Should you swipe left or right on Tinder, Bumble? In this article, we will explain to you the winning strategy to get more matches on dating apps.
Roast Founder, Dating and AI Expert
Published March 20, 2022 -Updated March 4, 2024
There’s a science behind effective swiping on Tinder.
See, most guys believe the more they swipe right, the more matches they’ll get.
Yes, that strategy works - if you aspire to be a loner. But to get the highest-quality women matching with you, you need to know the secrets to swipe effectively.
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On most dating apps, swiping right means you like a person, and swiping left means you don’t want anything to do with them.
Swiping right can lead to you to match and connect with a girl - only if she swiped right on you as well.
If you’re living on planet Earth in 2024, there’s no way you haven’t come across the term ‘swipe right’ or ‘swipe left’. These terms are so popular these days, people use them in their everyday language.
‘Swipe right’ has now come to mean accepting, agreeing, and showing enthusiasm for something. “Swipe left’ has come to mean rejecting or declining something.
For example, if you like a doughnut, you could say: ‘Damn, that doughnut looks delicious, I’ll swipe right on that’.
Have you ever wondered why the algorithm is working for your friends but not you?
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When you swipe right on a person on Tinder, one of three things can happen. Either
In such a case, you will receive a ‘You’ve got a new match!’ notification (those who are familiar with this message are probably familiar with the sweet, sweet dopamine rush it brings😉).
Once you’ve matched with a girl, you can then chat with her and set up a date. And if you find it hard to get matches, check out our guide to create the perfect profile.
With the perfect profile, you WILL start getting more matches. However, it’s not easy to figure out how good your profile is.
If you want expert opinion/feedback on your profile, then check out ROAST. If your profile sucks, ROAST will give you a personalized plan to make your profile swipe-worthy*(especially by hot women)*.
Small aside. Did you know it is possible to make your profile more attractive in 2 minutes and get more matches every day?
Thanks to our AI trained on 10,000+ pictures rated by hot guys and girls, you will be able to access personalized feedback and tips to boost your dating profile for good.
You will know exactly which pictures are good or not, and most importantly why.
So, what are you waiting for to take charge of your dating life?
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Newbies to Tinder, especially guys, often swipe on anything with an XX chromosome. Does she look like a girl? Good enough for me!
Unfortunately, that’s the exact mentality that causes them to lose out on these girls. Want to know why?
Read the reasons below:
A girl would rather jump off a cliff and land on a floor with spikes than date a desperate and needy guy.
Okay, maybe not, but there’s some truth to the above statement. Desperate, needy guys are those with no standards, and they’ll date anyone and everyone.
Unfortunately, Tinder is not kind to desperate guys. Your Tinder ELO will definitely take a hit if you come off as desperate.
As with most dating apps, Tinder values women more than men on their platform. Why? Because if the app didn’t have women, there would be no men. And if there were no men, they can’t make money off of them purchasing Tinder Gold or Tinder Plus.
Knowing that girls like non-needy guys, Tinder rewards men who are picky with their swipes and punishes men who aren’t. Tinder has a secret attractiveness score (formerly called an ELO rating system) that ranks men and women according to their attractiveness. The more attractive a person is, the higher their ELO score.
If you swipe right on every girl, Tinder thinks you’re desperate, aka unattractive, and they push your attractiveness score down. A low score means that you’ll be shown to fewer women (or less desirable women).
Tinder’s algorithm is far from perfect. The app isn’t Cupid - it can’t just shoot an arrow and match you with your soulmate.
For example, let’s say you swiped right on a few girls who are a ‘6’ in your eyes. The Tinder algorithm then believes this is the quality of girl you prefer, and then they will show you only girls who are 6’s (even though you may have also swiped right on girls 8’s and above).
However, here’s a tip to be a better swiper- only swipe right on girls who are (your) 8’s and above. Then you’ll see higher-quality women showing up.
There are a number of Tinder hacks you can use to get higher-quality matches.
If you swipe right on everyone, Tinder will think that you’re a bot. They might then shadowban you, ban you for real, or they’ll drop the quality of women who show up on your app.
Small aside. Did you know it is possible to make your profile more attractive in 2 minutes and get more matches every day?
Thanks to our AI trained on 10,000+ pictures rated by hot guys and girls, you will be able to access personalized feedback and tips to boost your dating profile for good.
You will know exactly which pictures are good or not, and most importantly why.
So, what are you waiting for to take charge of your dating life?
Want more matches?
ROAST can help you improve your dating profile so you can easily get more matches.
For some odd reason, men act more desperate on Tinder than in real life. They behave like Tinder is a slot machine: if they keep swiping right enough, they’ll get free sex.
If you’re a guy who’s thought like this (no judgment, we’ve all been there), you need to change your mindset. You need to have standards.
Think about your ideal partner. Think about a girl you’d love to meet in the street and get to know. You should ONLY swipe right on those girls and not anyone else (because, as I mentioned, Tinder rewards picky guys).
Often, guys think with their little brain down there (okay, enormous, massive brain down there. Happy?). If they get horny, they swipe right on the girl without evaluating if she’s a right fit for him.
So ask yourself
Is this kind of girl you want in her life? Does she have similar interests? Do I like the personality she has portrayed on the app? Can you see yourself spending time with her (without wanting to blow your brains out?)
Or do I just want her because she’s ‘hot’?
If it’s the latter, you have to change your mindset - start asking the former questions more.
Small aside. Did you know it is possible to make your profile more attractive in 2 minutes and get more matches every day?
Thanks to our AI trained on 10,000+ pictures rated by hot guys and girls, you will be able to access personalized feedback and tips to boost your dating profile for good.
You will know exactly which pictures are good or not, and most importantly why.
So, what are you waiting for to take charge of your dating life?
Shadowban?
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To take your Tinder swiping game to the next level, here are some tips you’ll want to implement ASAP.
Given Tinder’s strict algorithm, you should only swipe right on girls you genuinely like. Don’t screen her only for looks: you should also screen the girl for her hobbies, personality, and other traits meaningful to you.
I mean, you deserve to meet the girl of your wildest dreams. So go out there and swipe the best ones!
Tinder tracks how much time you spend on a profile. If you breeze through profiles without looking at all the pictures or reading bios, then Tinder will penalize you.
The algorithm can sniff out desperation**.**
Swiping right without evaluating profiles signals to Tinder you aren’t an attractive dude with high standards.
Tinder has changed its algorithm plenty of times over the years.
In the most recent iteration, the most active and recent users appear at the top, whereas the least active users appear at the bottom.
So here’s the best tactic - swipe right on only the first 10-20 cards. This gives the more active users a chance to swipe right on you.
Remember - you don’t want to waste swipes on an inactive profile. If your ratio of swipes to no-matches is too high, Tinder will decrease your attractiveness rating. And in the land of Tinder, the rich get richer, and the poor stay single.
Small aside. Did you know it is possible to make your profile more attractive in 2 minutes and get more matches every day?
Thanks to our AI trained on 10,000+ pictures rated by hot guys and girls, you will be able to access personalized feedback and tips to boost your dating profile for good.
You will know exactly which pictures are good or not, and most importantly why.
So, what are you waiting for to take charge of your dating life?
How good is your profile?
STOP swiping for nothing, get data-driven feedback and a clear action plan to get more matches.
Swiped left on the girl of your dreams by accident? Wasted a swipe on the girl of your nightmares?
Don’t fret. If you have Tinder Plus, Gold, and Platinum, you can go back to the previous profile and reverse your actions.
Unfortunately, if you don’t have these, you’re out of luck.
The ‘Likes You’ feature in Tinder Gold and Platinum lets you know those who swiped right on you in advance. The ‘Likes You’ profiles are grayed out without these subscriptions, but with them, you can see the complete profile of those who liked you.
Tinder Plus, Gold, and Platinum users get unlimited likes. If you don’t have these upgrades, you get around 100 likes/day.
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Swiping is an essential gesture for Tinder users, but it can also be a powerful tool for marketers. By understanding how people swipe and using that information to your advantage, you can create campaigns that are more likely to be successful. Try out some of these tips and let us know how they work for you. And don’t forget to tell us your swipe right ratio!
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Ben is one of the best Dating Experts I've ever met and one of the few that cracked the algorithm of online dating. Every week, Ben is publishing new articles on ROAST, helping 20M+ of people to get more matches, dates, and find the one!
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