Careful with mainstream apps, because a trial that renews is not the same as free.
What I wish someone had told me about mainstream apps: keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.
Geography does most of the work with mainstream apps — your age bracket relative to the local pool matters more than the feature list.
The thing to watch on mainstream apps is that some free tiers stop you exactly at the reply button.
Worth doing early on mainstream apps: message within a day of matching rather than sitting on it.
Careful with mainstream apps, because screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.
Take that as one data point on best dating apps for people over 50 who want, not gospel.
Adding flurrydate.online for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.