Hinge ‘Most Compatible’ Feature, Hinge Algorithm

What is Hinge Most Compatible? How Does The Hinge Algorithm Work? How To Improve It? Do They See You? Hinge Attractiveness, Hinge Ugly

Hinge is one of the most popular dating apps on the market today and for good reason.

With prompts that facilitate conservation, six mandatory photos, and a reporting mechanism to identify those that violate their terms of service, namely behavior that goes against relationship minded intentions, Hinge is one of the apps I recommend most often.

Hinge slows down the pace of profiles to review on a daily basis and aids users with being specific in their initial contact rather than a generic like of the profile which are largely ambiguous on other dating apps like Tinder, Match etc.

This is a strategy of the Hinge Algorithm to detect engagement and qualitative data about reading profiles, swiping and the like. 

In addition to browsing profiles and sending them likes and messages, there is another feature on the app you should be aware of and that is the ‘Most Compatible’ feature.

These profiles are based on deal-breakers & preferences you set up. Keep on reading to learn about the algorithm and see how you can improve your profile to get better quality suggestions.

Read: Hinge Profile Tips For Men & Women (prompts, captions, photo prompts, photos and more)

Hinge Most Compatible: What Is It? How Does The Hinge Algorithm Work?

The essence of the most compatible algorithm is to pair you with other profiles you are most likely to like and conversely, who are most likely to also like you using the Gale-Shapley algorithm. New profiles are shown to many users initially to gather enough data to rank your profile against others.

It’s why I highly recommend folks don’t create a fake or half-way decent profile until they have good photos, know which prompts are the most effective and are ready and available to give dating apps their attention.

The liking component is based on answers to determine compatibility. The most compatible algorithm is simply a suggestion of profiles based on inputs (photos, demographics, bios/answers) and user response to your profile.

It claims users are 8x more likely to go on a date with said suggested profile than with other Hinge members. Hinge most compatible profile lasts once a day and refreshes there after.

Related read: How To Spot Narcissists On Dating Apps

How Does Hinge Calculate Most Compatible: Hinge Algorithm Attractiveness; 

These suggestions are not always accurate. They are based on self-selected info, filters, photos that are static and may or may not reflect how a person looks today, biased self assessments and such.

If you rely 100% on these suggestions, you may miss out on other diamonds in the rough, people who are more modest or people who can’t be evaluated on ranked on subjective traits unavailable on the app.

Just because you have the same style in answers to questions and prompts doesn’t mean someone passes your minimum or relative threshold for attractiveness.

For this reason, it is important to answer the prompts thoughtfully as it can affect who is suggested to you and more importantly who you are suggested to. (You are who you attract, not what you seek!). (If you are not getting likes, matches at all on Hinge, read this).

If you don’t remain active on the app, you will not be shown to others in the Most Compatible feature. Hinge will send a notification via the app if your activity status is running low.

What Does Hinge Most Compatible Mean? What Is Hinge Most Compatible Based On? 

It could be Hinge’s approach to get users to review and analyze one profile more closely than normal in the profile deck. It could also be another attempt to keep people on the app in hope that their most compatible match is there and patience is needed since one a day is served.

Given that most men receive fewer likes than they send out, it is assumed the algorithm should be taken with a grain of salt. Also since some men don’t get likes that often, serving up a daily ‘most compatible’ suggestion might be too optimistic for some folks.

The last article is the most interesting. One can infer that if you use joke answers on your prompt it will be used to match you with other ‘jokers’.

Keep that in mind when you get flustered by bad matches. The old adage “You attract who you are, not what you seek” is relevant here. This is why it’s important to not ignore your prompts and bio while using dating apps.

Remember, apps are notoriously bad at determining compatibility because its users are notoriously bad at determining compatibility. People are biased, take awful photos and are bad at talking about themselves.

Some outright lie about their age, appearance, height or intent. One shouldn’t expect apps to do all the work for them – nothing can replace patience, asking questions, ability to read people and prioritizing people who are genuine, caring and thoughtful vs just being charming, smooth talkers or making grand gestures.

Hinge We Think You Two Should Meet, Hinge We Think You Should Meet

Users who identify as most compatible by Hinge will have a banner on top of their profile in a lavender type color.

Related read: Hobbies/Interests That Are Most Attractive

Hinge Most Compatible: How Often Do They Appear? Hinge Most Compatible Disappeared

Every 24 hours recommendations are refreshed BUT profiles may be served at different frequencies depending on supply and demand (location, age, preferences etc.)

Also, profiles can disappear before the 24 hours – you snooze you lose. Don’t assume a suggested profile will remain available for the duration of the day. Hinge is a notoriously buggy app.

Read: What Are Hinge Standouts?

How Does Hinge Determine Your Most Compatible? How Does The Hinge Algorithm Work?

According to this Forbes article, “Hinge first takes into account the likes you and the general community have sent and received in the past 24 hours from any given point. The algorithm then analyzes members’ in-app behavior to determine matches.“

Take these suggestions as suggestions and not absolute truths or definitive compatibility. Compatibility is evaluated over time, in person and worked on continually. It is not something that can be predicted nor known before meeting.

Just because you are skinny, doesn’t mean you will get skinny people. Attractiveness is based on likes from others. It’s not a precise calculation, Hinge is a company not a charity.

It will show you people around you, similar age but it’s not a definitive ranking. The first person in your most compatible is not the ‘most compatible’ of the bunch, it’s a rough calculation.

Additionally, assume some factors (height, religion, distance, drug/alcohol use) in a profile are weighted more than others. If you leave things blank in your profile, that could be a reason for Hinge to ignore that preference in your filters.

Read more about filters, preferences, deal-breakers here.

Does No Matches Mean Hinge Algorithm Thinks I Am Ugly? Why Is My Hinge Algorithm Bad? 

No, not at all. There are a number of reasons why you get few suggestions or suggestions you are not happy with.

This can be attributed to bad photos, lazy profile, remote location, age, unrealistic expectations, excessive swiping, narrow filters and such. The golden rule of dating photos (you are only as attractive as your worst photo).

Everyone has the ability to improve their profile and get more matches.

Do Most Compatible Suggestions See You? Is Most Compatible On Hinge Mutual?

It is definitely possible but not guaranteed. It is not necessarily mutual. It’s rare they will appear the same day or close to the time you see them (if at all). Just because someone is recommended as most compatible to you, that’s only relative to others.

Similarly, the other person who is displayed as most compatible for you may have other people who are more compatible for them.

Bottom line, don’t read into this that much. Treat like all other profiles. If you like someone, message them, don’t just send a like. Given that there are more men than women on Hinge, it’s possible that you will not be matched with an equivalent person (if you are the type to rate people on scores).

If there are twice as many guys on Hinge in your area than women, expect to be disappointed with you most compatible more than not.

Does Hinge Show Your Profile To Everyone? Does Hinge Match On Attractiveness?

No, Hinge does not show your profile to everyone. Not everyone stays on the app and not everyone loosens their criteria enough to show more people. Some people have strong filters that they will never see you. Others are too popular that they will not spend enough time on the app to see you unless you are a new profile (and are lucky with your new user boost) or maybe pay for a boost or super boost on Hinge.

If you want to be seen by more people, improve your profile.

Related read: How to be more attractive in your dating photos.

Does Hinge Hide Attractive Profiles?

They do temporarily via Hinge standouts, but they appear later. If you want more attractive profiles, you need to work on yourself and learn how the algorithm works.

How To Make Yourself More Eligible, How To Improve Hinge Algorithm, Hinge Algorithm Hack

If you want to improve your chances to be seen beyond the main deck of profiles or you want to improve the quality of people you want to see and be shown to in the app, start with what you can control and influence.

Fill out the items in your bio, write more about yourself, improve your photos. Low-effort, low-energy, cliche profiles make it harder to stand out from the competition.

Rather than trying to focus on getting better most compatible matches, focus on trying to be more attractive to others. Don’t be lazy, fill out your profile. Use captions. If you want to know how to fix the Hinge algorithm, you will have to work on everything from photos, prompts, comments, realistic expectations with swiping, facial expressions, lifestyle choices, hobbies, wardrobe and more.

Hinge Deal Breakers, Preferences

Selecting too many criteria in your preferences and setting too many deal-breakers for profiles is a quick way to remove false positives from your Most Compatible suggestions.

There are plenty of hidden gems on dating apps that you would never overlook or turn down in real life but given the nature of dating apps (volume of efforts, first impressions etc.) most people set their criteria too aggressively and end up missing out on great people.

It is far better to loosen up your criteria slightly and manually review profiles individually, thoughtfully.

Related read: Dating Profile Deal-breakers

Hinge Most Compatible Not Showing

Give it time or loosen your preferences, deal-breakers. If that doesn’t work, improve your profile so you can be shown to more people.

Is Hinge Most Compatible Shown To Both?

No, not necessarily. Hinge Most Compatible may or may not be show to both people. It depends on usage, filters, popularity, timing, etc. Even if they do see you, they could have seen you at different times than when you saw them (before or much later or never possibly). If you are wondering if a most compatible profile on Hinge also sees you, assume nothing, everything.

How To Get More Attractive Profiles On Hinge? How To Get Better Matches On Hinge?

Be more attractive and in-demand. Dont’ be a douchebag. Get decent photos. Smile, dress well, be interesting, learn to write a good profile. Don’t swipe right/tap heart too often. Lose weight, fix your teeth, take care of your skin, look confident in photos.

Related read: How To Be More Attractive To Others

Why Does Hinge Keep Suggesting The Same Person? Does Hinge Repeat Profiles?

It could be a bug, it could be because you didn’t tap yes or no or it could be you ran out of profiles or the other person keeps creating a new profile (see more on that below).

Is Hinge Not Showing My Profile? 

That depends on your age, lifestyle etc. You might be filtered for height, age, location, religion, politics or behavior (swiping too much, too quickly or outside your league).

How To Reset Hinge Algorithm

Delete account, get a new phone number, use new (better) photos, prompts and bios but be sure to get help/feedback before launching. No need for professional photos (those are too stiff, obvious).

No Attractive Guys, Girls On Hinge. Hinge Only Showing Fat, Ugly, Unattractive Women, Men

Hinge algorithm tends to get buggy at times only showing undesirable profiles. You can either work on yourself, photos, smiles, prompts etc. or change your strategy. All clients of mine will learn how to bypass the Hinge bug and start seeing better profiles shown to them.

Related read: How To Be More Attractive

Hinge Bad Matches, Hinge Makes Me Feel Ugly, Hinge Algorithm Broken

Even if you are attractive, having bad photos, unrealistic expectations, swiping too much, aiming outside your league or being disingenuous can hurt your visibility on the app. Similarly, being more approachable can elevate your profile even if you don’t think you are as attractive as others.

Only Matching With Ugly People On Dating Sites, Why Do Only Ugly Guys Like Me On Hinge?

It takes two to match. Think about that. It can be your location, photos, effort, liking strategy, wardrobe, patience etc. Rather than worry about waiting to see who likes you, be more proactive.

Send likes, comments first. Get independent feedback on your profile, photos.

How Do Hinge Matches Work?

Hinge only shows matches one at a time but if you purchase premium, you can see more matches at once, sooner.

Hinge Intentions (Hinge Dating Intentions)

Hinge recently released Hinge dating intentions on the app and the idea there is to facilitate intentions on the app. Keep in mind just because someone says they are looking for a relationship, doesn’t mean they have a hookup profile on Tinder or will ghost you after sleeping with you on the first or second date.

Read more about intentions here.

Final Thoughts – Hinge Algorithm, Most Compatible, Attractiveness

Many people on Hinge do not fill out all the suggested fields in the app nor don’t use the most insightful prompts provided. These self-sabotaging efforts will limit the ability of the algorithm to make better decisions about you if you believe algorithms can do just that.

Treat most compatible as you would any other profile across your screen in the sense that you don’t want to be overly aggressive or feel entitled or approach it like a sure thing.

Swiping too much or liking profiles you have no interest in can alter the profiles served in the Most Compatible feature which is why you should like and message effectively and purposefully.

If you don’t take profiles seriously then don’t expect the Most Compatible profiles to do so as well. Same thing goes for joke prompts and answers.

Now that you have an idea of how the Hinge Most Compatible Feature works, make sure you are not using any cliche, overused, boring or generic answers to drive away your matches.