If you’re tired of seeing the same profiles in your dating app, you might be tempted to try a different one. After all, there are a lot of them out there: Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, the League — apps that are all marketed differently and are supposed to provide distinct experiences. But have you ever wondered why using them feels the same?, we’re diving into the backstory of Match Group, the company that helped start online dating in the ’90s and now owns most of the dating-app market.
Today, Match is a dating-app conglomerate with millions of users and over 45 brands around the world. These brands use the same business model based on subscriptions and in-app features — like Hinge’s “roses” and Tinder’s “super likes” — that promise users a leg up in the dating game. “When you send a rose, you have a far higher chance of getting a response and getting into a conversation than you don’t,” says Amarnath Thombre, CEO of Match Group Americas. “We are constantly looking at ways to give users a way to enhance their chance at succeeding on the app,” he adds. “That’s something that users are always willing to pay for.”earned $1.7 billion —
users are wondering if they get them any closer to connecting with real-life people. “It seems like these apps are improving on taking our money and making us spend more time on their apps than they are matching us with people” said one dater. “Nothing has come from it at all,” said another dater of spending hundreds of dollars on dating apps. “It’s like: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, I need to get off this app.