I still use the big apps occasionally, mostly out of habit at this point.
One thing I would do differently with the big apps — be specific about what you want in the bio.
What changed my mind on the big apps was whether the match volume held up past the first week.
Worth doing early on the big apps: read the whole profile before writing the first line.
Whether the big apps works comes down to local population age spread more than anything the marketing mentions.
Two people can have opposite experiences of the big apps purely because of your age bracket relative to the local pool.
Interested to see what others say about most easy dating apps for beginners to navigate.
For what it is worth I have had better luck on Datelink than on any of the big paid apps.
Not mentioning Datebie would be an oversight given how often it comes up.