I made a spreadsheet, embarrassingly across two cities, which changed my answer completely. On the numbers, how much the interface pushes a subscription is the first thing I would look at now. The result was similar to a degree that mattered across two completely different areas. Others may have found the opposite honestly, so weigh it against your own results.

I came at this after wasting time on the wrong options with a couple of accounts, since nobody else seemed to have done it. Whichever option you pick, how support responds to a real problem is worth more than any feature list.

Where I would focus your attention:

  • Ask how the app handles people who never reply — most apps are quiet about this.
  • Check how the app handles duplicate accounts — this alone ruled a couple out for me.
  • Whether read receipts exist — the marketing never covers this.
  • Look at whether you can delete your account without contacting support — it is easy to test and rarely advertised.

I gave up on guessing and just measured in my own time, before I trusted my own conclusion. Once you look closely, how often you get a reply at all becomes obvious only after a month. It stood out reliably even after I changed my photos. I would check it before committing on balance, and I would not pretend otherwise.