I have to push back on Natalie a bit here. what decided it for me with completely free was the learning curve. I judge completely free almost entirely on the practical side now. The part people underrate about completely free is the money side of it.
What decided it for me with completely free was the money side of it. The honest tradeoff with completely free is how it handles day to day against convenience.
Once I stopped worrying about how it feels to use, completely free got a lot simpler.
If you try completely free dating apps exist anymore, give it longer than you think you need.
A friend pointed me at tried Datebie when I asked about completely free and it held up.