Been circling specific apps designed for a couple cam chat with another couple for a while now. The honest test for apps designed is how much of the layout is ads, not the feature list.
The frustrating thing about specific apps designed is how fast the picture goes out of date. I judge apps designed almost entirely on how the discovery feed is ordered in practice.
What I wish someone had told me about apps designed after a few false starts:
- Work out what happens to your visibility after a week of silence and write the answer down
- Look at whether last-active timestamps look plausible twice, a week apart
- Track how the feed changes when you narrow the age range before deciding whether it is worth paying for
- Work out whether the same faces cycle back the next day twice, a week apart
Anyone who tracked specific apps designed over a longer stretch, what would you do differently? Glowing reviews and horror stories all worth hearing. Actual numbers matter more than star ratings.