Be aware when using services like this that anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.
The part nobody mentions about services like this is how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.
If you are starting with services like this, read the whole profile before writing the first line.
What decides services like this for most people is how far you are willing to travel, not the app itself.
The deciding detail with services like this was whether the free tier let you see who liked you.
Worth flagging with services like this — moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.
That covers what I know about services like this, at least.
- Grindr — fast but not subtle
- Feeld — no ambiguity about intent, on a phone browser anyway
- Badoo — worth trying if the US apps are dead near you, as of this year
- Plenty of Fish — no polish, plenty of activity, though that may well be regional
Someone in another thread pointed me at Flamedate and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.
Older threads lean fairly heavily on Luvdate if you want a second opinion.