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Is Bumble Free? And Can You Get Matches Without Paying? (With Photos)

Reporter Anna Riley decided to get back on the dating scene. If you're in your 20s, it can be frustrating watching all your friends get engaged and married while you remain single. However, apps such as Tinder, Hinge and Bumble mean it's now easier than ever to get back on the dating scene. After a number of relationships which didn't work out, reporter Anna Riley from our sister website Hull Live decided to give Bumble a try for a week.

You then choose whether you're interested in men or women or both and you can also use the app to find friends and network, as well as finding love.

You can add up to six pictures and a short bio to describe yourself. When you have uploaded your pictures, there is the option to 'verify' yourself to prove that you are who you say you are in your images. This is done through copying a pose on the app and taking a picture of yourself, which the app then checks against your snaps and then provides you with a blue tick once it decides you are the same person.

I thought it was a good feature as it means that you are actually meeting up with the person that looks like who they say they are in their pictures and they can't use a old photo of a better looking version of themselves or even a picture of someone else.

Finally you then set up the age range of people you want to match with, and set the maximum distance of how far away your match can be. I went from my age of 28 up to 38 as I wouldn't want to date anyone younger, and I thought about ten years older than me seemed about right. I also set a maximum distance radius of 20 miles. If you both swipe for each other, it's a match and it's then down to the woman to message first, but she must do so within 24 hours or the match is lost.

If you really like someone, you can give them a 'super like' and there are up to three super likes to use per day. There is also a cap on the amount of profiles that you can vet in one day, but you can pay for an unlimited account should you so wish.

This means there are no caps on the amount of swipes you can have, and in theory more opportunities to find a match. For the past week I've been diligently scrolling through the guys in my area, and have made these observations along the way. Bumble is known as a 'feminist dating app' and was designed to eradicate the damsel in distress attitude, where women are seen as needing a man to take the lead, empowering women to make the first move with a man she's interested in.

It cuts out the polite chat you make with guys you're not that interested in after they've messaged you and it makes you put in the effort and invest a bit if time into who you've decided to speak to. There is also the option of 'message hints' in the app, which populates options for the woman to pick from in order to introduce herself to a man she's matched with if she's in need of inspiration and wants to say a little more than 'hey, how are you?

I went a bit out there with one of the pre-generated questions and asked: "If there was one thing you could change about society, what would it be? This made me laugh and also made me think that guys must hear a lot of the same questions, but I still thought it was better than just saying hi.

Some pre-populated messages really were a bit cringy though and I couldn't bring myself to ask them and wondered if any woman would actually use them. Another nifty feature was the ability to send pictures in the app. Summing yourself up in a certain amount of words is really difficult, especially when you don't want to sound too full of self importance.

I went with what I thought was a jokey bio and it seemed to work as I had a fair few matches. But let's be honest, the interest I got, without being narcissistic, was probably because of the pictures. As that's really what everyone judges a potential partner on - how they look. Speaking of pictures, with the option of only adding six, it was hard to decide which to upload. I had a couple of pictures of me on my travels that I wanted to use but then they were from a couple of years ago, so I wasn't sure whether to add them or not.

I also didn't have that many pictures on my own, but I decided not to put one in with my friends as it would be a bit of effort for the guy to work out who I actually was in the group.

Not that I've changed dramatically, but I thought some recent pics might be the best bet and added only the one selfie and a couple of full body shots as well as a travel picture that I still stuck in there. In terms of the guys profiles, I was a lot more interested in chatting to those with a bio that showed interests that I could talk to them about, so I think they're definitely worth adding.

I kept an eye on the question about kids as I didn't really want to match with a man with children. Saying that, in the age group I was looking at a lot of fellas did already have children so this did narrow down my options. So after all that swiping and chatting on the app, it gets to a stage where either the guys were asking for my number or vice versa as it's so much easier to message on WhatsApp.

As you start speaking to a few people, you keep having to remind yourself who your are speaking to and to check you are not asking them the same question again they have already answered. A guy that I gave my number to seemed really nice and funny when we continued messaging off the app and he asked me out for a drink, so I thought "what do I have to lose?

But one of the hard things about online dating is the fact you've only seen what someone looks like from their pictures rather than in the flesh. This became a problem for me when I entered the pub as nearby the bar was a man that smiled and nodded at me when I walked in, almost like he was expecting me.

Hesitantly looking at him, I was thinking to myself that the bloke didn't really look like my date did on his pictures, but then he kept smiling at me, which then had me questioning if the man was in fact my date and that my recollection of his appearance wasn't up to scratch. I was pretty much at the table he was sitting at and he smiled at me again, so I said hello to break the awkwardness and then he responded to me to ask how I was and I said I was good and asked after him and then he carried on smiling at me.

This confused me even more and made me think that maybe it was my date then, just a less attractive version of the guy I was expecting and being a little disappointed but not wanting to be rude, I thought I'd just have to go with it. Then I really put my foot in it and asked if he'd been waiting that long, to which he pulled a bit of a face at me and said that he hadn't, and then I asked him just to be sure if he was here to meet me for a date.

He said no and that was the sinking moment that I realised that the guy was just being friendly and I had made a complete fool of myself. I scurried off to the toilet and messaged the man I was meant to be seeing to say that I was here, and really hoped that he hadn't witnessed the whole embarrassing episode that had just unfolded.

He said he was at the bar, so I braved it to go back out and then was reassured to see the man was there that I had been chatting to who looked the same as his picture and I was most relieved.

To make matters worse though, the other bloke was still sat near the bar and witnessed me introducing myself to my actual date, and gave me a knowing smile as we went past him to find a seat, which was luckily not anywhere near him.

The date actually went really well though despite the initial hiccup, so that's something. Granted, I later discovered that he had trolled me on Facebook by calling me a "silly cow" for an opinion I expressed in one of my stories, but luckily I saw the funny side and we could laugh about it. My week of Bumbling gave me a new-found faith in online dating.

It was a much better experience than I've had on Tinder, perhaps because I had to make the effort to instigate the messaging so I invested my time in it a bit more. On the whole, the men on there seemed nice too so that was a bonus. Other than that one guy who told me his guilty pleasure was "watching obese people buy sugary snacks at the supermarket checkout and then imaging them gobbling the food down on the sofa whilst watching Judge Rinder".

Needless to say, I didn't reply. These days it is really hard to meet a potential partner naturally as a single person. People don't walk about with a 'single' badge on them to identify that they are on the lookout for love so I think dating apps are the way forward to have a try at finding that special someone. Granted, it can be time consuming to constantly be swiping on the app and can leave your thumb sore. Keeping up with the messages that come in can also feel like admin and when you've gone through all the effort of chatting and decide to meet up with someone, you can, like me, go and introduce yourself to another person who you think is your date.

But you're hardly guaranteed to meet a partner without putting yourself out there a bit, are you? So for all you singletons out there, male and female, I'd definitely recommend giving Bumble a try - you never know, you could be left 'buzzing' if you end up meeting your future husband or wife. News opinion. By Bristol Post. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice.

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Reporter Anna Riley decided to get back on the dating scene. If you're in your 20s, it can be frustrating watching all your friends get engaged and married while you remain single. However, apps such as Tinder, Hinge and Bumble mean it's now easier than ever to get back on the dating scene.

A free location-based dating app that uses a format similar to Tinder.

Tinder is a geosocial networking and online dating application that allows users to anonymously swipe to like or dislike other profiles based on their photos, a small bio, and common interests. Tinder launched in within startup incubator Hatch Labs [7] [8] as a joint venture between IAC and mobile app development firm Xtreme Labs.

This is what happened when I went on Bumble for a week

What makes Bumble different from other dating apps like Tinder and OKCupid, though, is its focus on giving women all the power. Men using Bumble can swipe through the app and to find matches, but they can't initiate conversations. Bumble was founded by Whitney Wolfe, a cofounder of Tinder who left in and filed a sexual harassment suit against the company Wolfe later settled out of court. The Bumble app launched in December , and as of February , Bumble had But whether you're one of those millions of people currently using the app, or just interested in what it has to offer, here's a walkthrough on what it's like to use Bumble.

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Bumble 0 comments. Bumble may just be the new Tinder. As of , Bumble has officially become the fastest growing online dating app on the market. There is obviously a big reason that Bumble is growing at such a rapid pace, but the question still remains, does it cost money, and if so, is it worth it? Bumble is free to download and use. You are able to swipe, match and talk with other profiles without spending a cent. Although, Bumble includes a premium version, as well as paid upgrades which unlock more features. So, is Bumble free? Yes… and no. If you are just learning about Bumble for the first time and want to learn about it in more detail.

Over 50 million people have signed up for Bumble to start building valuable relationships, finding friends, and making empowered connections.

Over the last few years this trend has evolved even further, with traditional services such as Match. Bumble is the latest app to emerge on the scene. Bumble was founded by three ex Tinder employees - Whitney Wolfe, Chris Gulczynski, and Sarah Mick - with the aim of being a dating app where the girl is in control because guys can't initiate conversations.

What is Bumble? Five things to know about the dating app

AN increasing number of people are turning to mobile apps such as Bumble in a bid to find love. Bumble is a dating app similar to Tinder, where daters create a small profile of themselves with pictures and they can swipe through potential suitors. However, Bumble only allows the female to make the first move and she has to send the first message. The app is believed to have 55million users worldwide and 72 per cent of users are under the age of 35, according to business statistic firm DMR. To use Bumble you first have to download the app from your app store and create an account, which you can do through Facebook. You can then chose pictures from your Facebook account to be included in your profile and you can also write a short bio about yourself. The app then uses your location to scan for potential matches around you using your preferences on gender, age and how far away they are. When you and another person both swipe right for each other, you match and then the female has 24 hours to make the first move and message. Or even if she does message, if they guy doesn't reply within a day, the match also disappears forever. It is up to the woman to send the first message. This feature was created to inspire women to make the first move, to give them more power on the app and to prevent them from being bombarded with messages from men. The match expires after 24 hours, but men can extend the window for an additional 24 hours if they pay a fee. However, there are some extra features such as being able to swipe through the profiles that have already liked you for a fee.

On Bumble, women make the first move. We believe relationships should begin with respect and equality. Career opportunities come about when you expand your network. On Bumble Bizz, you can pursue a career change, meet team members, or become a mentor. Bumble was first founded to challenge the antiquated rules of dating. Now, Bumble empowers users to connect with confidence whether dating, networking, or meeting friends online. We prioritise kindness and respect, providing a safe online community for users to build new relationships. Nothing makes us happier than hearing from our users who have found love, friendship, or professional success on Bumble.