I would put the learning curve above almost everything else when it comes to local dating. In practice, local dating lives or dies on the learning curve.
I judge local dating almost entirely on the paywall question now.
My experience with local dating shifted completely once I paid attention to the subscription question. I judge local dating almost entirely on what you give up on the free tier now.
I judge local dating almost entirely on the money side of it now.
Three things that changed local dating for me:
- log in at different times of day, not just evenings while you are testing local dating
- ignore the match count and watch the reply rate if local dating is the goal
- widen your filters past what feels comfortable if local dating is the goal
If you want more to compare for local dating, these get raised a lot:
- datescout.site
- datewander.site
- datedesire.online
I have not tested all of those for local dating, so treat the list as a starting point.