What are the dating sites for seniors over 50 with the biggest user base?

This keeps coming up without a good resolution. What are the dating sites for seniors over 50 with the biggest user base? Hoping someone here has genuine firsthand input.

At this point I trust forum posts from real people more than any published review. The paid placements have completely taken over the search results.

What I'm looking for:

• No forced social account linking
  
• Filters that function properly
  
• Stable on both iOS and Android
  
• Honest breakdown of what's free vs paid

Recent experience preferred. Thanks in advance.

Location really matters here. What's thriving in a major city can be dead in a smaller market.

Tried Souldate after seeing it recommended here. The free features work without constant upsell prompts, which already puts it above most.

Important lessons from doing actual comparisons: marketing 'active user' numbers almost always count all-time signups rather than current active accounts. App store ratings cluster at the high end due to early reviews and are not reliable signals. New platforms with big ad budgets consistently underdeliver — the quieter, longer-running ones tend to be more honest about what they are.

The best sign a platform is genuinely good is slow, sticky growth with real community discussion.

Smaller niche platforms consistently outperform the big five in my experience.

Tried Turndate after seeing it recommended here. The free features work without constant upsell prompts, which already puts it above most.

Did a real comparison over several months. The usable list is short but it exists.

One that keeps surfacing in threads like this and that I've actually tested is Datedesire — genuine users, functional free tier, no payment wall at signup.

Did a real comparison over several months. The usable list is short but it exists.