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MassageExchange

Overview

MassageExchange has a rating of 3.81 stars from 91 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with MassageExchange most frequently mention great way. MassageExchange ranks 1st among Massage sites.

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  • Member since 2011 Massage Exchange has enabled me to extend my experience, knowledge and skills.

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Top Positive Review

“It can be good if you are careful”

dan m.
11/15/19

I signed up a few years ago, suspicious I used a different name. I posted in the Portland area, so got several quick responses. Yes, they homosexual community uses it, obvious. But, there are regular people also, and I did manage a few connections, all of them OK to a couple of them excellent. There is nudity, of course, and sensual touch, of course, no different than meeting someone anywhere and becoming friends. It's worth the effort, just be honest about what you are looking for.

Top Critical Review

“Not as great as it seems”

Felix m.
1/24/23

I have been there for over a year. Not that easy to find a compatible person. There are many members listed that have not been there in ages. You MUST buy tokens or membership to be able to reply or send messages. Many members cannot host, that eliminates many potential partners. I rarely got replies to emails I sent. At best 5%. On the bright side its 1000% better than free rub. Free rub is a total waste of time and money

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Thumbnail of user peteri165
1 review
3 helpful votes
October 21st, 2020

I am a straight guy and due to the internet being full of guys more than ladies it is difficult to find ladies to work on or exchange with. I have been receiving massage for 20 + years and performing massage myself for around 5 years now. I love the contacts you can find and connections you can make. All the issues make the good ones that more special when you do find them. I have 6 ladies I exchange with now and have become friends, plus a number of customers. Lovely to know and make new friends.
I am Lovenatural73 on there.
Take care all

Thumbnail of user felixm188
1 review
2 helpful votes
January 24th, 2023

I have been there for over a year. Not that easy to find a compatible person. There are many members listed that have not been there in ages. You MUST buy tokens or membership to be able to reply or send messages. Many members cannot host, that eliminates many potential partners. I rarely got replies to emails I sent. At best 5%.
On the bright side its 1000% better than free rub. Free rub is a total waste of time and money

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Ken G. – MassageExchange Rep

I should mention that we have a generous "Connection Guarantee". See https://www.massageexchange.com/tips/guarantee.asp

Thumbnail of user randyk97
1 review
14 helpful votes
March 6th, 2019

This site is one giant cash grab. With no filtering of messages most women on the site are bombarded with requests from people with no intention of getting a massage. So they turn off messaging and select email only. They also rarely upgrade, according to the website itself. This means you have to purchase the highest tier subscription to have any hope of making contact. As only that level allows replies from free members.

It's not all bad. Search functionality is good. With lots of useful filters. And their are a good number of members on the site overall.

Thumbnail of user jaij12
1 review
5 helpful votes
August 12th, 2022

The subscription is very expensive and does not encourage large number of members to join as a paid member. Management is not open to suggestions. I have seen very sound and effective recommendations on the business model offered on their forum but the owner rejects those with no base.

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Ken G. – MassageExchange Rep

We ceratinly are open to suggestions, however that does not mean we agree with every suggestion we receive. We're happy with our pricing model. Indeed in 2023 when everyione is raising their prices 10-25%, we've lowered ours.

Thumbnail of user davidc7334
1 review
3 helpful votes
January 9th, 2023

The idea of the site is great. However, even if you pay a huge ransom non-paid users cannot contact you. They do not know if you are a member. The only thing is paying all that money you allow the user to write back.
Hosting is usually an issue so finding your time and their time to match takes time. The site makes it difficult to exchange personal information. The site also makes it seem that others on the site are not real. So many times responses are not made in the first place.
There was a site determined to be human trafficking by Trump when they came down on backpage. That was Zenbrisa. The same users as M-E but on a free site was awesome. I miss massage. I wish they would bring that back. Z was international. On business in the UK I found a local that came to my hotel.

Tip for consumers:
If you do go gold. Be selective. Everyone on the site is anxious to exchange until they find out they need to host. Or share current photos and have an open dialog. There is a maximum weight you are willing to provide for. Most know that and are willing to hide it. Until they show up at your place to exchange. Deciding not to is very uncomfortable.

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I used massage exchange. the way the pricing works it is is near impossible to set up an exchange.

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Ken G. – MassageExchange Rep

The member may have a misunderstanding. We have two subscription levels, Silver and Gold. Silver requires that both parties to be subscribers to communicate while Gold does not. It's the member's choice which they prefer - Save money (Silver) and communicate with fellow subscribers only or spend a bit more (Gold) to communicate with the freebies too. Member claims it's difficult to exchange information but it is not. Just write whatever you wish to in an e-mail to a fellow member.

Thumbnail of user jl382
1 review
5 helpful votes
November 3rd, 2019

Massage Exchange is a great site to match up with other massage enthusiast. I still go for my regular spa massage treatments with my professional masseuse or masseur when my schedule permits. Yet, over the past twelve years this site has been a valuable experience assisting in facilitating meeting civilized really nice males, females and couples.

Thumbnail of user robertp691
1 review
5 helpful votes
June 26th, 2018

I've been a member for many years and met wonderful people on this site, some have become lasting friends. While there is so much more to us than bodies, the care and nurture of our bodies is super important to overall health--the basis of it as I see it. Massage Exchange helps this healing interaction to happen. Being able to host yields the greatest satisfaction in my experience.

Thumbnail of user paulc2368
1 review
10 helpful votes
December 13th, 2021

Unfortunately, what seems like a great idea falls flat when you factor in the lack of people in your area who have joined on any level of membership. Add to that, the phony profiles that are poorly policed by the site and also what seems to be an overwhelming number of people who cannot host, you wind up with a very low percentage of matches and ultimately few real massage exchanges. I have been on the site for about five years and have met a total of three people. It's not worth it in my opinion. Bear in mind this is not a hook up site. If that's what you really are seeking you need to go elsewhere.

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Ken G. – MassageExchange Rep

We're not as large as the biggest sites, but we're the largest site in the world for massage enthusiasts. We completely agree that some cities are still poorly represented, but others are great. Members can see who is near them BEFORE they invest in a subscription. So if you;re in an unlucky locale, you will know not to waste your money. Further, we do get the occassional fake account but we have a detection system for discovering these that as highly effective. We have tens of sousands of happy members See them he'e: https://www.massageexchange.com/tips/guarantee.asp

Thumbnail of user warr
1 review
9 helpful votes
September 14th, 2019

I recommend for non heterosexual men.
The entire " therapeutic/sensual" format is a con in itself. Its slowly becoming the replacement to back pages as the gay hookup site.

Look at reviews. Nearly all men. Yes there are a few legitimate straight females, but I do not recommend you pay the high price for small pool of contacts.
Lastly, the search functions and technical design of the website are very good. Great job from technical standpoint. Easy to navigate.
Customer service is another problem. One owner, who has no customer service skills. He had s great idea, kudos to him. But he is so sharp and brazen with responses.
He is on to something. If he could divide profiles into two groups, the heterosexual population might jump on board.

Tip for consumers:
Dont buy gold membership
Go to instagram and type in massage

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Gold level membership

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Ken G. – MassageExchange Rep

Not a fair or accurate assessment. We have a large member base of both genders, but the gender balance depends on where you are. We believe in honesty and full disclosure; no tricks here: Members can do a search for members near them, based on gender, age range, proximity, etc., without paying, providing our new/free members with a way to determine if there are sufficient and suitable matches near them *before* subscribing. Once again, this determination can be done without paying. So if there's an insufficient number of suitable matches near you, based on whatever your criteria is, don't subscribe!

Thumbnail of user abetebluy
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 23rd, 2020

Essendo in Inglese, ipotizzo adatto per altre nazioni. Ho provato a fare una ricerca in Italia e non vedo iscritti. Abeteblu yahoo

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Ken G. – MassageExchange Rep

Il nostro sito è in inglese, quindi attrae principalmente paesi di lingua inglese.
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Our site is in English so attracts primarily English-speaking countries.

Thumbnail of user alang192
1 review
5 helpful votes
January 16th, 2019

Here you get to list who you are, what you're looking for, and connecting. Of course the free members can only connect with gold members, but you can start free and upgrade later. I do wish the site allowed you to see the color of the member before you email them, because if you're anything other than gold, black members can't read it, and if you're silver, you can only communicate with silver and gold. So to save time and effort, I'd like to be able to see the color of the star of the member. Beyond that, the site is amazing. Classified by location you set, you can exchange with people all over the world. Great for traveling and looking for a massage. The experiences have been incredible. Take the adventure... enjoy the journey!

Thumbnail of user larryb902
1 review
6 helpful votes
August 15th, 2020

Made multiple contacts, never got 1 reply. Probably bogus profiles. Contacted site admin. Came back with very snide, unprofessional remarks. Don't waste your time and money.

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Ken G. – MassageExchange Rep

We have a generous "Connection Guarantee". See https://www.massageexchange.com/tips/guarantee.asp

Thumbnail of user stevenc413
1 review
6 helpful votes
July 13th, 2019

I purchased best package for 3months. Nothing anywhere no matter what could I make or take an appointment. I got one response near the end of my subscription that I couldn't read because I needed to repay. Fake stay away

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Ken G. – MassageExchange Rep

We have a generous "Connection Guarantee". See https://www.massageexchange.com/tips/guarantee.asp

Thumbnail of user johnc1703
1 review
3 helpful votes
August 14th, 2018

I have met some of the most wonderful people through massageexchange.com
I am constantly in awe of the level of friendliness and expertise exhibited and shared by total strangers. This is truly a community of amazing people who believe in and live the massage lifestyle. Whether you are 40, 50, 60, 70 or 80, consider joining this group -- I believe we have discovered the fountain of youth!

Tip for consumers:
You can start for FREE! Some folks consider this site expensive, but it pays for itself (if you work it) with a handful of FREE massages.
John Cise
ATXmassage4men
Austin, Texas

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Thumbnail of user timothyf104
1 review
4 helpful votes
June 16th, 2019

Massage Exchange is real value for money. It is an efficient platform and the guys I have met have all been charming and a pleasure to share massage with. Highly recommended.

Thumbnail of user chrisz53
1 review
4 helpful votes
August 1st, 2019

Massageexchange is a valuable asset to those who enjoy giving and receiving massage therapy. A great site to discover like minded, vetted individuals.

Thumbnail of user danm559
1 review
7 helpful votes
November 15th, 2019

I signed up a few years ago, suspicious I used a different name. I posted in the Portland area, so got several quick responses. Yes, they homosexual community uses it, obvious. But, there are regular people also, and I did manage a few connections, all of them OK to a couple of them excellent. There is nudity, of course, and sensual touch, of course, no different than meeting someone anywhere and becoming friends. It's worth the effort, just be honest about what you are looking for.

Thumbnail of user alext191
1 review
8 helpful votes
January 25th, 2019

I have used massageexchange.com for close to 6 years, in both New York and California. I have found it to be a convenient and expedient way to find like-minded enthusiasts of reciprocal massage and sensual touch.

Simply put, you can look at people's profiles, their self-assessed skill level, and their experience level, and choose whether or not to contact them for a massage. On the other end of that same equation, you can be the recipient of a request for a massage exchange from a member who has been intrigued by your profile, and you can choose, based on their profile, whether or not to accept the offer of an exchange.

The typical exchange occurs in one of the two people's homes, and the typical flow is one person receives a massage, and the other administers it. Then the situations are reversed. Of course, the dynamic is malleable and can be modified as circumstances dictate.

I probably set up an exchange on this site about once a month at most. Nevertheless it has almost always been a positive experience. Conversations are held via email onsite as to what expectations are, what expertise levels are sought, what the balance of sensual and therapeutic touch will be. By the time the massage begins, each person has a pretty good idea of what to expect and how the next hour or so will transpire.

There are many people on the site who have been active for quite some time, and that is perhaps the best testament that it works well for those who use it. The only way to know if it works for you is to give it a try. You may be surprised how satisfying it can be, and the your own expertise in administering massages will increase significantly with every new exchange you experience.

After reading other reviews, I would add to this review that the free service is nearly worthless. I'd encourage anyone to give the site a trial run on the paid subscription level so that you can truly enjoy the benefits of mutual massage. The free service will only frustrate your efforts and probably turn you away from what is a very handy tool for discretely finding local people to enjoy both sensual and therapeutic touch with.

Thumbnail of user robertc1388
1 review
1 helpful vote
June 25th, 2019

Been a member of Massage Exchange for a while now. It's a wonderful platform to meet other likeminded individuals who enjoy giving and receiving massages. I have learned so many new massage modalities from others. Highly recommended.

Thumbnail of user sandrah694
1 review
9 helpful votes
February 12th, 2020

I have been on Massage Exchange for many yrs now and this is a great site to find others to massage.

Thumbnail of user joes1111
1 review
3 helpful votes
August 19th, 2019

This site is very negative on bad reviews. You can not get them to post it. Claim you are not flowing the rules. They don't want them that all. Why this site will go down eventually. Not all reviews are going to be good so be fair.

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Ken G. – MassageExchange Rep

We accept reviews of in-person bodywork exchange sessions or "No-Shows" providing there is some proof that such a meeting took place or at least arranged in the case of a No-Show. This prevents fraudulent reviews. Apparently, this person attempted to submit a review without any verification that the parties actually arranged a meeting or met.

Thumbnail of user alang183
1 review
1 helpful vote
October 27th, 2018

I found MassageExchange almost 10 years ago with the hope of finding other massage enthusiasts to help improve my skills and to find a community who desire to learn and grow in the art of massage. In the process, friendships can be formed that transcend country borders.

The review feature allows each party the ability to constructively critique one another's ability and where work can be focused. I've even been able to attend massage clinics teaching hands-on techniques in many different modalities.

I would recommend MassageExchange to anyone who is serious about improving the health and well-being of others. And the wonder it does for yourself as well.

Thumbnail of user chipc9
1 review
3 helpful votes
January 17th, 2018

I have been a member of the website for approximately five years. During that time I have conversed with and met many individuals regarding massage exchanges. Like all social media sites; one must do your own "due diligence" regarding the person with whom you are corresponding. Effective communication is the key - along with having a DETAILED profile. Members with just a few sentences in their profile are usually not a good contact. My membership has permitted me to make some nice friends with whom we trade on a regular basis. This is so much cheaper than hiring professionals. A lot of "amateur" massage enthusiasts are pretty good at an exchange. TELL the person what you want: "more pressure", "slow down". Give it a try... after a couple of trades, the membership fee pays for itself.

Thumbnail of user robertat24
1 review
1 helpful vote
April 1st, 2019

I loved the connection I had with Warmvibes.
He did a marvelous massage on me.
We had a great time last Monday.

Thumbnail of user matthewv61
1 review
2 helpful votes
February 22nd, 2019

Massage Exchange is one of the genuine website which I have seen for the first time. Not like other dating website which has take profile only to make money.

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MassageExchange.com is a community of bodyworkers, bodywork students, and massage enthusiasts to network, practice, explore new bodywork modalities, and exchange massage and other bodyworks for free. Now with nearly 200,000 members and growing rapidly.

Business History

When I first started my massage practice, I'd exchange massages with my fellow classmates frequently. Slowly, however, my massage friends either moved away or left the trade. Sadly, this massage giver was receiving fewer and fewer massages himself.

One day, with a particularly bad back ache, I realized that I had no-one to trade with. Unfortunately, trying to network with others in order to find trading partners proved difficult, time consuming, often even embarrassing, and ultimately unsuccessful.

An idea was born — Why not a massage networking site for those looking for massage exchange partners?

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