Hinge: Dating & Relationships

What is Hinge: Dating & Relationships?

Hinge is a dating app that uses a user’s Facebook friend list to make matches. 

This app is rated for users 17 years of age and older and can be found in both the App Store and the Google Play Store. Hinge does offer in-app purchases.

While the technology behind this is undisclosed, Hinge takes the random portion out of online or on-app dating, as all of a user’s matches will have a mutual Facebook friend in common.

When a match is made, users can view the mutual friend to either use it as a conversation starter, or ignore (depending on how the user feels about the mutual friend). Once a match is made, the platform also shows users common interests (pulled from Facebook activity), and pushes for in-person meetings. 

Those users who wish to take it slow also have the option of chatting directly through the Hinge app’s platform.

Hinge sells potential users with the tagline, “You are more than 3 pictures and a swipe” and is known as “The Relationship App.” 

Hinge is targeted only for serious relationships, however, users only need to be 13 years of age to sign up. Hinge can also help teen and adult users expand their social networks, but parents may not see the appeal in only expanding those networks with potential romantic interests.

Hinge has its own version of "swiping", where users can skip a match by tapping the “x” icon, or can remove someone from their matches completely by tapping the 3 dots to the right of their profile story.