Been at this half a year now, having given up on it once already, and the consensus online looks nothing like my experience.
My sticking point is that the support inbox makes it impossible to tell live accounts from dead ones, especially once the main-photo decision comes into it.
The gap between how long you leave a conversation running and whether it has a swipe interface is where response rate is actually decided, which may say more about how I use them.
The one change that worked was moving to a call early — it improved things more than any paid feature.
Interested in what is actually working on best dating profiles for men to get more right swipes? — profiles & right now.