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Tinder, created in 2012, is a dating app that allows you to find other people to form relationships.

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

== ~~Subscribing~~ ==

==Subscription service==

~~As is common practice among dating sites today~~, ~~subscribing~~ on ~~Tinder requires one click (after entering 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 ~~recurring subscription, they are expected to go through many hoops and tricks in order to unsubscribe~~. ~~{{Citation needed}}~~ <!-- ~~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</ref>

~~== Subscription Costs ==~~

*'''Free:''' Users get a limited amount of likes they can give per day, and can chat with matches.

~~Tinder’s recurring subscription costs are not transparently displayed. The true costs are listed~~ as ~~weekly (rather than monthly), obscuring the true cost of the subscriptions~~.

*'''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 chosen plan:~~

* '''~~Plus~~:''' Users ~~cannot~~ see ~~who~~ likes ~~them, nor can users contact them unless they also match with the user. This is already included in the free plan~~.

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

* '''Gold:''' Users can see who likes them, ~~but are still unable~~ to ~~message them unless they also match with~~ the ~~user~~.

====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/</ref>

* '''Platinum:~~''' Users can send a message~~ to ~~somebody before first matching with them.~~

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</ref>

== ~~Canceling a Subscription~~ ==

===Cancellation===

~~The process of canceling a~~ Tinder subscription ~~is both inconvenient~~ and ~~difficult to understand. This information~~ is ~~not located~~ on ~~the bottom of their page~~. ~~Moreover~~, ~~canceling an account on~~ the ~~Tinder service does not~~ cancel a subscription. ~~Depending on the payment method used, there are various obstacles to 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</ref>

* '''Apple Pay:''' Users must contact Apple and use "Report a problem" in order to cancel their service.

==References==

* '''Google Play''''':'' Users are required to contact Google Play. Tinder's own documentation says that this means users must request assistance from Google Play. Thus, there are no direct buttons to push to facilitate cancellation.

[[Category:Tinder]]

* '''Credit card:''' Tinder does not provide information on how to cancel, so users may have to file a charge back.{{Citation needed}} Tinder warns that if a charge back is unsuccessful, it will keep the charged costs.{{Citation needed}} Additionally, users’ accounts may be deleted at Tinder's discretion, and charges may continue to accrue on a user’s provided credit card until the subscription is canceled using an "External Service Account".

== ~~Sources~~ ==

~~https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004487406-Tinder-subscriptions~~

~~https://policies.tinder.com~~/

[[Category:~~Match Group]]~~

~~[[Category:Products]]~~

~~[[Category:Online Services Companies~~]]

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-Tinder, created in 2012, is a dating app that allows you to find other people to form relationships.
+[[wikipedia:Tinder_(app)|'''Tinder''']], created in 2012, is a dating app that allows you to find other people to form relationships.
-== Subscribing ==
+==Subscription service==
-As is common practice among dating sites today, subscribing on Tinder requires one click (after entering 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 recurring subscription, they are expected to go through many hoops and tricks in order to unsubscribe. {{Citation needed}} <!-- 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</ref>
-== Subscription Costs ==
+*'''Free:''' Users get a limited amount of likes they can give per day, and can chat with matches.
-Tinder’s recurring subscription costs are not transparently displayed. The true costs are listed as weekly (rather than monthly), obscuring the true cost of the subscriptions.
+*'''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 chosen plan:
-* '''Plus:''' Users cannot see who likes them, nor can users contact them unless they also match with the user. This is already included in the free plan.
+*'''Platinum:''' Users are able to message others before matching, get "prioritized likes", and are able to see a week-long history of likes.
-* '''Gold:''' Users can see who likes them, but are still unable to message them unless they also match with the user.
+====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/</ref>
-* '''Platinum:''' Users can send a message to somebody before first matching with them.
+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</ref>
-== Canceling a Subscription ==
+===Cancellation===
-The process of canceling a Tinder subscription is both inconvenient and difficult to understand. This information is not located on the bottom of their page. Moreover, canceling an account on the Tinder service does not cancel a subscription. Depending on the payment method used, there are various obstacles to 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</ref>
-* '''Apple Pay:''' Users must contact Apple and use "Report a problem" in order to cancel their service.
+==References==
+<references />
-* '''Google Play''''':'' Users are required to contact Google Play. Tinder's own documentation says that this means users must request assistance from Google Play. Thus, there are no direct buttons to push to facilitate cancellation.
+[[Category:Tinder]]
-* '''Credit card:''' Tinder does not provide information on how to cancel, so users may have to file a charge back.{{Citation needed}} Tinder warns that if a charge back is unsuccessful, it will keep the charged costs.{{Citation needed}} Additionally, users’ accounts may be deleted at Tinder's discretion, and charges may continue to accrue on a user’s provided credit card until the subscription is canceled using an "External Service Account".
-== Sources ==
-https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004487406-Tinder-subscriptions
-https://policies.tinder.com/
-[[Category:Match Group]]
-[[Category:Products]]
-[[Category:Online Services Companies]]