Dating Reviews For The Best Dating Sites of 2024
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An honest review of all dating apps!
I've been on a sugar streak lately and was raving about this lifestyle to one of my girlies, when she threw me a curve ball and asked if I knew of any other sugar dating sites like the one I was on. I whipped out my phone and Googled "sugar daddy sites" and the name Secret Benefits stuck out to me, so I chose that one. Next thing I knew, both me and my friend became sugar babies on Secret Benefits!
One thing I’ve learned about sugar dating sites is it can be really hit or miss with the sugar daddies (or mommas!) that you connect with. There’s also a fine line between being a companion and… other things. So with that in mind (and my expertise from using these sites for the past year), she and I took the journey together!
Launched in 2015 and based in the UK, Secret Benefits now has over one million members! It's a sugar dating site for anyone over the age of 18 who is looking for a mutually beneficial "sugar" relationship.
These types of relationships apply to Sugar Daddies/Mommas and Sugar Babies who lean on each other for money and companionship.These relationships could be long or short term and can help both people get what they want while being honest at the same time.
As far as who is on the site, the demographic appears to skew towards men (from what I’ve researched, about 22% are women and 78% are men) with the age demographic mainly being between 25-44.
It’s pretty simple. Once you sign up as a sugar baby and go through the Secret Benefits login process, you:
The Secret Benefits dating app doesn’t have an algorithm that provides matches to you – instead, it lets the users favorite those they like, which then shows up under “Matches” like you see below.
If you’re a sugar daddy, you’ll need to buy Secret Benefits credits to message anyone or request to see their secret pics, but otherwise the majority of the site is free with similar features!
Secret Benefits is so legit that I needed to upload SIX pics just to show that I was a real person! (kudos to safety!) Secret Benefits says on its own site that they pride themselves on being an open-minded community to millions of members, and they take precautions to remove fake profiles. They also ensure that everyone's profile is created by a real person with the right intentions and take reports of ill-intentioned profiles very seriously.
Outside of that, I haven’t seen any Secret Benefits reviews pointing to malicious data or credit card/payment activity from this dating platform, either.
Here’s a quick on some questions for Secretbenefits.com in case you were curious before diving deeper into the review!
How to delete Secret Benefits account: Secret Benefits makes it easy to delete your account, here's how to do it:
Is there a Secret Benefits free trial?: You can register for free at www.secretbenefits.com and scope out the site for absolutely nothing (except some of your time and 6 of your fave pics!). Keep in mind, you will need to purchase a credit package if you plan on messaging other members or looking at their secrets pics.
How do I verify my Secret Benefits account?: I was able to verify my account easily by doing the following:
Do I have to be a woman to sign up as a sugar baby?: When I signed up, I was able to pick my gender without saying if I was a sugar baby or daddy/momma, so I’m assuming all babies have to be female?
Does Secret Benefits match you with others?: Kind of? I mean, I could see who my admirers were and who favorited me, then decide if I wanted to connect with them. But they don’t have a swipe style algo if that’s what you’re asking!
No bbs, I wasn’t able to find a Secret Benefits dating app, but you can access the mobile version of the site to bring your dating on the go!
The first part of the signup process is to choose my gender on the homepage. My first impression is that gender options are limited, but whatevs.
The basic registration form is just that….a basic B. There's pretty much no color, no images, no life…actually, it reminds me a lot of the sign up process I talked about in my Sugar Daddy review.
I answered some simple questions about myself including:
Next, I need to add the required 6 pics in order to continue on my dating adventure. Notice how the sign up process is similar to Sugardaddy.com?
Next up, I get to manifest my idea of the perfect sugar daddy by letting Secret Benefits know what I’m looking for.
Instead of striking up a convo with each and every sugar daddy, I can send a blast greeting.
Add a tagline! Tempt the daddies with something short but sweet.
I'm a good sugar baby because…
Luckily, I take a LOT of selfies!! That's a total of 10 pics that Secret Benefits wants from me which is quite a few! I feel like this is more of a verification process than anything…
In 8 easy steps, I'm taken to the mainfeed. Some of the daddies I know from the Sugar Daddy site I reviewed were on here too! After looking at some other Secret Benefits reviews, it seems there’s def a crossover with the platforms. The layout is also similar to SugarDaddy.com with a bright and clear user interface.
By the way, I forgot my password for my Secret Benefits login one time (I wasn’t on my home computer) and the site had the audacity to give me the pro tip of ‘don’t lose your password’ or something, LOL.
The profiles are pretty basic tbh, compared to some other sites. Here’s an example of one below:
This is what’s included on profiles:
When searching for users, I was able to search by the "newest" users and "recently active" users. Here's what else I could search for:
A bonus here is that you can see who is verified in the search results, right on their pic!
Secret Benefits is freely available to Sugar Babies (SBs for short) and partially free for SD's (Sugar Daddies).
A sugar daddy can use the standard membership for free unless they want to message someone or look at their secret pics. Then you will need to purchase some credits, but luckily Secret Benefits runs some great promotions, so you can score some discounted credits on sale - and who doesn't love a good sale?!!
It's always fun checking something out for free, but how do you know when to take the plunge? Some Secret Benefits reviews mention that this site provides a lot to do for free, but what exactly are those things and who has access to what? The tea is ready - who wants some?! ☕
The cool thing with Secret Benefits is that pretty much everything is free minus a few things.
Here's what both SDs and SBs can do for free:
So how much does Secret Benefits cost if you want to use credits? And what exactly do you get with Secret Benefits credits?!
Here's what the Secret Benefits credits cost the sugar daddies:
A large majority of Secret Benefits is free (yay!) but the sugar daddies out there have to pay extra $$ for certain features such as messaging or secret pics. Fortunately, the SDs can purchase a Secret Benefits credit bundle, but with most items costing 10 credits a pop, they can add up quickly!
Here's what else the sugar daddies can pay for:
Secretbenefits.com had some stand out features, including:
Secret Benefits really reminded me of my Sugar Daddy review due to the layout and similar pros and cons I had. Secret Benefits lacked in design, but it picked up some serious safety points.
Secretbenefits.com creates a safe space while also emulating the sugar dating atmosphere. It also has the following benefits:
There were a few things that didn't scream yasss daddy (!!) to me. Those things were:
My first impression of this site was how eerily similar to Sugar Daddy this site was. The registration form and the process of uploading pics were pretty much identical to Sugar Daddy's setup. I do understand the 6 pics rule, but I think maybe 3 or 4 would be enough to ward off the scammers (then again - what do I know? I'm not in IT bbs!)
I didn’t really find as many sugar daddies to connect with on here, so I’m going to continue using it.I do wonder if it’s the same pool trying out these sites, so at some point, diminishing returns for the babies!? I’ll keep you posted.
All in all, this was a solid sugar site, with plenty of tantalizing options to satisfy my sweet tooth. Just a bit slow on the connection side of things.
If you wanna check out my other sugar dating reviews, here they are! ✨
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