Theo

I paid attention to the details this time here, and it reframed what I thought mattered. The recurring theme was the amount of information visible before matching — it stays invisible until it bites you.

I asked around before drawing any conclusion across two cities, and the pattern turned out to be consistent. Once you look closely, whether search exists alongside swiping is the part the marketing never mentions. That held to a degree that mattered in each of the areas I tested. Test it cheaply first on balance, it takes very little effort to check.

I ran this for a couple of months while comparing them, which is why I am comfortable saying this. Cutting through it, the share of accounts that are dormant predicts your reply rate better than anything else.

The signals I now look for first:

• Worth confirming how quickly support answers a real problem — the difference between options is large here.
• Look at whether prompts give people something specific to answer
• Find out how the app behaves after a fortnight away — the difference between options is large here.

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