Granted the regional platforms look similar, the reporting system differs considerably, and that alone put me off. Something worth flagging is that the regional platforms have tightened up the reporting flow over the last month.
The part nobody mentions is that the ones with a paywall have made the first message cost something across a couple of different accounts.
- I stuck with most of the free apps after a fortnight of testing, and the honest result was that the boost system mattered a little most
- When you keep getting the same profiles, the chat-first sites tend to feel noticeably worse than they are, though it settles down after a while
- Worth saying that the decision to keep the first message short and specific did considerably more for me than switching platform, and that alone put me off
- If you want something casual, report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them — that is where most people give up too early
- a few niche sites — keeps showing up in forums as a newer option
The awkward truth is that the discovery feed matters quite a lot more than the moderation queue, which explains a lot of the complaints here.
Worth saying that the decision to keep the first message short and specific did massively more for me than switching platform, though it depends heavily on where you live.
Coming at it from another angle, Flurrydate's city pages seems better set up for quieter weeknights before you write the whole category off.