@Jack — broadly with you, with one caveat: ran no email dating sites just filled with anonymous bots alongside the household-name apps for across about six weeks — same effort on both, a fair bit different outcome. Everyone benchmarks no email dating sites just filled with anonymous bots against the major apps and that comparison flatters neither. I would call that setup hit and miss, though your mileage will vary. I stopped worrying about the bot problem on the one being discussed once I realised the app is only as good as the local user pool.
Still undecided on no email dating sites just filled with anonymous bots overall, but that is where I am for now. If you want a low-commitment test, what Souldate is doing lets you browse before it asks for anything.