I spent longer on this than I meant to without rushing it, which took the guesswork out of it. In practice how wide the distance filter goes tends to decide whether you stick with it. The contrast was sharpest every time in a way the app store reviews never captured. The only real test is your own area on balance, rather than taking my word for it.

I kept notes the whole way through a while back, and the pattern turned out to be consistent. Cutting through it, the honesty of the pricing page stays invisible until it bites you. It was true again and again despite what the marketing implied.

The things that actually moved the needle for me:

  • Worth confirming how the free tier handles photo uploads — this is the one I would check first.
  • How the app handles a report — most apps are quiet about this.
  • Look at how easily you can change your location — it matters more after the first month.
  • Whether you can hide a profile without deleting it — check it on a real account, not a demo.

I went back through my own messages to check on this, which took the guesswork out of it. Consistently, how easy it is to delete an account turns out to matter far more than the interface. It was true consistently enough to trust whether the app was well known or not. Treat it as a starting point genuinely, before committing any real time.