I stuck with the niche ones in the past six months, and the honest result was that the moderation queue mattered noticeably most. Where can I get a tinder profile review
From what I've seen, if you have limited time in the evenings the answer is usually to use a recent photo with your face clear rather than check the free tier limits before you commit.
While people disagree here, the step that matters most is to test two platforms at once: it saves a lot of wasted evenings. In the last stretch of trying I noticed the block list behaving differently on the niche ones, and it shows in the reply rate. In the time i've been posting here the ones with a paywall have cleaned up the fake accounts a little, which changes the whole experience.