Chat & Date: Online Dating App Reviews

by Eric Piper

These new terms are stupid, I’ve been using ChatDate for a long time and now I can talk or get into contact with anyone I was recently talking to. I’m 17 years old and when I turn 18 and can use ChatDate again then I won’t be able to talk to anyone that I was only a few months older than until there 18 as well. ChatDate allows users under 18 in the search section but now doesn’t allow users under 18 to use the services. I had a lot of friends that I made and now am losing contact with because of this. This update is awful. Please allow everyone to use ChatDate again like normal.

by Dghtediok

I used to use this years back and it was fun. I talked to new people and got to see who liked my profile without having to pay to do that. Now it requires a subscription to even view who liked your profile when it didn’t used to, which is never mentioned when downloading it or setting up your account. This used to be fun and social but now it’s just like every other dating site or any kind of site now, another way to take money from people. The only positive thing about it is that it’ll inspire people to go out and socialize outside rather then spend money to like a pic from home. There’s tons of social media apps you can do that from for free.

by Unfortunate Victim.

I joined this site in expectation that I would meet someone, in the beginning lots of activity before I actually spent money to join. And then immediately after spending my money site went cold !!!!! And then almost immediately start getting pop-ups asking me to join at a higher rate of money but yet to get one valid match or date or chat with any live person. I would highly recommend go back to the old fashion way see a person, like a person , approach that person .go that route less harmful then being scammed out of money....

by Pisceshipster

ChatDate doesn’t allow you to even be curious about someone’s profile without notifying the other person that you’re looking at their profile. And the only way to look and red about someone & decide if you wanna talk to them, WITHOUT them knowing you’re thinking all this, is by subscribing for a premium account. I don’t want to pay just to socialize and interact with others, I already do that by owning my phone. And it’s awkward knowing that they know I visited their profile and decided not to reach out. I even got inboxed by someone asking what’s wrong with them after they messaged me & I chose not to respond. When ChatDate initially came out it was simple, swipe if you’re interested or not. Now it’s invasive & it was better left with the simplistic features. There’s no need to know who favorites or views anyone’s profiles. Popularity isn’t that important.

by MKHoang

ChatDate it’s self is awesome and I liked using it. I have nothing negative to say about the design it’s self. It was the people on ChatDate that makes this a negative review. My account was removed because I stood up for myself against someone who said very rude things to me. The company claimed that I was rude and abusive is why my account was removed. The amount of times I was treated like dirt on here by people makes ChatDate not worth it. The fact that you have to report someone for something to be done is ridiculous. It’s also ridiculous how the company doesn’t even investigate what happened.

by A Jay Williams

This company is such a scam! How is it I can get match’s on match’s on match’s on tinder, but on ChatDate with the same info not get any? Also it keeps prompting you to upgrade to super powers, so Is my profile even in rotation for the people I like without this expensive feature???also I payed to sent a gift to someone, but let me guess the other person has to pay to receive it?!? Also I looked up reviews online and turns out ChatDate is even worse then I experienced! Some people say after you upgrade it forces you so pay for each like by only offering to sent crushes instead of likes, which costs money, other people claim after connecting bank or paypal they were continually charged for stuff they didn’t buy without their acknowledgment or consent. This is complete B.S! Heed warning STAY AWAY!!!!

by Alexak16

ChatDate was working fine for literally a day. Then all of a sudden I go to ChatDate to check my notifications and I get logged out of ChatDate and I can’t get logged back in. ChatDate is telling me that apparently I was reported and haven’t been following guidelines. I literally hadn’t been doing anything hit responding to people. I was getting so many notifications that all I was doing was checking notifications and writing back for half an hour at a time. Other than that I hadn’t really used ChatDate . I also never contacted anyone first everyone was contacting me. Some guy probably got offended that I didn’t want to have sex with them immediately and reported me. Honestly ridiculous. I actually really liked ChatDate . And now I don’t know if I’m going to get my account back or not.

by Hsbdhj

Do not recommend using these apps for many reasons. I had this for only five days, and got myself into some binds—admittedly, it was my fault too. Most of the girls on here are simply very weird (I’m sure the guys, like me, are too), and you’re very likely not gonna end up in any sort of quality relationship after using this. Long stories short, I ended up hooking up in the back of a truck, snap chatting girls only interested in sending cleavage pics, meeting a foreign girl who sent very weird flirty messages, and getting into some other weird conversations and flirts. I was the laughingstock of my friend group for a good while after this. In short, if you want to meet girls or guys and get into genuine relationships, do so in the real world through the jobs and activities you’re involved in. Use of these apps lends itself to some regretful experiences.

Two years later, I highly regret using Hot or Not in attempt to meet girls.

by Jreagan5

ChatDate is good for what it is, but if you’re visually impaired, this is an off ChatDate for you. After some testing for a couple years, with the developers pushing new app updates every so often, I am so sorry to say that ChatDate does not meet the ADA compliance. This means anyone who is blind or visually impaired will not be able to use ChatDate at all. Although our use ChatDate, I have just a little bit of vision, enough to see the pictures, and my screen reader reads bits and pieces of the bio of the person. However, you wanna hear any audio descriptions of any pictures, and it is absolutely 100% difficult to navigate through ChatDate due to the fact that ChatDate is not accessible with voiceover. So if you’re blind or visually impaired, and you’re wanting to find a lady or guy, I do not recommend ChatDate.

by Somerandomdude125719

The biggest problem that needs to be fixed is the fact that you cannot match and talk with another user without a paid subscription to ChatDate . You can download ChatDate and start swiping for free but when people start liking your profile, these users dont even show up in the swiping feature. It’s literally impossible to match with anyone without paying. That defeats the purpose of an app designed to meet and talk to people, but a great way to lure people into feeding you money. There are many other problems with ChatDate but like seriously just that one problem makes it pretty bad. There is potential, but I doubt any progress will be made considering how money hungry the developers seem to be.

by XxFemmyFoxX YouTuber

Okay, it’s pretty good but here is something I am sure EVERYONE would agree with, update the filter settings, I am sorry, but I am fit and athletic and only into other fit and athletic guys. I want to be able to select filters like height and weight for my other possible matches.
And it would also REALLY help if ChatDate actually went with Distance. I don’t want to be matched with a guy who lives in Oregon when I’m in Massachusetts. Long distance relationships NEVER work... EVER... Please fix ChatDate, and I will GLADLY become a premium user...

by Ntheworldnotoftheworld

Like many dating websites, ChatDate is only as effective as it’s a user. The people near you may not be on every day. They may not have notifications turned on. Meeting someone on ChatDate really depends on how well your profile is made and your ability to attract a male or female. I gave three stars because I have met females and I have had hook ups. I have found people that wanted relationships. But on the other hand it’s just not worth the money they’re asking. The free version gives you very limited ability. A lot of these apps are free and easy to use. I feel like ChatDate was asking too much money. the verification processes were good. I did not have any robots. I did talk to females who only wanted money. That’s ever app. There just needs to be an easier way to report them. I also found that a lot of the users have “badoo” that seems to be owned by the same company.

by Steak Saucy

ChatDate is fun and works for meeting new people. I don't enjoy how I have to pay to get more swipes and matches. This does feel a bit like a scam as I think more about it because on other sites I can receive unlimited matches and find unlimited amounts of people without limits. Also becoming very popular is much too easy. I got to very popular within 2 hours of starting. The highest popularity level should be MUCH harder to get to.

by Gg13821

Of course you can blow some cash on ChatDate but not required to just send a message saying hi! Not as involved as like match. C o m or those other others that take days to answer all the questions with the required number of words ... forcing you to think hard bout what exactly your all about, maybe even forcing you to discover things about yourself you never even knew... but it’s fun!

by Nicolee G

It's fun flipping through different people but there are a lot of outdated profiles that people are clearly not using. I also don't like how ChatDate messaging tells you when the person has read the message. If I don't want to answer someone I don't want to hurt their feelings by letting them know I "left them on read." Other than these things, ChatDate is better than Tinder. Tinder you have to pay for many things but Hot or Not you don't run out of likes and you can message people. It also tells me who likes me

by Esteban0121

The only dating site that allows you to pick the age of your potential partner. All the others choose for you which is a complete turnoff. And the selection of girls is incredible!!! So many beautiful girls to choose from. And best of all it’s user friendly, easy to navigate. Just be sure not to send money until you know the young lady really well, as there are a lot of scammers out there.

by Soulthesonn

I love ChatDate . But you have to pay to play, paying $1.99 to boost your profile really makes a difference in ChatDate. It actually helps you get matches which lead to meet ups. Now honestly, I was using ChatDate to get over a break up, so my intentions weren’t the purest. With that being said, I wasn’t really looking for anything substantial, although I have been in great long term relationships because of ChatDate and Tinder. So for that purpose alone, ChatDate is great. HOWEVER, PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO SEPARATE WOMEN, FROM TRANSGENDER WOMEN! IVE BEEN LED ON AND EFFECTIVELY TRAPPED AND IT IS NOT FUN.

by Rockey2020!

I think I would have found my soulmate and wish you could do more on this site like something more fun and for one how may not have the money to buy or buy rewords and you should let people for a mouth have free cones to get and to give someone that the person likes a gift then when the person uses up there free cones or whatever it is then they will have to buy the cones and whatever you are selling.

by Cool123456789123456778

I joined ChatDate to explore and meet new people, I never thought that I’d find someone to love. I did though. We matched on July 29th 2014 and we are together to this day July 12th 2018. We talked online for six whole months and he came to meet me and we started dating weeks after. We are still together 3 years 6 months. I’m not the type of person to meet a stranger online and fall in love. But I am so grateful to ChatDate that I met the love of my life. There are a lot of people on ChatDate looking for a casual fling but once you weed them out and find that special person it’s so worth it. Thank you Hot or Not for giving me the chance to meet my soul mate.

by Kristian Ward

Me and my now husband downloaded hot or not literally about 3 years ago the same day just hours apart and ended up being each others first matches and connecting instantly we have two beautiful boys and now a third baby on the way I def recommend ChatDate weather is be just to meet friends, to find love whatever it’s a great app if it wasn’t for ChatDate I literally probably would have never met him and he’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me🖤

by Lexk20

ChatDate was working fine for literally a day. Then all of a sudden I go to ChatDate to check my notifications and I get logged out of ChatDate and I can’t get logged back in. ChatDate is telling me that apparently I was reported and haven’t been following guidelines. I literally hadn’t been doing anything hit responding to people. I was getting so many notifications that all I was doing was checking notifications and writing back for half an hour at a time. Other than that I hadn’t really used ChatDate . I also never contacted anyone first everyone was contacting me. Some guy probably got offended that I didn’t want to have sex with them immediately and reported me. Honestly ridiculous. I actually really liked ChatDate . And now I don’t know if I’m going to get my account back or not.

by Freakalope25

Just tried returning to my old account and tried uploading new up to date photos of myself. The problem is when after I upload them all, it removes them all for no reason that I can find. Tried 5 or 6 times to upload them and same things keeps happening. Idk why or how. But ChatDate is great I think just a minor bug. It’s gotten me through a couple breakups.