If you are looking for personal ads, the simplest modern version is AseeksB: a free, text-first personal ads app for iOS and Android.
A personal ad is different from a swipe profile. You write what you are looking for in your own words, choose the audience you want to reach, and let people respond because the ad actually says something. Photos can help, but they are optional. The words come first.
AseeksB keeps the best part of old personals, direct and specific written ads, and adds the things older classifieds never handled well: mobile apps, moderation, reporting, categories, audience controls, and better privacy around location.
Personal ads are short written posts from people looking for a specific kind of connection. That might be dating, something casual, something long-term, a kink or ENM connection, a platonic connection, or a missed connection.
The format is simple:
That is the whole appeal. Personal ads are more intentional than swiping because they ask people to lead with words, not just photos. They work best when someone has something specific to say.
Yes. The format never really disappeared. What disappeared was the obvious place to post them.
Craigslist personals are gone. Many older classifieds became spammy, unsafe, or hard to use. Swipe apps took over dating, but they did not replace the personal ad. They replaced browsing with swiping, and they made photos the center of the experience.
AseeksB brings personal ads back in a modern format: text-first, mobile-native, moderated, and built for people who want to say what they are actually looking for.
You can post a free personal ad on AseeksB. The app is free to download on iOS and Android, and posting a text-first ad is free.
You can choose the kind of connection you want, write your post, and control who your ad is meant for by category, age, and gender. A few advanced controls are part of Supporter, but the core personal ad experience is free: write an ad, post it, browse, match, and reply.
Every post shows approximate distance while people browse. The exact distance is only shared in chat once you match, so your location stays more controlled than it did on older classifieds.
A good personal ad is specific. It does not need to be long, clever, or polished, it just needs to sound like a real person wrote it. The strongest ads name who you are, the kind of connection you want, what would make someone a good fit, and one real detail that makes the ad feel human. Vague ads get skipped because they give people nothing to respond to. For the full walkthrough, see how to get more replies to your personal ad.
Swipe apps are built around quick judgment: a photo, a fast yes or no, and move on. Personal ads give people room to say what they want before anyone decides on a first impression, which matters when the connection is specific or when photos are not the main point. AseeksB is built around that difference. It is a modern personal ads app, not another swipe queue. For the longer comparison, read personal ads vs. swipe apps.
A good personal ads platform should be more than a blank classifieds board. Look for:
Free should not mean unmoderated. The older classifieds model made posting easy, but it often left users to handle safety alone. A modern personals app should keep the openness of the format while adding real protections. AseeksB was built with these controls in place, including reporting that still works after you unmatch.
Personal ads still work because they do something swipe apps do not: they let people say what they are actually looking for.
If you want to post a free personal ad, use a platform that is text-first, mobile-native, free to post, and serious about moderation. AseeksB was built for exactly that.
Text-first personal ads, 90+ kink roles, and full audience controls. All key features are free.