Hinge
18+
Minimum age according to Hinge
18+
Minimum age according to Hinge
What is Hinge?
Hinge is a dating app designed for people interested in longer term relationships. When creating your profile, you must include six photos or videos. Profiles also feature details such as age, height and religion, but instead of free-form text Hinge features a library of prompt questions. You need to answer three of these questions to complete your profile. These responses can be written or recorded as audio.
When using Hinge’s ‘like’ feature, you can like an individual image, video or answer (rather than the entire profile). You can send the ‘like’ on its own or add a comment. The other person can then see the image, video or answer you liked, along with any comment you added. There is a comment filter for comments sent with likes. This filter automatically hides comments containing disrespectful language, and you can also choose to hide specific words, phrases or emojis you don’t want to see. These filtered comments are moved to a ‘hidden likes’ section. From there, you can view or delete the comments, or visit the person’s profile and choose whether to match with or skip them.
Free users can send up to eight likes per day, which reset daily at 4:00 am in the user’s local time zone. In September 2024, Hinge introduced a feature called ‘Your Turn Limits’ – if you have eight or more matches that you haven’t responded to, you won’t be able to like or match with other users until you reply to or unmatch with some of your current matches.
Sending a virtual rose indicates you really like someone’s content. Free users can send a maximum of one rose per week, which resets every Sunday. You can review your likes and roses and then match with that person to begin a conversation – you can only chat with someone once you have matched with them. Hinge is free but in-app purchasing lets you access additional features, such as advanced filtering options, unlimited likes and boosts to display your profile more prominently.
Website: hinge.co
Apps: Android app, Apple iOS
How do people use Hinge?
Learn more about the benefits and risks associated with how people use online dating services like Hinge.
Hinge is used for: in-app purchasing, location sharing, messaging/online chat, online dating, online relationships, photo/video sharing and screen capture.
How can you block someone or report online abuse?
These links are provided by Hinge:
- How do I remove an existing Match?
How to remove someone you have matched with. - How do I report someone?
How to report another user on Hinge.
How can you protect your personal information?
These links are provided by Hinge:
- Deleting your account
How to delete your account from Hinge. - Privacy policy
Outlines how Hinge collects and uses the information you share. - Download your account data
Download a copy of your Hinge account data, including profile info, photos and matches.
Key safety links
These links are provided by Hinge:
- What is comment filter?
Explains Hinge's 'comment filter' feature and how to use it. - Safe dating advice
Safety advice while using Hinge. - Help centre
Get help and support using Hinge. - Terms of use
The conditions you agree to when you use Hinge.
Related eSafety links
Find other resources to help keep you safe online:
Other eSafety Guides:
About this Guide
This guide is provided by the eSafety Commissioner to help people stay safe online and better understand digital platforms.
Last updated: 10/09/2026