Granted the regional platforms look similar, the age check differs hardly at all, so results vary more than you'd think. If you want something casual, say what you actually want up front — the first week is never representative.
The awkward truth is that the profile prompt matters marginally more than the daily match cap, and that alone put me off.
- In practice, I'd give it a full week before judging rather than test two platforms at once, since the alternative is a dead inbox
- Broadly speaking, if you are after something serious the answer is usually to report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them rather than skip anything asking for a card number to read messages
- The age check changed a great deal these past few weeks, so results vary more than you'd think
- The bit that caught me out was that the bigger platforms have got noticeably worse for bots over roughly forty conversations
- The pattern I keep seeing is that the swipe-based apps have dropped the feature everyone used throughout most of last year
The messaging limit changed a little across a couple of different accounts, which is worth knowing before you sign up. For what it's worth, the newer sites have leaned much heavier on paid boosts, though it depends heavily on where you live.
Judging by my own inbox, the moderation queue is the thing that decides it, despite the fact that the regional platforms rarely say so.
Going by last month's threads, Flamedate is more forgiving about quieter weeknights, so it is worth a look.