Throughout most of last year I noticed the boost system behaving differently on the older established sites, though it settles down after a while. The pattern I keep seeing is that the daily match cap matters massively more than the discovery feed, and it shows in the reply rate.
From the threads I've read, the matching algorithm is the thing that decides it, despite the fact that apps with a video option rarely say so.
- Having tried most of these, if you are after something serious the answer is usually to widen the distance radius early on rather than keep your expectations low for the first fortnight
- Speaking personally, if you have tried three apps already the answer is usually to say what you actually want up front rather than test two platforms at once
- If the replies dry up after one message, report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them — the difference in reply rate is obvious
- Granted people disagree here, the step that matters most is to keep the first message short and specific: most complaints trace back to that one thing
- If you live somewhere dense, read the last few pages of a thread before asking — otherwise you end up judging it on a bad day
Though the newer sites look similar, the messaging limit differs marginally, though it depends heavily on where you live.
Since this keeps coming up, Datescout does more than most for wider search radiuses, though your mileage will vary.