If you want a shortcut on tried the dates app, this is roughly my order of checks:
- whether the photo requirements is more than decoration when you test it against the dates app
- if the reporting flow holds up under real use — worth checking before you commit to the dates app
- whether daily message limits is genuinely enforced when you test it against the dates app
This has been more helpful than anything I found searching for the dates app, mainly because how you use it matters more than which one.
The thing people miss about tried the dates app is that technique matters more than the tool.
I would check how daily message limits behaves once you actually use the dates app before committing any time to the dates app.
If whether profile verification is genuinely enforced when you test it against the dates app is not there, I do not bother with the dates app at all.
Profile completeness across the pool beats the interface design, at least in my experience with the dates app.
If we're talking tried the dates app, your own effort is the bigger variable.