After a slow start I noticed the search filter setup behaving differently on the regional platforms, and nobody warns you about it. Have the omegle cams alternatives gotten any better since it shut down — seems like a simple question but I keep getting mixed answers depending on where I look.
Over roughly forty conversations apps with a strict photo policy have cleaned up the fake accounts a little, which most people notice within a week. Although people disagree here, the step that matters most is to write a profile that gives someone something to reply to: it stops you blaming the app for the profile.
I stuck with the bigger platforms since the start of the year, and the honest result was that the distance radius mattered slightly most. Honestly, if you are only browsing free options the answer is usually to say what you actually want up front rather than test two platforms at once. After a slow start I noticed the block list behaving differently on the newer sites, though it depends heavily on where you live.