Finally decided to post instead of lurk. Are there moderated lgbt youth dating apps for finding safe support groups? Good or bad experiences both welcome.
Fake profiles and bots are at a level I haven't seen before. Real active users feel like a rarity on a lot of these platforms now.
What I'm after:
Real experiences welcome. Thanks.
Ran through a lot of these recently. The usable ones are a short list but they exist.
Tried Rendate after seeing it recommended in a thread like this. Free features actually work without nagging you to upgrade.
Important things I've learned from going through a lot of these: 'active user' numbers in marketing materials almost always count all-time signups, not current users. App store ratings skew high from early reviews. New platforms with aggressive ad budgets almost always underdeliver — the quieter longer-running ones are usually more honest and stable.
Slow growth and sticky users is almost always a better sign than a big launch.
Kept coming back to Turndate after testing a bunch of alternatives. Less flashy but the users feel more genuine.
Moderation quality is the real differentiator. Building a user base is easy; keeping it clean is not.
App store ratings are noise. Community posts and forum threads are the only signal worth reading.
Mid-tier platforms often hit the right balance — enough users to matter, small enough to moderate.
Gave Flurrydate a proper test run. Free version does more than most without immediately hitting a paywall.
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