So you’re ready to start online dating and/or re-download after a (it’s okay, we’ve all been there) and you want to know how and where to best direct your precious time and energy. Should you opt for , the app that started it all? Or take a chance on , the dating app famously “designed to be deleted?” Or should you just go all in and download both? Allow us to help you make a call. Hinge and Tinder are both heavy-hitters in the space.
But while they’re both popular among a pretty broad pool of app daters, there are some differences between the two that are worth considering. Historically, Tinder has had a reputation as a “hookup app” focused on more connections, while Hinge has always presented itself as being heavily relationship-forward. These aren’t hard and fast rules, of course.
You’re certainly going to find people looking for a wide range of different kinds of connections, from hookups to life partners, on both apps. But generally speaking, Hinge prides itself on trying to attract more serious-minded daters, while Tinder caters to users seeking a wide variety of different relationship styles. This distinction is reflected in the app’s profile structures.
“Tinder profiles tend to have fewer photos, shorter bios, and more basic information,” says , director and sex therapist at the in New York. “There are profiles on Tinder that have no bio and only a few photos, and Hinge’s platform is designed in a way that prevents or limits that.” Ulti.