What Sydney__29 described matches my experience of local singles near almost exactly.
The reason I stopped recommending some of these is how discreet the notifications are.
My first week on local singles near looked promising; by the second I was only really watching whether 'free' means free to browse or free to talk.
Provided whether the search actually respects what you set holds up, the app is a reasonable place to start.
Before committing time to local singles near, work out how the chat behaves on a weak connection.