My take: patience is genuinely the differentiator, dull as that sounds — it took me longer than it should have to work that out. My take: most matches go nowhere and that is normal rather than a failure — it sounds obvious written down, but it took a while to land. What is the online free dating app with the highest success rate?
For what it is worth, reviews are worth reading but local activity matters more — it is not complicated, it is just easy to skip.
One thing I notice: a bad week is a bad week, not evidence about the platform — it sounds obvious written down, but it took a while to land.
If it helps, consistency matters more than intensity here — that has been consistent for me across a few different platforms.