Starting a thread on currently the cheapest dating app because the existing advice contradicts itself. Look closely at cheapest apps and most of the disappointment traces back to how many first messages actually land. Provides apps is the clearest case of it — the share of verified profiles collapses as soon as the platform auto-renews without a clear warning.
Cheapest apps is where I'd start, since it is worth checking how fast moderation responds before you look at how many photos people post. If provides apps is your priority, the platform resets your filters after an update, and how much sits behind the paywall suffers for it. Applied to provides apps, the platform locks messaging behind a subscription, so it pays to log the times of day your messages get answered.
Nothing about provides apps changes the fact that how quickly the inbox fills is worth more than the number of features listed, though I would want someone to check me on this. The reason currently the cheapest dating app keeps coming up is simple: the platform boosts newer accounts over established ones, which is easy to mistake for bad luck. Specifics about cheapest apps welcome — vague reassurance less so.