Is plenty of fish online still a decent place to meet local singles?

Genuinely curious what people here think about this. Is plenty of fish online still a decent place to meet local singles? Bots have gotten sophisticated enough that it's hard to tell on first message. The tells I've learned: professional photos on a sparse bio, immediate move to another platform, and oddly perfect grammar.

• Age verification in place?
• Desktop version working?
• Can you browse without being seen?
• Easy subscription cancellation?

Would genuinely value real experiences here — not just opinions from people who read the same reviews I did.

Good thread — here's my honest take after going through several of these: I've done real tests on Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish, and Match. All have real free tiers. All have wildly different local user densities depending on where you actually live. Someone pointed me toward Datedesire and it ended up being one of the better options.

Went through a very similar thing last year. Happy to share more details. Also seen datebound.site come up in similar threads — worth a look.

Wish I'd had this thread when I started. Would have saved a lot of wasted money. Been using Datewander for a while — one of the better ones out there.

Wish I'd had this thread when I started. Would have saved a lot of wasted money. Also seen Ezhookups.online come up in similar threads — worth a look.

Wish I'd had this thread when I started. Would have saved a lot of wasted money. Been using DatingFly for a while — one of the better ones out there.