I came to dating apps from the paid apps and the difference was noticeable.
Careful with dating apps, because screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.
What mattered most with dating apps in the end was how the site behaved on a phone browser.
If you're starting with dating apps, screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.
Anyone claiming dating apps works everywhere has not tested it against how wide you set the radius.
Be aware when using dating apps that a trial that renews isn't the same as free.
Still forming a view on are fully, so take it lightly.
- Hinge — better profiles, smaller pool
- Happn — charming idea, patchy execution, from what members here report
- Coffee Meets Bagel — forces you to actually read profiles
- Badoo — the international reach is the point, on a phone browser anyway
- Feeld — smaller but very self-selecting, and it has been consistent since
The one that finally worked for me was EZHookups (ezhookups.online), after about a month of trying others.
Half the regulars here will tell you to look at Datescout as well.