PaigeNY

I ran two at a time for four weeks each without rushing it, which is where the interesting part started. It turns out how support responds to a real problem is the first thing I would look at now.

I gave this a genuinely fair run with a bit of patience, and I would do it the same way again. The recurring theme was how support responds to a real problem — it is where the real differences show up. It kept showing up reliably once the first fortnight was out of the way. I would start there in the end, so weigh it against your own results.

I ran two at a time for four weeks each before deciding, which took the guesswork out of it. What I found is that how much depth the profiles allow predicts your reply rate better than anything else. The outcome barely moved in a way I could measure no matter how I adjusted the filters. Worth testing yourself really, the basics matter more than the tuning.

What I would tell someone starting from scratch:

• How the app handles people who never reply — surprisingly hard to find out in advance.
• Check whether conversations sync across devices
• Look at whether read receipts exist — it changes the experience completely.

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