F-Buddy
Review
F-Buddy offers you the chance to get down and dirty with their misbehaving members - no strings attached."You came here looking for some steamy action and we're going to make sure you get it," says the site's welcome message. It's free to join and working the site is simple. You can be as honest as you like about your preferences and pleasures and in return the site is honest about costs and conditions. It won't leave you exposed like some casual sites - except for in the bedroom!
Overall Review Score 96%
Creating your profile
Finding your match
Connecting with members
Mobile Features
The Trust Factor
Payment & Support
The Good
The design is a class above many sites in this category. There are bold red buttons that make everything clear on F-Buddy from sending messages to cancelling membership. You can search member Diaries for free which helps you get a good sense of the quality of hook-ups before you pay up.
The Bad
You have to add your zip code before you can start browsing. The 'Add Your ZipCode' pop-up window doesn't disappear until you have completed this stage. This means instant access to local matches so it's not that big a deal.
Network Reach
Hundreds of thousands of active singles online.
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1 month subscription$39.95
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3 month subscription$79.95
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6 month subscription$124.95
Creating your profile
Creating a profile is easy but it's worth taking a little time to do this right. It can make all the difference between a lonely night and a guaranteed hook up. Once you you have added a few sentences about yourself you can speed through a section of check boxes to get to the business in hand. Tick if you want a casual encounter or a discreet relationship; a threesome or a same-sex session. Interests are all of an openly sexual nature so there's no excuse for not getting exactly what you want.
Finding your match
You can do a quick search via the 'latest' list: members, photos or videos. A customised search gives you the opportunity to add more personal details including sexual interests, age, ethnicity and even favorite position.
Connecting with members
Communication is easy on F-buddy. You can send winks and messages as a free member to grab attention and upgrade to paid membership to access instant messaging and to connect via video chat. You can customise all your settings to add alerts when you receive winks, gifts, messages, etc. and add filters to only get attention from members you know will interested in.
Mobile Features
You can use your iphone or android phone to sign in to F-buddy which helps keep membership discreet.
The Trust Factor
This site may have its dark side in terms of the type of sex members are looking for but the service itself is well established and well trusted. You can easily cancel your membership or block members and there's a clear Customer Charter that sets out transparency of ownership and all the terms & conditions that can often be hidden away on casual sites. There are good Dating Safety Tips too.
Payment & Support
When you first join, you become a free member. As a free member you can create a profile, add a photo, search for people by county, create your favorites list and send unlimited winks.
Full membership means you can:
Send and receive private messages
See who's looked at your profile
Add multiple photos to your profile
Create and read dating diaries
Create and watch video profiles
The site also offers Bolt-Ons and Credits. Credits allow you to purchase items such as Gifts, SMS Love Alerts, Personality Profile Reports and other exciting items! Bolt-Ons include VIP Search for $4.99 month (this highlights your profile whenever you appear in search results) Read Notification Bolt-on that tells you when someone reads your messages.