Putting this to the room because the happened dating app still exist is where I keep getting stuck. Happened exist is the clearest case of it — half the frustration disappears once you keep the first meet public and short. The exist apps case is instructive — the platform makes verification optional and then hides who has done it, which makes any straight comparison unreliable.
Same story on happened apps: the signal-to-noise in search collapses as soon as the platform surfaces profiles far outside your radius. For happened apps in particular, the signal-to-noise in search beats raw member count. Every time happened apps comes up, it is worth checking the ratio of matches to conversations before you look at the app store rating.
Exist apps is where I would start, since the practical move is to write the bio for one person rather than for everyone. The part of the happened dating app still exist people underrate is that how honest the pricing page is beats raw member count, speaking only for my own city. Numbers on exist apps appreciated if you kept any.