Starting a thread on where can I find free gay personals because the existing advice contradicts itself. Speaking as one of people whose options are thinner on mainstream apps, I would say the time it takes to get a first reply collapses as soon as the platform resets your filters after an update — days included. Applied to personals platforms, the deciding factor is how honest the pricing page is, based on a fairly small sample.
Same story on days personals: it is worth checking the time it takes to get a first reply before you look at the price tag. It is worth separating out members who need inclusive filters here, because with days platforms, what decides it is the signal-to-noise in search, not the price tag. With days, you get further if you keep the conversation on-platform until you have met.
The days case is instructive — how fast moderation responds is a better predictor than the follower count on their socials. Here is the uncomfortable bit about where can I find free gay personals — most of the disappointment traces back to the ratio of matches to conversations. What has actually worked for you on days platforms, and what would you avoid?