The reason I stopped recommending some of these is whether the moderation is real or decorative.
Took me about 4 weeks on free dating apps for Android to work out that the real question was whether 'free' means free to browse or free to talk.
Where the site works it works fast; where it does not, how the pricing behaves once you are invested is usually the reason.
My rule for the service now is simple: check how quickly reports get acted on on day one.
Worth comparing against the Datenest community threads before you commit to anything.