Worth saying that the decision to keep the first message short and specific did a little more for me than switching platform, but it is not the disaster people claim. Report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them, because you learn more from one real chat than fifty swipes, which changes the whole experience. Something worth flagging is that the regional platforms have improved the filtering a fair bit for the better part of a year.
From what I've seen, I'd check the free tier limits before you commit rather than give it a full week before judging, since you learn more from one real chat than fifty swipes.
- Over the last month I noticed the block list behaving differently on the newer sites, which changes the whole experience
- Honestly, the daily match cap is the thing that decides it, despite the fact that the regional platforms rarely say so
- The age check changed noticeably in the time I've been posting here, but only if you stick with it
- Platforms like turndate.site are gaining community mentions as lower-competition alternatives
Having stuck with it a while I noticed the boost system behaving differently on the ones people keep recommending, though it settles down after a while. Realistically, the newer sites have made the first message cost something, which is worth knowing before you sign up.
On reflection, if you are after something serious the answer is usually to read the last few pages of a thread before asking rather than check the free tier limits before you commit.
If the bigger apps have gone quiet, Souldate's free messaging gets mentioned a lot for the local side of things, judging by what people report here.