the dating apps aren't cutting it for me in terms of meeting women

i am so discouraged with dating apps. i have tried tinder and it appears to be nothing but scammers. hinge seems to be the same way, at least from what i can tell. if the female is atheist and liberal, it's a fake account. i suppose i could make my settings to verified only here. and bumble, i get several likes, but then i am never messaged by the female.

I've talked to a couple of co-workers who are female and have free accounts and paid accounts on hinge, and they tell me they get overwhelmed with the number of likes and dms that they just either stop looking or quit which i think sucks for people like myself and others who actually have something positive going for them in their life.

hinge makes me feel inferior. like i mean no one responds. not even to the stupid weekly rose i get. haha.

i'm thinking i need to try and connect with someone through facebook, just scroll and see who accepts me. can't be any worse. personally, i'd rather meet someone through a friend of a friend, but my circle of friends is very small since moving here a while back. is church my best option? or the shopping isle in a grocery store?

certainly i can't be the only guy that is turned off by this? hinge got me because when i had the free addition, i was getting many likes and couldn't see them, so i was very excited. turns out the accounts once i could see them were fake, or at least i think they were. no one responded. and i am talking about like 20 something likes.

fml

wasting too much money on these apps. is match a better option because you actually have to put thought into it?

edited to add. a friend of mine recommended elite singles. i had never heard of it. i can't imagine they have a large talent pool to choose from. she said she was living in california when she tried it, which is maybe why it worked for her.