The reason I stopped recommending some of these is whether it thins out after the first week.
About 120 profiles into it, the pattern around how much of the base is genuinely looking became obvious.
If you're only browsing, the app is fine. The moment whether people reply or just collect matches matters, it changes.
Where that one stands or falls is whether the active count matches the claimed count.
The first message is where the app either works or stops working, regardless of whether the algorithm is doing anything useful.
Is trustworthy dating apps still like this, or has it improved?