Coffee Meets Bagel: Dating App

They send you a list of matches every day (10-12 people usually), which is nice but can make it difficult to really get to know the people you connect with if you are not too picky. The profile doesn’t require much so there isn't a lot to go on at times. On the other hand, the app will ask if you’re ready to meet a potential match as soon as you connect, even though you haven’t had a chance to message yet. Kinda counterproductive! I think if we could be a little more specific in our preferences of who we’re looking for it would help save time from being matched with too many people that you then have to close out communication with. Less and More focused better quality matches would be ideal. Note that the men *really* want your attention once you connect so it can be overwhelming at times. But If you have the time to wade through your daily list of matches every day in addition to Likes You and Discover and keep up with conversing with several (around 5) men at a time, then definitely go for it. You will not be sorry...because sometimes, a great guy is hiding behind a sparse profile. 😊 Just be patient, have faith and trust and don’t be afraid to keep saying no to the men that don’t feel right. Keep at it until the right guy comes and you’ll know when he comes. I know it sounds cliche, but you really will know. If you’re unsure most of the time, he’s not the one. Don’t settle!

I've been using CMB and a few other dating apps for a while and I personally like this app the best. I like that the app encourages you to fill out meaningful information about yourself (if the person obliges) and generally result in more genuine interactions with matches. I also like that you can personalize your bagel search to fit your preferences. Although you can pay for additional features, the app is still usable and effective with the basic free functionalities unlike some other apps. As for issues, in the past few months, it seems like the app has gotten a lot more buggy (i.e., the bagel wouldn't load, app freezing). I'm personally not a fan of the app removing the history feature. Even if some people aren't a fan of the feature, I feel like it should be an option for whether you want to get rid of it or not; otherwise, it feels like a feature was just removed without additional benefit. Perhaps a compromise would be good in which you can see a limited history, so you can at least see who you like today or share the bagel with a friend who you think would be a potential good match. Although I haven't met my special person yet, overall I still think this is still the best dating app but I think it could be better if some issues were addressed.

I used this app in early 2019 before they updated it to the scroll style, which is now more like Hinge in that all the photos are laid out vertically and you scroll down, with bio information interspersed. I find this to be a cluttered, ugly style and it’s why I hated Hinge. What I liked about CMB is that it had a clean layout, encourages you to fill out some basic but meaningful information about yourself, and prioritizes quality over quantity in a way other dating apps don’t. CMB is, I think, the best app for finding a relationship as opposed to a hookup, or at least for meeting nice people with whom you can have a conversation. Curating your selection of daily bagels encourages you to consider each potential match more carefully, while the explore section gives you more variety, and since it’s not a swipe style like other apps, you can spend more time engaging with each person’s profile and making a decision. In short, CMB is the only dating app I’ve ever really liked, and I had several good dates from it. I met my boyfriend (I’m female and was using the app to meet men) really quickly through CMB, so I only used the app for a few weeks. I kept it on my phone to keep our first conversation, and recently opened it to be disappointed with the way the profiles look now. But I haven’t tried it with this new style, and I’d still recommend the app on the strength of how good it was when I used it.