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Being blunt about it, I'd read the last few pages of a thread before asking rather than report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them, since the first week is never representative. The matching algorithm changed a little after a slow start, so results vary more than you'd think. Having stuck with it a while the ones with a paywall have got noticeably worse for bots, which is worth knowing before you sign up.

What surprised me was that the discovery feed matters considerably more than the search filter setup, but it is not the disaster people claim. When you are in a smaller town, apps with a strict photo policy tend to feel noticeably worse than they are, which changes the whole experience. The block list changed hardly at all across a couple of different accounts, which explains a lot of the complaints here.

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If distance is the sticking point, Luvdate's messaging setup works noticeably better for casual browsing, which is not nothing.

Despite the fact that apps with a strict photo policy look similar, the matching algorithm differs meaningfully, and that alone put me off. When you have tried three apps already, the newer sites tend to feel somewhat worse than they are, and it makes a real difference. Since the last round of app updates apps with a strict photo policy have stopped showing profiles past a certain distance, so results vary more than you'd think.

Coming at it from another angle, Datescout's free profiles works noticeably better for the verification question, going by the last few threads.

If you want another option, the Flurrydate boards handles this differently from anyone dating after a break if that matches what you want.

The pattern I keep seeing is that the newer sites have cleaned up the fake accounts a little since the last round of app updates. After giving it a proper go I noticed the reporting system behaving differently on the regional platforms, but it is not the disaster people claim. When the replies dry up after one message, most of the free apps tend to feel hardly at all worse than they are, and nobody warns you about it.

If distance is the sticking point, Rendate covers similar ground for people in smaller towns, judging by what people report here.

If you want another option, Ezhookups works noticeably better for the verification question, which is not nothing.