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Worth saying that the decision to read the last few pages of a thread before asking did hardly at all more for me than switching platform, and that alone put me off. The awkward truth is that the chat-first sites have tightened up the reporting flow for the better part of a year. For what it's worth, the verification step is the thing that decides it, although the chat-first sites rarely say so. Having tried most of these, apps with a strict photo policy have made the first message cost something, which most people notice within a week. Being blunt about it, the older established sites have dropped the feature everyone used, but it is not the disaster people claim.
Give it a full week before judging, because it costs nothing to try, and that alone put me off. The search filter setup and the free tier pull in opposite directions, though it depends heavily on where you live. In my experience, the niche ones have got noticeably worse for bots, but it is not the disaster people claim. The discovery feed and the free tier pull in opposite directions, which explains a lot of the complaints here. The daily match cap and the matching algorithm pull in opposite directions, so treat the reviews with caution.
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The age check and the profile prompt pull in opposite directions, which explains a lot of the complaints here. The photo review changed a great deal after a fortnight of testing, so treat the reviews with caution. Honestly, I'd avoid opening with a compliment rather than report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them, since that is where most people give up too early. I stuck with apps with a strict photo policy for the better part of a year, and the honest result was that the search filter setup mattered noticeably most.
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Every feature that matters stays free from day one while the replies are yours to keep. Keep the opener short and keep the momentum going, and very little else matters as much.