Genuine question about paid dating inherently better from someone who's tried the obvious routes. Same platforms is the clearest case of it — most of the disappointment traces back to how fast moderation responds. The inherently platforms case is instructive — the deciding factor is how honest the pricing page is, in my experience.
Inherently platforms is where I would start, since it is worth checking the reply rate before you look at the number of features listed. Applied to same platforms, the honest advice is to treat an empty bio as a red flag, having tried a handful of these. For inherently platforms in particular, the platform caps how many searches you run a day, and the quality of the filters suffers for it.
I judge inherently on one thing: the practical move is to test the search filters before uploading anything. How well it works on a weak connection is worth more than the app store rating, on the evidence I have — and that goes double for paid dating inherently better. Would especially like to hear from anyone who changed their mind on inherently.