Please solve that on Android, the BACK BUTTON doesn't work, like on the rest of the apps. I cannot go back by tapping "back", I've got to use the in-app buttons which is uncomfortable as you have to reach up to the top for it.
We need to increase the users. Why not look to raise some capital to invest into marketing?!
International searching
I would like to be able to message someone for free.
Print Stickers/Flyers advertising for Salt for every country so that Salt representatives in auch countries and cities can spread the word and by this the app will finally get more users. There are many christian singles out there who would never think of using a christian date app.
More free features please
Not a feature per se but not making photos go blurry when uploaded
❤️ match and message from Social Wish you could not just view a profile of someone posting content in the Social area, but also "like" them as well, ie. display a clickable heart icon. It seems this can only be done at present when in the matching section, where you are only able to "like" someone's profile if it's been presented to you by the app, from the matching section. It's disappointing that you can't message or "like" the person/profile if discovered and viewed from the Social section.
@Jonathan you can definitely send them an intro message and get a match. Happened to me before!
Simply prioritising matching people (such as showing people who have liked you and/or having the algorithm show people who have liked you at the beginning of your potential matches) would be my only suggestion.
First of all thanks for creating this amazing app! Somethings have been suggested by others: 1. Allow to organize local meetups. Getting to know people on groups might be easier for some. 2. Create an ambassador program to allow people to spread the word about salt at churches etc. maybe with posters, stickers, etc.... 3. Please open source the app code, so people can submit change proposals (e.g. on github pull requests) themselves. You could still charge for using your instance.
Other reasons for open sourcing can be found on Gervase Markhams site or in the article Open Source Software and Christian Thought. 4. Allow to also look for platonic friendship.
*in groups *for use of your instance
5. Create some functionality to request and offer prayer. People offering should be approved by spiritual leadership at salt. 6. Take inspiration from apps/sites helping spiritual formation like Lectio 365 or Hallow or Practicing the Way or such fostering creativity among Christians like ymi today with its artspace.
Ban users pretending to be looking (refusing dates, etc)
@Florent I 100% agree with you. Or it should be a must to stipulate that you are looking for friendship only and if you are interested in long distance relationship or not and if you have children or not and willing to relocate or not and if you are willing to change your spiritual (church) belief / doctrine
@Just Me Hayley I think you can ask these questions when you’re talking to them after you’ve matched with them??
Being able to edit posts and comments would be very helpful.
Also the age bracket should be free on both ends ! For example if I would date someone two years older or two years younger
I think it would be cool if the tables were more like Google meet where we could see each other live and be able to interact act with the speakers!
With blurring profile photos and Payments. Is that going to stop or still carry on?
@Peter what does it matter? If you liked them when they’re shown to you they’d be matches
Maybe stop charging so much money for everything. It's rediculous.
Yes!!!
Filters that block progression without stating clearly the depth of our Christian convictions and our relationship with Christ. We must state what our walk with christ is and our depth of commitment to Christ.
More filters to indicate interest in specific type of people, like culture, race, region, Ethnicity of people, in order to help me stop liking g men who prefer other type or culture of women....
4. Limit the matches at a time and remove the likes you feature. We are not built to interact with too many people at the same time and this only causes the quality of the interactions to diminish as you try to navigate 10 parallel chats… I dont think it leads to meaningful conversations like that. We need intentionality instead of quantity. We are a generation unlike others that have the biggest access to potential partners than previous generations yet we have the lowest marriage rates.
We do not need quantity but quantity. We need to be able to treat the other person as a brother or sister in Christ. When presented with quantity, we naturally get into a paradox of choice which leads us into the practice of trying to pick the best option while ignoring everything else. This is keeping people in a perpetual cycle of singleness in an era of the most amount of choice and options.
3. The ability to make or have city based groups or that the app groups people in cities so that we can organise meetups and events on weekends like watching a movie together etc. in this way people can be more likely to meet other Christians in the vicinity and it breaks the completely online experience. As Christians, we have a smaller pool to select from and in real life meetings can be very rare. Hence a way to intentionally make situations where singles can meet would be helpful.
Church can quickly become a bubble for most Christians especially if you are actively serving in one. So besides the church and maybe a few friends across churches, there is a lack of in real life interactions. It is very unlikely to just bump into someone who is a Godly Christian just at the supermarket or gym or at the park ( unless they give obvious signs of being a Christian). Hence to encourage more IRL interactions, it would be great to have the ability to enable these interactions.
The best way would be to have groups based on cities or regions that people can be part of. It can also suggest a community when you travel to a place. On this community, instead of chats, people can organise events… watching a movie, bbq at the park, worship night etc. that are either paid or unpaid events so that Christians can find ways to meet other Christians and this would encourage interactions. These events do not need to be specifically singles meet but rather just ways to hang out.
@Amiel ☝🏽aha! Good one
2. Move the app from looking like a secular app with Christian filters towards being a more intentional app geared towards marriage. It is good to have prompts but these prompts do not help give a good picture of who we are since it is very limited. In a world of things being superficial and people overlooking others based n a few superficial things, this is making the situation worse. There should be a place for people to express more about who they are and what are they looking for.
There are a few things 1. Make the app have a low fee for everyone instead of free and premium. We are here to date for marriage and need to be intentional about it. This will filter out those not too keen and will also not be charging a few to support the mass. I am sure most people wanting a relationship are also at a place in life where they can support themselves.
I am sure people won’t mind paying the price of a coffee per month use of the app. This will also cause those who are no more using the app to delete their profile. It will also create a sense of seriousness in interactions.
Chat rooms
Have a prompt / tag if you are interested in long distance relationship and how far is acceptable to you
Having more writing prompts to encourage conversations after matching .... Like a template for getting started .... I like this on your profile , A goal of mine is ... My favorite great date would be..... Even occasionally or weekly prompts to add more short answers to your profile if your have not filled out much
Also like a BibleBot, where you type in the reference in chat and it outputs the whole verse
More filters,,, I know we should be open to people from different backgrounds , but also I I have learned from experience that the majority of women from certain backgrounds and whose favorite preachers are such and such are much less accepting of me with my background ... Learned through rejection ., not just about personal preference. Well also an Undo / Unsent button .
The ability to choose or exclude a set of beliefs in preferences. Hight in cm lacks some in-between hights
@Tina you have some good points.
@Tina yea. I guess in millimeters it’s more accurate and this will give us better relationships 👌
@Jude I knew someone would get triggered...to a European it's like lying about height if you just add or cut off 2cm. You don't have to get it ;)
@Tina triggered? Lol. More like mind blown 🤯 at the level of shallowness ✌️
@Jude Triggered much obviously, drawing conclusions, insulting me. blessings to you
@Tina you? Triggered much because someone called out the shallowness. Sure ✌️
@Jude Bruh, I was talking technic or UI if you will....there is literally just steps of inches...no cm in-between as we are used to use here.
@Tina okay okay - I actually didn’t mean to be annoying. Sorry. You’re super cute btw. Don’t worry too much about the height. As long as he has a good heart, he’s kind, loves the Lord and you, who’s got time for cm or mm?
The ability to reply to intros without a without accepting them. There are many times when I have just wanted to thank someone for their intro and praise them for their boldness but mention that I am not interested.
@Mauranda definitely because it seems rude not to reply, but also you are aware that if you reply it is indicating you are interested! Love this idea 🥰❤️
@Emma yes it's a tricky balance!
@Mauranda in that case i would definitely ask for an option to turn off replies to rejected intros. It’s difficult enough handling rejection from someone that i’ve talked to for a week or so let alone someone who wouldn’t 😆😭
@Mauranda This would be a helpful feature for sure!
I love that you guys have a blank screen when you post. UX there is very helpful to realize it was an important actions, less immediate
Being able to remove photos sent to people. I accidentally sent a round for my doorknocking job and so now they know where I live lol.
I think the most important thing is to get more exposure. This app is far better than upward just not was popular. I've exhausted all the people in my deck and it didn't take long.
A feature that allows in person meetings to be setup at a location
Adding to what’s already been suggested (basic info really should be mandatory - anyone serious on here shouldn’t have an issue being upfront), there needs to be something that new users have to watch/complete that asks “are you ready for marriage?”. There seems to be a lack of teaching/discipleship in many churches, so people need to consider this before joining. Have a friendship section (and direct those who aren’t ready for marriage to this instead, to give them community).
@Rob yr totally
Absolutely agree with this!
When ANYONE puts “separated” as their status, they need to NOT be allowed on the site… They’re still legally married & more importantly, still married in the eyes of God. Allowing them on the site is a huge negative hit on SALT.
@Greg but this allows you (in your opinion) to see who isn’t sharing the same interpretation as you, so use it as insight and move on. Wouldn’t want to start judging everyone 😉
@Ryan It has nothing to do with an opinion, interpretation nor judgement. Until a divorce is final through the courts, you’re still legally married, PERIOD! & Even more so in God’s eyes, since he hates divorce (His words). & divorce rips apart & devastates… the LAST thing a separated person needs to do is date, it takes at LEAST a year to heal!!… ANY Bible teaching pastor, elder or counselor would will tell you all the above! God is absolute, not suggestive.🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@Greg only a sith deals in black and white Greg
@Ryan Again, separated is still married under the law, no wiggle room! & if you don’t think that most of God’s Word isn’t absolute & black & white, well, I can’t help there… Did Jesus mince His words when he called the Pharisees “you brood of vipers”??…& followed that up with 43-44 “Why is My language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. You belong to your father the devil,and you want to carry out your father's desire”…. I’d say that’s cut & dry!!!…
…. Was Jesus being cool, calm & collected when He destroyed the temple courtyard for disrespecting His Father???…. Is it not nice when He states, “I am the way, the truth & the life, no one comes to the Father except through Me”… now that’s ABSOLUTE!!!…. An old Christian counselor use to say, “The truth hurts, yet only when it should & only when you face it”. … Yes, Christ died for us & our sins & His love & grace covers us🙏🏼✝️🙏🏼.. yet we must not willingly walk into nor cover up sin!!!
I’ve actually heard Alistair Begg, originally from your side of the pond, state more than clearly, if you’re separated, you dare not date!!!… Same with John MacArthur & again, any pastor or elder or Christian counselor that is Bible based… it’s really not a difficult concept.
@Greg and yet you’re divorced and I’m celibate. Yet your the righteous one. You’re making yourself look like bad here and can’t even see it but you’ll claim you’re being persecuted 😆
@Ryan I’ve stuck to the issue at hand & to the Bible… & I’m certainly not persecuted.. You are the one who name called & now points out that I’m divorced & you’re celibate, which I’m not even sure why you mention those?!… it has zero to do with the original subject. (Dr. Charles Stanley was also an abandoned & divorced by his ex-wife, so what’s your point?!)… Not once did I personally attack you nor say anything towards or about you…. Food for thought young man.
@Greg I’d rather have somebody being honest and choosing “separated” as their status as forcing them to lie and choose between “single” or “divorced”. This way it’s on me to decide, if I want to engage with that person, knowing where they’re at.
@Greg i would prefer Salt leaving this as an option. were they to remove this option, would separated people continue to use dating apps?
@Greg Separated doesn’t necessarily mean they were married. They could have been in a de facto relationship and cohabiting and then split - separation.
@Jude “Cohabitating”??… ie; living in sin.
@Greg yea it doesn’t make it any better in my opinion, but based on your definition you’re missing that category. For a lot of people in that category they think they’re still not married. They’ve been together, not married but now separated.
Increase the number of Profiles per day. If possible double it for those who haven't subscribed & for those Subscribed remove any daily limits in order to view Unlimited profiles. Remember Time is of Essence and people need to find there Match before Christ! Return. 2. Listen to people's Concerns Sympathise & Show that Compassion side. Example "if someone is Joining a Zoom meeting 10 minutes late don't Penalise them by taking them off the Meeting, "There is a reason why circumstances happened"
Also. Some sort of remonder or help for men on how to be more proactive in talking and asking ladies out. ...
Something that encourages in person meeting.... Be it with matches or as a social group.
A Social events tab organised by users- users propose an event in their area like bowling, board games, open air movie night etc and salt approves. Minimum attendance requirements based on the activity, down payments via salt etc
@Ese really with you here. I’ve built up brilliant text relationships and had good video calls only to meet in person and realise we are definitely not a match and cause disappointment and hurt 😣 Meeting up I think would encourage other singles too, and hopefully encourage more meaningful and better matches 🥰👍
@Emma yes I think IRL meets would great to avoid those situations 😊
More features. And more likes for people who don't pay for the app. One like per day isn't enough
@Shirley Hey 👋 You can like as many profiles each day as you like and once matched, send unlimited messages. I think you’re talking about Intros which is the blue speech bubble icon.
@Shirley It’s not worth paying for the app. Believe me! As a full paying member I often get 1-2 profiles coming up and then I’m told that’s it for the day. It’s a total waste of money. Once my paid time is up I’ll definitely not be back here!
@Caroline sounds like there's not many people within your age/distance preferences 😕
@Caroline thank you for letting me know
@Caroline Hey! I’ve never paid for the app and have had a few matches which have led to conversations and have been on a few dates to sus it out and see if we can get on. It’s a pretty good Christian app 👍and I in NSW! it’s definitely not the app or the location.
PC integration. I’ve found that keeping apps off of my phone helps me to focus and live in the moment.
@Taylor I agree with Taylor, but for a different reason… I’d like to be able to type instead of tapping. Fewer errors and faster. 😅
@Taylor This would be huge, honestly. Also I’d add Apple login to other platforms, or at least a way to link the account with something else lol
Table events for smaller groups are in zoom video call format or similar, so we can all chat and maybe even get an idea of who we like talking to. There could be available spaces for number of girls and guys in the group to make sure we get a good mix. Maybe there could be several versions of the event for different age groups too. Agree with the previous speed dating request also.
On SALT conversations please add an indicator showing who put their hand up first, second and third so on like MS Teams. That way it would help the host.
I’ve had so many awkward times where I’ve video called and their pictures are sometimes I’d say 20 years out of date 😣 Plesse could you ask people to submit a picture just to you guys with a hand raised or something unique to confirm they look like their pictures! There could then be a confirmed recent pictures mark on their profile ☺️
@Emma am with you on this one, a lot of guys have old pictures on their profiles
@Emma 20 years???😳😱… You should’ve said, “Ohhhh, did you answer your son’s phone?! May I speak with him please?!”🤣🤣🤣
@Emma I actually agree with this. I think just the approximate year of the photo. Although I can see why you wouldn’t want to add it and make more work for the user it’s definitely a thing. I had a video call with somebody once and felt cheated. Didn’t recognise them
@Ryan I like that Ryan, sometimes we do want to show something lovely we’ve been part of previously. Lovely profile pic 😉 BTW
Yes other apps have photo verification with camera to match face & photos
Be able to tell or see if one wants children or not. Make some information mandatory, like location, marital status, with or without children, smoking or not. Show last time someone used the app (including, is using it now). Prevent unmatching with someone till they have read your last message.
Yes - I was going to say searchable by "wants (more) kids" or not too.
I’ve seen quite a few people who want to… not date… in a dating app. Finding friends is cool and all, but if you’re looking for something else, then that’s just another skip when you’re given a limited amount of people to match with every day. Maybe having a separate “for Friends” section where you can seek friendships could solve that?
@Sergio I thought that was already solved by the search filter and matching factors? Like, it will only send you potential matches, but then you can become friends with anybody via Table and Social? I have the opposite problem… no way to DM friends who aren’t matches because they never show up in my matches and giving contact info is against rules….
@Christina Well, I think you can send intros (the blue speech bubble thing that appears on a profile) which acts as a DM request, but if you’re not a premium user, you only really get one shot per day
@Sergio right, but you can only send them to your matches I think?
@Christina Nope, it also shows up if you look at someone’s profile through Social. Or at least it shows me the option to send one
With profile highlights seemingly overruling compatibility factors .... It's is not solved .., not fair to be shown people who pay for highlights that are barely compatible .... Try to be patient
Remove the block profile function from being so close to the send option. I have nearly blocked people I like by mistake.
@Jon And being able to unblock would also be nice, saves a lot of headaches in the event you’ve accidentally blocked someone
Speed Dating by ages. 20-35: 35-45; 45-55 and so on.
@Thankful I get what you are saying but I'm a 48 year old woman and would like to date 40 upwards...it's hard with speed dating to gauge ages
Yessss
@Thankful I agree something with a more direct social connection like speed dating would be helpful. Also similar to your suggestion, I think it would be helpful to be able to set an age range filter on the profiles that get sent to you.
@Thankful wait the speed dating app is random she’s? That’s hilarious 🤣
Ages*
I'd love to be able to have more than 15 tags for interests and more than 6 for values. Or alternative, a space that doesn't include prompts (like in the about me section) where I can extend those sections. I think it'd be cool if there was a 'what's trending' function on the home page. Like what's hot in Table Talks, Salt Social & your social feeds - I know some content pops up when there aren't any new profiles to view ☺️ One thing I thought about the other day as well, was that it'd be
cool to see a feed re Christian events that are upcoming. Like there's Spring Harvest in a couple of weeks and there's The Big Church Fest - I personally don't really have many Christian friends and I wouldn't go on my own 😅 so maybe there could be an option for people to click 'attend' / 'may attend', then there's like a forum integrated to each event, where people can chat & arrange meet ups?
Also, it'd be great to be able to have auto-save drafts for different places, like on social, or when editing our profiles. The amount of times I forget to tap the tick / copy what I've written 😭😂😂😂 Not directly app related, but I'd love to see BTS on socials too, to see the story of Salt and how it's grown, as well as getting to know the team too 😃
@Imogen I think both those things already exist (what’s trending & sharing events)
@Keziah 😃 I don't think I explained what I meant very clearly - I meant it'd be cool to see it on the home page of the app, kinda like you might see on a social media feed Then re events, with users of the app being so wide spread, it'd be really helpful to add specific tags, like location of the event and in a designated space other than social. I don't know about you, but I personally find that some posts get lost as there are so many users Hope this makes things clearer 😃
@Imogen Ah it looks like the event suggestions tab is so far just a form to fill out — I thought it had developed past that
Part 3/2 😂 - Allow longer messages. 😉 These are just small UX improvements, but I consider them more valuable than any new features. I’d even be willing to contribute to the app, as I’m a developer.
Part 2/2 - The voice memos should have a pause function and also allow scrolling while in record mode, to see (and maybe even listen to) the messages while recording a voice memo. - I assume many people accidentally open Salt Social when they try to get back to the profile, because it’s expected that the main feature of an app is also placed in the middle icon of the bottom navigation.
The second one - yes! I have definitely opened the Social bit when trying to view profiles
I think offering many features is less important than having the available features work properly. I’d wish for the existing features to be improved. - Scrolling to the bottom should not hide the like/nope buttons. - When trying to scroll down, while already being at the bottom, accidentally opens the last picture, if I started the scroll gesture on that picture. Part 1/2
I have a couple of suggestions about the searching and visibility preferences, is this the only way to share it or do you have another contact?
Can we please show me ALL my conversation with someone when I scroll back? I can only see a few lines back
First & foremost I'd like to give God thanks for this special God ordained platform. Thank you for being open to end users enhancements ideas. I also humbly think the ability to read all conversation messages (i.e. from inception to date/scroll up) would be a much valued addition, please. Thank you.
I.e. Load Older Msgs. Thank you David & Chris. God bless.🙏🏾
Salt premium without a Google account payment. Please!
Response emoji to messages during table talks.
@Catherine yes!!! This!! And a reply function in table talks too!
Hi , There are a lot of men on my page who are hidden from me because I can't see them, they want to contact me, but I can't open their photos. I wish it was possible. Thank you :)
Limit location to your country
An undo button. It's heartbreaking deleting someone by accident
Test
Social media content made by men for men. Don't talk, just do.
1. Higher character limit in the first field on your profile or another more general field. 2. A way of knowing if you fall outside of someone’s age or distance range.
@Isaac amen to number 1.
The ability to click the message in your notifications and go straight to the message.
@Rory yes 🙌
An online speed dating invitation to be arranged (for anyone who registers), for guys and gals to be paired off in a breakout area for a brief chat. Just as IRL but online?
@Bridget i think they have done this before so it definitely has been a thing
@David thanks for the question. It would be great to have a way to politely respond to an intro without having to match with the intro sender. You could call it your "ghostbuster" feature.
Would be nice to choose to restrict matches that haven't been active for a while
@Dave 💯
Yep, maybe people's profiles could display how long since active like Facebook messenger.
Yes , it shows like how long ago the last message , but many times it is only guessing why they have not replied ... Quiet Quitting , maybe an auto prompt re notify that someone is waiting for a reply .. we are adults right 👍 ☺️☺️
Completely agree with you (albeit it goes against the model of websites that prefer to show a larger number of users!). I'd find it less disheartening to think that somebody's profile was inactive and they didn't see an intro rather than they saw it and weren't interested 🤣
International matching enable button
@Gourab Yes :)
I’m relatively new haven’t had a good look as yet, I’d like someone to explain please 🙏🏽 When I joined I could see likes and the fact that there’s no one in my area so no real point in paying premium imo 🥴 I can see 2 blurred likes now - I’m thinking they’re from afar 🤷🏻♀️
@Sharon The blurred likes are just a part of being none-premium. You are guaranteed to see anybody who has liked you in your feed at some point, but if you want to see them sooner, you need to pay for premium. The same goes for the list of people you've seen recently. They will become blurred after a while unless you have a premium account. Hope this helps! 😊
@Toby @ thanks I appreciate the explanation. Just seems a waste of $ as I know there’s not many, if any locally - age, location being nature on Gold Coast Australia etc
Vid notes for messaging would be epic
When you open the app to not be set default at searching people, to Not pop up profiles from the beginning.
Add the option when unmatching someone "this person matched with me but didn't respond", as it seems to be a common occurrence on here. Then if an account gets unmatched for this reason multiple times, SALT staff could investigate why perhaps?
@Lachlan 💯
They'd lose 70% of their female database if they were to punish ghosters lol
@Filipe Sad but true. But a smaller dating pool full of people who ACTUALLY reply would seem like a win tbh
@Filipe it's not so much aimed at ghosters who you've been speaking with, but more so ghost-matching. This is where someone matches with you, but never replies in the first place. It's bizarrely common enough to have been brought up here on social a few times. If it means cleaning up inactive accounts, that's a good thing. But the fact that the match is created suggests the person is active.
@Lachlan Yes but I would also only allow that option after, say, a week.
@Amanda my suggestion shouldn't affect those who check the app once a week. Since the match is only created when the person is actually using the app, my suggestion only affects people who see intros/likes and then like back to create the match... but then don't say anything, even though they're in the app right there and then as they create the match.
@Lachlan I think this problem needs resolving generally but not sure what the best solution is.
I appreciate you asking this, and keeping this subject refreshed lately; likewise, I'm hopeful you'll continue to do it for a month for a more thorough look. I'd like to suggest a table talk or two on it, too. Though I've never joined one, I'd be interested in this. Some people though have suggested, at least on the other post things which would be extremely difficult to implement. I think it would be important to narrow down a list, and then let people vote on those narrowed down items.
Possibly also explaining why certain features may not be implemented. Example: editing post, while I've made plenty of mistakes I'd like to alter. Without it showing that it was edited, what was changed, etc; more issues for the moderators and
all will occur, burdening the team even more.
A lot of existing things are still quite buggy in Salt. And I don't know if other people have these issues, but for example typing replies is difficult because the box keeps bouncing up and down. No idea if it's an android thing? Also when someone replies to your comment, you have to search through the post to find it instead of the app taking you directly there.
1. A forum section specialised for respectful discussion. 2. An edit button for posts and comments. 3. An unblock option after blocking someone. 4. An option to have all of your account data removed when deleting your Salt account, including posts and comments.
@Oasis I agree with all, especially number 4
@Oasis Great suggestions - Re no. 4, just get in touch with us and we can do this for you. Will review having a button to make this process more straightforward 🙂
@David I did and was told my posts and comments would remain with my name being changed to “Deleted”
@Oasis At least you got a reply.
@Oasis agreed, particularly on 3. We are mostly doing this on smart phones after all. Finger slips happen.
@Isaac 💯
