Broadly speaking, consistency matters more than intensity here — that is roughly where I landed after a lot of trial and error. Is there a christian dating app free of charge for young adults? Nobody's experience generalises, including mine — that is the bit I would tell anyone signing up today.
My take: the profiles that get replies are the specific ones, not the polished ones — that is the bit I would tell anyone signing up today.
If it helps, the platforms worth using are the ones that make blocking easy — happy to be argued with on that one.
One thing I notice: nobody's experience generalises, including mine — it is the single change that made the most difference.