She stopped replying after moving to text: what's happening

On the app, she had a reason to check. Notifications, the design of the platform, the habit of the thing. Text feels different to her. It's not a dating app anymore, it's her actual phone, mixed in with work emails and her mum's messages.

Sometimes the conversation just dies in translation. She saw your first text, liked it, got distracted, and by the time she looked again, the moment felt old. Other times she's pulled back because moving to text felt like escalation she wasn't ready for. Neither of these is a full stop. But you need to recognize that silence after an app to text move is usually indifference, not a hard no. She's on her phone. She just didn't prioritize you yet.

Your message needs to be short enough that she doesn't feel obligated to write a long reply. It needs a reason to exist that isn't 'please respond to me'. That could be a question she'd actually want to answer, a reference to something she said on the app, or an offer that doesn't require much back and forth.

Avoid anything that sounds like you're checking if she's still interested. No 'I guess you're busy' or 'are you mad at me' or 'not sure if this went through'. Just send something that moves the conversation forward like the silence didn't happen. Make it easy for her to reply by asking something specific or making an observation she'll want to respond to.

If you texted her and got nothing back, give it four days minimum before sending another message. That's long enough to know this isn't just her being asleep or at work. It's also short enough that you don't look like you've been staring at your phone.

After that second message, if there's still nothing, stop. Don't triple-text. Don't try three days later with a different angle. You've made your move twice. If she wanted to reply, she would have by now. Move on. It sucks, but continuing to message her is just taking up your time when you could be texting someone who's actually interested.