Even though they created several mechanics now employed by other apps in the industry, many later entrants tried to distance themselves from Tinder.
Tinder positioned itself as the first dating app specifically designed for mobile devices. Older dating portals tried to port their experiences and failed mainly due to their UI/UX and entire models' complexity. Tinder was one of the first apps in the early App Store, with simplicity being the core differentiator.
Tinder has become the core of the dating ecosystem, and later apps have been forming around Tinder,...