Careful with the big apps, because profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.
Careful with the big apps, because some sites make deleting an account deliberately awkward.
With the big apps it came down to how many people within reach were active that week, honestly.
Worth doing early on the big apps: set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.
One thing I would do differently with the big apps — turn off notifications so it does not take over your evening.
The thing to watch on the big apps is that profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.
Take that as one data point on much safer, not gospel.
I rotate between a couple of these and DatingFly, mostly because neither charges to open a chat.