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| Feature | A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
Comments |
| Number of features* |
23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | * Total "yes"s listed below. "n/a" counts as a Yes. |
| Pricing: | A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
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| Full access/Enhanced profile price (one month) |
$4.97* | $11.95 | $14.99 | Free | Free | $5.00 | $9.95 | ? | $24.95 | $4.95 | * $3.97 for new members and when renewing. |
| Best multiple-month discount price (per month) |
$2.22* | $9.95 | ? | - | - | $2.08 | ? | ? | $9.99 | $2.08 | * As low as $1.67 for new members and when renewing. |
| Save paid time by suspending account |
Yes |
No |
No? |
n/a |
n/a |
No? |
No? |
No? |
Yes |
No? |
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| Free guest accounts |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a |
n/a |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No? |
No? |
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| Messaging: | A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
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| Send messages for free |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes* |
No? |
No |
No? |
* Only when responding to a message from a paying member |
| Read messages for free |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes* |
Yes |
No? |
No |
No? |
* Only if sent by an "Advanced Subscription" member--a higher priced option that enables sending messages to free profile holders |
| Chat rooms |
Yes* |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes* |
Yes |
No? |
Yes |
* Free! |
| Discussion Forum |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No? |
Yes* |
Yes |
No? |
No? |
No? |
No? |
* Yes, but the discussion is limited to one topic per week, picked by the operators of the site. |
| Send a message on stationery |
Yes |
No |
No |
No? |
No |
No |
No? |
No? |
No? |
No? |
|
| Send an Impulse |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No? |
No? |
No? |
No? |
Yes |
No? |
Yes |
Other sites call their versions "flirts" or "smiles". |
| Compatibility Matching: | A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
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| Compatibility Profile or other list of personality preferences |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes* |
No? |
No |
No |
No? |
No? |
Yes |
No? |
* Yes, but in a fairly constricted format |
| Compatibility match search |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No? |
No |
No |
No? |
No? |
No |
No? |
|
| Side-by side compatibility comparison |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No? |
No |
No |
No? |
No? |
Yes |
No? |
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| Profile Features: | A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
|
| Visitor Questionnaire |
Yes |
No |
No |
No? |
No |
No |
No? |
No? |
No? |
No? |
Ask questions in a form on your profile. Visitors' responses are emailed to you. |
| Upload a sound bite |
Yes |
No |
No |
No? |
No |
No |
No? |
Yes |
No? |
No? |
|
| Interview to help you write your self-introduction |
Yes |
No |
Yes* |
No? |
No |
No |
No? |
No? |
No? |
No? |
* Has some specific questions, but doesn't allow you to edit them nor choose how they are displayed. |
| References |
Yes |
No |
No |
No? |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No? |
No? |
No? |
Post comments on others' profiles. |
| Interests & Skills: | A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
|
| List interests and skills |
Yes |
Yes* |
Yes* |
No? |
No |
No |
No? |
No? |
No? |
No? |
* Includes an area to type these yourself, but does not display them in a standardized, easy to read format. |
| Interest and skill search |
Yes |
No |
No |
No? |
No |
No |
No? |
No? |
No |
No? |
|
| Interest and skill match search |
Yes |
No |
No |
No? |
No |
No |
No? |
No? |
No |
No? |
|
| Miscellaneous: | A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
|
| Matchmaker |
Yes |
No |
No |
No? |
No |
No |
No? |
No? |
No? |
No? |
Privately mark people you'd like to get to know better. If they mark you too, you are both notified by email. |
| Interest Groups |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No? |
No |
No |
No? |
No? |
No? |
No? |
|
| Privacy control |
Yes* |
Yes |
Yes |
No? |
No |
No |
No? |
No? |
Yes |
No? |
* Provides maximum privacy control with separate settings for your profile, photograph, and compatibility information. |
| Track how many times your profile is viewed |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes* |
No? |
No |
No |
No? |
No? |
No? |
No? |
* Doesn't allow you to reset the counter. |
| Bookmark favorite profiles |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No? |
No? |
No? |
No? |
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