POF (Dating Site) -Plenty Of Fish Review 2020 one of the few dating apps that allow you to contact any fellow users without matching or subscribing. That makes it one of the most immediately usable dating apps. While it’s not as feature-rich or easy-to-use as our Editors’ Choice, Match, it’s a viable alternative for singles on a budget who are looking for love.
Types Of Mobile Dating Apps:
1. Android
2. IOS
Getting Started With Plenty of Fish
Founded in 2003, POF is one of the more mature dating services and predates the smartphone app era. It has successfully transitioned into the modern age, with both an iOS app and Android app, but it still has a desktop version if you prefer to go old-school.
As mentioned, POF is here to get you talking to folks. When you sign in, a Who’s Chatting Now counter shows you the tens of thousands of conversations happening at that moment, although what qualifies as chatting isn’t defined. Rather than ease you in one question at a time, POF hits you up with a parade of questions on a single screen, which makes the signup process a bit less user-friendly than those of competing apps like Match and eharmony, which have a more streamlined, if exhaustive, process. Our other Editors’ Choice, Tinder, is geared more toward the hookup scene, so it prioritizes photos during sign-up.
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An extensive CAPTCHA sequence similar to, but not as extensive as, the one you go through signing up for OkCupid follows. (Since the two apps share the same parent company, the use of the same tools isn’t surprising.) You then face a barrage of dating preference questions similar to the ones other apps ask you, but a few interesting ones stood out in our testing. For example, POF asks if you drive a car and how ambitious you are. In the marital status section, it also offers a Not Single/Not Looking option. That status doesn’t, however, preclude you from having to answer a question about who you want to date.
Interface and Profiles
POF’s interface used to be a bit simplistic and fairly dated. Fortunately, recent redesigns have done away with that My First Dating Site vibe, especially on mobile. Unlike other apps though, POF puts messaging front and center, prioritizing your inbox and a list of users who POF deems more likely to respond to messages. Including the Will Respond profiles is a nice way to highlight members who are most likely to give you the time of day. However, you’re free to ignore these guidelines and message anyone you want from anywhere at any time.
OkCupid also offers users the opportunity to message for free but doesn’t make it quite as easy as POF does, and messages are limited to introductions to folks you’ve already liked. The only limits for POF accounts in good standing (not blocked or flagged as inappropriate) are that you can only message 55 new people per 24 hours and your age gap must be less than 14 years, or 9 years if you’re under 22. This is pretty generous. As with any free dating app, though, you run the chance of encountering casual users who want to dabble without committing to a paying plan. If you find yourself receiving too much spam, you can disable messaging on your profile.
Social Distancing With Plenty of Fish
The COVID-19 pandemic has most of us either locked down or doing our best to stay away from other people to stop the spread of the disease. To compensate, dating apps have offered their own virtual dating options to replace physical interactions. POF’s solution is unique: Mobile users can live-stream themselves and interact with live streams from other members. Beyond using video to build intimate interpersonal relationships, multiple people watching these streams builds a neat little POF community. You can even play streaming games or watch dating advice lectures on, say, dating during a quarantine.
If your search nets someone you would like to reach out to, the process is quick and painless. Profiles show the person’s photo, age, and screen name at the top—plus whether they’re currently online. To help you start the conversation, the screen also shows a list of things the user enjoys. POF prompts you to mention something specific about their profile, likely in an effort to keep the “lol u up jk” messages to a minimum. You also have the option to send the message as Priority, which floats you to the top of the receiver’s inbox. Of course, that will cost you extra (more on that in a minute).
Individual profiles feel more or less like spreadsheets—tons of data, with nothing particularly highlighted or featured. The Meet Me function works like Tinder, with the option to swipe left or right to quickly scan through profiles (an option most apps have now).
Premium Extras
Plenty of Fish trumpets its number of conversations for one main reason—messaging anyone is free on the app. That doesn’t mean POF is not going to ask for your money, though. If someone likes you, the app prompts you to upgrade your account to see who it is. Upgraded accounts also get access to a list of the newest users (who respond more to messages, or so POF says) plus you can unlock the extended profile of all users, which basically gives answers to a few extra questions and preferences. Plans start at $19.99 for a single month, or as low as $9.99 per month for an eight-month commitment. These fees are on the low side compared with apps like Match and eharmony, which charge upwards of $40 for a monthly subscription.
POF (Plenty of Fish) Specs
| Video Calls | Yes |
| Desktop App | Yes |
| Starting Price | $19.99 per month |
| Mobile App | Yes |
| Free Account Offered | Yes |
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