As others said in the comments, there are a lot of front-ends already, but that doesn't mean a lot if we are looking on it as a number... If you want to start a new one, and believe that you can bring something new on the table, I wouldn't look on just a number...
For example, I really like the look of the Leofinance frontend and all the innovation that they have implemented, and it looks like that approach is working... Personally, I'm not using the platform as I have no available time for that also, BUT, I really like the concept and innovations...
On the other side, I'm very active on CTPTalk frontend and I spend every day a couple of hours on it moderating for ThisIsAwesome curation project... CTPTalk is a basic frontend with basic options, and that is a big minus... Developing the frontend needs expertise and time, and owners of the CTP have no time for that... On the other side, there are some awesome members of the community that are the REAL value of the platform... There is a CTP community page on Hive (like HiveHustlers at the moment), but it is far less popular as CTPTalk frontend...
I don't know too much about the community on the Leofinance, but the mix of frontend like LeoF, and community of the CTP is the perfect killer-combination...
We can't forget the "incentive" for content creation by earning tokens for authors and curators on the tribe's frontends... I would say that THAT is the "biggest pro" of tribes against communities at the moment (before HMT, SMT, or whatever they called will come)...
Growing a community is a challenge and it takes time, but it should be a good long-term plan...
Of course, in a lack of time, you have to prioritize things and if there is a IF-IF question, then you should go with the more innovative thing first...
just my 2c
Thank you for taking the time to leave your honest feedback here - everyone that voices their thoughts here is helping us tremendously.
The key here is finding new and accessible ways for people to become involved in the community and incentivize their participation - that was the biggest concern for a possible front-end.
It seems like the community would rather trade a new front-end for other practical utility/tool sites, which we have also been exploring and planning out. We have a few projects currently underway that we hope to launch within the next few weeks.
We're here for good - it's going to be a grind, but we WILL grow this community base, member by member.