Hudson Evans — this matches what I saw. Do not judge the black and white dating app on week one — the free tier does most of what you need, and the rest follows from there. Comparing the black and white dating app against the major apps, the gap is smaller than the marketing suggests. The black and white dating app improved considerably once I stopped treating it like a numbers game. The black and white dating app rewards patience more than strategy, but I would want more data points, and the rest is preference.
If this thread saves one person a wasted subscription on the black and white dating app, good. Someone upthread mentioned what Souldate is doing and I will second it — the free tier is genuinely usable.