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What users hate about Tinder

80% of the 500 most recent US App Store reviews of Tinder are 1–2★. Here is what those users complain about, counted and quoted. Snapshot: October 2026.

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Tinder LLC · Dating · reviews 2026-09-06 → 2026-10-18

4.20★all-time (1,755,737)
1.80★last 500 reviews
80%negative (1–2★)
19feature requests
5★69
4★8
3★25
2★51
1★347

Top complaints about Tinder

Share of the 398 negative reviews that mention each theme.

Price & subscription130 reviews · 33% of negative
★ BANNED AFTER SAYING I WANTED MARRIAGE: A MUSLIM CUSTOMER’S RELIGIOUS-FREEDOM AND HUMAN-RIGHTS …platform, then Tinder should say so clearly and publicly. Muslim customers deserve to know that before giving Tinder their money. If that was NOT the reason for my ban, then Tinder should provide a clear and specific explanation of what rule I actually violated rather… v17.37.1 · 2026-10-02
Login & account63 reviews · 16% of negative
★ Shadow banning …owned by Match Group. Since the Hinge ban, however, my experience on Tinder has felt completely different, almost like my account has been placed into some type of shadow-ban or reduced-visibility category. My Tinder account is still active, but the amount of matches, likes,… v17.37.1 · 2026-09-30
Customer support31 reviews · 8% of negative
★ Buggy app, worthless support …saying I need unobstructed face pics, which they all are, but the process still fails to activate. I explained the issue to support, the first response was to do multiple things I already said I tried. But once I provided a screenshot of the error, support basically said… v17.39.2 · 2026-10-18
Crashes & bugs26 reviews · 7% of negative
AI features16 reviews · 4% of negative
Ads15 reviews · 4% of negative
Confusing UI & UX12 reviews · 3% of negative
Notifications12 reviews · 3% of negative
Bad update8 reviews · 2% of negative
Sync & data loss7 reviews · 2% of negative
Slow & performance5 reviews · 1% of negative
Privacy & security4 reviews · 1% of negative

What Tinder users are asking for

19 feature requests found in total.

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FAQ

What do users complain about most in Tinder?

In 500 recent US App Store reviews, the biggest complaint themes among the 398 negative (1–2★) reviews are price & subscription (130, 33%), login & account (63, 16%), customer support (31, 8%).

Is Tinder getting worse?

Its all-time rating is 4.20★ from 1,755,737 ratings, while the last 500 written reviews average 1.80★. Written reviews skew negative on most apps, so compare the trend between versions rather than the absolute number.

How was this analysed?

Reviews dated 2026-09-06 to 2026-10-18 were read from Apple's public review feed and matched against complaint patterns (crashes, login, sync, pricing, ads, UI, updates, support and more). One review can count toward several themes.

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