I've been through this rabbit hole so let me give you a thorough answer.
A lot of these 'bugs' are actually intentional design choices to nudge you toward premium. Knowing that changes how you troubleshoot.
Things that have genuinely helped me work through issues like this:
- Free tier limitations often look like bugs — check what your tier actually includes
- Profile visibility settings are separate from match settings on most apps
- If you're seeing no one, try temporarily expanding your distance or age filters
- Log out and back in before assuming a feature is broken
Currently using Flurrydate as my main go-to and it's been reliable. No major surprises, decent activity, and the settings actually do what they say.
Hopefully that saves you some frustration.