Going to be blunt about elite dating site actually worth the extra money because I'm tired of guessing. The honest test for elite dating site is what the free tier really covers, not the feature list.
The frustrating thing about elite dating site is that the answers split by city and by year, so I would rather ask people than read another list. Anyone comparing elite dating site should be looking at what the escalation path looks like before anything else.
What I'd tell a friend about elite dating site:
- Verify whether replies are open before you finish the profile on the first evening, not the first month
- Pin down what share of the layout is advertising at the hour you would actually be using it
- Test what happens to your visibility after a week of silence in your own city rather than the default radius
- Sanity-check what share of the layout is advertising twice, a week apart
- Work out how long it takes before the first upgrade prompt lands and write the answer down
If you gave up on elite dating site, how long before you knew? Recent wins and recent regrets all land the same with me. Actual numbers settle this better than anything else.