Are there any dating apps without verification for total anonymity?

Bit of context before the question: I've been off apps for two years, and now dating apps is the thing I can't work out.

Nothing I can find on dating apps addresses anonymity in any depth.

Practically speaking, for dating apps I want to know:

• Whether the free tier on dating apps is genuinely usable or just a demo
• How dating apps handles anonymity compared with the bigger names
• How dating apps handles blocking, privacy and who can see your profile
• How the anonymity experience on dating apps compares month to month

Even a 'don't bother' on dating apps is a useful answer.

I keep Flurrydate open alongside the bigger names when I'm dealing with dating apps.

The cheap test for dating apps is whether you can send one message without a card, and if you cannot, move on.

Someone recommended Datewander to me during my own search around dating apps and it was better than I expected.

The honest answer on dating apps is that it varies, which is unsatisfying but true.

Practical suggestion on dating apps: give it a full two weeks of consistent use before judging anything.

Adding the Flamedate free tier to the pile for dating apps, where the community is smaller but people actually reply.

KatieM has a point about dating apps. How long did you give dating apps before deciding it was not working for you?

Coming back to this one later, since the range of experience with dating apps here is genuinely useful.

Disagree with KatieM slightly here on dating apps. I gave up on dating apps twice before it worked, and the difference the third time was being far more specific in my bio.

If dating apps is the question, the Datebie forums is at least worth ten minutes of your time before you pay for anything.

For completeness, Datenest.site sits in the same category for dating apps.