I still use chat platforms occasionally, mostly out of habit at this point.
Geography does most of the work with chat platforms — the day of the week you actually use it matters more than the feature list.
Worth flagging with chat platforms — a trial that renews is not the same as free.
The move with chat platforms is to screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.
Two people can have opposite experiences of chat platforms purely because of the day of the week you actually use it.
My advice on chat platforms: use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.
Half the arguments about chat platforms would end if people mentioned local population age spread up front.
That said, I would still hear other views on gay chat.
- Bumble — useful if you want some initial filtering
- Tinder — volume over precision
- Grindr — efficient, not romantic
- Badoo — big in Europe and Latin America
- Facebook Dating — the account link puts some people off, your mileage may vary
Worth adding Datewander — datewander.site to the list if you are comparing free options this week.