Tinder Review

Introduction

Debatably the most popular dating app around, Tinder is the first name that pops into anyone's mind whenever online dating gets mentioned. Who doesn't know the fiery and iconic Tinder logo? With almost 100 million monthly visits, Tinder fully delivers on its promise to put you in front of thousands of eligible singles who want to meet.

Tinder was created by Sean Rad during a Hackathon in West Hollywood and was officially released later that same year on 12 September 2012. Tinder inc is owned and operated by the Match Group, which is also known for other behemoth dating sites like Match.com, Hinge, and OkCupid, to name but a few.

In 2013 Tinder revolutionized the dating world by introducing the now iconic Tinder Swipe functionality, which helped to solidify its place at the top of the dating industry to this day. Other features like the "Boost" and "Super Likes" were added later on to increase the overall experience on the site making the gamified way of matching with potential interests all the more fun.

While Tinder might have had some scrutiny in the past for only being a hook-up site, they clearly do intend for the app to be used to also find long-term relationships. At the end of the day, it all depends on what you are on the market for. And only you can say if Tinder will be right for you. So let's dive right in and see what the Tinder dating app has to offer before you decide to spend your evenings swiping right on a stack of beautiful people near you.

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Well-established dating app with millions of daily users (almost endless possibilities for matches).
• It's free! You don't need a paid Tinder subscription to be successful on the app.
• It's fun! The gamified way in which you match with people ensures that you want to pop on at least once a day (if not more) to keep swiping.
• Intuitive design with a simplistic, easy-to-use framework of functions and features.

Cons

• Sometimes difficult to find a strong connection (It is almost too easy to just keep swiping and finding 'the next best thing').
• The app caters to everyone (While it might seem like a Pro, it can be difficult to sift through the endless profiles to find someone who is on the same page as you).
• The extra features and Tinder subscriptions are quite pricey, and free member perks have their limitations.
• Non-binary people have to choose whether to be shown in searches for men or women, practically asking them to identify as binary (it's 2023, we can do better).

What Type Of Dating Site Is Tinder?

• Long-term partner
• Short-term partner
• Short-term fun
• New friends
• Netflix & Chill

Tinder is all about matching you with someone compatible, and you don't even need to be sure what you are looking for when you sign up. Conveniently there is also a "Still figuring it out" option when selecting what you are looking for.

Who Is Tinder For?

• Straight
• Gay
• Lesbian
• Bi
• Transgender
• Couple
• And everyone in between

Tinder is by far one of the most inclusive dating apps around and allows you to choose exactly how you identify from an extremely extensive list of sexual orientations and gender identities. Even we learned a few new terms in the process.

However, there might be a slight hiccup for our non-binary friends because if you do identify as anything other than a man or woman, you'll still be asked to choose whether you would like to show up as a man or woman in other members' searches. Definitely, something that Tinder can work on in the future.

Stats & Infographics

With over 99 million monthly visits to Tinder, there is no shortage of matches available right at your fingertips, and the number only grows higher every month. The type of people who use the site seem to mostly be younger men under the age of 34, and Tinder users are distributed all over the world.

Male - Female Ratio

Age Demographics

Country Distribution

Registration Process

The Tinder sign up process is rather straightforward, but there are quite a few steps to follow, and the more information you decide to share, the better your chances are of matching with someone.

Start off by heading to your App Store and downloading the app. Once you are in the app, choose how you'd like to register your account. You can do this with your phone number, by linking your Apple ID, or via your Facebook account. If you choose to do it with your phone number, you'll need to enter the Tinder verification code that gets sent to you via sms.

You'll then give your email address and agree to just being yourself, staying safe, playing it cool, and being proactive before providing all the information that will appear on your profile. This includes your first name, birthday, gender (you can choose to show this on your profile or not), whether you are a man, woman, or identify otherwise (by choosing "more" you can get a complete list of gender identities from any and all gender identities. Be forewarned, you then need to choose to either be shown in other users' search stacks for men or women, even if you chose nonbinary. They really could have done with a 'both' button here).

Next is to select your sexual orientation (you can choose up to three to be more accurately represented, and then also choose if it should be shown on your profile or not). You'll then be urged to choose whether you want to see men, women, or everyone in your Tinder search stack. Select the relationship type you are looking for from the six available variations, add where you went to school/university, and choose 5 of your most relatable interests (this helps to let everyone know what you are into at a glance).

Unfortunately, there is no search function here, and you'll need to scroll through tons of options of interests to choose the ones that fit you best. It's not even alphabetically ordered, so good luck, and may the odds be ever in your favor.

After that, you get to add photos (you'll need to add at least 2 to continue). Then make sure to enable your device's location settings to be able to use the app and choose to get Tinder notifications or not (this is totally up to you).

You can choose to connect your phone's contacts. If there is someone that you know and want to avoid on Tinder, the app will go through your blocked numbers and never show you anyone that you've already blocked. Nifty!

Registration is done, and now you can follow a quick tutorial to get better acquainted with how the app works. It's really straightforward and is broken down into the following learning functions of the app:

• Slide to the right or click on the green heart to like someone (you will match if they liked you too)
• Slide to the left or click on the red "X" icon to pass. They won't know you said 'nope' to them.
• Slide up or tap the blue star to "super like" someone. They will be notified that you liked them.
• You can undo a "like", "nope", or "super like" by clicking on the "undo" button, the yellow arrow.
• Clicking on the purple lightning bolt will boost your profile on other people's searches and give your profile up to 10x more views.

There is also a guide on how to browse through a person's profile. Click on the left of their photo to see the previous photo, on the right to see the next photo, and at the bottom to open their profile if you want to see more.

After registration, you are able to add a few more pieces of information about yourself to your profile. Most notably, you are now able to add another three more photos (on Tinder, nudes do not get accepted).

You can also add a Tinder bio of 500 words to say a bit more about yourself in your own words, add some basic info like your zodiac, whether you want kids or not, and your love language, to name a few. This is also now where you can say more about your lifestyle, like how often you work out, do you have pets, and what your sleeping, drinking, and smoking habits are like, etc. You can also connect your Instagram and Spotify accounts so others can have an even better glimpse of the kind of person you are.

You don't need to fill your Tinder profile with that much detail if you don't want to, but statistics highly suggest that the more effort and personality you put into your profile, the better chance you have of matching with someone.

Tinder App & Mobile Compatibility

Tinder is primarily used through their well-developed and rather gamified mobile application that can be downloaded for both android and apple users. But members can also log in to Tinder com via any web browser using the same Tinder login details as the app. You will be able to have the exact same experience, with only a few subtle changes.

Whereas the app works on a touch screen to swipe left, right, and up, on the Tinder desktop version, you will use your arrow keys, enter key, and space bar to like, nope, view the next photo, open and close their profile or super like (there is a very handy key at the bottom of the screen to make it easy to remember what each button does).

The Tinder web version does not have a coin-based system with which to purchase extra features like "Boosts" and "Super Likes" as you would on the app. Instead, you purchase these directly via an online purchase for a similar cash value.

The Tinder website version also shows your matches and Tinder messages on the left side of the screen while you view your main stack of profiles. There is also a convenient 'work mode' button in the shape of a briefcase at the top left corner. By clicking to go into work mode, a fake meeting note document will pop up on your screen to make it look like you are working and most definitely not scrolling through Tinder on company time. Just be careful because clicking anywhere on the screen will automatically take you out of work mode, and the document is in those iconic Tinder colors so only use it if your boss does not have a very keen eye for detail.

Those meeting notes are actually pretty funny to read through because they describe a fun day of having drinks, making friends, eating nachos, and the aftermath of it all - definitely worth a read just for laughs.

Men Vs Women

As mentioned at the start of the review, the Tinder dating site is extremely inclusive of all genders. Therefore men, women, and those identifying as anything other than, all get the exact same experience. Anyone who signs up is asked to provide the exact same information during sign-up and have access to the same features. The cost of subscription packages and coins is also the same for everyone.

The only difference we really found is the overall experience of the app. Seeing as how there are almost twice as many men than women using Tinder, straight women will have almost endless amounts of possible matches for relationships (or just for a bit of fun). So depending on your gender and sexual orientation (and your location, of course), you might run out of swipes sooner rather than later. But don't fret. You can increase your search distance in settings, wait for people to log in again (inactive users don't get shown as much), or even delete and restart your account to completely refresh all your matches and likes.

Features

Swipe Right

Thanks to the popularity of Tinder, "swiping right" has become synonymous with "liking" someone, and the term itself has made its way into everyday conversation. The very gamified way of swiping to either "like", "dislike", or "super like" someone is by far the most iconic feature on Tinder. The Tinder swipe-right function has since gained so much popularity that at least some version of it has been incorporated into almost every dating app and website out there.

How it works is that Tinder will show you a stack of possible matches, but only the topmost profile in this stack will be visible at a time. And you have to first swipe to indicate your interest, or lack thereof, for that profile before moving on to the next (if you are a Gold or Platinum member, you can also choose to "Rewind" and go back if you want to change your mind after swiping).

This can all go really quickly, and most people make on-the-spot judgment calls based on the initial photo, but you are able to scroll through their photo gallery and click to view their entire profile before swiping. If you have swiped right on someone who has swiped right on you, then you have made a match and can start a conversation with them.

Boost

Seeing how the premise of Tinder is to swipe through a stack of Tinder profiles in search of matches, it seems rather important to pop up on as many other people's stacks as possible to increase the chances of you finding your match. The Tinder Boost feature lets you skip the queue entirely and puts you at the very top of the list of people in your area for a full 30 minutes. Who needs to wait for an algorithm when you can buy your way into love?

This feature is not entirely free and can be purchased with the in-app currency of coins, and it comes at a bit of a steep price when converted to cash value. Anyone with a Tinder Gold or Tinder Platinum subscription will, however, get one free Boost each month to help out their dating endeavors. It is good to know that newly created profiles get an automatic bit of support from the matching algorithm that is similar to the "Boost" to push their profiles to the front and show them off to other Tinder users.

Vibes

If you want to be even more specific about who you want to find on Tinder, or rather if you want to meet someone with the same interests in mind as you, then trying out the "Vibes" will do you well. Clicking on the icon next to the flaming Tinder icon at the bottom of the screen will take you to the "Vibes page". Here you can choose to find someone who is "Free tonight", wants to go on a "Coffee date", likes to be "Sporty", or just someone who also thinks that "Let's be friends" is a totally fine way to start things off.

By joining any one "Vibe", you get added to a stack of profiles that have all joined that same vibe (this is separate from your main Tinder stack that you swipe on). Now when you swipe through profiles, you know that each person shown is there for the same reason, and it makes it all the more easier to match with someone like-minded. These stacks tend to be a bit shorter than your main stack, so keep popping back in from time to time to see if there is anyone new who joined the same vibe as you.

Top Picks

When there is a dating algorithm involved, we always say put it to good use, and "Top Picks" is your way of doing just that on Tinder. Every day Tinder will show you a select few profiles that it deems as your personal "Top Picks". These are what the app has decided would be some of your best matches. Unlike in the main stacks of profiles, where you only see one profile at a time, all your "Top Pick" profiles get shown, and you get to browse through them all before you choose the one that you can swipe right on. And yes, you can only swipe right on one, so choose wisely.

This is a completely free feature on Tinder, but only a limited number of profiles get shown for those on the free version or on Tinder Plus. But if you have either a Gold or Platinum subscription, all your tinder "Top Picks" will be unlocked, showing you even more profiles each day. While on the free or Plus version, you get teased by seeing faded-out photos of the profiles you could have seen if you were on Gold or Platinum. Don't let this be a deciding factor in upgrading, though. We've found that most of your Top Picks pop up in your main stack the next day, so you can swipe on them then.

Super Likes

One of the best ways to stand out on Tinder is to use "Super Likes" by either swiping straight up on someone's profile or pressing the blue star. According to Tinder, sending a "Super Like" will triple your chances of getting a match. This is mostly due to the fact that when you've sent someone a Tinder "Super Like", they will get a notification to indicate that someone has "super liked" them. Your profile will also be bumped up higher on their main stack, and when your profile does pop up for them, there will be a blue border at the bottom to indicate that it was, in fact, you that "super liked" them.

While this is a great feature to use to show your true interest in someone, "Super Likes" are unfortunately not free and can be purchased with the in-app currency of coins. If you have a Tinder Gold or Tinder Platinum subscription, however, you will get five free "Super Likes" each week.

Passport

Using the "Passport" function is a great way for anyone who is quite the jet setter and would like to match with a few people before their next trip overseas. Simply tap on your profile icon, open your settings by tapping on the gear icon, scroll down and tap on "location", and add a new location. You'll be able to navigate virtually between your current physical location and your newly selected destination. While in the said location, you can like, match and chat with others from the destination of your choice.

You can only virtually be in one city at a time but can change your location as many times as you like to match with people from all over the world. The "Passport" feature is only available for Tinder subscribers, but free users can, nonetheless, change their settings to "Go Global", which will expand their reach of profiles to include members from all over the world regardless of your location. This is a more general function, though, and you can't pinpoint where these profiles are from like you can when using "Passport".

Offers, Prices & Costs

As a freemium service, Tinder can be used without needing to pay a single cent, and you can still match with some amazing people. You'll just need to be okay with seeing an ad here and there while swiping, and you won't get all the perks that come with one of its three subscriptions. While the app primarily relies on subscription-based offers, it also includes an in-app currency system of coins that, when used, gives you access or increases the number of perks and features that are at your fingertips.

Tinder Plus Subscription Package

Tinder Plus is Tinder's entry-level subscription for anyone who wants to spend a lot more time swiping and matching. This subscription costs anything from $2.67 to $7.99 per month, depending on how many months you decide to sign up for, and allows for the most basic perks.

You get unlimited likes and rewinds, get access to the Passport so you can match and chat with people all over the world, have more control over what gets shown on your profile, choose who gets to see you, and hide those pesky ads.

Subscription Prices & Costs

• 1 month Tinder Plus: $7.99 ($7.99 per month)
• 6 months Tinder Plus: $24.00 ($4.00 per month)
• 12 months Tinder Plus: $32.00 ($2.67 per month)

Subscription Perks Included

• Unlimited likes
• Unlimited rewinds
• Passport
• Control what others see on your profile
• Manage who you are seen by
• Choose the type of people you want to connect with
• Hide ads

Tinder Gold Subscription Package

Tinder Gold gives all the same perks as what you would get on Tinder Plus, with a few added bonuses that really make it worth the extra cost. Gold subscription goes from $8.33 to $24.99 per month, and with this subscription, you also get to see who has liked you, your "Top Picks", one "Boost" week, and five "Super Likes" a month. This is the bread and butter of what makes Tinder a fun app to use, and we suggest anyone to at least give Gold a try.

Subscription Prices & Costs

• 1 month Tinder Gold: $24.99 ($24.99 per month)
• 6 months Tinder Gold: $75.00 ($12.50 per month)
• 12 months Tinder Gold: $99.99 ($8.33 per month) *save 67%

Subscription Perks Included

• Unlimited likes
• See who likes you
• Unlimited rewinds
• One free Boost per month
• Five free Super Likes per week
• Passport
• Top Picks
• Control what others see on your profile
• Manage who you are seen by
• Choose the type of people you want to connect with
• Hide ads

Tinder Platinum Subscription Package

Tinder Platinum is the premium subscription offer on Tinder. It comes at quite a steep price increase compared to the Gold subscription, with Platinum ranging anywhere from $10.00 to $29.99 per month. The only added bonus for choosing Platinum is the ability to get priority likes (this lets you be seen first by the people you've liked) and to be able to send messages before matching. So if you don't want to wait for someone to like you first, then this is the Subscription to choose.

Subscription Prices & Costs

• 1 month Tinder Platinum: $29.99 ($29.99 per month)
• 6 months Tinder Platinum $90.00 ($15.00 per month)
• 12 months Tinder Platinum $120.00 ($10.00 per month)

Subscription Perks Included

• Unlimited Likes
• See who Likes you
• Get priority Likes
• Unlimited rewinds
• One free Boost per month
• Five free Super Likes per week
• Message someone before matching
• Passport
• Top Picks
• Control what others see on your profile
• Manage who you are seen by
• Choose the type of people you want to connect with
• Hide ads

Coin Package

Anyone who is on Tinder Plus or the free Tinder version and would like to have some of the same perks as a Gold or Platinum account, they can purchase coins to get "Boosts", "Read Receipts", or "Super Likes". If you are on a Gold or Platinum account already and the allocated amounts for these features are not enough, you can also decide to add more this way.

Coin Package Prices & Costs

• 300 Coins: $2.75
• 600 Coins: $5.50
• 1,000 Coins: $9.30
• 2,500 Coins: $23.00
• 5,000 Coins: $45.50
• 10,000 Coins: $93.20

Coin Package Perks Included

• Purchase Boosts
• Purchase Tinder Read receipts
• Purchase Super Likes

Safety & Security

Personal Safety

Tinder does a great job of providing you with a whole list of guides, tools, and resources to help you keep yourself as safe as possible while online and in real life. These Tinder support resources can be attained by going into the safety center and clicking on the shield icon at the top of the screen on your Tinder Profile.

The available safety guides are great to teach you the basics of what you need to know to stay safe, how to deal with harassment, when and how to report someone on Tinder, and general information about consent and travel do's and don'ts. There are even a few quizzes so you can make sure you know what it all means.

The safety tools go into a bit more detail about what is at your disposal online to help keep yourself safe. It discusses how to report an account, how to best use your privacy settings, how to unmatch someone, and how to get your photo verified.

Use Of Personal Information

To put any Tinder user's mind at ease, the app makes a clear commitment not only to the user's privacy and security but also to their own transparency. This is made very evident in the clear and easily understandable way their Privacy Policy and Terms of Service are written.

The information that Tinder collects on each user includes all the information you provide while on the app (what you put on your profile, your card details, chats, etc.), information received from others (reports submitted about you, shared social media, Match Group affiliate sites, and other partners), and also automatically generated information (your device information, cookies, geolocation, face geometric data, and your app usage). Seeing as Tinder is part of the Match Group family of businesses, this data also gets shared with other sites under their umbrella if and when needed.

While it might seem scary to think how much data gets collected on you, Tinder makes it very clear that these data points are only used to deliver and improve on their services, to help keep their community as safe as possible, and to provide advertising that may be of interest to you. The additional effort being put in to make Tinder as safe as possible, shows that Tinder cares as much about keeping their community safe as making sure they enjoy their online dating experience.

Third-Party Involvement

Tinder, as do most dating sites these days, have third-party ads on their app, and it is up to the user's own discretion to follow any third-party links to other websites or resources. Some of your personal information may also be shared with third-party service providers and partners to assist Tinder in their operative services. This can be for anything from data hosting, analytics, customer care, marketing, advertising, payment processing, and security operations.

Tinder makes sure that their members' information is kept as safe as possible and that only limited information gets shared in non-human readable form to vendors. Tinder also follows a strict vetting process before choosing which vendors to partner with, who themselves are also required to comply with the strict confidentiality obligations as set out by Tinder.

Fake Tinder Profiles

These days almost no dating site is without a few fake profiles, and you should always keep an eye out and follow general online dating safety guides and tools. Tinder does, however, do what it can to make it as difficult as possible for fake accounts to be made.

Firstly to sign in, any member will need a double verification which is done not only via email but also through your phone number. It is good to know that temporary emails or numbers do not seem to work when creating an account, and they need to be legitimate. Secondly, Tinder also uses real-time facial recognition to do photo verifications. This ensures that anyone with a blue tick is at least who they portray themselves to be in their Tinder photos. Whether they have good intentions for being online is always up for debate, no matter who you meet online. But in general, you should feel a bit more secure when someone has a blue tick next to their name.

Conclusion

It is clear that Tinder might just be the perfect platform to find your next partner, or at least your next one-night stand. It seems that it is far easier to find a Tinder hookup than a serious relationship, though, and Hinge might be a better option if you are purely looking for something serious. But with the sheer amount of people who use Tinder and the easy way to match, there really is no doubt that Tinder should at least be an app on your phone's Home Screen.

The overall experience will inevitably be dependent on your budget, as some of the features are paid add-ons or only available for those with a certain subscription. But even on just the free version, we've personally had a lot of luck and have a few Tinder dates lined up for the next week, and we should probably wrap this up, so we don't keep our Tinder date waiting any longer. To sum it all up rather succinctly, give the app a try, even if just to see what the hype is all about.

Tinder Tips

• Delete and restart your account ever so often to refresh your matches and to put you at the top of the algorithm's priority without needing to purchase Boosts.
• Write a good Tinder bio to get more attention. Profiles with quirky and well-written Tinder bios get much better success.
• Go online regularly. The Tinder algorithm prioritizes active profiles and is more likely to have them show up on other users' stacks.
• The best time to use Tinder Boost is between 8 pm and 10 pm. This is generally when most people are using the app, and you'll get more bang for your buck.
• Have a few Tinder opening lines ready to go. No great love story ever just started with 'Hey,' so make it a bit more of a fun experience from the very start.

FAQ

What Is Tinder, And How Does Tinder Work?

Tinder is a geosocial networking and online dating application that implements a swipe functionality to allow users to like or dislike the profiles of other users based on their photos, a short bio, and their interests. Learning how to use Tinder is quick and easy, only taking a few minutes to get used to.

How To Unmatch On Tinder?

To unmatch someone, open the tinder chat with that person and click on the icon in the top right corner of the screen (this is a shield on iOS and an ellipsis on Android). Then select unmatch, and confirm. After unmatching, you will disappear from each other's match list, and you won't be able to see or message each other anymore.

Is Tinder Free To Use?

Yes! You can use the site completely for free and find a Tinder match without ever needing to pay. Tinder also offers multiple subscriptions that come with a few extra perks and features to increase your chances of finding success in your dating endeavors.

How To Get Unbanned From Tinder?

Tinder is very strict, and their official ruling is that bans are not reversible. But you can appeal a ban by going to the Tinder online help section, where you can submit a request to the Tinder customer service.

Simply choose "Trouble with account login" for what you need help with and then choose "Can't log in, my account was banned". You'll be asked to enter your information and describe why you think your account was banned by mistake. In your Tinder ban appeal, you can also ask them to review it if you are not sure why you were banned from Tinder in the first place.

How To Cancel Tinder Gold Subscription?

For iOS App Users:

Open your iPhone settings, tap on your name, and then on 'Subscriptions'. Select the subscription you want to cancel and tap 'Cancel subscription'.

For Android App Users:

Open the Google Play App. Tap the profile icon at the top right. Tap on 'Payments & subscriptions' and then on 'Subscriptions'. Select the subscription you want to cancel and tap 'Cancel subscription'.

For Web Browser Users:

Go to Tinder.com and sign in to your account. Tap on the profile icon and select 'Manage Payment Account'. Tap 'Cancel Subscription'.

How to cancel Tinder subscription will be the exact same process no matter which subscription level you are on.

How To Delete Tinder Account?

To delete your Tinder account, simply go into your profile and click on the icon to go into your 'Settings'. Scroll all the way down and tap 'Delete Account', select 'Delete my account', then give your reason for leaving, submit a quick bit of feedback (you can skip this step if you want), and confirm that you want to delete your account.

This cannot be undone, and you will permanently lose your profile, messages, photos, and matches. Alternatively, you can Pause your account if you just want a break from the app for a while but want to come back later.

How To Start A Conversation On Tinder?

There are two ways how to message on Tinder. You will either need to have matched with someone (meaning that you both swiped right on each other's profile) before you can send them a message, or you need to be on the Tinder Platinum subscription. This allows you to message someone without the need to have matched with each other beforehand. How you start a conversation is up to you, but putting in a bit of effort to make the first message memorable can go a long way.

What Does The Blue Check Mean Tinder?

The blue check on Tinder indicates that the profile you are looking at is of a verified user and that you can trust they are who they show in their Tinder pics.

How to get verified on Tinder is pretty straightforward. Tap on the grey checkmark by your name and click 'continue'. Grant tinder access to your camera and follow the prompts that will ask you to take two selfies. The app uses facial recognition to ensure that the person in the photos of your profile is, in fact, you. Once completed, your grey checkmark will turn blue.

How To Change Name On Tinder?

Unfortunately, your name and age are the only two pieces of information that you cannot update after you have created your account. To change these, you will need to delete your account and start over completely.

When Did Tinder Come Out?

Tinder was first launched on 12 September 2012.

Can You Send Pictures On Tinder?

No! Unfortunately, you cannot send photos over Tinder. This is mainly due to the app wanting to ensure the highest privacy and safety for its users. You can, however, send GIFs or have a private video chat with your match to keep things interesting.

Does Tinder Notify Screenshots?

No! You will not get a notification if someone takes a Tinder screenshot of your chat, profile, or photos, so be careful what you decide to upload or post. Tinder can be used by just about anyone, so treat it like a virtual public space, and don't add anything that you don't want a lot of people to see.

What Does The Blue Star Mean On Tinder?

The blue star on Tinder indicates a Super Like. This star shows up in the middle of the screen when you browse through your stack of profiles. By clicking on it (or by swiping up), you are choosing to Super Like that profile. While browsing, you may also come across profiles that have a bright blue footer and star icon showing that they Super Liked you. Your profile will show up the same way for people that you have Super Liked.