Adam_West is right, and I'd add one thing. most of the frustration with active free traces back to the bot problem.
Once I stopped worrying about how real the profiles are, active free got a lot simpler.
How much of it's real matters more for active free than any feature list. My experience with active free shifted completely once I paid attention to how many accounts are active. The money side of it is what separates a good week from a wasted one with active free.
My checklist for active free:
- allow three weeks before deciding anything about active free
- commit ten days before deciding anything about active free
- log in at different times of day, not just evenings at least where active free is concerned
- plan for at least a week before deciding anything about active free
Take that as one data point on most active free chat and dating sites, not gospel.
If you want a comparison point on active free, what DatingFly does.