Tinder on Android: what Google Play reviewers complain about
We classified the 300 newest English-language Google Play reviews of Tinder Dating App: Chat & Date (by Tinder LLC) in the US store, dated 19 October 2026 to 23 October 2026. Average rating in this sample: 2.93★. Its all-time Google Play rating is 3.9★ from 9.3M ratings. 118 reviews (39%) contained a complaint; the biggest theme was pricing / subscription (61% of complaining reviews).
Star ratings in this sample
| Stars | Reviews | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 5★ | 120 | 40% |
| 4★ | 21 | 7% |
| 3★ | 11 | 4% |
| 2★ | 13 | 4% |
| 1★ | 135 | 45% |
Complaint themes
| Theme | Reviews | Share of complaints | Avg severity (0–3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing / subscription | 72 | 61% | 2.4 |
| Bugs | 54 | 46% | 2.5 |
| Feature requests | 42 | 36% | 2.2 |
| UX / design | 15 | 13% | 2.0 |
| Crashes / freezes | 6 | 5% | 2.7 |
| Performance | 3 | 3% | 2.6 |
A review can count in several themes, so shares add up to more than 100%.
Top issues, ranked by reviews × severity
- Justify or adjust the price: 39 complaining reviews, avg severity 2.4/3. What to do: Test a cheaper tier, annual discount or one-time purchase; show what paid users get.
“tinder was once THE app to use to find dates. these days theyre only after money. you have to have premium to see likes which you rarely even get, my city jacksonville is massive and the fact i rarely get likes is hard to believe its almost like tinder hides y…” (1★, v17.39.0, 2026-10-19) - Ease paywall pressure: 32 complaining reviews, avg severity 2.4/3. What to do: Keep core features usable for free users or explain clearly what is paid; show the paywall less often.
“This app sucks now. I've used this various times throughout the years with much success. Now whatever they're doing just blows. You won't get matches and the few you do get feel like bots. Oh and they'll prompt you to pay for something every time you turn arou…” (1★, v?, 2026-10-21) - Fix login / account access: 29 complaining reviews, avg severity 2.6/3. What to do: Audit the sign-in flow (SSO, password reset, verification emails) on the latest version; add clear error messages.
“It keeps logging me out, when I attempted to sign in recently with number it forces me to give an email, not doing that so now can't access, deleted account” (1★, v17.39.0, 2026-10-22) - Improve content quality: 27 complaining reviews, avg severity 2.4/3. What to do: Review the content areas users name; add a "report a problem" button on content.
“The matches dont add up, completely gets it wrong. Rewrite your profile to what you not and you might get the right match. Write who you are and you get the opposite” (1★, v17.39.0, 2026-10-21) - Answer support requests: 14 complaining reviews, avg severity 2.6/3. What to do: Add an in-app contact option and reply to these Google Play reviews; Google Play lets developers respond publicly.
“got a new phone number and im locked out of the app ive contacted support 5000 times but I guess support isn't a thing anymore.. welcome to 2026” (1★, v16.10.1, 2026-10-22)
Google Play vs App Store
| Google Play (Android) | App Store (iOS) | |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews in sample | 300 | 300 |
| Dates | 2026-10-19 – 2026-10-23 | 2026-08-29 – 2026-10-22 |
| Avg stars in sample | 2.93★ | 1.92★ |
| Reviews with a complaint | 39% | 58% |
| Biggest complaint theme | Pricing / subscription | Pricing / subscription |
Both samples use the same AI classifier. The iOS sample comes from Apple's public review feed across several storefronts and can cover a longer period, so compare themes rather than exact percentages.
Tinder App Store complaints (iOS)
Rating by app version
| Version | Reviews | Avg stars | Share with a complaint |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17.40.0 | 6 | 3.2 | 33% |
| 17.39.0 | 170 | 3.2 | 38% |
| 17.38.2 | 41 | 3.3 | 29% |
Versions with fewer than 5 reviews in the sample are left out.
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Method and limits
Reviews were collected once from the public Google Play listing (newest first, US store, English) with the open-source google-play-scraper library, then each review was classified by an AI model into 7 themes and 18 specific issues with a severity of 0–3; individual labels can be wrong, so check the quotes. Big apps get hundreds of reviews a day, so this is a snapshot of a few days, not the app's full history. Generated 24 October 2026. Not affiliated with Tinder LLC or Google.
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FAQ
What do Android users complain about most in Tinder?
In the 300 newest US Google Play reviews (2026-10-19 to 2026-10-23), the most common complaint theme was pricing / subscription (61% of complaining reviews), and the top specific issue was “justify or adjust the price” (39 reviews).
How many Tinder Google Play reviews are negative?
118 of 300 recent reviews (39%) contained a complaint. Average rating in this sample: 2.93★.
Do iPhone or Android users complain more about Tinder?
In our samples, 39% of recent Google Play reviews and 58% of recent App Store reviews contained a complaint. The samples cover different periods, so the gap is a signal, not a precise measurement.