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Tinder, created in 2012, is a dating app that allows you to find other people to forms relationships.
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[[wikipedia:Tinder_(app)|'''Tinder''']], created in 2012, is a dating app that allows users to find other people to form relationships.


== Subscribing ==
==Subscription service==
Just as many dating sites in practice today, it's a one-click to start a subscription for you. (Of course, you need to enter your credit card and address information)
While Tinder offers its base service for free, several subscription tiers are available to gain benefits and advantages on the platform.


== Unsubscribing ==
===Subscription Tiers===
If a user wishes to terminate their reoccurring subscription, they are expected to go through many hoops and tricks in order to finally get unsubscribed.<!-- Reworded this section to better fit the wiki, will need to add more information on these "hoops and tricks." -->
Tinder has three paid subscription plans that give users various benefits depending on their chosen plan. Each tier includes the benefits from the lower tiers:<ref>https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004487406-Tinder-subscriptions ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251113163855/https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004487406-Tinder-subscriptions Archived])</ref>


== Subscription Costs ==
*'''Free:''' Users get a limited amount of likes they can give per day, and can chat with matches.
Tinder uses a deceptive method in order to display its reoccurring subscription costs. To try to obscure their true costs, they list the costs as weekly versus the true monthly costs charged to your card.
*'''Plus:''' Users get unlimited likes and "rewinds", as well as no advertisements and extra features.


== Subscription Plans ==
*'''Gold:''' Users get extra features, including seeing who has liked them, "boosts" and "super likes".
Tinder has three subscription plans that give users various benefits depending on their plan, which is listed below.


'''Plus'''
*'''Platinum:''' Users are able to message others before matching, get "prioritized likes", and are able to see a week-long history of likes.


You can't see who likes you nor can you contact them unless they '''match you as well.''' This is already included in their free plan already.
====Pricing====
The price of Tinder subscriptions differ based on location and currency. When paying monthly, the cost ranges from $24.99/mo to $49.99/mo in the United States, and $26.99/mo to $53.99/mo in Canada.<ref>https://www.androidauthority.com/tinder-plus-gold-platinum-3236244/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260105045909/https://www.androidauthority.com/tinder-plus-gold-platinum-3236244/ Archived])</ref>


'''Gold'''
In Europe, Tinder has faced scrutiny over the use of personalized pricing. A 2022 study in Sweden concluded that Tinder applied 36 different pricing levels, ranging from the equivalent of $3/mo to $36/mo. This reportedly included pricing differences based on the age of the user.<ref>https://www.thelocal.com/20240308/tinder-to-explain-why-some-eu-users-have-to-pay-more-for-the-app ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250708201739/https://www.thelocal.com/20240308/tinder-to-explain-why-some-eu-users-have-to-pay-more-for-the-app Archived])</ref>


You can see who likes you, however you're still not able to message them unless they '''match with you as well.'''
===Cancellation===
A Tinder subscription can be cancelled, and is done either from within the app, website, Google Play Store, or Apple App Store, depending on which platform and payment method was used. Regardless, in all cases the subscription is [[click-to-cancel]]. However, a subscription does not get cancelled automatically when deleting the user's account.<ref>https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003554466-Cancel-your-subscription-or-membership ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250620131609/https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003554466-Cancel-your-subscription-or-membership Archived])</ref>


'''Platinum'''
==References==
 
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Finally, you can send a message to somebody before first matching with them.
[[Category:Tinder]]
 
== Cancelling a Subscription ==
They make it very inconvenient and difficult to understand how to cancel. First, the information for this is not located on the bottom of their page.
 
Point number one is canceling your account on the Tinder service will not cancel your subscription!
 
''If you used Apple Pay'', they require you to go back to Apple and use "Report a problem" in order to cancel your service.
 
''If you used Google Play'', then they're going to require you to go back to Google Play. In their own documentation, they say that this means you have to request assistance from Google Play. Assuming this means that there is no direct buttons to push to facilitate this action.
 
''If you paid directly using a credit card,'' they don't actually tell you how to cancel it, so you may have to do a charge back. They warn that if the charge back is unsuccessful that they will keep all your funds. Additionally, They say it is at their discretion that they may delete your account, and/or possibly continue charging your card Until you cancel it with your "External Service Account"
 
== Sources ==
https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004487406-Tinder-subscriptions
 
https://policies.tinder.com/
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