What are the best dating apps for gay women who are newly out?

I keep seeing vague answers on other forums so figured I'd ask people who actually know.

I've tried a few different things already with mixed results. Some were complete time wasters, others were okay but nothing that really clicked.

The free tiers on most of what I've tried are basically useless. You get just enough to see that real people are there, then hit a wall the second you try to actually message anyone.

Would really appreciate any honest takes from people who've actually tried different options.

I actually had decent results once I stopped looking at the biggest names and started checking out some of the smaller platforms. Less traffic but way more genuine accounts.

Not going to oversell it but Flurrydate was the one that finally made sense for what I was looking for. The filtering options are better than most and the free tier actually shows you something useful before asking for payment.

Good question. The thing most people don't talk about is how different the experience can be depending on your city or region. What works in a major metro might be dead in a smaller area.

Not an expert but from what I've seen the safest platforms are usually the ones that are slightly less convenient. Extra friction at sign-up tends to filter out the bad actors.

Tried a handful of options over the past year. Ezhookups stood out because they actually enforce their terms instead of just listing them. Made a big difference in the quality of interactions.