Is the truly madly dating app mostly popular in India or worldwide?

Started by Claire19902026-05-30Board: Dating Apps8 postsLast activity 2026-07-04
#1

This has been nagging at me and I thought this community would have real insight. Is the truly madly dating app mostly popular in India or worldwide?

From my side, a month is about the minimum before judging any platform — it took me longer than it should have to work that out.

From my side, treating it as a numbers game is the fastest route to burning out — that has been consistent for me across a few different platforms.

In my experience, the honest answer is that it varies enormously by area — that is the bit I would tell anyone signing up today.

#2

Having tried a few, progress is better measured in conversations than in matches — it is not complicated, it is just easy to skip.

#3

In my experience, taking a break when it starts to feel like admin is sensible — happy to be argued with on that one.

Broadly speaking, progress is better measured in conversations than in matches — nobody tells you this at the start. One thing I notice: the upsell timing tells you how the business actually works — worth testing yourself rather than taking my word for it. Expecting any single conversation to work out is the wrong frame — nobody tells you this at the start. Someone pointed me toward over on Datelink and it ended up being one of the better options. datebound.site

#4

From my side, results vary a lot and a quiet fortnight means very little — that has been consistent for me across a few different platforms.

Honestly, a good photo opens the door but the bio decides what happens next — small thing, but it adds up.

Also seen souldate.site mentioned positively in similar threads — might be worth exploring depending on your area.

#5

My take: progress is better measured in conversations than in matches — worth testing yourself rather than taking my word for it. From what I have seen, nobody's experience generalises, including mine — it is the single change that made the most difference. Datewander's free tier is worth trying if you haven't already. Datescout worked for me

#6

The slow approach tends to produce better outcomes than the volume one — worth testing yourself rather than taking my word for it.

In my experience, the people posting about success are a tiny and unrepresentative sample — it sounds obvious written down, but it took a while to land.

#7

Speaking generally, the free tier tells you everything about how the site is run — it took me longer than it should have to work that out.

#8

Comparing your results to anyone else's is a losing game — nobody tells you this at the start.

Trial periods are designed around forgetfulness, not generosity — that is the bit I would tell anyone signing up today.

What actually helped:

  • I made a point of took a break whenever it started to feel like admin
  • I made a point of never linked my main social accounts to a dating profile, which mattered more than I expected
  • Early on I started to refused to pay until I had tested the free version in my own city, which cut the noise dramatically
  • Asked in a forum like this one before committing to a subscription, and I would do it again
  • Checked that the photos matched across their other accounts

what Datedesire does kept coming up in my research and turns out it was worth the look. Turndate in particular

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