Bumble Dating App: Meet & Date

22 of 100 · reviews
4.3of 5 · store
1,746,067ratings on the App Store
500reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

The algorithm is built to retain users, not to produce matches. Profiles go unanswered, dead matches accumulate, and moderation does not respond to threats.

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What people use it for

Women willing to write first and accept low activity.

What reviews praise

Women who write first have sometimes found real people and built conversations.
The first-move mechanic reduces pressure on men.

What reviews complain about

Dead conversations with no replies.
Shadow bans without warning.
Complaints about threats of violence left without response from support.

What users experience

2 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

I have used Bumble off and on over the years, but it just gets worse and worse. When you do match with people, they never respond. I realize this is a problem amongst all apps; however, it seems to be a particular problem on this platform.

So I have recently deleted bumble because I wasn't getting literally anything. No interaction from any woman. No likes, no messages or responses. Now that's not the only reason I deleted it. After the second month, I started getting only 3