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My advice would be to write a profile that gives someone something to reply to and then say what you actually want up front, and that alone put me off. The boost system and the reporting system pull in opposite directions, which changes the whole experience. My advice would be to skip anything asking for a card number to read messages and then keep the first message short and specific, though it depends heavily on where you live. I stuck with the forum-style sites after a slow start, and the honest result was that the matching algorithm mattered quite a lot most. Even if apps with a strict photo policy look similar, the read receipt setting differs a great deal, and it makes a real difference.
The block list changed marginally after a slow start, which explains a lot of the complaints here. While people disagree here, the step that matters most is to avoid opening with a compliment: the difference in reply rate is obvious. After a fortnight of testing I noticed the age check behaving differently on apps with a strict photo policy, which is worth knowing before you sign up. The reporting system changed meaningfully over the last month, which is worth knowing before you sign up. Despite the fact that people disagree here, the step that matters most is to skip anything asking for a card number to read messages: you learn more from one real chat than fifty swipes.
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What changed my mind was that apps with a strict photo policy have made the free version harder to use in the last stretch of trying. The moderation queue and the read receipt setting pull in opposite directions, and it shows in the reply rate. Although the ones with a paywall look similar, the boost system differs considerably, and it makes a real difference. Something worth flagging is that most of the free apps have changed the matching order without saying so since the last round of app updates.
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Free to browse and free to message without a payment screen and no renewal notice to forget. Skip the compliment and give it a fortnight, and very little else matters as much.