Cosmic: Insightful Dating App 17+

I downloaded Cosmic on a lark after reading about it on TechCrunch. Like many, I’m tearing my hair out when it comes to the big dating apps. Unlike those that shall not be named, Cosmic actively assists the user in bringing out their true self on their profile. The opening questionnaire is halfway between asking ChatGPT to make you a dating profile, and - critically - getting to sit down with a matchmaker and speak your mind. It’s that latter part that really sank in with me. Despite the obvious AI assistance, there’s a strong element here where the user feels like a real human rather than an opened wallet sitting on some business’ assembly line. I love that!

(Speaking of open wallets, I haven’t even figured out how to throw money at the app developer — Cosmic lets you see your likes for free, and the usual gimmicks such as boosts are currently non-existent. This user, for one, hopes it all stays that way!)

I found the interface clean and intuitive. I only have one item on my wish list, and that would be the ability to edit the auto-generated content Cosmic comes up with based on the opening questionnaire. I feel like the AI got my profile 90% right on the mark with minimal effort on my part, even showing me new twists that might make me go back and touch up my profiles on competing apps. But I’d love the ability to dive in and edit the content to get to that 100% “me” feeling. Here’s hoping some content edit options are relatively easy for the developer to pull off!

And, of course, here’s hoping the user base grows by leaps and bounds. Don’t expect miracles overnight — I’m writing this in hopes a community of daters will spring up around this app!

The app itself is good, although there are some issues with messages appearing out of order. The problem lies in the lack of any verification for someone to prove they’re real. The ratio of chatbots to actual people is like 10:1. It’s as if the developer is trying to inflate the user base with fake profiles. There are also no users within 100 miles of me so I had to turn off the distance filter, just to see who is out there for fun

I read about this new dating app and how it lets its non paying members have access to views, like and messages. Other apps like Match and Eharmony require a membership. The problem is the selection is very small. No body at all in my whole state. I like the answering open questions to build a profile, but so much information is missing as far as I’m concerned and there no way to verify if someone is real, a bit or a scammer.