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This has been live in Canada for some time in a "beta" incarnation, and from a purely product standpoint it is terrible. The UI is just bad. You cannot browse

This has been live in Canada for some time in a "beta" incarnation, and from a purely product standpoint it is terrible. The UI is just bad. You cannot browse profiles, you must say "yes" or "no" and the decision is final. If you scroll down to read a profile more, when you pass, it leaves you in the same scroll spot in the next profile. This is User Interface 101 level stuff. The list of problems goes on from there. Everything about it says "throwaway add-on" that they haven't spent any real time on optimizing. When originally announced, Match stock dropped 25% on the news, only to bounce back. I don't see this product really making a big dent in the Match bottom line.

haunter 7y ago
>The UI is just bad. You cannot browse profiles, you must say "yes" or "no" and the decision is final. So Tinder?
- nasalgoat 7y ago
  Yes, but on Tinder the profiles will re-appear later when you go back to swipe again. Other apps allow general browsing and better photo viewing too.
  - dymk 7y ago
    Wait, are you saying that Tinder will show you accounts that you've swiped left on at a later date? I have not found that to be the case.
    - nasalgoat 7y ago
      Yes, I've personally seen memorable profiles come back later. It's one way to make the app seem busier with more people.
      - dymk 7y ago
        Interesting. I wonder if this is people deleting and re-creating accounts? Or spam accounts using the same images?
        nasalgoat 7y ago
        Oh, that might be possible. I mostly remember the photos and not the details of the profile, which by design is pretty thin as it is.
      - peteretep 7y ago
        Mmm, I wonder if this is because the user you’re seeing is using the “Show my profile first to everyone” paid feature?
    - papito 7y ago
      Depending on your level of intoxication, you might swipe right the second time.
benja810 7y ago
>Everything about it says "throwaway add-on" that they haven't spent any real time on optimizing. Maybe this is a little unfair considering it was only a beta. Isn't a cornerstone of agile to get an MVP in front of users and iterate on user feedback? It doesn't seem right to judge any software based on a beta experience alone.
- nasalgoat 7y ago
  Sure, but even as a first pass I'd hoped that the devs would have used the other dating apps and tried to make the experience better based on that. I don't think anyone even looked based on what I see. It's clearly inferior to Tinder, Bumble and OKCupid's mobile apps just on basic usability. If you're going to enter a space, shouldn't you try to do better than the market leaders?

haunter 7y ago

>The UI is just bad. You cannot browse profiles, you must say "yes" or "no" and the decision is final. So Tinder?

nasalgoat 7y ago
Yes, but on Tinder the profiles will re-appear later when you go back to swipe again. Other apps allow general browsing and better photo viewing too.
- dymk 7y ago
  Wait, are you saying that Tinder will show you accounts that you've swiped left on at a later date? I have not found that to be the case.
  - nasalgoat 7y ago
    Yes, I've personally seen memorable profiles come back later. It's one way to make the app seem busier with more people.
    - dymk 7y ago
      Interesting. I wonder if this is people deleting and re-creating accounts? Or spam accounts using the same images?
      - nasalgoat 7y ago
        Oh, that might be possible. I mostly remember the photos and not the details of the profile, which by design is pretty thin as it is.
    - peteretep 7y ago
      Mmm, I wonder if this is because the user you’re seeing is using the “Show my profile first to everyone” paid feature?
  - papito 7y ago
    Depending on your level of intoxication, you might swipe right the second time.

benja810 7y ago

>Everything about it says "throwaway add-on" that they haven't spent any real time on optimizing. Maybe this is a little unfair considering it was only a beta. Isn't a cornerstone of agile to get an MVP in front of users and iterate on user feedback? It doesn't seem right to judge any software based on a beta experience alone.

nasalgoat 7y ago
Sure, but even as a first pass I'd hoped that the devs would have used the other dating apps and tried to make the experience better based on that. I don't think anyone even looked based on what I see. It's clearly inferior to Tinder, Bumble and OKCupid's mobile apps just on basic usability. If you're going to enter a space, shouldn't you try to do better than the market leaders?