Secret App Review - Solid Potential, But Not That Good.
Secret is an app for casual encounters. Is Secret a good way to find hookups? This review of the Secret app answers those questions and more.
The idea of Secret is good, but the lack of women and the extreme number of fake profiles make it a terrible experience. Yes, there are women on the app - so you may find a hookup or two.
The tagline of Secret is "Dating nearby for casual encounters." Let's dive into my Secret app review below to examine it.
What is the Secret dating app?
Secret is a mobile-only app that is for finding casual liaisons with women. The app claims, "you can find any desired relationship style: monogamous or polyamorous, for long-term commitment or one night stand." From my testing, Secret is a hookup app, pure and simple.
You can find Secret here at the Google Play Store. The app is not available on the Apple App Store.
Is Secret free?
Secret offers you a free membership and a premium membership (VIP). The free membership allows you to browse profiles and like women. You can start conversations with women for free when you both like each other.
A VIP (premium) membership is required to send messages.
The VIP (premium) membership opens the app up. You can send messages to women without the mutual like. The cost of the VIP membership is below.
I recommend checking the Secret app using the free 7-day trial.
However, there's a limitation with the VIP membership. For whatever reason, you can't connect with all women. In some cases, the app prompts you to pay for credits to start conversations with women on the scroll feed. This is covered in the next section below.
Secret requires credits (Even if you are a VIP)
One confusing thing about Secret's pricing structure is the VIP premium membership doesn't allow you to message all women on the app. One would assume the VIP membership allows you to message all women - it does not.
When attempting to message women in the scroll, a popup appears like below. This is frustrating because I believed that paying for a premium membership allows you to message anyone on the app.
Even with a VIP membership, you may have to use credits.
There is no documentation explaining why you are required to pay credits even though you use a VIP membership. Just know that even with a paid membership, you may have to pay to message other women
How the Secret app works
Secret has a familiar feel to it. From the main menu, the app offers several actions you may select.
The good thing about Secret is that there aren't many features. This makes the app easy to learn (and use). Below is the menu for the app.
How to use the Secret dating app.
Here is a breakdown of what you can do from the menu.
- My profile - You can update your notification settings and see the documentation for help.
- Become a VIP/VIP status - This shows if you're using the premium (VIP) membership and your current status.
- Credits - You can purchase credits. Credits allow you to send messages and initiate contact with women.
- I want to meet - Secret presents a feed where you scroll up or down viewing women using the app. It's sorted based on your location.
- I'm feeling lucky - The app randomly matches you with women. The women can be nearby our thousands of miles away. You can pass, like, or send an icebreaker.
- Interested in me - The app shows a gallery of women who like your dating profile. From here, you can message women or like them back.
- Correspondence - This is your message queue (inbox). It shows all your conversations with women on the app.
Setting up a profile is easy.
Setting up a profile is quick and easy. There's no bio. I'm disappointed because the written word is powerful when done right. A well-written bio can prompt women to like your profile and initiate conversations.
Of course, you can add photos to your bio on the app. The app allows you to take a selfie or load a photo from your phone.
The "About me" section of your profile is your profile settings. There is not much information on your profile. Here is what the app allows you to enter:
- Name
- Birthday
- Height
- Car ownership
- Country
- Region
- City
Your profile on Secret is bare bones. It should take less than a minute to answer the "About me" section on the app.
How to connect with women on Secret.
You can like a woman's profile or send a message (VIP or credits only) when browsing profiles. If a woman likes you back, you can message her for free. Otherwise, you must pay to initiate conversations with women on Secret.
Send a message (left) or like a profile (right) on Secret.
How to message women on Secret.
Sending a message will feel familiar if you've used other apps. You simply type and send. That's it. Easy peasy.
Secret allows you to add photos to your messages. You can either take a picture or choose one from your phone.
Messaging women on Secret is similar to other apps.
Do women use the Secret app?
The good news is women are using the Secret app. The bad news is there simply aren't enough to recommend this app.
Using the app, it appears there are a ton of women actively using it. Below is a screenshot of the women interested in me. The problem is the majority are fakes.
Appearances are deceiving - the majority of these women are fake.
Don't be fooled by the picture above. Interest from a lot of women may prompt you to sign up for the VIP membership. The reality is fake profiles outnumber legitimate women by a wide margin.
However, women are using the app. Ask her what she's looking for to ensure you're on the same page when you match with one.
A handful of women do use the app.
Unfortunately, there are also escorts using the app. You can weed these women out by also asking, "what are you looking for?" Be direct to determine if the woman is genuinely looking for a good time or wants money.
There are a lot of escorts using the Secret app.
Secret allows you to propose a date.
You can propose a date on your profile. The key is writing a description painting a picture of what a date with you looks like. Women seeing this may respond to your proposal.
You can propose a date that women can view.
Customer support... a total joke.
You can turn notifications on (or off) on the app. The app allows you to receive notifications for a "like" or a message.
Online support is non-existent. It's not in English. I have no idea what the language is below, but good lucking figuring out the help.
Good luck! Support on Secret is not in English.
Final Thoughts
When I review dating apps, I look at two things: Are women on the app, and does it deliver its promise. Let me break down my review of the Secret app like this:
1. Are there women on the app? Yes, but only a handful. Secret fails to deliver because there are so few women on it. It appears there are many women, but once you use it, you'll discover the majority are fake profiles.
Fake profiles are easy to identify. The women are typically early to mid-20s and super attractive. Their messages are brief, full of grammar mistakes, and they try to get you off the app - on WhatsApp, for example.
2. Does it deliver what it promises? No! Secret promises "dating nearby for casual encounters." There are some women on this app, but they are few and far between.
Secret feels like a big cash grab. Paying for the premium membership (VIP), you would expect to message anyone on the app. Unfortunately, the app requires you to purchase credits to message some women. This is a total rip-off.
I like the simplicity of the app. It's quick to join and set up a profile. You can be off to the races in minutes.
The support for this app is non-existent. The documentation isn't in English, so it's on your to figure out issues you have.
The biggest issue for an app like this is the lack of women. Even if the features suck, as long as women use the app, it's acceptable.
I cannot recommend Secret. It's not a bad experience; it's just there are better options if you're seeking casual encounters. Pure, Hud, and AdultFriendFinder as superior to Secret for casual relationships.
For an overview of hookup apps, visit my blog posts:
- Pure Dating App Review – Is Pure A Good Way To Meet Women?
- Hud App Review – Is It Good For Meeting Women?
- Casualx Dating App Review – Is It A Good Alternative To Craigslist?
- Wild Hookup App Review – How Good Is The App For Meeting Women?
- Down App Review – Potential For Greatness But Fails To Deliver
- AdultFriendFinder Review – The Best Hookup Site For Men
Secret App Review - Final Score 2 out of 10
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