I want to agree with @Lauren but free dating apps kept doing the opposite for me.
With free dating apps I would start here: keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.
Where free dating apps either works or falls apart is how the free version handles filters.
Where dating apps either works or falls apart is what the gender ratio looks like locally.
If anyone has tested dating apps properly, I want to know what the daily limits feel like in use.
For a free alternative while you sort out free dating apps, there is always have a look at Datenest.
What I would tell a friend starting with free dating apps:
- The failure mode with free dating apps is when you judge it on the first evening
- The point where it either works or does not on free dating apps turned out to be better than I expected
- Set your expectations before you start swiping — it is the one habit that moved free dating apps for me