You can use dating apps to your advantage. They key is to show who your are, visually and in text. Example: if you like mechanics, your picture should show you putting apart an engine. You'll get less likes, but the ones you would get, would be from people who likes the same.

You don't need many likes, just the ones of people who are compatible. After all, you don't want to go to many first dates. The sooner you "filter" non compatible people, the less effort you would waste in them.