What Are the Best Dating Apps Like Coffee Meets Bagel?

The best match depends on what you liked about Coffee Meets Bagel. If you liked the slow pace and the small daily batch, look at Hinge and Elite Singles. If you liked the local feel, look at Happn. If you liked a different way of choosing people, look at Boo. No app is a copy, and no list can tell you which has the most women near you.

Coffee Meets Bagel sends a small batch of women once a day, picked from your preferences, your past likes and passes, and how likely each is to like you back. It gives every match a 7 day chat timer, and it is split into regional apps, so the pool is the women in your part of the world.

Ask which of those you actually liked. The answer decides where to look, because each alternative copies one trait and drops the others.

Hinge shows you a feed, not a batch, but it asks for more than a photo. You read a woman's prompt answers and personal details, then like one specific photo or prompt, with a comment if you want. It is a slower and more considered way to decide than a swipe stack.

a dating coach says that in the US Hinge tends to do better than Tinder, especially in major cities, and that it has more of a relationship feel. It also limits how many free likes you can send in a day, which works as a brake on liking everyone.

Give it two or three real prompt answers. A man with one good photo and nothing written has given her nothing to point at.

Elite Singles describes itself as serious dating for ambitious and educated singles. It says plainly that it is for long-term relationships. New members go through a manual review, and photo verification checks that the photos match the person.

It asks for a fuller page than any swipe app and costs more of your time, and a subscription pays for full use. It suits a man who wants a relationship and will write well. It is a poor fit for a man who wants casual dates or fast volume.

Happn builds your feed from people whose paths crossed yours during the day, so the women you see live or work near where you spend your time. A first date is easy to arrange because neither of you crosses town for it.

The pool depends on your routine. A man who walks to a gym, eats out and takes the train sees a wide one. A man who works from home sees the same short list for weeks.

Boo starts from a personality test, shows you people it suggests, and asks you to verify before you can chat. It suits a man who would rather open with a conversation about how someone thinks than comment on a photo.

Its pool varies a lot by area, and the app publishes no success rate for men, so count what it gives you near you before you decide.

Some men leave Coffee Meets Bagel because the batch runs dry. Hinge, Bumble and Tinder are open to every man, and each has its own mix of people and its own way of choosing who sees you. A bigger feed gives you more chances to meet someone, and costs you more time sorting.

a dating coach's advice is not to be loyal to one app. Knowing which one works in your area matters more than any ranking, and the way to know is to test.

Christian Mingle puts Christian singles in front of each other, which settles the question of faith before the first message. It is offered in the United States, Canada, Australia and the outlying U.S. territories. A general app gives you a bigger pool, and you can screen for faith in the conversation instead.

Choose one app that copies the trait you liked and one that gives you more volume. Use the same photos and the same written answers on both.

For two weeks, count women you liked, likes back, chats that turned into a plan, and dates. Keep the one that gave you dates with women you were glad to meet. If both did, run both. If neither did, fix the first photo before you download anything else, because a weak photo follows you to every app.