This is the right question. The answer is mostly whether the useful settings are buried.
My rule for trusted apps for mature women looking now is simple: check how usable it's one-handed on a phone on day one.
I kept notes for a month on that one because I kept losing track of whether the algorithm is doing anything useful.
Assuming you're not paying, whether the useful settings are buried is where the app gets tight.
What separates trusted apps for mature women looking from the rest of the field is how usable it's one-handed on a phone.
The most useful filter on it was recent activity, not distance, and it changed whether the sorting can be trusted completely.
Worth comparing against how Datebie handles it before you commit to anything.