Hinge

What Hinge is

Hinge is a dating app built around detailed profiles and conversation starters rather than minimal swipe-based profiles. Its stated goal is to help people move from online interaction to real-life dates, making it a reasonable fit for adults who want intentional dating, meaningful conversations, or potentially longer-term relationships. It welcomes people from diverse backgrounds, genders, and sexualities, while emphasizing respectful and authentic behavior. To use Hinge, a member creates a profile with photos or videos, personal details, dating preferences, and prompt answers.

Prompts can be answered in writing, with audio, or through other interactive formats. In the Discover area, users review recommended profiles and can like or comment on a particular photo or prompt. A mutual like creates a match, after which the members can message. Hinge also has features such as Roses, Standouts, profile recommendations, and the “We Met” follow-up, which privately asks whether a date occurred and may use the response to improve recommendations.

The basic service is free, but free members have a limited number of daily likes and can see incoming likes one at a time. Hinge+ and HingeX subscriptions provide unlimited likes, the ability to view incoming likes together, and advanced preference filters. HingeX adds enhanced recommendations, an always-on boost-style feature, and priority likes. Pricing varies by market and subscription details, and subscriptions automatically renew until canceled. Important limitations include an adults-only requirement, availability only in selected countries, and the need to use a mobile app rather than relying on hinge.co as a browser dating platform.

Safety tools include reporting, moderation, age checks in some regions, and selfie or Face Check verification in certain circumstances. Hinge notes that verification does not guarantee another person’s identity or safety, so users should still follow safe-dating practices and use discretion when sharing information or meeting.

Pricing and free access

Free basic service; optional Hinge+ and HingeX subscriptions. Exact pricing varies by market, subscription duration, and purchase channel. Billing model: optional auto-renewing subscriptions with billing cadence and price varying by market. A free level or free basic access was found in the current research.

What you may be able to do for free

• profile creation
• profile discovery
• limited daily likes
• matching
• messaging
• one incoming like shown at a time

Paid features we found

• unlimited likes
• view all incoming likes at once
• advanced dating preferences
• enhanced recommendations with HingeX
• Skip the Line with HingeX
• priority likes with HingeX

Who it may suit

Hinge is currently classified for relationship, relationship seeking, meaningful connections, in person dating. Its audience signals include adults, singles, relationship seekers. Our research also found a focus on meaningful connections, serious dating, long-term relationships, in-person dates.

How it works

Matching: Algorithmic recommendations based on profile information, preferences, dealbreakers, activity, and interactions; users like or comment on specific profile content to express interest.

Messaging: Messaging is available after a mutual match. Every match begins through a like or comment on a specific profile element.

Signup: must be at least 18 · name · birthday · location · gender · dating preferences · photos · profile prompts

What to know before joining

• adults only
• available only in select countries
• mobile-app-focused experience
• free likes are limited
• free users see incoming likes one at a time
• subscription pricing varies by market and cadence
• subscriptions automatically renew until canceled
• verification does not guarantee another user's identity or safety

Features we track

• Profile Prompts
• Photo Profiles
• Audio Prompts
• Likes
• Comments
• Matches
• Messaging
• Recommendations
• Advanced Preferences
• Roses
• Standouts
• Selfie Verification
• Face Check
• Reporting