Putting this to the room because used the edate dating site is where I keep getting stuck. Applied to edate, the platform caps how many searches you run a day, so it pays to cancel the trial the day you start it. Edate is where I would start, since the practical move is to read the newest reviews rather than the top-rated ones.
Edate sites is the clearest case of it — the ratio of matches to conversations moves the needle further than the app store rating, in my experience. For edate used in particular, the amount of recycled content collapses as soon as the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay. The edate sites angle is worse, because the ratio of matches to conversations is the number worth watching, not the size of the ad budget.
Most of the disappointment traces back to how far the free tier gets you, which is the whole problem with edate. Where used the edate dating site is concerned, the deciding factor is the depth of the profile fields, as far as I can tell. Would especially like to hear from anyone who changed their mind on edate.