Worth saying that the decision to say what you actually want up front did a little more for me than switching platform, so treat the reviews with caution. Being blunt about it, most of the free apps have tightened up the reporting flow, though it depends heavily on where you live.
Judging by my own inbox, the block list is the thing that decides it, despite the fact that the bigger platforms rarely say so.
- The thing that finally clicked was that the block list matters meaningfully more than the verification step, but it is not the disaster people claim
- On reflection, the regional platforms have started throttling messages, so results vary more than you'd think
- Broadly speaking, apps with a video option have leaned much heavier on paid boosts, and that alone put me off
- Having tried most of these, the boost system is the thing that decides it, although the forum-style sites rarely say so
- The thing that finally clicked was that the ones people keep recommending have leaned much heavier on paid boosts after a fortnight of testing
The daily match cap changed considerably since the last round of app updates, but only if you stick with it.
For a change of pace, Datelink reads as more honest about anyone starting from scratch, going by the last few threads.