➤ What is Tinder, how it works and how to chat 🕹

Have you heard of Tinder among friends but don't know what it refers to or how to use it?
Don't worry: in this complete guide you will see what Tinder is, how it works and how to start chatting great.

Although the app is recommended for everyone, I recommend using it only if you have reached the age of majority given the topics covered.

Everything you need to know is in this complete guide!

Index

What is Tinder
Where to download Tinder
How it works
How to chat
What is Tinder Plus and Tinder Gold

What is Tinder

Tinder is a social network-style app where people can meet by sharing photos and interacting with each other, then possibly chatting with people with whom they have an affinity.

If on paper it may seem like a mere copy of Instagram, Tinder focuses its features on bringing people together, so that they can get to know each other and start dating.

So Tinder is for all intents and purposes a dating app but in a social guise, with a modern approach to meeting new people to make friends with or start a relationship with.

Tinder is a free app, but some of the coolest features can only be obtained by paying to get Tinder Plus (as you'll find out later in the article).
Here I will show you the advantages of the free app and the advantages of the paid app, so you can immediately choose which one to use. Subsequently you can also take a look at our article with the best Android apps.

Where to download Tinder

If you are interested in using Tinder on your smartphone, you can download and try it for free from the following links.

Download the version compatible with the operating system you are currently using.

DOWNLOAD | Tinder (Android)

DOWNLOAD | Tinder (iPhone)

Using these links you will immediately download the free version; if you are interested in paid features, simply click on the in-app banner within the application and choose which feature to pay for.

If you want to use Tinder on PC via the web version, open the following link in your browser Tinder.com

How Tinder works

Here you will find out how to start using Tinder in its free version.
As mentioned previously, you can use Tinder in two ways:

Through theTinder application available for smartphones and tablets with both Android and iOS operating systems (find the links at the end of this article) or
Via its web version directly from the Tinder.com website

The operation is practically identical, for convenience we will show you the most used and convenient method, i.e. via application.

Once you have downloaded the Tinder app for your smartphone or tablet (the links are available at the end of the article), a screen will open with which you can log in to the app. Tinder works in association with your Facebook account or via registration with your telephone number, so you will need to have a Facebook account to be able to log in and start using it if you don't want to use your phone number.

Having said this, as you can see in the image below, pressing the button Accedi con Facebook the credentials already provided for the Facebook app on your device will be used to access Tinder.

Once you click on the "Log in with Facebook" button you will be shown a summary of the data provided to the app.

Tinder will never post anything to your Facebook wall, but it will retrieve the data (including profile photo) to start using the meeting scheduling features.

If you don't have the Facebook app installed or with an associated account, you can enter your Facebook credentials directly into the app.

Alternatively, you can use a mobile number to use Tinder, although in this case it may be more difficult to arrange meetings and find people around you.

Once you log in to Tinder, the app will ask for location access; allow this permission, otherwise it will be impossible to find available people nearby.

Now the app will start searching for contacts who use Tinder in the area. In the next section you will find out how to start chatting on Tinder.

How to chat on Tinder

If you have found a photo of a person you are interested in on Tinder, open it so you have two possible choices:

Swipe the photo to the right: you will send a Like to the person, thus showing interest in them in a completely anonymous way (they cannot see who liked them);
Swipe the photo to the left: You don't like the person, so they will be excluded from your preference list.

(*swipe = Movement made by swiping the tip of the finger on the screen of a device)

The "trick" of Tinder is to connect only the people exchanging Likes on their respective photos: if you have put a Like on the photo of a person you like and the other has done the same on your photo (before or after you it doesn't matter) the chat with that person will be unlocked, where you can start to get to know them and to talk.

The rest will obviously be up to you!

If you made a wrong swipe you can go back with the Rewind function (yellow button at the bottom left).

In addition to individuals you can also access groups of people; to access it you must Like the entire group in order to hope to access it (all members of that group will have to Like you to accept you).

In the free version of the i Likes and Rewinds are limited, so there's not much else you can do to improve your social standing and meet a lot more people.

What is Tinder Plus

The free version doesn't offer many features, but if you are determined to use this app to meet new people and start a new relationship, you can try Tinder Plus.

With the paid version you will unlock numerous features, all summarized in the bottom bar of the app.

With Tinder Plus you can:

Use the feature Cancel to cancel a Dislike (swipe left) for example accidentally placed on a person you actually wanted to meet;
Function Passport, with which you can unlock your profile to discover new matches around the world;
The Tinder app will be ad-free;
You can take advantage of the feature Boost 1 time a month, thanks to which you will be able to highlight your profile in your area for 30 minutes, so people who use Tinder in the area will see you before others. This feature increases views by 10 times;
Use the feature Super like it 5 times a day instead of 1. Thanks to this feature you will be able to send a special Like to a group of people or to a specific person (greater chances of being reciprocated and starting to chat);
Unlimited number of Likes that you can send to a person.

These Tinder Plus features can be paid for monthly, with prices ranging from 3 euros up, based on what you purchase in-app; To understand the costs, just see the image below for the iPhone version.

or full subscriptions at the prices below:

The advice is to try the free version and see if you can find any useful matches, then use the paid version to broaden your contacts.

What is Tinder Gold

Tinder Gold is the maximum level of access to all features, which offers you, in addition to those already offered by Plus, two additional exclusive functions, which are:

I like it, with which you can immediately find out who likes you without wasting time.
Top Picks, a function that will highlight the people with the most interesting matches.

If at some point, you are no longer interested in Tinder, you can easily delete your account: How to unsubscribe from Tinder.

What is Tinder, how it works and how to chat