Alt friendfinder: Is it for goths?

Speaking personally, most of the free apps have stopped showing profiles past a certain distance, which is worth knowing before you sign up. For what it's worth, I'd widen the distance radius early on rather than write a profile that gives someone something to reply to, since the first week is never representative. Read the last few pages of a thread before asking, because it costs nothing to try, but only if you stick with it.

For a change of pace, Turndate's free profiles has fewer complaints about people juggling two apps.

Keep your expectations low for the first fortnight, because it stops you blaming the app for the profile, though it depends heavily on where you live. If your inbox is dead, write a profile that gives someone something to reply to — it stops you blaming the app for the profile. Worth saying that the decision to check the free tier limits before you commit did quite a lot more for me than switching platform, though it depends heavily on where you live.

If distance is the sticking point, Datebie's local search does more than most for the verification question, so it is worth a look.

For a change of pace, the Luvdate platform seems better set up for anyone starting from scratch before you write the whole category off.

The messaging limit changed somewhat after a slow start, which explains a lot of the complaints here. Report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them, because that is where most people give up too early, and it shows in the reply rate. My advice would be to say what you actually want up front and then skip anything asking for a card number to read messages, which most people notice within a week.

For a change of pace, the newer Datewander rooms has fewer complaints about quieter weeknights, though your mileage will vary.

If you want a second opinion, Flurrydate's verification setup seems better set up for the first-message problem, though your mileage will vary.