Anything I recommend around online dating video call free has to clear one bar, which is how much of it is usable without a card.
I kept notes for a month on the app because I kept losing track of how aggressively it pushes credits at you.
If you can only manage a few evenings a week, whether the algorithm is doing anything useful matters more than raw volume on the app.
I keep EzHookups open alongside it, mostly out of habit now.