I'm currently in a relationship with someone I met on Bumble which I used for about two weeks, so it's not all bad.
Pro-tip: if you do pay for premium, make a Google Play account with the address set to any Filipino library, and pay with your normal PayPal account. Regional pricing makes it cost like $4/month.
My experience was about the same on bumble. Within a few days I was able to set up a few dates one of which turned into a long term relationship. But maybe it's gotten a lot worse in the 3 years since then.
Edit: to be clear I didn't pay for any sort of premium thing and want to make sure it's clear I'm not promoting people pay money for that service.