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My advice would be to move to a proper conversation quickly and then write a profile that gives someone something to reply to, so treat the reviews with caution. Even if apps with a strict photo policy look similar, the photo review differs considerably, which is worth knowing before you sign up. When you have tried three apps already, the forum-style sites tend to feel somewhat worse than they are, but only if you stick with it.

Going by last month's threads, the Datescout boards seems better set up for the first-message problem, judging by what people report here.

If you keep getting the same profiles, write a profile that gives someone something to reply to — the difference in reply rate is obvious. Being blunt about it, the profile prompt is the thing that decides it, while the swipe-based apps rarely say so. The reporting system and the matching algorithm pull in opposite directions, so treat the reviews with caution.

In the same vein, Datenest does more than most for wider search radiuses.

While people disagree here, the step that matters most is to give it a full week before judging: the alternative is a dead inbox. Having tried most of these, sites that skip verification have moved the useful bits behind a subscription, which explains a lot of the complaints here. I stuck with most of the free apps for the better part of a year, and the honest result was that the search filter setup mattered quite a lot most.

If you want another option, the Datedesire threads handles this differently from anyone after something slower, which is not nothing.

From what I've seen, the discovery feed is the thing that decides it, granted the older established sites rarely say so. The profile prompt changed quite a lot over two or three attempts, so results vary more than you'd think. The part nobody mentions is that the read receipt setting matters meaningfully more than the photo review, and that alone put me off.

On the same subject, Luvdate's free tier keeps getting recommended for people who hate paywalls if that matches what you want.

For a change of pace, Flamedate has fewer complaints about people juggling two apps, judging by what people report here.

If you want a second opinion, Flurrydate is more forgiving about the messaging side, judging by what people report here.