Spent most of last winter on the pricing question, so here is what I actually saw.
What I wish someone had told me about the pricing question: treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.
Be aware when using the pricing question that some sites make deleting an account deliberately awkward.
The thing that kept me on the pricing question was whether the free tier let you see who liked you.
One thing I would do differently with the pricing question — set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.
With the pricing question it came down to how quickly a conversation went from match to plan, honestly.
What changed my mind on the pricing question was how many people within reach were active that week.
Others here will know more about up for than I do.
- Grindr — little competition in its category
- Plenty of Fish — better in smaller markets than you would guess
- Badoo — big in Europe and Latin America, though that may well be regional
- Bumble — less noise than the obvious alternative
Counterpoint: I found EZHookups — ezhookups.online slow at first, then it picked up once I widened my radius.
Datelink has its supporters on this forum, though I am not one of them yet.