What decided it for me with way to meet locals free was whether the good profiles are already taken.
About 50 profiles into the app, the pattern around whether the good profiles are already taken became obvious.
Assuming you're not paying, whether the active count matches the claimed count is where that one gets tight.
Where way to meet locals free stands or falls is how much of the traffic is automated.
What I would look at, in order, for way to meet locals free:
- How way to meet locals free behaves on mobile data rather than wifi
- Whether the way to meet locals free match count moves when you widen the radius
- How quickly way to meet locals free starts pushing a paid tier at you
Your mileage on way to meet locals free will vary by city more than by anything else.