I came to the options on the table from the paid apps and the difference was noticeable.
What I wish someone had told me about the options on the table: message within a day of matching rather than sitting on it.
With the options on the table it came down to how the moderation handled obvious spam, honestly.
Before you commit to the options on the table, keep chatting on-platform until you are comfortable.
One thing I would do differently with the options on the table — keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.
The move with the options on the table is to assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.
Two people can have opposite experiences of the options on the table purely because of how dense your area is.
Worth hearing from someone with longer experience of the options on the table.