HeatherV

I benchmarked it against what I used before before deciding, instead of going on impressions. The honest answer is that the size of the local pool is easy to check and almost never checked.

I compared several at once with a couple of accounts, and the numbers told a clearer story than I did. Boiled down, how new accounts are treated in week one tends to decide whether you stick with it. The result was similar quite plainly for both of the accounts I tested. Worth a fortnight of your time frankly, so treat this as a starting point.

I looked at this from a few angles while comparing them, rather than just skimming a couple of apps. If I had to pick one factor, how support responds to a real problem is the part the marketing never mentions.

What I would put at the top of the list:

• Worth confirming how blocking works, and whether it sticks — surprisingly hard to find out in advance.
• Whether prompts give people something specific to answer — this alone ruled a couple out for me.
• How the app handles a report — genuinely worth knowing up front.
• Find out whether matches expire after a set time — I would treat this as a dealbreaker.

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