The first message is where the platform either works or stops working, regardless of how much data leaves the app.
What separates it from the rest of the field is how the chat behaves on a weak connection.
Gave that one a fair run over 3 weeks and kept coming back to how the chat behaves on a weak connection.
If you care about whether the useful settings are buried, that alone should decide whether the app is worth it.
Before committing time to the app, work out whether you can hold a conversation without paying.
Filling the profile out properly changed it more than switching platforms did, and it reframed whether the useful settings are buried.
Would anyone recommend popular dating apps for 18 year to someone starting from scratch?
If this one does not work out, Datescout, which came up earlier covers similar ground.