I went back through my own messages to check in my own time, and it held up across all of them. Strip out the noise and photo quality on both sides matters more than the brand name. It kept showing up again and again in replies rather than in match counts. I would be curious for what it is worth, if your experience points elsewhere.

I checked this against my own numbers once properly, which made the differences much easier to see. Once you look closely, how granular the filters are quietly determines how long you stay.

The short list of what mattered:

  • How the app orders your inbox
  • Find out whether there is a desktop experience at all
  • How long before the first upsell prompt appears — worth asking about before you invest time.
  • Check how the app handles a report — it matters more after the first month.

I went through this same question last year before deciding, instead of going on impressions. Strip out the noise and how much the interface pushes a subscription decides most of the outcome. The pattern repeated to a degree that mattered once the first fortnight was out of the way.