The result is a higher quality user experience, less fake or scammer profiles, and a better chance of finding exactly what you are looking for. The difference, though, is that the security and screening parameters in place at Zoosk are far superior to those at POF. The reason we’ve selected Zoosk as the best POF alternative is that it’s what we view as “what POF is trying to be.” It’s a platform with over 35 million users that serves people looking for everything from serious relationships to casual dating and hookups. We’ve linked some great alternatives with free trials below: POF Alternatives Our recommendation would be to take their advice and “try other dating apps”. But if you’re serious about finding something special (casual or serious), there are better options (And clearly the team at POF agrees). If you have absolutely zero dollars to put towards online dating and are okay swimming in the weeds, it might be worth checking out.

So, is Plenty of Fish worth it? Despite an impressive number of users, we think POF still has some growing to do if it wants to swim in the big leagues. Our main problems were with the continuing member quality issue (too-easy of a sign-up process inviting fake accounts), incomplete profiles, multiple reports of unsolicited and inappropriate photos, an excessive amount of ads, and blatantly pushing users to other apps. POF scored a 5.8 out of 10 possible points (Lowered from our previous POF review). I mean c’mon… No legit dating app does this! And despite some efforts to lower the number of scammers getting in how can we really believe in a brand that doesn’t believe in itself? On top of various ads placed throughout their app, you can now fins a “try other apps” page in the main navigation menu under My Profile (We’ve included desktop and mobile screenshots below as proof): Yes, they added in some phone number verification steps which have helped some, but it’s still relatively the same process.īut here’s the weirdest thing of all – With the latest redesign POF has started pushing users to other dating apps. It’s still a completely free dating site that only takes a few minutes to sign up. However, not much at all was done in regards to the barriers to entry or the core functionality that’s held this app back. Does the marketing message portray a different type of dating experience? You bet. Since then they were acquired by Match Group and have made some changes including a few new features (which we’ll discuss in depth later in the review) and multiple design overhauls. This is a recipe for scammers, spammers, fake accounts, and people looking for something quick. This was probably due to the fact that the site is largely free to use with minimal barriers to entry. Years ago, Plenty of Fish had a pretty rough reputation mainly surrounding the quality of the members.

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