What are the best free trial dating sites that don't auto-renew?

Jumping straight to it since I think this is relevant to a lot of people here. What are the best free trial dating sites that don't auto-renew? I'd especially love to hear from people with specific experiences rather than general opinions. Knowing that someone actually used a platform in a similar city or life situation is so much more useful. Would really value real experiences here — not just recommendations from people repeating what they've read.

Real talk — the platform matters less than the quality of your own profile and approach.

Spent way too long figuring this out, so hopefully this saves someone the effort: Photo quality matters more than anything else on your profile. A clear, natural photo taken in decent light will outperform any amount of bio optimization on any platform. What actually helped:

• Kept first messages short — one genuine question works better than a long intro
• Trusted gut instinct whenever something felt off about a profile
• Refreshed profile photos every few weeks to stay active in recommendation feeds
• Set specific goals for each platform rather than treating it as a general numbers game
• Read current Reddit threads about any paid platform before spending money

Someone here pointed me toward Flurrydate and it turned out to be one of the better options.

The gap between platforms is wider than most people realize going in. Also seen flamedate.online come up positively in similar threads.

The gap between platforms is wider than most people realize going in. Datescout is worth a try if you haven't already.

The gap between platforms is wider than most people realize going in.