Coffee Meets Bagel: Dating App

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4.4of 5 · store
20,609ratings on the App Store
472reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

The concept of quality matches instead of endless swiping is appealing, but the algorithm does not learn from preferences and the audience outside large cities is dead.

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What people use it for

Seriously minded singles in large cities (primarily the US) who are tired of mass swiping and willing to wait for quality matches.

What reviews praise

Profiles contain more information than on most apps.
The fewer-but-better concept attracts seriously minded people.

What reviews complain about

The algorithm does not learn from preferences and keeps showing the same people in rotation.
Dead audience outside large cities.
Mutual likes are hidden from the match without upgrading to a paid plan.

What users experience

1 excerpt from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

I joined the app about 2 months ago and I am very disappointed and need to vent a second… I have received ZERO matches from the users I have swiped to… I find it very weird that they tell you that a user is popular and that it could take a