Okcupid Dating Reviews

When you think of OG dating sites, you might think of Match and the cheesy television commercials from that time. OKCupid is one of those notable sites that have been around since what feels like the birth of the internet.

While Match might feel irrelevant, what about OKCupid? You may have noticed that they’ve made a slight comeback with their marketing strategy. I for one have seen artistically done murals and billboards advertising OKCupid that seem more current than dated.

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Cost: $9.99 / month for 6 month A-list Premium subscription. Users: 3.9 million unique visitors per month. You can easily sum up OkCupid's offerings in two words: Flexibility and Variety. OkCupid has something to offer everyone and they have really thought about how they can create an inclusive online dating experience. OkCupid.com author review by Mark Brooks. OKCupid.com is a free site that offers members the ability to upgrade their experience by subscribing to a premium membership. Created in 2004, the site.

So, is OKCupid making a comeback? Or are they geezers compared to the Tinders and the Bumbles of the dating world?

I did a deep dive in to see what it’s all about. Read on for my extensive OKCupid review.

First Impressions

I’m happy to say that my OKCupid review got off to an excellent start.

One of the first things I notice when logging on to OKCupid – especially for the first time – is their new media campaign. I’ve noticed the beautifully color-blocked photos on billboards and plastered across the sides of buildings recently; these are the same images that scroll across their homepage.

It seems that they’re looking to bring a whole new meaning to DTF – down to fuck, for the uninitiated, or for those who’ve been living under a rock for the past ten years. In these images of couples (and in some cases groups of three or four) in somewhat intimate looking positions, DTF is written across the image. However, instead of leaving DTF as is they give a new meaning to the “F” in the phrase.

Here’s an example: on a photo of a couple smearing pink clay all over their face next to some vases it says DTFire up the kiln. It seems like they’re trying to insinuate that the site isn’t just for finding people who are down to fuck, but who are down to go on adventures or creative dates. It’s showing this old site in a whole new light, a whole new modern and interesting light.

Before logging into this site and seeing their new marketing, I was under the impression that OKCupid was a thing of the past. I would have grouped OKCupid in with an app that my mom’s newly divorced friend would have joined. But after seeing the new direction they’re taking their site in, I honestly would consider using this app for real not just for research purposes.

OKCupid was founded in 2004, which was ten years before I graduated high school. I feel like this OG company did a really good job of not only lasting through the years but recently rebranding themselves to target a demographic that they wouldn’t have otherwise recently reached.

My first impressions of OKCupid were excellent. I was really looking forward to getting to know this dating site better.

Features

What I like about OKCupid is that it’s a little different than most online dating apps. A lot of dating apps have you sign up, maybe verify your identity in some way, fill out your bio, and let you lose on their user base. OKCupid finds a balance between really intense dating sites – like the kind you’d use to find a spouse or a second husband – and casual dating apps like Tinder or Coffee Meets Bagel.

When you sign up, they have you fill out some basic info about yourself (name, gender, who you’re interested in, the basics!) and then they have you answer fifteen profile questions so they can start matching you with people. These questions are things like how often you drink or smoke, if religion is important to you, or if you’re an intense person or not.

You can also add what kind of relationship you’re looking for to your profile. This is great because it removes that awkwardness of finding out what someone’s intentions are. You can list if you’re looking for hookups, long-term or short-term dating, and lifelong relationships. There’s also an option you can mark if you’re into monogamy or not which is great for those who are poly or are looking to have an open relationship.

To make things a little quicker, you can sign up to OKCupid with your Facebook account. This will import all of your vital data; age, location, email address, photos, etc. If you do choose this option, you’re free to adjust as your profile as necessary.

After setting up your profile, you’ll be shown a list of your match suggestions. By matches, we don’t mean the kind of potential matches you make on Tinder (although there’s an option for that kind of approach too). You’re basically shown a bunch of profiles of people you might be compatible with based on your questions and answers.

From here, you can scroll through, find the people you like and strike up a conversation. Or, you can hit the “Double Take” option. Double Take works like the Tinder match making system in that you can swipe through members based on looks. However, you’re not able to view their profile in Double Take.

The age range of members on here is vast, from 18 year olds to people in their sixties. OKCupid has no particular demographic, with the average member age being 34.

As far as interactivity goes, that’s mostly your lot on OKCupid. You can swipe through people, scroll through people and match with people.

Pricing and Membership Details

You don’t get many free dating sites these days, but OKCupid is here to change that.

Everyone is free use the site without the need for a paid subscription. Guy, girl, couple – it doesn’t matter. Anyone can sign up and start sending messages to people right away.

However, every dating site has to make money, which is why OKCupid offers not one but two premium packages for the more dedicated members.

Their premium packages are called A-List and A-List Premium, both of which have a very VIP feel to them.

Here’s what A-List includes:

• No ads anywhere on the site
• You can change your profile username once per month
• More search options (such as body type and attractiveness)
• See a full list of every member who has liked you
• You can visit profiles invisibly and see your visitor’s list at the same time
• You get a bigger mailbox, with storage for 5,000 messages
• Read receipts for messages
• More message filter options

Costs for A-List:

• 1 month – $19.95
• 3 months – $14.95 per month
• 6 months – $9.95 per month

The A-list is pretty reasonably priced when it comes to dating app upgrades. Their most popular option is three months. This is a fairly low commitment and fairly low cost. However, if you’re looking for the lowest commitment (I’m sure there’s a dating joke in there somewhere…) the six month subscription is your best bet.

Here’s what you get the A-List Premium account:

• One free profile boost per day (placing you at the top of the matches page and in quick-match) at a time OKCupid deems busy
• See other people’s answers to questions before you answer
• Your messages go to the top of every members mailbox
• You can see and be seen by more attractive matches

Costs for A-List Premium:

• 1 month – $34.90
• 3 months – $29.90 per month
• 6 months – $24.90 per month

Cost wise, these aren’t bad at all. Less than $10 a month for all the A-List features is a pretty good deal. However, the features don’t seem to be that impresive. They might make your browsing experience a bit more smoother, but they’ll do little to enhance your profile and increase your number of matches.

The A-List Premium package, on the other hand, does exactly that. The profile boost and the fact your messages are prioritized will definitely increase your matches and your profiles hits.

Pros

Honestly, almost everything on OKCupid is a breeze. There are plenty of positives to being a member on here.

Profile setup is pretty fast considering all the questions you go through. OKCupid doesn’t wait around and gets you right into the thick of things from the word go. Having the option to import all of your vital data in from Facebook is a nice touch too.

The majority of member profiles you’ll come across are somewhat fleshed out. Unlike the guys and girls on Plenty of Fish or Tinder, you’ll rarely find a profile that doesn’t have at least the basic information. If a profile is completely bare, that member is either hot enough to get by solely on their looks or more likely, it’s a fake profile.

Questions and matches. The question and matches feature is being used by more and more sites, so it’s definitely a popular feature. More often than not all people have to go off of is a photo and a bullshit bio. But this site gives you the opportunity to reveal more about yourself than you otherwise would in a bio through the questions. This allows for the site to show you percentage-wise how you match with someone. This way your decisions can be made with both heads… if you catch my drift.

The way members are given their potential matches is clean and easy to use. I like that this site integrates the two most popular dating app layouts: swiping and grid. If you’re in the mood for looking for something specific, you can use the filters to narrow down your grid. If you’re looking to swipe through people with minimal effort, the DoubleTake feature is great for that! It’s the best of both worlds.

The fact that OKCupid is completely free to use is a massive plus. Most dating sites charge a little something these days to use their platforms. Even Tinder now gives members limited matches per day and charges them to make more. It’s rare to find a dating service that functions entirely without having to pull out the credit card. Off the top of my head, there’s only OKCupid and POF left.

An equal number of members looking for long-term love as there are looking for hookups. On OKCupid, you have just as much chance of finding your life partner as you do tonight’s partner. OKCupid is like the buffet service of the online dating world. It’s nice to have an all-round dating experience, and that’s exactly what OKCupid offers.

Some reviews have seen this as a negative, but in my opinion, it’s a way to attract to a vast array of members to the site and give them more choice. While someone people might not think they’re on the hunt for long-term love, they might match with someone who really connect with.

Customer service levels are on point. OKCupid constantly bigs up their customer service levels in various testimonials dotted around the site. They’re available by email 24/7, and they even have a phone number you can call (if you’re in the US) if you have any super important problems or questions.

Cons

I know I’ve raved about OKCupid so far, but it isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. It has a couple of flaws too.

Some pay-walling: The only cons I can think of are that there is some pay-walling. Most – if not all – dating apps utilize some amount of paywalling so I guess I’m just complaining that this site isn’t 100% free.

A lack of interactive features is a bit of a downer. For a dating site of OKCupid’s magnitude, I honestly expected a few more ways to communicate with members. Maybe some chat rooms or forums or something. Most big-time dating services have something along these lines, so it’s weird that OKCupid hasn’t followed the trend given their extensive rebranding.

A lack of options for different gender identities. When you set up your profile, you can either be a man, woman or couple. This could dissuade some of the more gender-fluid members who don’t identify either way.

It’s a small issue, but notifications are a little slack on OKCupid. You get a tiny little red number next to your messages inbox tab, and the red on pink background doesn’t stand out very well. This makes notifications pretty easy to miss, especially when you’re inundated with them.

While the match making system is pretty good on OKCupid, I found a small issue with it. When you use the Double Take feature, you’re basically given a list of the same profiles as you see in the scroll grid. So, most of the profiles you’re swiping through and judging based on appearances, you’ve probably already seen as you were scrolling. I get that it’s probably difficult to give members two different sets of match options, but it was still a small problem.

Conclusion

As a dating site, OKCupid is excellent. As a hookup site, it’s even better.

I think this is one of the best apps out there right now. It seems like you can use this app for anything from hooking up to finding a serious relationship, and as your interests shift your profile can too! With apps like Tinder or Happn, the expectation is usually pretty clear, but there still is guesswork involved. But with this app, your expectations along with other people’s are laid out in the open.

And if you decide to go from casual dating to looking for something more serious, then all you have to do is make a few quick adjustments to your profile! OKCupid isn’t just a hookup app, and it’s not just a matchmaking service, it’s something in the middle.

I’d say they succeeded in giving a whole new meaning (or a few possible ones) to DTF.

4.5/5 Stars.

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FAQs

How does OKCupid work?

OKCupid is an online dating site designed to bring like-minded together for relationships and casual sex. After members sign up, they can browse through local user profiles and send messages freely.

Is OKCupid safe?

Yes, OKCupid is a perfectly safe online dating platform. It has 50 million genuine members from all over the world. While the site may have some fake profiles on there, they’re not affiliated with OKCupid in any way.

Is OKCupid a scam?

No, OKCupid isn’t a scam site. It’s a genuine platform made up of real users from all over the world. It’s one of the most reputable and longest-serving sites around.

Can I use OKCupid for free?

Yes, you can use OKCupid without paying a penny. Their free membership allows access to all of the site’s features, including their messaging system and matching system. A paid subscription is available for those who want additional perks.

Is OKCupid better than Plenty of Fish?

While POF caters to people looking for long-term romance and relationships, OKCupid provides a mix of those looking for long-term and short-term commitment. If you’re unsure of the type of relationship you’re seeking, OKCupid might be your best bet.

How do I cancel my OKCupid account?

Go to the “Subscription Settings” page to see your subscription details. On the settings page you’ll see a list of your subscriptions and will see a “Turn off automatic billing” link. Click this link to prevent your account from being billed again in the future.

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Navigation

• 1 Joining OkCupid
• 2 Inside OkCupid
• 4 Matching
• 6 The ‘summary’

OkCupid is one of the less known dating apps out there. It doesn’t have as many constant users as Tinder does, but, remarkably, OkCupid has been with us for a very long time (first introduced in 2004). In Google Play alone the former has ten times as many downloads, though Tinder is by all accounts a pretty young app (only 8 years old). Still, not as many people want an online hookup in Cupid.

And, if you try and download OkCupid, it’ll pretty soon be obvious as to why the app is so unrecognized. It has tons of problems, though the developers try to smooth them by adopting some aspects from the big players in this arena — Badoo, and Tinder.

All in all, it seems that, together with the good parts, the developers of OkCupid have brought in the terrible aspects as well.

Joining OkCupid

As you try to install this app on your phone, you’ll soon notice an obvious issue — it’s very complicated. Not in a complex way, but rather in a way that implies constant obstacles you fail to understand.

Downloading it on the phone

As you reach Google Play on your Android and type ‘OkCupid’ into the search bar, you may see that this app doesn’t exist for you. This app’s compatibility with different Androids terribly needs a lot of improvement, because even the new Samsungs often don’t see the app in the list — they can’t download it.

It may very well be a reoccurring version compatibility problem, but, as the reviews in Google Play indicate, many people have failed to join over the many months. Evidently, the developers can’t or choose not to pay too much attention to this situation.

Joining on PC

The lack of compatibility may not be so dramatic for you. After all, it’s not like this issue is original to this app. If you fail to download it on the phone, you’ll instinctively try and see if you can access it on your PC. And it won’t be a poor choice since many dating apps have a convenient website where you can just as well make a quick online hookup.

Here, however, you may also find an obstacle. In order to join, you need to follow several steps:

1. Press ‘join’ on the front page of the website (okcupid.com);
2. Type in the email you want to use;
3. Create a password

After that, it’s down to settling on your personal data. The problem is, it’s highly possible that you won’t get past the third step. Often the website starts glitching after you’d tried to confirm your newly-created password. You may try using different passwords, it won’t budge.

Interestingly enough, even if you try a different approach — by logging in with your Facebook account, for instance — it may still not let you through. The notification, however, will indicate that you’ve just visited OkCupid, though you’ll still be stuck on the front page.

Be aware, that it doesn’t happen for all the users. There’s obviously something wrong with the code, but don’t let it dissuade you from joining up. The app itself may be just what you wanted.

Inside OkCupid

Once you’ve entered the app itself, you’ll be able to start searching for an online hookup in your vicinity. The principle of operating here is very similar to the one Tinder’s using. Namely, you submit your location and personal data to the app, and it gives you the people in the radius of your choice around you.

The first thing you see is a bunch of profiles you’re expected to either swipe left to let them know you like them or right — to reject. However easy it may sounds, it’s not that simple, nor is it the first thing you should do.

A ‘boost’

The bad news is, you can’t know who liked your profile unless you’ve bought a ‘boost’. There are two variants of it, one ‘basic’ and one ‘premium’ one. But, in their core, they are both pretty terrible a bargain, since the app denies you the one thing you’ve installed it for — getting to know new people.

And if basic boost enables things like seeing who liked your profile or rewinding to the people you’ve accidentally swiped away, the premium one gives you an advantage. And the latter one is probably is the fair out of the couple. It lets you be on top of the list for all the matches in the vicinity once a day, for instance. Paying for it means additional advantages, not buying the basic features.

The basic boost, however, requires you to pay $20 for one month or make a subscription for either $15 if you’re buying it for 3 months, or $10 if you want it for half-a-year.

The buyer should decide how nice this bargain actually is. However, it’s pretty hard to estimate your chances before the purchase itself. The app doesn’t allow you to have a free trial, unsurprisingly.

The Q&A

Apart from the unpleasant pay-off features and the swiping that distinctly reminds you of Badoo and Tinder, the app has its own merits and unique mechanics that actually make a lot of sense and also make the job of finding potential partners for an online hookup easier.

At the very start of your OkCupid experience, you’ll be offered to answer a few questions about yourself. These questions are pretty direct and mostly require only one word to answer them. In fact, they are not as much of the answers as the definitions of what you are.

Keep in mind, that you may answer not exactly in a truthful manner. These questions aren’t only used to tell people who you are, but also to match you with people more or less like yourself.

These will be displayed at the top of your profile in a strict order. They include both important information (what kind of relationship you want, your height, weight, and so on) and a few things about yourself (ethnicity, political stance, religion, and even drugs and pets).

Matching

While swiping, you may notice that there’s something else on the peoples’ profiles besides information and photos. For every match, there is a number right on their profile. These numbers can be anything from 0 to 100 percent, and you might’ve already guessed what they mean.

They mean exactly how much you fit each other based on several things, it seems:

— The answer you’ve given in the Q&A section;

— Your preferences;

— …and how your goals coincide

You can set these things in your profile settings. But first, let’s see how exactly it helps you.

How it helps you

However small a thing it might seem, it actually helps immensely. Not only does it help you, but its sole existence makes OkCupid better than its competitors (at least in this department).

Tinder or Badoo or many other popular apps don’t have this luxury. You can’t see how well your matches, and there isn’t another word, match you. This feature asks to be implemented. When you’re going through other hookup apps, you specifically notice if there’s no interests match. It’s just too obvious.

Badoo has the tablet of interests, and you can search for people according to your interests, but you can’t see the compatibility unless you specifically start searching. Having this feature in your app will hasten your progress significantly.

Setting your preferences

As mentioned, you really can choose your ‘preferences’, though they aren’t exactly what you expect them to be. In the right-most page of the app, you can find all your profile and app settings. There sits proudly the ‘My ideal person’ directory. You might expect that it contains the description of the people you want OkCupid to give you, but it isn’t.

It’s where you set the most important setting of the entire app: gender of your matches, the distance, and the age range. All of this is very important, but it’s hardly your preference really.

It’s very devastating, but this aspect of your search can’t be automated. You should see to it yourself.

The ‘summary’

It’s a good thing you can. Once you clicked on a person’s profile, you’ll see exactly what they are interested in. You aren’t the only person who was asked to answer a few questions, most people on this app do the same to get the sympathy faster.

However, there are several other tablets you can customize for everyone to see.

On the same page, open the ‘My profile’ directory and get to making your profile as nice-looking as possible. The first thing you should do, however, is to set an appealing and earnest summary in the ‘my summary’ tablet. It’s right at the top of the profile, and that’s exactly where everyone will be looking.

You can write here about everything you want. Most people, however, choose to put their greatest interests here so that people with the same hobbies would immediately see that they are soul-mates.

Other information here

At first glance (before you’ve clicked on it to know more) the profile reveals only the summary, the photos, the name, the age, the city and how compatible you two are. That’s why making a good summary is important, but it’s not the only important thing in your profile.

Apart from the general summary and the short answers to the general question, you get to point out stuff like ‘My goal’ further down your account. These serve as additional facts for people who got interested in you but aren’t sure yet. It’s not as important, maybe, but the OkCupid doesn’t really allow you to put too much information on your profile, so every little bit helps.

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Still, don’t litter your profile with facts about yourself.

Other options the OkCupid has

OkCupid, evidently, has implemented a lot of features that other apps have, too. This app, however, has several interesting features that other apps for online hookup forgot or disregarded.

For instance, you can change the city where you live. It won’t change your location, and you won’t be able to look for women in, say, Hong Kong or other Asian city, if you said you’re currently there. But it’s still pretty useful, keeping in mind that many competitors decided to not implement this small feature in their apps.

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Also, based on the compatibility, not only can you see the people closest to you, but you’re also able to see the people in your vicinity who fit you best, in decreasing order.

The conversations

As in other apps, you get to start the conversations here. The way they work is pretty much the same — you like someone’s profile, then they like you back and you get a notification about a new match. Of course, you need to buy a boost to make it happen, but that’s the story for another time.

All your conversations are stored in the second from the right page, just tap on it. Like anything else, OkCupid gives you all the opportunities of expressing yourself here — emojis, voice messages, video message, and so long and so forth.

Many personal reviews actually indicate that it’s easier to get new acquaintances on this platform, rather than get an online hookup. It projects onto the community too, somewhat. Rather than being playful or flirty, a lot of people just talk.

But don’t get discouraged too easily. In Q&A you can state the type of relationship you want, and this answer will be displayed at the top of your profile. If your goal is to get a quick online hookup abroad, you can also put all the languages you know in there. Sadly, they don’t deserve their own bar, but those who want to see will see.

Summary

You can’t really tell if OkCupid is a bad or a good app right away. It certainly has a lot of faults, but the simplicity and reason with which the developers approach it are commendable. It’s certainly comfortable to use it, albeit having to pay monthly is very frustrating.

The one issue a lot of dating apps have is a lack of stable community. OkCupid, though not as populated as Tinder, has a lot of matches for you in every corner of the world. And it’s the fact that can’t be underappreciated, especially since you’ll probably want to travel with this app.

In conclusion

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OkCupid is quite a good app. Not only does it let you arrange a nice online hookup, but it’s also a decent messenger. If you grow tired of searching for people who want to spend time with you, you can always just sit back and talk to like-minded people. You can even set the search to men and find a friend in the vicinity.

Don’t worry that someone will misunderstand your intentions. You can give the person an introduction to let them know what you’d like to do with them.

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