real date. I don’t give 5 stars for few things like it for some reason like there’s a little thing I don’t like and it’s that at the same time there’s so much guys that want to meet girls that it makes not that attractive guys to be kind felt apart unless they pry to you know be in more girls profile and the points are a bit expensive to use that means that for some maybe 20 more options you have to pay like 40$ or so. Hope some regulated price or some little more help on that. Tho I know it most likely won’t change but still good job, I am too one of the ones that hope to have atleast a chat soon xD hahahaha been a while on CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp and well

by Anonymous Person AAA

I've been using CMB and a few other dating apps for a while and I personally like CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp the best. I like that CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp encourages you to fill out meaningful information about yourself (if the person obliges) and generally result in more genuine interactions with matches. I also like that you can personalize your bagel search to fit your preferences. Although you can pay for additional features, CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp is still usable and effective with the basic free functionalities unlike some other apps.

As for issues, in the past few months, it seems like CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp has gotten a lot more buggy (i.e., the bagel wouldn't load, app freezing). I'm personally not a fan of CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp removing the history feature. Even if some people aren't a fan of the feature, I feel like it should be an option for whether you want to get rid of it or not; otherwise, it feels like a feature was just removed without additional benefit. Perhaps a compromise would be good in which you can see a limited history, so you can at least see who you like today or share the bagel with a friend who you think would be a potential good match. Although I haven't met my special person yet, overall I still think this is still the best dating app but I think it could be better if some issues were addressed.

by Shanmarie37

I used CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp in early 2019 before they updated it to the scroll style, which is now more like Hinge in that all the photos are laid out vertically and you scroll down, with bio information interspersed. I find this to be a cluttered, ugly style and it’s why I hated Hinge. What I liked about CMB is that it had a clean layout, encourages you to fill out some basic but meaningful information about yourself, and prioritizes quality over quantity in a way other dating apps don’t. CMB is, I think, the best app for finding a relationship as opposed to a hookup, or at least for meeting nice people with whom you can have a conversation. Curating your selection of daily bagels encourages you to consider each potential match more carefully, while the explore section gives you more variety, and since it’s not a swipe style like other apps, you can spend more time engaging with each person’s profile and making a decision. In short, CMB is the only dating app I’ve ever really liked, and I had several good dates from it. I met my boyfriend (I’m female and was using CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp to meet men) really quickly through CMB, so I only used CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp for a few weeks. I kept it on my phone to keep our first conversation, and recently opened it to be disappointed with the way the profiles look now. But I haven’t tried it with this new style, and I’d still recommend CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp on the strength of how good it was when I used it.

by Spotdoctor

This is RIDICULOUSLY premature, as I’ve only gone out on a single date with the extraordinary woman I met through the CMB app, but we’re both head over heels and amazed that it happened through a dating app. I’ve used several other apps in the past (OkCupid, Tinder, and Bumble), but their algorithms seemed to connect me with people who weren’t of much interest to me. I really like the opportunities CMB offers users to express aspects of themselves and what they’re looking for, without being overwhelming (like OkCupid and Match) or limited (like Tinder). The woman I met on CMB who has just blown me away said that she had a sense from my profile that there could be a very strong connection, which is exactly what I felt from reading hers—uncommon for me on dating sites, where people might seem interesting, but there isn’t this intense, mutually held interest. Anyway, a big thank you to CMB and please keep your fingers crossed for me! (The date was five hours long and very difficult to end, and we’ve been on the phone for hours and hours since).

by Momma Blessing

I haven’t used CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp in nearly four years. Why? Because I met my husband through it. CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp was a last ditch effort for me in the world of dating. My now husband was going to be my last first date before I became a cat lady. The other dating apps on the market at the time had led me down a path of bad dates, mixed messages, and the whole “I’m sorry I JUST realized I don’t want to have a relationship” matches. CMB was (and I’m assuming still is) different. It allows you to fill out useful information about yourself and encourages actual conversations other than “what’s up”. The 7 day feature is great because it sets up a sense of urgency and messages never really get lost.

I can’t say enough good things about CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp. While it was my last ditch effort, I was my husband’s second date. We had a coffee and bagel bar at our wedding and four years and two beautiful kiddos later we are still glad to have met through this quirky app and recommend it to anyone we know that’s looking for a relationship.

by Anokodare

I had absolutely zero experience in dating, and very little desire to find a partner. However, out of sheer boredom and a vague hope to meet someone I could be friends with, I tried out Bumble BFF. Not much luck there. Then Bumble date. Bit better, but man there were so much jaded users, lol. Then I tried CMB. The design of CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp is nice, because it makes users write an actual profile about themselves. Great if you care who you’re matching with! I liked the limited number of potential matches, since you’re not aimlessly swiping though photo after photo, you take time to really think about the person on the other end. In my experience, the people on CMB felt more genuinely interested in a conversation than other apps. I ended up meeting someone who was almost in the opposite fields, but we talked a lot and ended up going on a date...which lasted 12 hours. I asked them out shortly afterwards.

So TLDR: CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp found someone who was completely chill with dying alone their first partner. I adore the service, and my s.o both talk about how incredibly lucky CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp exists. (*･ω･)ﾉ

by Claireh640

I have tried several apps including Tinder, Bumble, OKCupid, Hinge, and the Inner Circle over the past few years. This year, after a break from dating, my friend recommend CMB. I decided to give it a try because the other apps were either geared towards hookups or the guys wouldn’t make the first move/hold a conversation. There is something about having a limited amount of “matches” and “bagels” that help keep CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp intended for its true purpose: dating and not just swiping. I matched with one of my bagels two weeks after getting CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp and while I ignored his first message, he reached out again a week later. The conversation was about to expire so he really had to step up his game to get my number. A couple weeks later and we were official. A lot of people around us were surprised at how well matched we were (including myself!). My friends know I’ve done the dating apps for a while so they always ask me for recommendations. I think everyone has an app that suits them but I tell them: if you want genuine connections and guys who aren’t just into the “swiping game”, then CMB would be CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp for you.

by Aklem92

About 18 months ago, I met my soon-to-be wife on CMB (August 2nd can’t come soon enough!) so, admittedly, I’m a bit bias. We had each been using CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp for a while and enjoyed its features. Personally, I appreciated its simplicity. With other apps and sites (and I tried a number of them), there were always so many options: like, message, send a wink, etc. Every person thinks differently about how those features should be used. That was tiresome and frustrating. Not the case on CMB. Simple actions to take. Didn’t take a ton of time, and most importantly, there was not an overwhelming number of results every day. I found myself not even knowing where to start on some platforms. CMB made it simple and easy for me to just devote a few short minutes when I wanted to log in. Fast forward 18 months and I couldn’t be happier. I found someone who I can’t wait to be a partner for life with! We miiight have eventually met because we have a few mutual friends, but I’m thankful CMB sped up the process! After all, if I found someone with whom I can endure the stress of wedding planning in the midst of COVID, I think I found a good one! Thanks CMB!

by User Of Coffeemeetsbagel

Coffeemeetsbagel is the worst app I have ever used. I have only used it for a week and then I cannot log in to it. After I sent an email to the customer service team, the team told me that I was incorrectly flagged by their system. So it was their system’s mistake that leads to my log-in problem. During this inquiry process, the customer service replied really slowly, they normally reply to your email after a week. They ask me to provide the email and the type of my phone, I fulfilled all of their requirements. Then here comes their new requirement. They ask me to send a new photo holding up three fingers to prove that I am the real user. What a strange requirement and this actually violates the privacy of users. However, I still do so. You know what? The customer service team then does not reply with any decision and just tell me they still need to verify my account after I send them the new private photo of myself.

It has been a month and my log-in problem is still not fixed. The customer service team of Coffeemeetsbagel is the worst service I have ever experienced. They reply slowly and do not solve problems. This Coffeemeetsbagel app and their customer experience is so disappointing.

by Isthisnametakenyet74837483

CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp is fairly easy to use, but the guys are just like they are on any other dating app. Even though you both have to have liked each other to open up messaging, many of them won’t message you back. Which makes no sense because they already liked your profile. But then I read that CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp gives men several more options every day than it gives women to simulate what it’s like for men vs. women. This basically devalues the women presented as matches to the men. As a woman I think a little harder about the like/pass I grant one of the 4 or 5 daily matches given to me—I look at the written profile, not just the pictures. Apparently guys just make a quick judgment on pictures, hit “like”, and then can’t answer a simple hello (or initiate communication) from someone whose profile they already liked because they don’t actually read it until they get a message from you. Of course some guys are fine. But if you give them too many choices then the women just sit around waiting for something to happen. The discover tab also frequently shows me more attractive matches who have already liked me, but of course they cost beans. I am done with CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp.

by NurseNicki8

I really enjoyed using CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp. I used one of the other major dating sites about a year ago that I had to pay for, and had a bad experience, constantly getting approached by men I would never be interested in. This did not happen on Coffee Meets Bagel. First of all, the set-up is short and to the point. I don’t know how it is for men, but if you are a woman CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp uses some sort of algorithm to send you what it believes are a few good, quality matches a day, based on men who have already paired with you. It gets rid of the endless swiping of Tinder, and I found that there were more profesional men in my age range. More than half of the paired matches I was sent were men I was attracted to both visually and on many other levels. It was very easy to use, and I felt safe using it. It even let me know if we were connect on FB. I found someone in less than two weeks to start dating. I highly recommend CoffeeMeetsBagelDatingApp to professional women in their late 20’s to 40’s. I hope this review helps ladies!