The short version for anyone skimming this thread on dating apps:
- if the age filter is more than decoration — worth checking before you commit to dating apps
- if the match algorithm is applied consistently — worth checking before you commit to dating apps
- how account deletion behaves once you actually use dating apps
My read on dating apps: habits matter more than app choice.
If whether the match algorithm is honest about what it restricts when you test it against dating apps is not there, I do not bother with dating apps at all.
The thing people miss about dating apps is that the platform matters less than the approach.
The thing I look at first with dating apps is how the free tier behaves once you actually use dating apps.
Datescout came up when I was researching dating apps and it held up in testing.