Some of the dating apps offer read receipts either as part of the premium subscription (like LoveScout) or in blocks of pay-per-recipient (Tinder) read receipts. Unfortunately, other apps that excel with some of their features don’t offer read receipts at all – come on Bumble, you really need to add this.
But we believe read receipts are a vital part of communication. We would be lost without the little blue ticks in WhatsApp and Telegram… and this is also one of the major reasons even legitimate dating app users often suggest to leave the app and chat elsewhere – something that dating apps hate and warn you against accepting because ‘beware the scammers’!
Granted, many users asking you to WhatsApp are scammers… but there are plenty of legitimate users who find the dating app chat systems inadequate.
So, another feature that we believe is a must… read receipts – sitting on top of a free and robust message system. Yes, included in the basic free package.