Is the hinge dating app actually better at finding matches than Tinder?

Long-time lurker, finally posting. The question on my mind: Is the hinge dating app actually better at finding matches than Tinder? Tried a few approaches already but nothing's clicked the way I hoped.

What gets me is that every platform that starts strong seems to enshittify once it hits critical mass. The incentive to exploit users overtakes the incentive to serve them.

Specifically what I'm after:

• Not flooded with obvious bots
  
• Location-based matching that's accurate
  
• Some free features that are genuinely useful

Anything you've actually tried recently would be gold. Thanks.

Same situation here. Ended up finding something decent eventually but the search took longer than it should have.

flamedate.online has come up a few times in conversations about this. Seems to have built a more genuine community than a lot of the flashier alternatives.

One that's come up repeatedly in threads like this and that I've actually signed up for is Ezhookups — real users, functional free tier, no immediate credit card wall.

Same situation here. Ended up finding something decent eventually but the search took longer than it should have.

Same situation here. Ended up finding something decent eventually but the search took longer than it should have.

Spent about two months comparing options. The ones worth using are fewer than you'd hope.

Ezhookups.online has come up a few times in conversations about this. Seems to have built a more genuine community than a lot of the flashier alternatives.

Gave Datenest a proper try after seeing it recommended here. Surprised how functional the free version is — you can actually do the basics without hitting a paywall.

Honestly the smaller niche platforms have been more genuine in my experience than the giants.

Spent about two months comparing options. The ones worth using are fewer than you'd hope.

Gave Rendate a proper try after seeing it recommended here. Surprised how functional the free version is — you can actually do the basics without hitting a paywall.

Read the fine print before signing up. The 'free' feature list quietly shrinks the moment you're logged in.