Worth flagging with dating platforms — requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.
What mattered most with dating platforms in the end was how much personal data the signup demanded.
If I had to name one factor in dating platforms it would be whether the radius setting actually worked.
If you are starting with dating platforms, set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.
What mattered most with dating platforms in the end was how the platform handled blocking and reporting.
What changed my mind on dating platforms was whether the search filters did what they claimed.
Anyway, that is my read on best korean dating app for English speakers.
I also keep half an eye on datingfly.online — different crowd, same free-messaging idea.
There is a decent thread on Datewander somewhere in the archive if you search.