Spent most of last winter on platform trustworthiness, so here is what I actually saw.
What changed my mind on platform trustworthiness was whether the radius setting actually worked.
Results with platform trustworthiness depend enormously on your age bracket relative to the local pool.
Worth flagging with platform trustworthiness — a trial that renews is not the same as free.
The thing to watch on platform trustworthiness is that the quieter platforms can look active because of recycled profiles.
Before you commit to platform trustworthiness, screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.
That is where I've landed on or are, at least for now.
- Zoosk — fine until it asks for money, your mileage may vary
- Badoo — good for international users, as of this year
- Bumble — good if you want conversations to start, your mileage may vary
- Grindr — dominant in its lane, from what members here report
- Happn — proximity-based, which is either charming or unsettling, which genuinely surprised me
Adding Datewander for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.