Reviewed On: 9/16/2008

Price/Period: $29.95/30 days



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Reviewed by Cupids Reviews Staff

Horny Matches seems to be a very popular site. It certainly gets some rather heavy traffic. I suppose I can't try to debate the veracity of its visitor stats. We get those from an independent traffic-ranking site. However, when I signed up, I was still surprised to see that there were at well over 100,000 members online at that exact time.

Before you begin your profile it tells you some things straightaway. First, definitely counting in its favor, all member descriptions are manually verified. It's done by human hands somewhere. Secondly, it makes no guarantee regarding your dating success, nor does it even attest to the authenticity of its member profiles. The last part sounds a lot as if they're covering their asses. At least the site is honest and direct about it.

"...what does come free, at least in the beginning, are extensive search and browsing options."

It may sound paranoid. However, if I find the popularity of Horny Match suspect, it's only because it's such a simple site. There is only one method of contact: email and it's limited to paying members. Free members can send a wink to a premium subscriber in hopes of receiving a reply with offsite contact info. However, there are no chat rooms. There isn't even instant messaging.

You also need to pay to display your hot list. Nevertheless, what does come free, at least in the beginning, are extensive search and browsing options. These are supposedly restricted at some point. However, I'm not sure what the limit is. There is no separate page for a basic search and no grayed-out premium search sections. Therefore, as I explain later on in my conclusion, it is unclear what happens if you don't upgrade.

A local search can only be narrowed down to 30 miles. However, last login details and complete profile information are searchable. You can search them using a series of checkboxes or a keyword feature. You also have an online matchmaking option called Cupid. It has similarly detailed options to make your results more accurate. There is an email version that sends varying numbers of matches to you depending on your membership level.

One thing that I found unclear was what the benefits are to signing up to the highest level of membership, but I know that your profile appears first in search results. When I read the access grid for the various features of the site, many of the premium options, such as detailed searches, work free for me. Maybe, as is marked beside viewing profiles, the feature comes with restrictions. No maximum limits are listed, though. When the premium services will stop working without paying is unclear.

Horny Matches seems expensive and has so few contact options. However, it does seem to have an unbelievably active membership base.

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User Rating 47/100

Comments by: exprt
I wrote (under the nick expert) about a month ago that this site is a total fake, and I haven t changed my mind.. But they have returned my money back!! See hornymatches.pissedconsumer.com/got
-my-money-back-from-hornymatches-com
-20080526122095.html and my comment there. Good luck

Comments by: jadzeno
The ratings in this review are a bit inaccurate. This site does not allow me to reply to member s who have sent me a message. So that s really really dumb.

Comments by: Mad Professor
Just like to add a bit from my experience as a recent former premium member of this site. The Webmaster did finally get around to correcting most of the trouble with inaccurate geographical locating and therefore bodgy geographical search results. BIGGEST PROBLEM: I NEVER received replies from other people on this site!

Comments by: bob
To be fair I don t think you ll find a adult dating site that doesn t use underhand tactics to lur you in to pay. I joined hornymatches and found that mysteriously all the women in my area were always online. I also got pornbots trying to get me to sign up to other sites. And I got winks from women who were obviously computer generated with a sexy picture attached.

Comments by: HM is fake
As soon as I was about to cancel my monthly subscription, I started getting extra winks which leads nowhere. I never got replies from other people. It s a scam, stay away.

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Ratings
Overall	75/100
Popularity	20/20
Local Search	15/15
Last Login	15/15
Free Contact	15/15
Profiles	5/10
Cost	5/10
Trust Rank	0/5
Chat Board	0/5
Instant Mes.	0/5
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