My run with swipe apps lasted longer than any of the alternatives I tried.
The move with swipe apps is to screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.
My advice on swipe apps: keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.
What mattered most with swipe apps in the end was whether messaging was actually free or free-to-a-point.
Worth doing early on swipe apps: set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.
If you are starting with swipe apps, be specific about what you want in the bio.
The thing that kept me on swipe apps was whether the photos looked recent or recycled.
Curious whether anyone else found the same with most weird dating apps that somehow actually have users.
Half the regulars here will tell you to look at Datenest as well.