If you want a shortcut on number 1 dating app, this is roughly my order of checks:
- if the match algorithm is genuinely enforced — worth checking before you commit to number 1 dating
- whether the free tier functions without paying when you test it against number 1 dating
- how the free tier behaves once you actually use number 1 dating
Seconding Emma_L — approach outweighs platform selection, and that's held true for me on number 1 dating.
Your own effort is the bigger variable, and that applies to number 1 dating as much as anywhere.
The thing people miss about number 1 dating app is that approach outweighs platform selection.
If whether the privacy settings is honest about what it restricts when you test it against number 1 dating isn't there, I don't bother with number 1 dating at all.
For contrast I also tried Luvdate; different approach to number 1 dating, worth comparing.
If you want another reference point on number 1 dating, Datebound was the closest match I found.