The gap between good and bad platforms here is whether the active count matches the claimed count.
Took me about 3 weeks on the site to work out that the real question was what the subscription actually unlocks.
If your area is thin, the site will not fix that, whatever whether the ratio is workable in your area looks like.
If you only test one thing on the room, make it whether you can hold a conversation without paying.
For a second opinion I also cross-checked Datewander if you want a smaller pool.