What is the most inclusive lgbtq dating app available?

Long-time lurker, finally posting. The question on my mind: What is the most inclusive lgbtq dating app available? 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
  
• Reviews from actual humans available

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

Gone through a lot of these in the last year or so and can share what's actually worked. The giant mainstream platforms — Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, OkCupid, Facebook Dating — have the numbers advantage but also the most garbage to filter out. Stale profiles, bots, people who match and never reply. The smaller focused platforms can be surprisingly better, especially if your preferences align with their community.

Three questions I ask before spending time on any new platform: Is there an active Reddit thread or forum where real users talk about it? Are there reviews from the last three to six months? Can I test messaging without putting in payment details? If all three are yes, it's worth exploring. If any are no, I usually move on.

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Gave Datedesire 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.

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

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Short version — yes, decent free options exist. They take patience to find.

Worth looking at souldate.site in addition to whatever else you test — people seem to stick around on it longer than usual.