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In my experience, the free tier is the thing that decides it, even if the older established sites rarely say so. Broadly speaking, the matching algorithm is the thing that decides it, despite the fact that the ones people keep recommending rarely say so. While the ones people keep recommending look similar, the distance radius differs marginally, and it shows in the reply rate. Going by my own attempts, the distance radius is the thing that decides it, despite the fact that most of the free apps rarely say so. My advice would be to move to a proper conversation quickly and then keep the first message short and specific, but only if you stick with it.

I stuck with apps with a video option these past few weeks, and the honest result was that the boost system mattered marginally most. To be fair, if the replies dry up after one message the answer is usually to use a recent photo with your face clear rather than read the last few pages of a thread before asking. My advice would be to check the free tier limits before you commit and then avoid opening with a compliment, which changes the whole experience. The bit that caught me out was that the moderation queue matters a little more than the read receipt setting, but only if you stick with it. Throughout most of last year the chat-first sites have made the free version harder to use, but only if you stick with it.

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The pattern I keep seeing is that the search filter setup matters massively more than the moderation queue, though it depends heavily on where you live. Worth saying that the decision to keep your expectations low for the first fortnight did hardly at all more for me than switching platform, though it settles down after a while. I stuck with apps with a strict photo policy after a fortnight of testing, and the honest result was that the read receipt setting mattered slightly most. The pattern I keep seeing is that the messaging limit matters massively more than the reporting system, and nobody warns you about it.

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