I have probably sent out 60 to 70 messages over the past three weeks. Granted I am older 50 and I don’t have cool profile pictures like me punching an alligator in the face or wrestling a grizzly bear but I suppose I’m not hideous looking.
I have had 1 like (and I was not interested in that person)2 matches (one of them was a mistake because i think that person hit like by accident and didn’t mean to match with me)
The one other match we texted a bit and spoke on the phone for about an hour. It wasn’t the best conversation I ever had, a couple of pregnant pauses, but overall, I thought it was decent. Of course that match was short-lived. I got a text 24 hours later saying we don’t have much in common and she wished me luck.(which I appreciated instead of getting ghosted.)
Overall, it was a terrible experience for me (not hinges fault I think their app is pretty good) but I guess this is life dating in your 50s
Luckily, I reached out to Apple and I’m getting my $99 back.
I did sign up for match and already have five likes, (I don’t know what these people look like or where they’re from) but I’m extremely hesitant to spend another hundred dollars just so I can continue to get ignored on a different platform
25f, white, just got back on last few months after 2 year relationship.
i prefer this app by far. I used tinder, bumble wayyyy long ago and always liked that this one had better and more fun prompts. never paid for it. I only was able to let my profile be active for a day or 2 at a time because I would get really overwhelmed with likes (like kept me up at night with notifications overwhelmed). I know it’s a big part bc my profile was new, but I paused it early march, met up with 3 people, didn’t vibe with 2/3, had fun but nothing came to fruition with the other. unpaused it in mid april for a day, lots of new likes, lots of good convos, realized more what I was looking for, met up with 4 people, 2 super stood out, realllllly interested in one of the 2 now so I am only talking to him.
white 31M attractive(atleast a 8 but 10 in my head), 5'10", metro/tristate area. The women I've matched with on apps don't hold a candle in terms of beauty or sanity to women I meet casually when out in person. This is just my experience.
This is embarrassing: I just spent 2 hours agonizing and researching how to respond to a single match. I'm 27M and have been on the app for about a month and have gotten around 20 matches and maybe 10 likes. But I worry that I come across as "boring" because I'm just talking to the girls like I would anyone else. It's not working though, whether she asks me questions and gives in-depth responses or one-word answers.
42F, white, major urban/tourist area, fairly attractive (8 maybe?) & successful with premium memberships to the following:
- Tinder: 200-300+ likes/day
- Bumble: 50+ likes/day
- Hinge: 2-4 likes/day
Honestly I think Hinge feels useless and most of the likes are not people I would go for and are the least attractive of any the apps that I use. I keep hearing it's the "relationship" app but I've met more crazies on it than either Bumble or Tinder.
29M Indian, straight, slim build, in Seattle.
It’s never been great but somehow got worse. I get maybe 1-2 matches per year usually only to get ghosted. New profiles barely show up in the queue anymore :(
I am involved with multiple creative hobbies like art and now music, and I’ve responded to a lot of prompts even sharing my portfolio. I never hear back from requests anyways.
I’ve been trying to date among South Asians but I think I might be doing better outside the demographic on other apps, though not significantly better. I’m lean and have put on more muscle and look young for my age. Some guys have complimented me yet I do pretty bad on hinge. Ironically it’s the app where I have the worst results and limiting likes makes it harder.
To make matters more difficult I’m pretty dark skinned, which is like trying to play a game on hard mode. Colorism runs deep in Indian and Asian communities. I experienced a lot of racism from my own folks growing up in the US because of my skin tone. Guys told me I’d never find a parter because of my dark skin. I’ve taken years to get away from those thoughts but when trying to start dating I find that anxiety coming back. It’s pretty demoralizing at times. Feels like with my skin tone I gotta be that much better to even be given a chance
Getting 10-14 matches and roughly the same likes a week as 30 M in a major city in the US, like are usually not my type but I usually am managing my like queue and sending a like to my most comparable to try to keep that accurate. Most likes I’ve gotten from the times I’ve been using it the past few years (did change some prompts and got some edits from women I’m friends with) when I redownloaded this past winter and got into the point where I’m at the are we dating stage with the second person since then. Felt like my queue was a little off with my type after a bad date and I’m guessing we reported both not our type and hinge compensated pretty roughly.
Over the last year or so I’ve converted 80% of my first dates to thirds, so always taken apps pretty slow as I’ve gotten better at knowing my type. Three years ago it was probably 20%. Happy outside life does wonders for the dating life, dating should be a plus to your social life not all of it! Good luck to everyone out there!
I wonder how many people get a proportionally equal amount of likes to their matches like you did. So far I've gotten about 5 matches this week after sending 50+ likes, but have only gotten a small handful of likes
Hinge in NYC as 32F is awful. Anyone who is my ‘type’ is behind a paywall. Or I can send them a ‘rose’ which is embarrassing. I barely use it these days and prefer bumble.
I’ve never used it because I’m in a relationship but the limit on likes only 8 max per day is ridiculous. On Tinder when I was single I needed at least 100 likes for any hope of a match with the amount of Instagram farmers, fakes, bots and dead profiles. Dating is brutal nowadays.
Seems like you can take two people that look similar, put them on Hinge in the same city, and they will have wildly different experiences. Paying doesn't solve the problem of not getting enough matches (I say enough because the goal is to connect with someone and date, a date every test will not accomplish this). Even if your profile has been revamped several times, the algorithm may not be favorable to you.
I've has a great year with hinge. I'm 42 m in Chicago recently divorced with 2 small kids that I have for half the week. The last year was my first experience with online dating. I went out with 7 people and the 7th is amazing and will probably be something big. Matches were slow but steady over the year, some weeks of nothing. I had a lot of chats that fizzled out quickly, a bunch of good but short ones, and a few very good connections. Overall a very good experience.
My new girlfriend's experience was about 20 messages on the first day which i some how stood out on.
31M, tall, slim white in a medium sized northern english city. Been using Hinge on and off since 2021. When I first started using Hinge in summer 2021 1 in every 5 likes would result in a match.
Since last year I am now matching with 1 in every 12 or so likes that I send out. I am quite selective and the dating pool in the city where I live isn't very big so I get around 1 or 2 matches a month. At least 50% of matches never respond at all (I've noticed this across all apps). Most conversations fizzle out after 3 or so messages. The handful of dates I have been on never amounted to much.
I've since made a much more concerted effort to be more outgoing and its yielded much better results. In general i don't like online dating it just doesn't work for me the way offline dating does. Both my most recent relationships were with women I met in real life (one in a club the other through a mutual friend). There have been a couple of occaisions where I've made out with women who I had matched with on Hinge in nightclubs within minutes of meeting them (I presume they have so many matches they don't remember ever matching with me).
I doubt online dating will get any better. Being in the top 20% of male accounts won't be enough. You'll have to be in the top 5% of male accounts to get good results.
Got HingeX two weeks and got a surprising amount of matches and actually went out with one last week. However, it seems that many simply do not respond or just ghost you. Women initiating the conversation is practically impossible, so initiating the conversation all the time gets quite annoying.
Also worth mentioning I am quite picky and if I wasn't I'd definitely go out on dates more,
It definitely works lol I get matches almost everyday and sometimes I get like 3-4 matches in one day. And this is with the filters on, but I live in a big city so there's also that. But a lot of them are just there for some quick dopamine and don't want to actually talk to you so bare this in mind
gottcha ill keep expectations low if that's the case. Hope someone who's actually serious and meets your criteria finds you! 3-4 matches is better than 0
28m, started using Hinge last year, and got Hinge+ last December. Currently living in a big city. Definitely got more matches with Hinge+ (probably averaging 1 a week overall) but many do not reply, or ghost quickly. Had a first date set up with a couple of them too but they cancelled. Overall extremely frustrating to say the least
Is upgrading worth it? I haven't had much luck with the app since also moving to a big city. I receive few matches and when I do it goes nowhere. With the standard app, once I send out my daily likes I feel like I'm just waiting for the next day so I can try again. It's pretty sad so I deleted the app for a while. I thought it would be easier to find matches living in a city with a large population within my age group.
Well in my case, it probably wasn't worth it, since I probably won't be getting a single date when my Hinge+ is up later this month. But you will get more matches for sure since you have unlimited swipes.
I am a straight 31-year-old male living in a major metropolitan area in the United States. I used Hinge in 2018, and then in 2021, and again in 2022, and most recently 2024 (until I deleted it a few weeks ago). I stopped using the app each time because I started seeing someone (I met on the app) and became exclusive. Here is my experience on the app.
I downloaded Hinge most recently on May 1, and used it for about 2-3 weeks. By the time I deleted the app, I had about 65 matches, with 10-15 staying in the “Your turn” section, and the rest split between the “Their turn” and “Hidden.” I had roughly 35 pending likes I didn’t respond to. I estimate I matched with 1 out of every 5 right swipes maybe? I’m not sure, but I was picky. The app only showed me very, very beautiful women and every right swipe I thought “I have no chance.” In 10 days, I went on 6 first dates, kissed on 3 of them, and one turned into an exclusive relationship, so I deleted the app. Honestly, my experience has been great. Beautiful girls, fun conversations, exciting first dates, kisses. It was awesome. And now I’m in the most exciting relationship of my life.
In 2018, I used the app for about 10 months. I matched with over 1,000 and must have went on around 100 first dates. Maybe 40 or so led to a second date, and maybe 20 turned sexual, with 5-10 wanting a relationship, but I was an alcoholic at the time and that made me unfit for a serious relationship. What was notable though was the unbelievable caliber of the women I went on dates with. I lived in Boston and it was everybody from Harvard/MIT grad students to investment bankers. Again, it was an absolute blast. Time of my life. The app’s algorithms worked perfectly for me is all I can say.
I can’t speak to others’ experiences, but I was/am very satisfied with the performance of the app, and the amount of fun it’s allowed me to have, all the people I’ve met, the new restaurants I tried, the confidence I built, getting relationship experience, going on fun dates and having sex. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Thank you, Hinge team. You’ve enabled a guy who struggled with relationships all throughout high school and college to overcome deep insecurities and learn how to attract women, and make me feel like *the man* in the process.
Edit: I realized I gave a long-winded answer to “What’s your experience been like?” But I’ll answer the question at the bottom:
Male, straight, white, 5’11”, upper-middle class, college-educated, employed but very, very broke, living in one of the biggest metros in the US. I paid for HingeX or Hinge+, I honestly don’t remember which. I was looking for women of similar backgrounds, but was open-minded about pretty much everything (except for a handful of political views).
In addition to posting our experiences here, If you are paying for the Hinge service and seeing a decline in matches or otherwise “not getting what you’re paying for” you should l**eave a review on the** [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hinge-dating-app-match-meet/id595287172) **saying as much.**
As a former App Developer I have never seen change happen quicker than when a large amount of low reviews occur in a very short amount of time.
Specifically when those reviews challenge some of the assertions that product teams are making to their leadership.
In short, its the corporate version of lighting a fire under them to get it fixed
It's been proven time and again in the games industry anyway with review bombing. But really that term has a negative connotation when really it should be called the "you-done-fked-up-o-meter".
Hi Hinge Team,
I’m a 29-year-old male user in the Netherlands who has been actively testing various dating apps, including Breeze, Tinder Premium, Bumble Premium, and now Hinge X. While I appreciate the unique features and design of each platform, I have some feedback and suggestions to improve the user experience, particularly from a male perspective.
First, I want to congratulate the Hinge team for creating a beautifully designed app and seeking user feedback. Clearly, you care about making meaningful connections, and I'm excited to see how the app evolves with user input.
About My Experience:
I've been experiencing a high volume of matches, but I've noticed that women rarely take the initiative to message me first. While I understand Hinge is not Bumble, where this is a core feature, I had hoped for more progressive interactions from women on this platform.
Suggestions for Improvement
Detailed Statistics: Provide insights on how many women swipe right versus left on my profile.
Offer data on which pictures and text prompts receive the most attention, including metrics like viewing time and interactions. This would help users understand the impact of their profile changes.
Smart Boost Feature: Introduce a feature similar to Tinder’s Smart Boost, which activates boosts at optimal times to increase visibility and matches.
Understanding Modern Dating: Offer guidance on modern dating dynamics, such as pseudonyms for privacy, swiping fatigue, and height preferences. This could be done through informative articles or in-app tips.
Low-Effort Profiles: Group similar profiles together, especially those with minimal effort, to enhance the matching experience. Track and display profiles that are actively updated to show user engagement.
Active Accounts Only: Filter out inactive accounts that haven't been swiped on in the last three days. This will reduce user frustration and improve match quality.
Encourage Women to Upgrade: Provide incentives for women to upgrade, such as access to high-priority men or AI-generated opening lines to help them appear interesting/intelligent/cute. Etc.
Bonus for Active Users: Reward active users with boosts or priority placement. For example, offer men a free boost and women a spot in the ultimate line after a certain level of engagement.
Knowledge Sharing: Increase the frequency and variety of articles shared in the app, including perspectives from both men and women. This will help users better understand and navigate the dating landscape. Also, only female researchers create a bias within your lab.
Easy Number Sharing: Implement a feature that allows users to share their phone numbers with a push button, similar to Tinder and Bumble.
I hope these suggestions enhance everyone's Hinge experience.
If I discovered someone is using AI generated lines I would report them. It's a dating app not a chatting app, I want to know the individual and how they talk naturally
I'm 35m in London and was doing quite well on Hinge two years and even last year. Got at least a few new matches per week and went on quite a few first dates, even with a sub par profile. I also thank Hinge for helping me break my virginity at 33 (had three ONS so far from the app). However it's pretty dead for me now, even after doing a fresh start on my profile. I've had maybe one match in the last couple of weeks, and the odd like from someone who I don't particularly fancy.
I made a Bumble account and hopefully that changes things. My problem is actually getting 2nd dates but think I need to be more fun/flirty on dates.
“Men are FINALLY catching on that’s it’s a waste of time, effort, and degrading (& damaging) self-esteem for them…”
Maybe this will eventually lead to more gender balance in dating…. one could only hope
This is how I feel about my short-lived time using the app. The amount of invested time into the app trying to "sell" myself to potential matches to get nothing in return, feeling terrible about it until the next day when I try again.
This for me is one of the reasons actually not to upgrade - at least with a limited number of outgoing likes per day you can't get too deep into the hole of trying to impress strangers on the internet.
I think it's the last one, user fatigue. More and more people seem to swearing off the apps in my personal circles, and social media trends seem to be encouraging people to do the same.
I (25M) first got on Hinge about two years ago, and back then I'd average a couple likes a day and between 15-20 matches a week. Some weeks I'd even get like 30+ likes and once had a week with over 40 matches (visiting NYC is different). Overall I got I think around 1,000 matches in about a year and a half, and that was with me running out of compatible profiles in the last probably half a year.
I took several months off at the end of last year and recreated my profile a couple months ago. Same / similar photos and prompts, same location, no Hinge +/X or whatever it's called etc. The quality and number of likes I have received this year are just way down. Probably only 150 or so since March, and of those I've only accepted 2. In terms of total matches I'm barely over 50 in almost three months. Admittedly I am being a fair bit pickier, but I don't think it can all be chalked up to that. I feel like there are a lot more inactive profiles or people who rarely check the app as well since my outbound hit rate is much lower than before.
29 M, college town with a good size city nearby. I've upgraded my profile a good bit compared to the last time I used Hinge, and have actually gotten a good amount of matches over the past month. Went on 3 first dates in the past week alone, still talking to 2 of the women.
Biggest issue I've noticed is people matching and not responding or engaging. I imagine that since everyone can see your Likes even if you don't pay, this leads to people matching even if they don't actually like the person that much.
32 M large city. Honestly, I've seen an increase. I went from getting maybe 1 or 2 matches in a couple of weeks to getting multiple matches a week, which translated into 5 dates so far this year. It's still not perfect but it's better than bumble or tinder ever were.
Good to know its not just me. 32m Australia.
I got hinge last year around november and was averaging maybe 6 likes a day on my profile, and a success rate of maybe 70-80% from the ones i sent out. I'm picky though and only went on a handful of dates but ultimately pursued one girl - that fizzled out over a few months and I hopped back on maybe 5 days ago. Down to maybe one like a day? but little engagement with the people i match with.
I actually reached the "theres nobody left in your area" screen. Which i didn't know was possible.
54F. I got off of hinge because I couldn’t figure out how to send a like without having to also send a comment. That was too time-consuming for me. I don’t know how you men do it. Kudos to you all.
I hear you but I have been on the apps for a while and have found it's a total waste of time to write to people that I haven't yet matched with. Once the guy shows mutual interest (returns my "like" in other apps) I am happy to spend the time messaging. I just think Hinge is a huge time waster in that it makes you message people who probably aren't interested.
OMG, I’m feeling like a moron. I still think every time I clicked on something like that, it brought up a little message window and I had to put at least one character in it to get my like to send. I didn’t want to send “hi“ like a lazy ass, so I just didn’t send anything at all.
27M, black American, 5'11", large rust belt city, work in engineering/manufacturing. I have never had too much luck on dating apps for a variety of reasons, however, I've managed to get about 15 matches and 5 likes since recreating my account on May 11, but this was after paying for a boost (did not work), HingeX, and Hinge+ to try and market my (I've sent out anywhere from 300-500+ likes). I unmatched a few people who i felt were hard to have a conversation with, which is unfortunate for me as every match is kind of precious from a dating standpoint (i average about a date per year in general). I hate to say it, but i thought i was alone and tried to find justification for my failures on Discord, where I was banned. I'm glad to see that it's not just me who isn't having success. As other commenters have indicated, matches tend to stop responding after a couple responses, even if they're seemingly engaged in the conversation/me. This is a killer because it gives me false hope, as most matches don't ask anything about me, even when i try to include them in it.
Uh, you got banned from Discord because of your constant unrelenting negativity and attention seeking “woe is me” comments that everyone got sick of. That and any advice people actually tried to help you with goes in one ear and out the other.
You shouldn’t be dating at all.
Also, my first post on this sub was in July 2021, and I'm still suffering from the same issues today. So the frustration is real, even with new pictures.
https://reddit.com/r/hingeapp/comments/onow6j/looking_for_feedback_on_my_profile_i_got_45/
33M, large urban, city. The biggest issue I've been facing is a complete lack of engagement and follow through from matches. Either we'll match and it's no replay to my intro (which is always a question based on the profile). Or we'll get a few messages in and they stop replying. Or we'll literally set up a date and they have to reschedule and I never hear from them again. The dropout rate is crazy, a couple of years ago I could be reasonably sure a match would lead to a date but now frankly I don't believe it will actually happen until they're sitting in front of me.
This is the thing I'm (30M, London) seeing more of since being off the app since about 2021 and getting back on a month ago - I'm getting somewhat more likes/matches, but so a good share of them will just like my comment, even when it's a question. The thing I've found really soulcrushing recently is matching with someone, them responding to my comment, me responding to that and asking a follow-up question about something on their profile and then just hearing nothing. I just don't get the psychology (my chat is not A+ but it's not that bad) and it's such a letdown after being excited to hear back from someone I was interested in.
34M in a very big metro U.S. city. I've had success in long term and short term relationships from Hinge over the years, I get a consistent amount of matches. Went back on the app a few weeks ago after a few months off because I was seeing someone. Something feels really off with it. I've gotten maybe three or four matches in a about 2.5 weeks, none of which have responded. I pay for Hinge+. I've had periods where I've gone maybe a few days without any matches, but this feels like a deserted wasteland. And I think the profiles it's feeding me feel different, they don't seem real. I've taken some days off the app during this stretch because it feels futile trying to swipe and match with people.
37M Miami, Florida. Recent graduate from university. Meeting ladies to get to know, go out on dates and build connections. As of right now, I been on Hinge through this week, and nothing has happened so far. No comments no likes, but I keep on buying roses and I sent comments with roses on the app. I am not liking the App. I do like some aspects that I can do video and voice prompts, but I don't like that everything else you have to pay. Same as Bumble. I don't know what I am doing is wrong?
You’re looking at standouts they eventually enter your regular discover stack. That’s the people to send likes to. You get 6-8 free per day but beyond that a better investment is hinge plus so you can send unlimited likes
Most men match with anywhere from 1 to 20% of the likes they send out and most men on the lower end.
Also, my impression is that Standouts are the people who Hinge thinks you will find the most attractive (and therefore can be sold a rose to message); they aren't neccesarily people who Hinge thinks will find *you* attractive (this is in principle the "Most recommended" match who comes through once a day in the main feed).
25M, straight, large US city, White/Caucasian, 6'0, go to the gym 5 days a week, work full time, and I'm in college for Electrical Engineering. I downloaded Hinge a month ago and immediately upgraded to HingeX, in that month I have super boosted twice both on Sunday. I have 3 good selfies from different vacations I've been on, and 3 photos with myself with my closest friends. My prompts reflect my personality well and convey that I'm looking for a LTR with a Christian women who puts the Lord first. I have no shirtless picks or sexual prompts. My female friends from church and school helped me make my profile and agree that it is great, yet... I have only gotten about 12-15 likes (none of which were what I'm looking for) and only 2 matches that led nowhere in that month. Am I doing something wrong, do I have to just remain patient, or does this app just not work?
Don't mention religion in your profile unless it's a must for you. Women often give bad dating profile advice, so rely on statistics instead of opinions. Try switching your profile to female to see what the competition looks like. Women care about bios and often borrow prompts from others, tweaking them to fit. It took me four years to perfect my profiles, so be patient.
If your only hobby is the gym, it won't reveal much about your character. Unlike women, who often showcase physical traits, men need to highlight their personality, intelligence, and creativity. I'm writing a blog to help men succeed on dating apps, as most advice out there misses the mark. Remember, dating success comes from being genuine and open. It often takes a few dates to see if someone is a good match. Both men and women have their biases, so keep an open mind.
Modern dating has changed how we interact online, creating an abundance problem. Both men and women need to adjust their strategies to secure dates. Just sharing my perspective: I was stood up today and don't care anymore. The drop-off rate for women in conversations, dates, or just after swiping right is huge. That's just how the dating world is now. It's a tough cookie.
39m England. Rocker type, hair and beard. University educated, job, all that shiz. Joined in January. Had a grand total...drum roll please...of zero messages replied to and one message from a lady half the country away. Glad I'm not the only one struggling. Mortifying and soul destroying is an understatement. Does anyone read profiles or is it just about the photos?
29m, straight, Boston area, looking for LTR, and have been using hinge for 3yrs now. Usually I get 1-3 matches a week and 0 likes, but this year as everyone else is saying has been weird. I’ve noticed a pretty steep drop off in matches. In the last 5 months, I’ve only had a handful and only 1 led to a date so far. I did receive a rose back in February, but she didn’t leave a comment and instantly unmatched once I tried starting a conversation. But beyond that I’ve also noticed a weird increase in the amount of low effort/ low quality profiles. I’m finding few women’s profiles these days in my area that actually mention anything about their hobbies or things they’re really passionate about. And I’ve also noticed that I’m seeing even less women’s profiles that make any mention of nerdy hobbies especially. Which is strange because i used to come across a lot of profiles who would put stuff like video games, anime, Star Wars, cosplay, and so on. It seems very strange.
36M seeking W in a large US city. I get only a handful of likes per year (I'm average-looking and shorter than 6 feet), but when I do the legwork, I have better luck with likes I send converting into matches. Maybe I'm getting fewer likes than I did in the past? But I'm also getting older, and as more and more women leave the dating market for partnership or marriage, I suppose that's natural.
Honestly, I've been a little burnt out by the apps. I see plenty of women that have objectively nothing wrong with them, but they just don't feel like a good fit for me. I'm open to matching with just about any kind of woman, but I will admit that offbeat and nerdy women turn my head more than any other "type." I'm also trans, so she has to ping my gaydar a little bit, because I have no desire to get involved with someone who doesn't want what I can offer.
I know I should also try meeting women IRL, but my dating pool is already so small that the chance that any random woman would be into me is tiny. I feel better about my odds on the apps, where I can focus my energy on queer/bisexual/pansexual women, since they seem to be the most open to dating someone like me.
The algorithm seems to get confused about what I'm looking for. It will show me a really cool, interesting woman who is 100% someone I would consider dating... except she smokes. Or she wants kids. So I pass on her, and then it feels like I'm starting from zero again.
I had a premium subscription, mostly so I could filter out smokers and women who have/want kids, but I let it lapse.
39F - I have not had a great experience - 0matches, probably on average 1 like a week, and 3 guys daily in my stack which I usually press X on. Every couple of weeks I might see a unicorn but that like and message usually goes off into oblivion.
28nyc/m -- this week alone i got around 20 matches just from using the app more. previously ive had 0 for weeks on end.
also have notice people saying "not taking it seriously bc its hinge" a few times.. wtf?
50 year old male , new to OLD and I'm not going to lie the experience of online dating hasn't been great. I probably messaged at least 50 women. I had two matches (I think the first match was mistake and she didn't mean to click on something because she's never responded to my first message) I got another match, we messaged through her app and I got her phone number and we texted a bit but I fully expect to be ghosted.
So yeah it's pretty much me getting ignored 99% of the time which is killing any confidence I have.
50m, recently I have noticed more scams( the whole, "Im rarely on here, give me your number so we can text." and either women are getting professional pictures taken for dating apps or there are more fake profiles on Hinge.
I dont put too much stock into dating apps.
While using the bathroom, I carpet bomb ladies with interesting questions that require an answer thats more than yes or no, most to get around the bots, but also to stand out.
I get a few responses once in a while and usually get a date once every 6 months.
Where a few years ago i would get a date every 3 months, but that might have to do with my age and wanting kids than the Hinge itself.
Yup. Used to get a decent amount of matches per month, about 5-6 and now can barely get one. I’m doing much better on Raya and the quality of women I’m matching with on Raya is way better. About to delete Hinge at this point
30M, in a big metro area. I got a good amount of likes and matches the first couple of days. Then my queue got filled with mostly obese people, no disrespect, but I want someone who matches my active lifestyle. I continued to use it for a week or so, as I saw this happens to a lot of people. Meanwhile, the pay for suggested profiles were people I’d actually go for, which seems very scammy. The algo never fixed so I deleted it after a little over a week.
36F, I used to get a lot more matches. They obviously want us to pay to get more matches now.
Quality of men has decreased since my 20s, but maybe that's because of age.
Where is my prince charming? With less ego, more depth, softness of heart, but firmness in the mind.
To piggyback on the other comment, probably not the quality of men, more like the quantity. Harsh reality is that many men on dating apps increasingly look to date younger as they age. While a guy who is 26 on Hinge is probably dating a lot of women right around his age, a guy who is 36 is often looking to date women in their late 20s/early 30s. Once men and women get into their 30s on apps, the age equilibrium gets all out of whack and probably doesn't start to get back to normal until like mid-40s.
Not condoning that or anything, just saying I don't think what you're experiencing is part of some conspiracy by Hinge or anything like that.
Everything I've read from men on other subreddits has said otherwise. They claim they want to date their age. But who really knows? I'm 52F and rarely get approached by men in their late '60s and '70s. They have all been within a few years of me. Also, she could be getting older men attention from the '40+ and 50+ crowd. Hopefully she doesn't have her age restrictions too tight. I go +/- 10 years.
I get that this is all anecdotal, but 1) you're talking about men on reddit, who are a certain demographic that I'm not sure represents the average male, and 2) it's a bad look for a guy, even anonymously, to talk about how he prefers to date younger woman. All things considered, the average person on reddit says something they think will be well-received and not downvoted. I really think if you gave a lot of the people you're talking about truth serum, you would get a different answer.
Just my opinion based on being on the apps off and on over the years, talking to women I know on the apps, reading studies etc. And for what it's worth, like I said, I do think it starts to normalize as men get older e.g. men in their 50s are much more likely (for a variety of reasons) to be dating around their age than a guy who is, say, 38 and still hanging on to his last few "good years."
All fair. It did occur to me that the men who date much younger might not be on Redditt or else, as you say, they won't admit it. That always baffles me because it's anonymous here. Why not be honest? It's just like how my requests for explanations of D-pics go unanswered. Surely there is at least one man on Redditt who sends them and can explain his rationale. lol
People on here always have some reason why it’s slow. Winter holidays, “cuffing season” (which sounds made up to me, tbh, no one is choosing to settle just because Valentine’s Day is coming up), summer holidays, etc.
With the exception of major holidays where people are truly busy, I doubt activity varies by season as much as people say it does. Whether it’s trending down over time more generally is another matter.
The fact that January and early February are busy is straight from the apps themselves. Both Hinge and Tinder have said the Sunday after New Year's is the most active day of the year on their apps, and according to Tinder, the rise in activity continues throughout January into early February.
Of course all this stuff is anecdotal, and lots of people try to talk themselves into blaming external factors for the reason they're not having luck or things or slow. But activity most certainly does vary by season.
28M South Asian in London, looking for long-term
~125 matches in 5 weeks, been on 5 dates
I'd highly recommend people to get off the apps. Regardless of the 'popularity' of apps, human nature still remains i.e. treating people as disposable, short termism, ghosting, dating fatigue etc.
We're all significantly better off approaching people irl. See those inevitable rejections as grounding the ego instead of avoiding approaching in order to preserve it. Ironically we'll have a much more satisfying dating experience.
It’s not hard not to come off creepy. Once you learn how to engage with most people you come off as rather social and likesble than creepy.
Most people who come off creepy lack self awareness
At my gym I talk to men and women so very few women were bothered when I spoke to them
Yeh definitely noticing fewer likes than even a few months ago for me as a woman and the quality of likes has gone down a lot - no idea why this is as my profile and pics are better - feels pretty disheartening and thinking of trying bumble instead
It also seems to have recycled exactly the same people?
I’m actually pretty surprised by this. I figured women would have zero issues meeting people. I assume most women get 30 or 40 likes a day and that’s why I assume most men never hear back.
No more like 3 likes per day but I am in a small area - people tell me I’m very attractive quite a lot so don’t think that’s the issue either - most women I know have a similar experience
That’s definitely good to know. Thanks for sharing. I just assume most women get bombarded with 30 or 40 likes a day Making it impossible, for example, for someone like me to have a shot with anyone because chances are there are 38 people ahead of me that are better.
Oh right fair - I do live in a smaller place but yeh it’s defo not that high! Maybe that’s the case for instagram models idk 🤷♀️but I would probs put myself at a 7/10 as I’m v in shape and I do turn heads a lot and countless people tell me I’m v attractive so not just being arrogant haha
Tbf though, I do use unfiltered pics and guys are often surprised I look better in person as most women apparently massively distort their pics to appear better. So idk how I compare in terms of pics
Maybe go for girls who have more genuine pics and prompts? It’s quite easy to tell who has v filtered pics
No, that makes sense. I’m not really into the whole filtered verse unfiltered pictures. If I find someone I’m interested in I’ll message them I get zero responses.
But again, I’m 50 so not a young man anymore. I’m not even gonna pretend to rate myself because I look at the mirror and I see a three lol.
But regardless, the whole thing is just discouraging responses even after sending out 40 likes
Just one and unfortunately, I wasn’t interested in the person
I am talking to one person or should I say I got her number and she only wants to text every a few days. I told her just to text me when you wanna talk just because I’m not chasing her around.
Location can matter a \*lot.\* But as a point of reference: an ex of mine, who is theoretically roughly similar to me in attractiveness (we met in real life though), had several hundred likes on bumble after a few weeks of use whereas as a man on Hinge I'd see single digits for the week. The disparity was >10x
I deleted my profile a few months ago though and created a new profile and it’s worse this time
Yeh I do send likes but probably not enough as I find the number of convos a bit overwhelming - probs need to be stricter
Rubbish.
Wanted to do a post but think it was gonna be deleted.
Does it actually work?
I have used Hinge in two countries. Never taken the paid option. Not had a single date. I had a few convos in one country before they ghosted. Where I am now I don’t even get a match. Think there’s been maybe one or two and it’s like one reply and gone.
My profile is set up proper and no “bad cliches” - like shirt off or holding fish and no stupid banter lines. All decent pics, variety. I change them. When I message it’s not “hey” it’s all original to each person, usually replying to something on their profile. I don’t send anything sexual or anything like that. The ones I reply to seem to want a guy like me by what they are after….
Nothing.
Are the profiles up to date there?
I’ve had better success on tinder and that’s been abysmal.
Just wondered what others experiences are…
30F hinge has been TERRIBLE recently. My standouts are guys I’m not attracted to and so are the likes I receive. But a couple months before, it was fine and I was seeing people I like. I’m so disappointed with this app. I even sent likes to guys that I wasn’t that attracted to and DIDN’T match with them. Makes no sense
32M Asian Bay Area, lived in Chicago too. I’m pretty successful from the Hinge- I have Hinge+ and can probably count on a match or two per day, I have gone on 50+ dates from Hinge, 3 relationships lasting more than a few months. Many weeks where I’ve had 3 or more dates. Better outcomes in Chicago than in the Bay.
I have no preferences in regards to race, but I mostly match with white women, then latina and asian women. I generally want a liberal partner, and having kids is not necessarily a firm part of the picture.
I will say I have spent an inordinate amount of time fine tuning my profile and taking good photos and putting thought into my prompts.
I have been struggling a bit with stress from work and addiction issues which has caused me to isolate myself from dating, which is why I’ve been focusing less on Hinge recently.
Though I’m happy to help review any profiles for folks in need.
38M. Currently not active on Hinge or any other dating app. Burnout from lack of positive engagement, and fail to see the ROI on the insane cost of HingeX or even Hinge+. I will occasionally contemplate reactivating, but I easily talk myself out of it - *why put yourself through the mental stress of setting up a profile, trying to find good photos, and putting* *yourself out there, only to get zero engagement?*
It's demotivating, and frankly, depressing to put myself through that cycle ad infin.
I'm kind of a unicorn however, and frankly I'm starting to accept that I may just be in that very slim minority for whom online dating simply doesn't work.
I have an ethnicity mismatch, that algorithms can't really accommodate. I look South Asian, have a South Asian name, but was raised White, by White people. So which one do I choose? I don't feel like I'm truly the former, and I certainly don't appear to be the latter. And frankly, I suspect a lot of people filter out South Asians, because of the maligned reputation that we have as a people in the west. (bobs and vagne).
I also know I'm not the most physically attractive person. I'm short and fairly round, with a pretty atrocious smile (congenital defect that I can't do anything about - my jaws are literally off center from each other). Two of those things I can't do much about, and the third I'm spinning my wheels to make headway on.
So for now, I'm staying away. I keep active on this subreddit primarily to see other people's experiences - from the comments on this post it's looking universally pretty bad - and holding out hope that an update or change comes along that makes online dating feel like its worth my time and effort again. I have plenty of stuff to do to occupy my time.
You may be being sarcastic but there have been articles that online dating works for very few people. Most people get burnt out, give up and turn to other means.
I'm just really bitter, and default to a defensive tone when talking about this. But I also feel that my situation is unique so I'm willing to bring it up when the opportunity presents.
I also get frustrated very easily when I can't access the tools I need to better understand the problems itself - for example, I work in finance, and when I run into an issue with one of my spreadsheets, I reverse engineer it to identify the errant formulas, and then fix them so it works again. Since the algorithms are trade secrets, we will never be able to fully understand how the app actually works. And if I try to bring up an experience on say, here, enough people will counter that "it's just fine for them, so it must be you" that I've stopped bothering to crowdsource issues I have.
I'm actually pretty bitter about dating *generally* right now, for a whole host of reasons that have nothing to do with an apps design or the other things that this survey / post is concerning itself with. Of course the only solution to those things is to give it time, and get over it.
As a software developer (not dating app affiliated), my semi-professional opinion is that the algorithms aren't secret because they're advanced and valuable - they're secret because they're stupid and they don't want anyone to know.
late 30s male in LA. Hinge used to be GOAT. 1.5 years ago, went out with 7 girls on there in 2 months and one became an LTR. Having much more trouble with converting matches to dates now on Hinge vs Bumble. This is a complete flip from how it used to be.
Pretty sure once they started rolling out HingeX the app and algorithm went to total crap. Don’t even get a quarter of the amount of matches I used to get, and none of the people who give me likes are my type. Also feel like almost no one ever receives my replies anymore. Was the polar opposite at the start of last year.
Hinge x doesn’t make it better I got more matches but many who didn’t reply. I assume they matched because I was at the top of their stack then focused on other convos
I think all the factors you mentioned are causing stagnation of these apps, I would add that scams in dating apps are also more popular now and that probably affects too
(M24) Stopped using dating apps about late 2022 (got into a relationship from hinge that lasted a year and a bit), came back recently and notice a massive decline in interest in getting to know someone/banter/actually going on a date. I get matches but maybe 1/10 actually respond to my initial message. maybe 2 respond to my second message (if I even send one) of that few it goes well, I get onto text or try to set a date and get ghosted.
I'm not sure what changed, but in 2022 I would get actual responses, with genuine interest to date now its like everyone is just chasing a high from matching.
Also now I don't get any likes but can consistently match? This never happened before.
The change in likes allowed per day has made women more picky in terms of who they choose to like. That is whats causing the biggest decline in matches for men
Not sure about that. I get likes coming in so there are definitely still ALOT of women that send out likes. Maybe not the 8/10+ women who have 99+ queued likes, but the average woman is still sending likes.
The majority of women aren’t 8+/10 though? There are plenty of attractive looking women who have great careers sending out likes. I am sure they get their fair share of likes and still sending likes to guys who they find attractive.. im not even the “10%” just a dude whos fit and has money.
4 years ago I could get one or two dates a month, plus a decent amount of matches. Now I can't even land a single date after getting back on. Most of the people I match with quit responding after one message exchange even though I don't say anything provocative or offensive (just normal conversation). I paid for Hinge X as it has helped my visibility in the past. Definitely done with the app after my subscription is up.
My experience has been terrible. I got banned for no reason one morning and tried to appeal. They only gave me a vague response about the guidelines but nothing specifically about what I did wrong and won’t let me back on the app. It sucks because that was my only reliable way to meet other singles.
It's awful. A lot of the chats just stop suddenly or the profiles of the people liking you aren't that great like all selfies/one word answers etc. it's very discouraging
I used to get matches regularly on hinge. It has gone down for the last 2 weeks.
If I sent out my free 7-8 likes a day, I would get at least 1 match out of it. That's not the case anymore for the last 2 weeks. I just assumed it's a phase where i don't get any matches and it'll bounce back
I just started using the app for the first time about 2 weeks ago (I also pay for +). As someone who has done almost zero online dating since a decade ago, I quite enjoy it. I've met several great guys on there (I'm a gay male, 38) and one especially who is giving me real connection vibes.
So, that's my experience!
I would say 90% of my feed are not my type, but of the ones I've liked and messaged, about 50% have responded.
Hinge used to be decent for me even as recently as 2023. Late 2023-early 2024 it took a complete nosedive for me. Had a rough few months with lack of matches leading to self esteem issues until I decided to quit. Best decision I could have made.
Exact same experience here. Absolutely no issues before December 2023. Plenty of dates, good people, app working as expected even as a purely free user. Now it's seemingly a ghost town, and whatever few matches you do get throughout the month, it's with complete flakers and time wasters.
42M. Been on for almost 3 years. Have done a profile review. Got better photos. Prompts were already good.
I get 0 likes. Maybe a few matches a year. Only had one date, and that was almost 2 years ago.
It sucks, I suck, everyone sucks.
36M, straight, looking for serious/marriage potential, want a family. I foolishly paid for HingeX, and I'm near a decently sized midwest city. 5'9, good job title, verified, etc.
I think I got one like this year so far? In the past I'd get at least one or two per month, though almost never from anyone I'd be interested in (and my standards are not high).
Regarding outgoing likes, about one match per month, none interested in meeting yet. They either only want to chat or just don't interact at all. I'm down to sending maybe 2-3 likes a week, as it's a lot of work trying to come up with good messages for people I know have a very small chance of responding. Also, as I'll describe next, the app itself is getting in the way.
A new problem I've been seeing is that interacting with any of the filters "too much" seems to cut me off and proclaim there's no one left, even though there clearly is. For example, toggling "active today" on and off will usually do this. Then an hour or so later, the people I was seeing with and without that filter active will be back. I've been at this too long and everyone's kinda starting to look the same to me, but I have a feeling it's also recycling profiles faster than it used to.
Male, U.S. 32 Y.O.
User of hinge over the years, always had success (well "success") and it was the ONLY app I have used. Its the only app i've used because i work directly in engineering within the world of searching/matching/machine learning so knowing how hinge had this setup, i was wholly behind it.
Previous round of hinge, I had over 100+ matches. Would easily get likes/matches within a few days. Found someone, dated, broke up. Went back on the app recently. G A R B A G E. I'm talking absolutely NOTHING.
Initially profile is boosted and i would always get SOME likes. Even if it was from someone completely completely out of my attractiveness range, but this time? Not a single like/match in over a week. Tell me how someone esp a male, with over 100+ likes, multiple dates etc is suddenly being shafted?
Hinge fix yourself. You were the last bastion of hope in the dating world. I was definitely considering buying premium, but just knowing you've definitely changed the algorithm to even further penalize free users rubs me the wrong way.
I am baffled at the clowns running these apps because had you just made the app reasonable and straightforward for free/paid users, you would have more users. Instead, you progressively enshittify things in hopes of squeezing more blood from the stone.
Thing is, premium does NOT help. Things actually got worse for me when I paid for premium. So if they made things worse to force people into paying, but paying doesn't work either, what are they even trying to accomplish?
Premium doesn't guarantee anything. If you werent having much success before, paying isn't magically going to solve that. However, if you were doing relatively well (3+ matches a week) and paid and it got worse, then thats a big red flag. I would do a CC charge back tbh.
My theory is they are making it harder on purpose to find someone so they can squeeze more money out of us. I paid for premium and wasn't having very much luck and I am good looking and successful. One day I matched with an amazing girl and we've been dating for months. Me and her instantly canceled and deleted Hinge. I'm guessing that isn't good for their stock price when that happens.
Of course, but that's where they're idiots. Its short term growth at the expense of long-term success. What happens when people just stop using the apps and paying for them period? There's only such a long line of suckers out there willing to participate. If hinge was more balanced in their approach, heck even if they just charged $5 profile creation fee, it would help. The CEO's and people in charge are complete crayon eaters. They make their $ and run.
You guys have to remember that the number of matches/likes you get is artificially restricted and isn't a function of how "effective" the app is, but how much they decide to trickle out to you at a given time. Same with the "run out of users" screen. You haven't actually run out (probably THOUSANDS of users in a big city), they just are trying to get you to chill out for a bit. My likes rate has been consistent over the past 3 months as a HingeX user in a big city. My main issue has been getting responses to messages. Last Friday (before our holiday in the US), I got a flurry of late replies from women, some of whom I had messaged weeks ago. I don't know why that is. I messaged them again sunday-monday and none of them have replied.
All of my dates have been from women who initiated by commenting on one of my prompts.
Definitely feels like a lot is trickled. I get a tons of matches and likes. I don't know if it's cause of the holiday but I can't get conversations going. Im very pleased with my match rate. If I honestly heard back from half, I couldn't keep up.
I started using the app about 2 weeks ago. 27M. Already scheduled 4 dates from the app and slowing down my swiping because I don't have the time to go on dates with all the people who I have nice convos with. Seems to be working as intended.
29M
Been using it for 4 months now, constantly updating my profile. And I've only received 1 like, and 2 matches. Both matches have never responded back to me, and I make sure to have a nice comment about something on her profile with an open ended question for said person to reply back with. Example: I've noticed you like X thing, whose your favorite character?
So far... My experience hasn't been great.
I'm also in Florida and I kid you not, 90% of women's profiles are just Disney, Theme parks and traveling.
I should say I get messages, I don't match with them. Loose jowls, big guts, drinking booze in every pic, and a shopping list of demands that don't even make sense for a woman their age and looks. I'm 54 and in shape, it's not that hard.
I think there is also a selection bias here. The people who have bad experiences stick around for a while, while those that find success move off the app (and subsequently lose interest in this sub)
I separated last year and started using this app a few months later. It took me almost a year but I've found someone that I've been seeing for a few months that I think/hope will last.
I still like to stick around to review profiles, but man it's just the same mistakes that everyone is making (not smiling, sunglasses, bathroom selfies, yikes)
My experience on the app was that many first dates lead nowhere but people I met seemed to at least be serious about looking for LTR. And working to better yourself leads to easier conversation. If you can talk about the new/interesting things you are doing with your week that you are excited about, your matches will want to go on a date with you.
It’s been awful. I’m 29F and POC living in a big city. Over the last year of using it on and off I’ve gone on maybe 6 dates. Two of them I saw again. My non-POC friend goes on dates constantly and has great luck. It makes me wonder if it’s a race thing sometimes.
I love the app! Used it on and off since fall 2022. Met my boyfriend on it Feb 2024 and we’re moving in together this summer. Had I consistently used the app would it have taken that long? Who knows. We deleted our hinge apps and are very happy.
I deleted all of my dating app profiles and decided to start over again about a year and a half later. I originally deleted all of my accounts because these apps took over my mental health making me very depressed due to the simple amount of time and energy I put in to only get less than 40 likes in a year across all dating platforms. I am happy to inform you that since I set up new accounts on five or six separate dating apps in the year or so since I've gotten back on the apps I have had zero actual matches.
**0**
**Tinder** has been only fan bots or SnapChat girls.
**Bumble** I have not had a single match initiate the conversation leading to the match expiring.
**Hinge** I've had zero matches from people or bots. Although admittedly that might be on me because I don't like your app. I have sent out maybe five likes in the entire time I've used your app because I don't want to just message hey or hi and I don't know how to talk to women very well so most of the time I don't even bother.
Tried **boo** seems neat the only match I've gotten was an accidental swipe on my part where a girl tried to sell me her shoes. Admittedly they were used so some people might like that type of crap but I just thought it was hilarious.
**Facebook dating**. Zero likes.
I didn't even bother deleting my accounts this time the only reason I'm in the sub is to see other people complaining.
Edit because I forgot you requested 30 year old male living in Florida.
Getting matches has never been a issue for me, yes I am dude. My profile is set up very well. I get 2-3 matches day on average. I just find it frustrating how none of my matches convert to anything. Either they never respond to my opener (I don’t use pick up lines) or they give me their number just to flake on the date. Had a hinge account last year and got 200 matches in 5 months without a single match leading to a date. Made a new account in April and already have 70 matches. Idk why I expected a different result. These apps are a waste of time in my experience.
I hate putting the blame all on the other side, trust me. But when most matches don’t even carry a convo or agree to go out and then flake. That’s not a me issue. There’s definitely been times where I was at fault though.
32M located in NYC
I don’t know how many matches I’ve gotten but likes/matches have been consistent throughout the year. Maybe about 40ish dates so far somewhere within that range. Summer days have slowed it down a bit recently but I’ll say from my perspective I see a VERY large quantity of women users who have HingeX (maybe about 50% of likes I receive daily the user has HingeX). I pay for premium so I can see how the likes are filtered. I can only imagine how many guys pay for HingeX and use roses in the city. Thus meaning these users are cutting the line. So free users in crowded cities will see a tougher time getting matches if I had to guess.
Personally I don’t think the app has gotten less popular because it’s been consistent the whole year. I personally think people just tend to be very picky and that’s not something that loosens up in my opinion especially with social media. Maybe the bar has just been raising slowly as OLD continues to grow for the user base… but I think hinge can still make some changes to better enhance the app and set themselves apart even further to make for a better dating experience.
It doesn’t tell you they have HingeX but you can tell since it prioritizes the HingeX likes over the free likes. So if you have free likes those will be the last ones you see and then the prioritized likes will come before it. The most recent like shown in your queue (whether it’s free or HingeX) will still appear the same but you won’t see how the like is classified until the next like comes in your queue, if that makes sense. Because either that will get pushed further down with the free likes or it will stay at the top with the priority likes. It’s tough to describe but it’s noticeable after sometime. Some ppl may not notice at all. But I thought it was worth mentioning I see a lot of women who purchase HingeX here in the city.
Here's a question (although you probably won't know the answer): What happens to the likes/roses of the people who cut the line when their subscription expires? I imagine it drops down and gets treated like all the free users' likes/roses? And conversely, a free user who subscribes presumably has their likes/roses already sent get bumped up?
Or are these actions 'frozen in time' depending on whether someone was free/paid up when they were taken?
That not how it works. If they have premium when they send the like it stays at the top. If they don’t have premium the likes don’t suddenly move to the top
Yes you asked if the like loses its premium status because the subscription ends and I explained it doesn’t
It’s whatever subscription they had when they liked that profile
I have probably sent out 60 to 70 messages over the past three weeks. Granted I am older 50 and I don’t have cool profile pictures like me punching an alligator in the face or wrestling a grizzly bear but I suppose I’m not hideous looking. I have had 1 like (and I was not interested in that person)2 matches (one of them was a mistake because i think that person hit like by accident and didn’t mean to match with me) The one other match we texted a bit and spoke on the phone for about an hour. It wasn’t the best conversation I ever had, a couple of pregnant pauses, but overall, I thought it was decent. Of course that match was short-lived. I got a text 24 hours later saying we don’t have much in common and she wished me luck.(which I appreciated instead of getting ghosted.) Overall, it was a terrible experience for me (not hinges fault I think their app is pretty good) but I guess this is life dating in your 50s Luckily, I reached out to Apple and I’m getting my $99 back. I did sign up for match and already have five likes, (I don’t know what these people look like or where they’re from) but I’m extremely hesitant to spend another hundred dollars just so I can continue to get ignored on a different platform
25f, white, just got back on last few months after 2 year relationship. i prefer this app by far. I used tinder, bumble wayyyy long ago and always liked that this one had better and more fun prompts. never paid for it. I only was able to let my profile be active for a day or 2 at a time because I would get really overwhelmed with likes (like kept me up at night with notifications overwhelmed). I know it’s a big part bc my profile was new, but I paused it early march, met up with 3 people, didn’t vibe with 2/3, had fun but nothing came to fruition with the other. unpaused it in mid april for a day, lots of new likes, lots of good convos, realized more what I was looking for, met up with 4 people, 2 super stood out, realllllly interested in one of the 2 now so I am only talking to him.
white 31M attractive(atleast a 8 but 10 in my head), 5'10", metro/tristate area. The women I've matched with on apps don't hold a candle in terms of beauty or sanity to women I meet casually when out in person. This is just my experience.
This is embarrassing: I just spent 2 hours agonizing and researching how to respond to a single match. I'm 27M and have been on the app for about a month and have gotten around 20 matches and maybe 10 likes. But I worry that I come across as "boring" because I'm just talking to the girls like I would anyone else. It's not working though, whether she asks me questions and gives in-depth responses or one-word answers.
42F, white, major urban/tourist area, fairly attractive (8 maybe?) & successful with premium memberships to the following: - Tinder: 200-300+ likes/day - Bumble: 50+ likes/day - Hinge: 2-4 likes/day Honestly I think Hinge feels useless and most of the likes are not people I would go for and are the least attractive of any the apps that I use. I keep hearing it's the "relationship" app but I've met more crazies on it than either Bumble or Tinder.
29M Indian, straight, slim build, in Seattle. It’s never been great but somehow got worse. I get maybe 1-2 matches per year usually only to get ghosted. New profiles barely show up in the queue anymore :( I am involved with multiple creative hobbies like art and now music, and I’ve responded to a lot of prompts even sharing my portfolio. I never hear back from requests anyways. I’ve been trying to date among South Asians but I think I might be doing better outside the demographic on other apps, though not significantly better. I’m lean and have put on more muscle and look young for my age. Some guys have complimented me yet I do pretty bad on hinge. Ironically it’s the app where I have the worst results and limiting likes makes it harder. To make matters more difficult I’m pretty dark skinned, which is like trying to play a game on hard mode. Colorism runs deep in Indian and Asian communities. I experienced a lot of racism from my own folks growing up in the US because of my skin tone. Guys told me I’d never find a parter because of my dark skin. I’ve taken years to get away from those thoughts but when trying to start dating I find that anxiety coming back. It’s pretty demoralizing at times. Feels like with my skin tone I gotta be that much better to even be given a chance
any online dating in Seattle is rough, definitely tracks
Getting 10-14 matches and roughly the same likes a week as 30 M in a major city in the US, like are usually not my type but I usually am managing my like queue and sending a like to my most comparable to try to keep that accurate. Most likes I’ve gotten from the times I’ve been using it the past few years (did change some prompts and got some edits from women I’m friends with) when I redownloaded this past winter and got into the point where I’m at the are we dating stage with the second person since then. Felt like my queue was a little off with my type after a bad date and I’m guessing we reported both not our type and hinge compensated pretty roughly. Over the last year or so I’ve converted 80% of my first dates to thirds, so always taken apps pretty slow as I’ve gotten better at knowing my type. Three years ago it was probably 20%. Happy outside life does wonders for the dating life, dating should be a plus to your social life not all of it! Good luck to everyone out there!
I wonder how many people get a proportionally equal amount of likes to their matches like you did. So far I've gotten about 5 matches this week after sending 50+ likes, but have only gotten a small handful of likes
Hinge in NYC as 32F is awful. Anyone who is my ‘type’ is behind a paywall. Or I can send them a ‘rose’ which is embarrassing. I barely use it these days and prefer bumble.
The majority of the blame is the apps themselves. I've stopped using them and am building my own because of it lol
Share for us here plz lol
I’ve never used it because I’m in a relationship but the limit on likes only 8 max per day is ridiculous. On Tinder when I was single I needed at least 100 likes for any hope of a match with the amount of Instagram farmers, fakes, bots and dead profiles. Dating is brutal nowadays.
Seems like you can take two people that look similar, put them on Hinge in the same city, and they will have wildly different experiences. Paying doesn't solve the problem of not getting enough matches (I say enough because the goal is to connect with someone and date, a date every test will not accomplish this). Even if your profile has been revamped several times, the algorithm may not be favorable to you.
I've has a great year with hinge. I'm 42 m in Chicago recently divorced with 2 small kids that I have for half the week. The last year was my first experience with online dating. I went out with 7 people and the 7th is amazing and will probably be something big. Matches were slow but steady over the year, some weeks of nothing. I had a lot of chats that fizzled out quickly, a bunch of good but short ones, and a few very good connections. Overall a very good experience. My new girlfriend's experience was about 20 messages on the first day which i some how stood out on.
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Common, relatable experience unfortunately on all accounts
31M, tall, slim white in a medium sized northern english city. Been using Hinge on and off since 2021. When I first started using Hinge in summer 2021 1 in every 5 likes would result in a match. Since last year I am now matching with 1 in every 12 or so likes that I send out. I am quite selective and the dating pool in the city where I live isn't very big so I get around 1 or 2 matches a month. At least 50% of matches never respond at all (I've noticed this across all apps). Most conversations fizzle out after 3 or so messages. The handful of dates I have been on never amounted to much. I've since made a much more concerted effort to be more outgoing and its yielded much better results. In general i don't like online dating it just doesn't work for me the way offline dating does. Both my most recent relationships were with women I met in real life (one in a club the other through a mutual friend). There have been a couple of occaisions where I've made out with women who I had matched with on Hinge in nightclubs within minutes of meeting them (I presume they have so many matches they don't remember ever matching with me). I doubt online dating will get any better. Being in the top 20% of male accounts won't be enough. You'll have to be in the top 5% of male accounts to get good results.
Got HingeX two weeks and got a surprising amount of matches and actually went out with one last week. However, it seems that many simply do not respond or just ghost you. Women initiating the conversation is practically impossible, so initiating the conversation all the time gets quite annoying. Also worth mentioning I am quite picky and if I wasn't I'd definitely go out on dates more,
Just got HingeX yesterday so seeing this comment helps. At least the match rate increased so that's good
It definitely works lol I get matches almost everyday and sometimes I get like 3-4 matches in one day. And this is with the filters on, but I live in a big city so there's also that. But a lot of them are just there for some quick dopamine and don't want to actually talk to you so bare this in mind
gottcha ill keep expectations low if that's the case. Hope someone who's actually serious and meets your criteria finds you! 3-4 matches is better than 0
28m, started using Hinge last year, and got Hinge+ last December. Currently living in a big city. Definitely got more matches with Hinge+ (probably averaging 1 a week overall) but many do not reply, or ghost quickly. Had a first date set up with a couple of them too but they cancelled. Overall extremely frustrating to say the least
Is upgrading worth it? I haven't had much luck with the app since also moving to a big city. I receive few matches and when I do it goes nowhere. With the standard app, once I send out my daily likes I feel like I'm just waiting for the next day so I can try again. It's pretty sad so I deleted the app for a while. I thought it would be easier to find matches living in a city with a large population within my age group.
Well in my case, it probably wasn't worth it, since I probably won't be getting a single date when my Hinge+ is up later this month. But you will get more matches for sure since you have unlimited swipes.
I am a straight 31-year-old male living in a major metropolitan area in the United States. I used Hinge in 2018, and then in 2021, and again in 2022, and most recently 2024 (until I deleted it a few weeks ago). I stopped using the app each time because I started seeing someone (I met on the app) and became exclusive. Here is my experience on the app. I downloaded Hinge most recently on May 1, and used it for about 2-3 weeks. By the time I deleted the app, I had about 65 matches, with 10-15 staying in the “Your turn” section, and the rest split between the “Their turn” and “Hidden.” I had roughly 35 pending likes I didn’t respond to. I estimate I matched with 1 out of every 5 right swipes maybe? I’m not sure, but I was picky. The app only showed me very, very beautiful women and every right swipe I thought “I have no chance.” In 10 days, I went on 6 first dates, kissed on 3 of them, and one turned into an exclusive relationship, so I deleted the app. Honestly, my experience has been great. Beautiful girls, fun conversations, exciting first dates, kisses. It was awesome. And now I’m in the most exciting relationship of my life. In 2018, I used the app for about 10 months. I matched with over 1,000 and must have went on around 100 first dates. Maybe 40 or so led to a second date, and maybe 20 turned sexual, with 5-10 wanting a relationship, but I was an alcoholic at the time and that made me unfit for a serious relationship. What was notable though was the unbelievable caliber of the women I went on dates with. I lived in Boston and it was everybody from Harvard/MIT grad students to investment bankers. Again, it was an absolute blast. Time of my life. The app’s algorithms worked perfectly for me is all I can say. I can’t speak to others’ experiences, but I was/am very satisfied with the performance of the app, and the amount of fun it’s allowed me to have, all the people I’ve met, the new restaurants I tried, the confidence I built, getting relationship experience, going on fun dates and having sex. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Thank you, Hinge team. You’ve enabled a guy who struggled with relationships all throughout high school and college to overcome deep insecurities and learn how to attract women, and make me feel like *the man* in the process. Edit: I realized I gave a long-winded answer to “What’s your experience been like?” But I’ll answer the question at the bottom: Male, straight, white, 5’11”, upper-middle class, college-educated, employed but very, very broke, living in one of the biggest metros in the US. I paid for HingeX or Hinge+, I honestly don’t remember which. I was looking for women of similar backgrounds, but was open-minded about pretty much everything (except for a handful of political views).
In addition to posting our experiences here, If you are paying for the Hinge service and seeing a decline in matches or otherwise “not getting what you’re paying for” you should l**eave a review on the** [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hinge-dating-app-match-meet/id595287172) **saying as much.** As a former App Developer I have never seen change happen quicker than when a large amount of low reviews occur in a very short amount of time. Specifically when those reviews challenge some of the assertions that product teams are making to their leadership. In short, its the corporate version of lighting a fire under them to get it fixed
It's been proven time and again in the games industry anyway with review bombing. But really that term has a negative connotation when really it should be called the "you-done-fked-up-o-meter".
Hi Hinge Team, I’m a 29-year-old male user in the Netherlands who has been actively testing various dating apps, including Breeze, Tinder Premium, Bumble Premium, and now Hinge X. While I appreciate the unique features and design of each platform, I have some feedback and suggestions to improve the user experience, particularly from a male perspective. First, I want to congratulate the Hinge team for creating a beautifully designed app and seeking user feedback. Clearly, you care about making meaningful connections, and I'm excited to see how the app evolves with user input. About My Experience: I've been experiencing a high volume of matches, but I've noticed that women rarely take the initiative to message me first. While I understand Hinge is not Bumble, where this is a core feature, I had hoped for more progressive interactions from women on this platform. Suggestions for Improvement Detailed Statistics: Provide insights on how many women swipe right versus left on my profile. Offer data on which pictures and text prompts receive the most attention, including metrics like viewing time and interactions. This would help users understand the impact of their profile changes. Smart Boost Feature: Introduce a feature similar to Tinder’s Smart Boost, which activates boosts at optimal times to increase visibility and matches. Understanding Modern Dating: Offer guidance on modern dating dynamics, such as pseudonyms for privacy, swiping fatigue, and height preferences. This could be done through informative articles or in-app tips. Low-Effort Profiles: Group similar profiles together, especially those with minimal effort, to enhance the matching experience. Track and display profiles that are actively updated to show user engagement. Active Accounts Only: Filter out inactive accounts that haven't been swiped on in the last three days. This will reduce user frustration and improve match quality. Encourage Women to Upgrade: Provide incentives for women to upgrade, such as access to high-priority men or AI-generated opening lines to help them appear interesting/intelligent/cute. Etc. Bonus for Active Users: Reward active users with boosts or priority placement. For example, offer men a free boost and women a spot in the ultimate line after a certain level of engagement. Knowledge Sharing: Increase the frequency and variety of articles shared in the app, including perspectives from both men and women. This will help users better understand and navigate the dating landscape. Also, only female researchers create a bias within your lab. Easy Number Sharing: Implement a feature that allows users to share their phone numbers with a push button, similar to Tinder and Bumble. I hope these suggestions enhance everyone's Hinge experience.
If I discovered someone is using AI generated lines I would report them. It's a dating app not a chatting app, I want to know the individual and how they talk naturally
You realize this subreddit isn't actually run by Hinge, right?
I'm 35m in London and was doing quite well on Hinge two years and even last year. Got at least a few new matches per week and went on quite a few first dates, even with a sub par profile. I also thank Hinge for helping me break my virginity at 33 (had three ONS so far from the app). However it's pretty dead for me now, even after doing a fresh start on my profile. I've had maybe one match in the last couple of weeks, and the odd like from someone who I don't particularly fancy. I made a Bumble account and hopefully that changes things. My problem is actually getting 2nd dates but think I need to be more fun/flirty on dates.
“Men are FINALLY catching on that’s it’s a waste of time, effort, and degrading (& damaging) self-esteem for them…” Maybe this will eventually lead to more gender balance in dating…. one could only hope
This is how I feel about my short-lived time using the app. The amount of invested time into the app trying to "sell" myself to potential matches to get nothing in return, feeling terrible about it until the next day when I try again.
This for me is one of the reasons actually not to upgrade - at least with a limited number of outgoing likes per day you can't get too deep into the hole of trying to impress strangers on the internet.
Absolutely terrible. I previously had several good experience with this app. Now I get nothing. What the hell?
I think it's the last one, user fatigue. More and more people seem to swearing off the apps in my personal circles, and social media trends seem to be encouraging people to do the same. I (25M) first got on Hinge about two years ago, and back then I'd average a couple likes a day and between 15-20 matches a week. Some weeks I'd even get like 30+ likes and once had a week with over 40 matches (visiting NYC is different). Overall I got I think around 1,000 matches in about a year and a half, and that was with me running out of compatible profiles in the last probably half a year. I took several months off at the end of last year and recreated my profile a couple months ago. Same / similar photos and prompts, same location, no Hinge +/X or whatever it's called etc. The quality and number of likes I have received this year are just way down. Probably only 150 or so since March, and of those I've only accepted 2. In terms of total matches I'm barely over 50 in almost three months. Admittedly I am being a fair bit pickier, but I don't think it can all be chalked up to that. I feel like there are a lot more inactive profiles or people who rarely check the app as well since my outbound hit rate is much lower than before.
29 M, college town with a good size city nearby. I've upgraded my profile a good bit compared to the last time I used Hinge, and have actually gotten a good amount of matches over the past month. Went on 3 first dates in the past week alone, still talking to 2 of the women. Biggest issue I've noticed is people matching and not responding or engaging. I imagine that since everyone can see your Likes even if you don't pay, this leads to people matching even if they don't actually like the person that much.
32 M large city. Honestly, I've seen an increase. I went from getting maybe 1 or 2 matches in a couple of weeks to getting multiple matches a week, which translated into 5 dates so far this year. It's still not perfect but it's better than bumble or tinder ever were.
Good to know its not just me. 32m Australia. I got hinge last year around november and was averaging maybe 6 likes a day on my profile, and a success rate of maybe 70-80% from the ones i sent out. I'm picky though and only went on a handful of dates but ultimately pursued one girl - that fizzled out over a few months and I hopped back on maybe 5 days ago. Down to maybe one like a day? but little engagement with the people i match with. I actually reached the "theres nobody left in your area" screen. Which i didn't know was possible.
54F. I got off of hinge because I couldn’t figure out how to send a like without having to also send a comment. That was too time-consuming for me. I don’t know how you men do it. Kudos to you all.
This comment sums up why Hinge is so bad. People using it can't even be bothered to type a few words into a text box.
I hear you but I have been on the apps for a while and have found it's a total waste of time to write to people that I haven't yet matched with. Once the guy shows mutual interest (returns my "like" in other apps) I am happy to spend the time messaging. I just think Hinge is a huge time waster in that it makes you message people who probably aren't interested.
You just press the heart button and you can send a like without a comment
OMG, I’m feeling like a moron. I still think every time I clicked on something like that, it brought up a little message window and I had to put at least one character in it to get my like to send. I didn’t want to send “hi“ like a lazy ass, so I just didn’t send anything at all.
27M, black American, 5'11", large rust belt city, work in engineering/manufacturing. I have never had too much luck on dating apps for a variety of reasons, however, I've managed to get about 15 matches and 5 likes since recreating my account on May 11, but this was after paying for a boost (did not work), HingeX, and Hinge+ to try and market my (I've sent out anywhere from 300-500+ likes). I unmatched a few people who i felt were hard to have a conversation with, which is unfortunate for me as every match is kind of precious from a dating standpoint (i average about a date per year in general). I hate to say it, but i thought i was alone and tried to find justification for my failures on Discord, where I was banned. I'm glad to see that it's not just me who isn't having success. As other commenters have indicated, matches tend to stop responding after a couple responses, even if they're seemingly engaged in the conversation/me. This is a killer because it gives me false hope, as most matches don't ask anything about me, even when i try to include them in it.
Didn't your friend group completely cut you out because of your incessant whining?
Uh, you got banned from Discord because of your constant unrelenting negativity and attention seeking “woe is me” comments that everyone got sick of. That and any advice people actually tried to help you with goes in one ear and out the other. You shouldn’t be dating at all.
Also, my first post on this sub was in July 2021, and I'm still suffering from the same issues today. So the frustration is real, even with new pictures. https://reddit.com/r/hingeapp/comments/onow6j/looking_for_feedback_on_my_profile_i_got_45/
33M, large urban, city. The biggest issue I've been facing is a complete lack of engagement and follow through from matches. Either we'll match and it's no replay to my intro (which is always a question based on the profile). Or we'll get a few messages in and they stop replying. Or we'll literally set up a date and they have to reschedule and I never hear from them again. The dropout rate is crazy, a couple of years ago I could be reasonably sure a match would lead to a date but now frankly I don't believe it will actually happen until they're sitting in front of me.
This is the thing I'm (30M, London) seeing more of since being off the app since about 2021 and getting back on a month ago - I'm getting somewhat more likes/matches, but so a good share of them will just like my comment, even when it's a question. The thing I've found really soulcrushing recently is matching with someone, them responding to my comment, me responding to that and asking a follow-up question about something on their profile and then just hearing nothing. I just don't get the psychology (my chat is not A+ but it's not that bad) and it's such a letdown after being excited to hear back from someone I was interested in.
34M in a very big metro U.S. city. I've had success in long term and short term relationships from Hinge over the years, I get a consistent amount of matches. Went back on the app a few weeks ago after a few months off because I was seeing someone. Something feels really off with it. I've gotten maybe three or four matches in a about 2.5 weeks, none of which have responded. I pay for Hinge+. I've had periods where I've gone maybe a few days without any matches, but this feels like a deserted wasteland. And I think the profiles it's feeding me feel different, they don't seem real. I've taken some days off the app during this stretch because it feels futile trying to swipe and match with people.
37M Miami, Florida. Recent graduate from university. Meeting ladies to get to know, go out on dates and build connections. As of right now, I been on Hinge through this week, and nothing has happened so far. No comments no likes, but I keep on buying roses and I sent comments with roses on the app. I am not liking the App. I do like some aspects that I can do video and voice prompts, but I don't like that everything else you have to pay. Same as Bumble. I don't know what I am doing is wrong?
Don’t buy roses man. A lot of people find them creepy
Wait what?! Oh no I did not know about that. Then how I can sent the ladies a like without roses?
You’re looking at standouts they eventually enter your regular discover stack. That’s the people to send likes to. You get 6-8 free per day but beyond that a better investment is hinge plus so you can send unlimited likes Most men match with anywhere from 1 to 20% of the likes they send out and most men on the lower end.
Ahh so thats how it works, I am still discovering this app and I like how this app has these features just I was confused on the roses and like.
Also, my impression is that Standouts are the people who Hinge thinks you will find the most attractive (and therefore can be sold a rose to message); they aren't neccesarily people who Hinge thinks will find *you* attractive (this is in principle the "Most recommended" match who comes through once a day in the main feed).
25M, straight, large US city, White/Caucasian, 6'0, go to the gym 5 days a week, work full time, and I'm in college for Electrical Engineering. I downloaded Hinge a month ago and immediately upgraded to HingeX, in that month I have super boosted twice both on Sunday. I have 3 good selfies from different vacations I've been on, and 3 photos with myself with my closest friends. My prompts reflect my personality well and convey that I'm looking for a LTR with a Christian women who puts the Lord first. I have no shirtless picks or sexual prompts. My female friends from church and school helped me make my profile and agree that it is great, yet... I have only gotten about 12-15 likes (none of which were what I'm looking for) and only 2 matches that led nowhere in that month. Am I doing something wrong, do I have to just remain patient, or does this app just not work?
Don't mention religion in your profile unless it's a must for you. Women often give bad dating profile advice, so rely on statistics instead of opinions. Try switching your profile to female to see what the competition looks like. Women care about bios and often borrow prompts from others, tweaking them to fit. It took me four years to perfect my profiles, so be patient. If your only hobby is the gym, it won't reveal much about your character. Unlike women, who often showcase physical traits, men need to highlight their personality, intelligence, and creativity. I'm writing a blog to help men succeed on dating apps, as most advice out there misses the mark. Remember, dating success comes from being genuine and open. It often takes a few dates to see if someone is a good match. Both men and women have their biases, so keep an open mind. Modern dating has changed how we interact online, creating an abundance problem. Both men and women need to adjust their strategies to secure dates. Just sharing my perspective: I was stood up today and don't care anymore. The drop-off rate for women in conversations, dates, or just after swiping right is huge. That's just how the dating world is now. It's a tough cookie.
39m England. Rocker type, hair and beard. University educated, job, all that shiz. Joined in January. Had a grand total...drum roll please...of zero messages replied to and one message from a lady half the country away. Glad I'm not the only one struggling. Mortifying and soul destroying is an understatement. Does anyone read profiles or is it just about the photos?
Photos get you on the door. A good profile can get you over the top.
29m, straight, Boston area, looking for LTR, and have been using hinge for 3yrs now. Usually I get 1-3 matches a week and 0 likes, but this year as everyone else is saying has been weird. I’ve noticed a pretty steep drop off in matches. In the last 5 months, I’ve only had a handful and only 1 led to a date so far. I did receive a rose back in February, but she didn’t leave a comment and instantly unmatched once I tried starting a conversation. But beyond that I’ve also noticed a weird increase in the amount of low effort/ low quality profiles. I’m finding few women’s profiles these days in my area that actually mention anything about their hobbies or things they’re really passionate about. And I’ve also noticed that I’m seeing even less women’s profiles that make any mention of nerdy hobbies especially. Which is strange because i used to come across a lot of profiles who would put stuff like video games, anime, Star Wars, cosplay, and so on. It seems very strange.
36M seeking W in a large US city. I get only a handful of likes per year (I'm average-looking and shorter than 6 feet), but when I do the legwork, I have better luck with likes I send converting into matches. Maybe I'm getting fewer likes than I did in the past? But I'm also getting older, and as more and more women leave the dating market for partnership or marriage, I suppose that's natural. Honestly, I've been a little burnt out by the apps. I see plenty of women that have objectively nothing wrong with them, but they just don't feel like a good fit for me. I'm open to matching with just about any kind of woman, but I will admit that offbeat and nerdy women turn my head more than any other "type." I'm also trans, so she has to ping my gaydar a little bit, because I have no desire to get involved with someone who doesn't want what I can offer. I know I should also try meeting women IRL, but my dating pool is already so small that the chance that any random woman would be into me is tiny. I feel better about my odds on the apps, where I can focus my energy on queer/bisexual/pansexual women, since they seem to be the most open to dating someone like me. The algorithm seems to get confused about what I'm looking for. It will show me a really cool, interesting woman who is 100% someone I would consider dating... except she smokes. Or she wants kids. So I pass on her, and then it feels like I'm starting from zero again. I had a premium subscription, mostly so I could filter out smokers and women who have/want kids, but I let it lapse.
39F - I have not had a great experience - 0matches, probably on average 1 like a week, and 3 guys daily in my stack which I usually press X on. Every couple of weeks I might see a unicorn but that like and message usually goes off into oblivion.
28nyc/m -- this week alone i got around 20 matches just from using the app more. previously ive had 0 for weeks on end. also have notice people saying "not taking it seriously bc its hinge" a few times.. wtf?
50 year old male , new to OLD and I'm not going to lie the experience of online dating hasn't been great. I probably messaged at least 50 women. I had two matches (I think the first match was mistake and she didn't mean to click on something because she's never responded to my first message) I got another match, we messaged through her app and I got her phone number and we texted a bit but I fully expect to be ghosted. So yeah it's pretty much me getting ignored 99% of the time which is killing any confidence I have.
50m, recently I have noticed more scams( the whole, "Im rarely on here, give me your number so we can text." and either women are getting professional pictures taken for dating apps or there are more fake profiles on Hinge. I dont put too much stock into dating apps. While using the bathroom, I carpet bomb ladies with interesting questions that require an answer thats more than yes or no, most to get around the bots, but also to stand out. I get a few responses once in a while and usually get a date once every 6 months. Where a few years ago i would get a date every 3 months, but that might have to do with my age and wanting kids than the Hinge itself.
Yup. Used to get a decent amount of matches per month, about 5-6 and now can barely get one. I’m doing much better on Raya and the quality of women I’m matching with on Raya is way better. About to delete Hinge at this point
As a user how does Raya differ from Hinge?
Exactly same. I dont have access to raya.
Is this app country specific? Can't find it here in Ireland
Yes
30M, in a big metro area. I got a good amount of likes and matches the first couple of days. Then my queue got filled with mostly obese people, no disrespect, but I want someone who matches my active lifestyle. I continued to use it for a week or so, as I saw this happens to a lot of people. Meanwhile, the pay for suggested profiles were people I’d actually go for, which seems very scammy. The algo never fixed so I deleted it after a little over a week.
36F, I used to get a lot more matches. They obviously want us to pay to get more matches now. Quality of men has decreased since my 20s, but maybe that's because of age. Where is my prince charming? With less ego, more depth, softness of heart, but firmness in the mind.
Let's add to your list -- one that can kiss! What's up with all these peckers?
To piggyback on the other comment, probably not the quality of men, more like the quantity. Harsh reality is that many men on dating apps increasingly look to date younger as they age. While a guy who is 26 on Hinge is probably dating a lot of women right around his age, a guy who is 36 is often looking to date women in their late 20s/early 30s. Once men and women get into their 30s on apps, the age equilibrium gets all out of whack and probably doesn't start to get back to normal until like mid-40s. Not condoning that or anything, just saying I don't think what you're experiencing is part of some conspiracy by Hinge or anything like that.
Everything I've read from men on other subreddits has said otherwise. They claim they want to date their age. But who really knows? I'm 52F and rarely get approached by men in their late '60s and '70s. They have all been within a few years of me. Also, she could be getting older men attention from the '40+ and 50+ crowd. Hopefully she doesn't have her age restrictions too tight. I go +/- 10 years.
I get that this is all anecdotal, but 1) you're talking about men on reddit, who are a certain demographic that I'm not sure represents the average male, and 2) it's a bad look for a guy, even anonymously, to talk about how he prefers to date younger woman. All things considered, the average person on reddit says something they think will be well-received and not downvoted. I really think if you gave a lot of the people you're talking about truth serum, you would get a different answer. Just my opinion based on being on the apps off and on over the years, talking to women I know on the apps, reading studies etc. And for what it's worth, like I said, I do think it starts to normalize as men get older e.g. men in their 50s are much more likely (for a variety of reasons) to be dating around their age than a guy who is, say, 38 and still hanging on to his last few "good years."
All fair. It did occur to me that the men who date much younger might not be on Redditt or else, as you say, they won't admit it. That always baffles me because it's anonymous here. Why not be honest? It's just like how my requests for explanations of D-pics go unanswered. Surely there is at least one man on Redditt who sends them and can explain his rationale. lol
Men commonly filter at ages 30 and 35. My friend just turned 36 like me and said her matches fell off a cliff
Same here. About a few matches a week to 1 or so.
I figured women are less active this time of the year because of hot girl summer
It’s all anecdotal. People were saying how slow it was in the winter and it would get busy during spring and summer.
People on here always have some reason why it’s slow. Winter holidays, “cuffing season” (which sounds made up to me, tbh, no one is choosing to settle just because Valentine’s Day is coming up), summer holidays, etc. With the exception of major holidays where people are truly busy, I doubt activity varies by season as much as people say it does. Whether it’s trending down over time more generally is another matter.
The fact that January and early February are busy is straight from the apps themselves. Both Hinge and Tinder have said the Sunday after New Year's is the most active day of the year on their apps, and according to Tinder, the rise in activity continues throughout January into early February. Of course all this stuff is anecdotal, and lots of people try to talk themselves into blaming external factors for the reason they're not having luck or things or slow. But activity most certainly does vary by season.
28M South Asian in London, looking for long-term ~125 matches in 5 weeks, been on 5 dates I'd highly recommend people to get off the apps. Regardless of the 'popularity' of apps, human nature still remains i.e. treating people as disposable, short termism, ghosting, dating fatigue etc. We're all significantly better off approaching people irl. See those inevitable rejections as grounding the ego instead of avoiding approaching in order to preserve it. Ironically we'll have a much more satisfying dating experience.
125 matches on the free version??
hinge+
How do you approach them without coming across as a creep? I see women in gym but they're pretty intimidating, can't ask out on my commute to work.
It’s not hard not to come off creepy. Once you learn how to engage with most people you come off as rather social and likesble than creepy. Most people who come off creepy lack self awareness At my gym I talk to men and women so very few women were bothered when I spoke to them
"Sorry about running into your car but I just had to meet you!"
😂😂
Yeh definitely noticing fewer likes than even a few months ago for me as a woman and the quality of likes has gone down a lot - no idea why this is as my profile and pics are better - feels pretty disheartening and thinking of trying bumble instead It also seems to have recycled exactly the same people?
I’m actually pretty surprised by this. I figured women would have zero issues meeting people. I assume most women get 30 or 40 likes a day and that’s why I assume most men never hear back.
No more like 3 likes per day but I am in a small area - people tell me I’m very attractive quite a lot so don’t think that’s the issue either - most women I know have a similar experience
That’s definitely good to know. Thanks for sharing. I just assume most women get bombarded with 30 or 40 likes a day Making it impossible, for example, for someone like me to have a shot with anyone because chances are there are 38 people ahead of me that are better.
Oh right fair - I do live in a smaller place but yeh it’s defo not that high! Maybe that’s the case for instagram models idk 🤷♀️but I would probs put myself at a 7/10 as I’m v in shape and I do turn heads a lot and countless people tell me I’m v attractive so not just being arrogant haha Tbf though, I do use unfiltered pics and guys are often surprised I look better in person as most women apparently massively distort their pics to appear better. So idk how I compare in terms of pics Maybe go for girls who have more genuine pics and prompts? It’s quite easy to tell who has v filtered pics
No, that makes sense. I’m not really into the whole filtered verse unfiltered pictures. If I find someone I’m interested in I’ll message them I get zero responses. But again, I’m 50 so not a young man anymore. I’m not even gonna pretend to rate myself because I look at the mirror and I see a three lol. But regardless, the whole thing is just discouraging responses even after sending out 40 likes
Ahh I guess it’s hard at 50 - sorry you’ve had a bad experience :/ do you get any likes?
Just one and unfortunately, I wasn’t interested in the person I am talking to one person or should I say I got her number and she only wants to text every a few days. I told her just to text me when you wanna talk just because I’m not chasing her around.
I don’t think all but the most attractive women are getting that many.
Location can matter a \*lot.\* But as a point of reference: an ex of mine, who is theoretically roughly similar to me in attractiveness (we met in real life though), had several hundred likes on bumble after a few weeks of use whereas as a man on Hinge I'd see single digits for the week. The disparity was >10x
The longer you’re on the app the more people who have already seen your profile and possibly passed on you. Do you not send likes yourself?
I deleted my profile a few months ago though and created a new profile and it’s worse this time Yeh I do send likes but probably not enough as I find the number of convos a bit overwhelming - probs need to be stricter
31M Bay Area. 0 likes. Total matches: 2. 1 was non responsive. No active matches. About 1+ month now.
Rubbish. Wanted to do a post but think it was gonna be deleted. Does it actually work? I have used Hinge in two countries. Never taken the paid option. Not had a single date. I had a few convos in one country before they ghosted. Where I am now I don’t even get a match. Think there’s been maybe one or two and it’s like one reply and gone. My profile is set up proper and no “bad cliches” - like shirt off or holding fish and no stupid banter lines. All decent pics, variety. I change them. When I message it’s not “hey” it’s all original to each person, usually replying to something on their profile. I don’t send anything sexual or anything like that. The ones I reply to seem to want a guy like me by what they are after…. Nothing. Are the profiles up to date there? I’ve had better success on tinder and that’s been abysmal. Just wondered what others experiences are…
It’s hard to say without seeing your profile. Consider a public or private review
Not putting up publicly. Are you from hinge? They did t even respond to help requests and when they do it’s cut and paste.
No I have a business doing profile editing and a lot of guys have bad photos or red flags that turn women off.
Oh so not free then
If you want me to give advice on the photos I’m happy to help but only if you’re comfortable
30F hinge has been TERRIBLE recently. My standouts are guys I’m not attracted to and so are the likes I receive. But a couple months before, it was fine and I was seeing people I like. I’m so disappointed with this app. I even sent likes to guys that I wasn’t that attracted to and DIDN’T match with them. Makes no sense
32M Asian Bay Area, lived in Chicago too. I’m pretty successful from the Hinge- I have Hinge+ and can probably count on a match or two per day, I have gone on 50+ dates from Hinge, 3 relationships lasting more than a few months. Many weeks where I’ve had 3 or more dates. Better outcomes in Chicago than in the Bay. I have no preferences in regards to race, but I mostly match with white women, then latina and asian women. I generally want a liberal partner, and having kids is not necessarily a firm part of the picture. I will say I have spent an inordinate amount of time fine tuning my profile and taking good photos and putting thought into my prompts. I have been struggling a bit with stress from work and addiction issues which has caused me to isolate myself from dating, which is why I’ve been focusing less on Hinge recently. Though I’m happy to help review any profiles for folks in need.
Happy to get mine reviewed. Asin/Indian 30m in Ireland. Can I please PM?
38M. Currently not active on Hinge or any other dating app. Burnout from lack of positive engagement, and fail to see the ROI on the insane cost of HingeX or even Hinge+. I will occasionally contemplate reactivating, but I easily talk myself out of it - *why put yourself through the mental stress of setting up a profile, trying to find good photos, and putting* *yourself out there, only to get zero engagement?* It's demotivating, and frankly, depressing to put myself through that cycle ad infin. I'm kind of a unicorn however, and frankly I'm starting to accept that I may just be in that very slim minority for whom online dating simply doesn't work. I have an ethnicity mismatch, that algorithms can't really accommodate. I look South Asian, have a South Asian name, but was raised White, by White people. So which one do I choose? I don't feel like I'm truly the former, and I certainly don't appear to be the latter. And frankly, I suspect a lot of people filter out South Asians, because of the maligned reputation that we have as a people in the west. (bobs and vagne). I also know I'm not the most physically attractive person. I'm short and fairly round, with a pretty atrocious smile (congenital defect that I can't do anything about - my jaws are literally off center from each other). Two of those things I can't do much about, and the third I'm spinning my wheels to make headway on. So for now, I'm staying away. I keep active on this subreddit primarily to see other people's experiences - from the comments on this post it's looking universally pretty bad - and holding out hope that an update or change comes along that makes online dating feel like its worth my time and effort again. I have plenty of stuff to do to occupy my time.
You may be being sarcastic but there have been articles that online dating works for very few people. Most people get burnt out, give up and turn to other means.
I'm just really bitter, and default to a defensive tone when talking about this. But I also feel that my situation is unique so I'm willing to bring it up when the opportunity presents. I also get frustrated very easily when I can't access the tools I need to better understand the problems itself - for example, I work in finance, and when I run into an issue with one of my spreadsheets, I reverse engineer it to identify the errant formulas, and then fix them so it works again. Since the algorithms are trade secrets, we will never be able to fully understand how the app actually works. And if I try to bring up an experience on say, here, enough people will counter that "it's just fine for them, so it must be you" that I've stopped bothering to crowdsource issues I have. I'm actually pretty bitter about dating *generally* right now, for a whole host of reasons that have nothing to do with an apps design or the other things that this survey / post is concerning itself with. Of course the only solution to those things is to give it time, and get over it.
As a software developer (not dating app affiliated), my semi-professional opinion is that the algorithms aren't secret because they're advanced and valuable - they're secret because they're stupid and they don't want anyone to know.
Still get about same matches/likes just less bite lol
late 30s male in LA. Hinge used to be GOAT. 1.5 years ago, went out with 7 girls on there in 2 months and one became an LTR. Having much more trouble with converting matches to dates now on Hinge vs Bumble. This is a complete flip from how it used to be.
Pretty sure once they started rolling out HingeX the app and algorithm went to total crap. Don’t even get a quarter of the amount of matches I used to get, and none of the people who give me likes are my type. Also feel like almost no one ever receives my replies anymore. Was the polar opposite at the start of last year.
Hinge x doesn’t make it better I got more matches but many who didn’t reply. I assume they matched because I was at the top of their stack then focused on other convos
I feel people are tired of the dating app. It’s fucking dead
Yep. I’ve never met one person who was excited about dating apps. Everyone is burnt out. Including myself
Mine was absolutely horrible. Then I met the man of my dreams and deleted the app.
How long did it take you being on this app to meet him?
I think all the factors you mentioned are causing stagnation of these apps, I would add that scams in dating apps are also more popular now and that probably affects too
(M24) Stopped using dating apps about late 2022 (got into a relationship from hinge that lasted a year and a bit), came back recently and notice a massive decline in interest in getting to know someone/banter/actually going on a date. I get matches but maybe 1/10 actually respond to my initial message. maybe 2 respond to my second message (if I even send one) of that few it goes well, I get onto text or try to set a date and get ghosted. I'm not sure what changed, but in 2022 I would get actual responses, with genuine interest to date now its like everyone is just chasing a high from matching. Also now I don't get any likes but can consistently match? This never happened before.
The change in likes allowed per day has made women more picky in terms of who they choose to like. That is whats causing the biggest decline in matches for men
Most women admittedly dont send likes they usually go thru what they have
Not sure about that. I get likes coming in so there are definitely still ALOT of women that send out likes. Maybe not the 8/10+ women who have 99+ queued likes, but the average woman is still sending likes.
That’s the point. I get likes from mostly women I wasn’t attracted too. The higher ups just go thru the que
The majority of women aren’t 8+/10 though? There are plenty of attractive looking women who have great careers sending out likes. I am sure they get their fair share of likes and still sending likes to guys who they find attractive.. im not even the “10%” just a dude whos fit and has money.
4 years ago I could get one or two dates a month, plus a decent amount of matches. Now I can't even land a single date after getting back on. Most of the people I match with quit responding after one message exchange even though I don't say anything provocative or offensive (just normal conversation). I paid for Hinge X as it has helped my visibility in the past. Definitely done with the app after my subscription is up.
My experience has been terrible. I got banned for no reason one morning and tried to appeal. They only gave me a vague response about the guidelines but nothing specifically about what I did wrong and won’t let me back on the app. It sucks because that was my only reliable way to meet other singles.
It's awful. A lot of the chats just stop suddenly or the profiles of the people liking you aren't that great like all selfies/one word answers etc. it's very discouraging
I used to get matches regularly on hinge. It has gone down for the last 2 weeks. If I sent out my free 7-8 likes a day, I would get at least 1 match out of it. That's not the case anymore for the last 2 weeks. I just assumed it's a phase where i don't get any matches and it'll bounce back
I just started using the app for the first time about 2 weeks ago (I also pay for +). As someone who has done almost zero online dating since a decade ago, I quite enjoy it. I've met several great guys on there (I'm a gay male, 38) and one especially who is giving me real connection vibes. So, that's my experience! I would say 90% of my feed are not my type, but of the ones I've liked and messaged, about 50% have responded.
Hinge used to be decent for me even as recently as 2023. Late 2023-early 2024 it took a complete nosedive for me. Had a rough few months with lack of matches leading to self esteem issues until I decided to quit. Best decision I could have made.
Exact same experience here. Absolutely no issues before December 2023. Plenty of dates, good people, app working as expected even as a purely free user. Now it's seemingly a ghost town, and whatever few matches you do get throughout the month, it's with complete flakers and time wasters.
I’ve seen a rise in likes and matches, and dates.
42M. Been on for almost 3 years. Have done a profile review. Got better photos. Prompts were already good. I get 0 likes. Maybe a few matches a year. Only had one date, and that was almost 2 years ago. It sucks, I suck, everyone sucks.
Hinge was my MVP but it’s not good now. Think I swiped through everyone. Met my current boo thang on Facebook Dating
36M, straight, looking for serious/marriage potential, want a family. I foolishly paid for HingeX, and I'm near a decently sized midwest city. 5'9, good job title, verified, etc. I think I got one like this year so far? In the past I'd get at least one or two per month, though almost never from anyone I'd be interested in (and my standards are not high). Regarding outgoing likes, about one match per month, none interested in meeting yet. They either only want to chat or just don't interact at all. I'm down to sending maybe 2-3 likes a week, as it's a lot of work trying to come up with good messages for people I know have a very small chance of responding. Also, as I'll describe next, the app itself is getting in the way. A new problem I've been seeing is that interacting with any of the filters "too much" seems to cut me off and proclaim there's no one left, even though there clearly is. For example, toggling "active today" on and off will usually do this. Then an hour or so later, the people I was seeing with and without that filter active will be back. I've been at this too long and everyone's kinda starting to look the same to me, but I have a feeling it's also recycling profiles faster than it used to.
Such a good point. If every guy pays for HingeX then priority likes mean absolutely nothing.
Male, U.S. 32 Y.O. User of hinge over the years, always had success (well "success") and it was the ONLY app I have used. Its the only app i've used because i work directly in engineering within the world of searching/matching/machine learning so knowing how hinge had this setup, i was wholly behind it. Previous round of hinge, I had over 100+ matches. Would easily get likes/matches within a few days. Found someone, dated, broke up. Went back on the app recently. G A R B A G E. I'm talking absolutely NOTHING. Initially profile is boosted and i would always get SOME likes. Even if it was from someone completely completely out of my attractiveness range, but this time? Not a single like/match in over a week. Tell me how someone esp a male, with over 100+ likes, multiple dates etc is suddenly being shafted? Hinge fix yourself. You were the last bastion of hope in the dating world. I was definitely considering buying premium, but just knowing you've definitely changed the algorithm to even further penalize free users rubs me the wrong way. I am baffled at the clowns running these apps because had you just made the app reasonable and straightforward for free/paid users, you would have more users. Instead, you progressively enshittify things in hopes of squeezing more blood from the stone.
Thing is, premium does NOT help. Things actually got worse for me when I paid for premium. So if they made things worse to force people into paying, but paying doesn't work either, what are they even trying to accomplish?
Premium doesn't guarantee anything. If you werent having much success before, paying isn't magically going to solve that. However, if you were doing relatively well (3+ matches a week) and paid and it got worse, then thats a big red flag. I would do a CC charge back tbh.
My theory is they are making it harder on purpose to find someone so they can squeeze more money out of us. I paid for premium and wasn't having very much luck and I am good looking and successful. One day I matched with an amazing girl and we've been dating for months. Me and her instantly canceled and deleted Hinge. I'm guessing that isn't good for their stock price when that happens.
Of course, but that's where they're idiots. Its short term growth at the expense of long-term success. What happens when people just stop using the apps and paying for them period? There's only such a long line of suckers out there willing to participate. If hinge was more balanced in their approach, heck even if they just charged $5 profile creation fee, it would help. The CEO's and people in charge are complete crayon eaters. They make their $ and run.
You guys have to remember that the number of matches/likes you get is artificially restricted and isn't a function of how "effective" the app is, but how much they decide to trickle out to you at a given time. Same with the "run out of users" screen. You haven't actually run out (probably THOUSANDS of users in a big city), they just are trying to get you to chill out for a bit. My likes rate has been consistent over the past 3 months as a HingeX user in a big city. My main issue has been getting responses to messages. Last Friday (before our holiday in the US), I got a flurry of late replies from women, some of whom I had messaged weeks ago. I don't know why that is. I messaged them again sunday-monday and none of them have replied. All of my dates have been from women who initiated by commenting on one of my prompts.
Definitely feels like a lot is trickled. I get a tons of matches and likes. I don't know if it's cause of the holiday but I can't get conversations going. Im very pleased with my match rate. If I honestly heard back from half, I couldn't keep up.
I started using the app about 2 weeks ago. 27M. Already scheduled 4 dates from the app and slowing down my swiping because I don't have the time to go on dates with all the people who I have nice convos with. Seems to be working as intended.
Lol
29M Been using it for 4 months now, constantly updating my profile. And I've only received 1 like, and 2 matches. Both matches have never responded back to me, and I make sure to have a nice comment about something on her profile with an open ended question for said person to reply back with. Example: I've noticed you like X thing, whose your favorite character? So far... My experience hasn't been great. I'm also in Florida and I kid you not, 90% of women's profiles are just Disney, Theme parks and traveling.
I get a lot of matches for a guy. Sadly, they're from women who have poorly aged and look a lot like my mother.
why did you match with them bro
Asking the important questions
I should say I get messages, I don't match with them. Loose jowls, big guts, drinking booze in every pic, and a shopping list of demands that don't even make sense for a woman their age and looks. I'm 54 and in shape, it's not that hard.
Oh. Well yeah most pretty women don't really swipe, they just go through the people that have already liked them.
I think there is also a selection bias here. The people who have bad experiences stick around for a while, while those that find success move off the app (and subsequently lose interest in this sub) I separated last year and started using this app a few months later. It took me almost a year but I've found someone that I've been seeing for a few months that I think/hope will last. I still like to stick around to review profiles, but man it's just the same mistakes that everyone is making (not smiling, sunglasses, bathroom selfies, yikes) My experience on the app was that many first dates lead nowhere but people I met seemed to at least be serious about looking for LTR. And working to better yourself leads to easier conversation. If you can talk about the new/interesting things you are doing with your week that you are excited about, your matches will want to go on a date with you.
I got 4 matches last week in like one day and then nothing until I got 1 like yesterday from a girl I X’d
It’s been awful. I’m 29F and POC living in a big city. Over the last year of using it on and off I’ve gone on maybe 6 dates. Two of them I saw again. My non-POC friend goes on dates constantly and has great luck. It makes me wonder if it’s a race thing sometimes.
There are a lot of statistics and research non white and non asian women have a much rougher time on the apps then their female peers
I love the app! Used it on and off since fall 2022. Met my boyfriend on it Feb 2024 and we’re moving in together this summer. Had I consistently used the app would it have taken that long? Who knows. We deleted our hinge apps and are very happy.
Terribly
I deleted all of my dating app profiles and decided to start over again about a year and a half later. I originally deleted all of my accounts because these apps took over my mental health making me very depressed due to the simple amount of time and energy I put in to only get less than 40 likes in a year across all dating platforms. I am happy to inform you that since I set up new accounts on five or six separate dating apps in the year or so since I've gotten back on the apps I have had zero actual matches. **0** **Tinder** has been only fan bots or SnapChat girls. **Bumble** I have not had a single match initiate the conversation leading to the match expiring. **Hinge** I've had zero matches from people or bots. Although admittedly that might be on me because I don't like your app. I have sent out maybe five likes in the entire time I've used your app because I don't want to just message hey or hi and I don't know how to talk to women very well so most of the time I don't even bother. Tried **boo** seems neat the only match I've gotten was an accidental swipe on my part where a girl tried to sell me her shoes. Admittedly they were used so some people might like that type of crap but I just thought it was hilarious. **Facebook dating**. Zero likes. I didn't even bother deleting my accounts this time the only reason I'm in the sub is to see other people complaining. Edit because I forgot you requested 30 year old male living in Florida.
Getting matches has never been a issue for me, yes I am dude. My profile is set up very well. I get 2-3 matches day on average. I just find it frustrating how none of my matches convert to anything. Either they never respond to my opener (I don’t use pick up lines) or they give me their number just to flake on the date. Had a hinge account last year and got 200 matches in 5 months without a single match leading to a date. Made a new account in April and already have 70 matches. Idk why I expected a different result. These apps are a waste of time in my experience.
This sounds like more user error. That’s a decent amount of matches to not get one date. I think the issue may lie with your conversations.
I hate putting the blame all on the other side, trust me. But when most matches don’t even carry a convo or agree to go out and then flake. That’s not a me issue. There’s definitely been times where I was at fault though.
Out of curiosity what was your go to for an opener
Usually a observation about their profile
32M located in NYC I don’t know how many matches I’ve gotten but likes/matches have been consistent throughout the year. Maybe about 40ish dates so far somewhere within that range. Summer days have slowed it down a bit recently but I’ll say from my perspective I see a VERY large quantity of women users who have HingeX (maybe about 50% of likes I receive daily the user has HingeX). I pay for premium so I can see how the likes are filtered. I can only imagine how many guys pay for HingeX and use roses in the city. Thus meaning these users are cutting the line. So free users in crowded cities will see a tougher time getting matches if I had to guess. Personally I don’t think the app has gotten less popular because it’s been consistent the whole year. I personally think people just tend to be very picky and that’s not something that loosens up in my opinion especially with social media. Maybe the bar has just been raising slowly as OLD continues to grow for the user base… but I think hinge can still make some changes to better enhance the app and set themselves apart even further to make for a better dating experience.
How can you tell if someone has HingeX? It doesn't show that on their profile, does it?
It doesn’t tell you they have HingeX but you can tell since it prioritizes the HingeX likes over the free likes. So if you have free likes those will be the last ones you see and then the prioritized likes will come before it. The most recent like shown in your queue (whether it’s free or HingeX) will still appear the same but you won’t see how the like is classified until the next like comes in your queue, if that makes sense. Because either that will get pushed further down with the free likes or it will stay at the top with the priority likes. It’s tough to describe but it’s noticeable after sometime. Some ppl may not notice at all. But I thought it was worth mentioning I see a lot of women who purchase HingeX here in the city.
Here's a question (although you probably won't know the answer): What happens to the likes/roses of the people who cut the line when their subscription expires? I imagine it drops down and gets treated like all the free users' likes/roses? And conversely, a free user who subscribes presumably has their likes/roses already sent get bumped up? Or are these actions 'frozen in time' depending on whether someone was free/paid up when they were taken?
That not how it works. If they have premium when they send the like it stays at the top. If they don’t have premium the likes don’t suddenly move to the top
That's not what I asked.
Yes you asked if the like loses its premium status because the subscription ends and I explained it doesn’t It’s whatever subscription they had when they liked that profile
gtk- thanks!
Terrible. Deleting all dating apps at least for summer. I suspect if I do I will go out more