Tinder’s user experience has seemed to resonate with users so well that it’s UX has become addictive and viral. The thought of utilizing human behavior to present the next option(/information) has driven the app to emerge as the most wildly successful app.
Why are users getting addicted to Tinder like UX??
This card based UI is the modernized form of the classical way we have been interacting with the playing cards. It is a big-big solution to the information overloaded in feeds. Rather than going through the long never ending list of options, these cards connect with users and offer the best possible options based on the current decisions made. To say it in a nutshell, an user experience like Tinder helps users make better choices, faster.
Maybe this is the reason that almost every domain, starting from food to jobs to baby names to finding the cutest pet at home, are opting for an experience similar to Tinder. This article would take you through the popular Tinder like apps. Here is the list -
# Food Domain
- Nibbbly - The Tinder for your taste buds
It is an app to find the nearest and best restaurants in the town. The recommendations popping up next are based on your current action - like/pass/share; and your taste profile.
2. FoodNow - Tinder meets Uber for food delivery
Yet another food app that is inspired by Tinder’s UX. There is no long list of menu items, no searching - just the best meals nearby.
# Social Networking
- Squad - Tinder for group of friends
Grab your squad, swipe on other squads, and hang out if you match!! It is an app that mimics what you’re looking for when you head out with your friends, minus the pressure and fear of rejection that comes from having to cold-approach.
2. Hushbook - Tinder for unfriending on Facebook
It’s a fun and easy way of keeping your Facebook clean. Just swipe through your Facebook “mates”, to quickly clean your news feed. Swipe left to unfollow ex’s, frenemies, over-sharers, and loud-mouth mates. Swipe right to keep following everyone you adore.
3. Karma Swipe - Tinder for Reddits
This app offers a simple, swipe-able mobile interface for Reddit, heavily focused on Reddit’s visual content, including funny photos and GIFs. You can swipe the Reddit images off either side of the screen.
4. Hey! VINA - Tinder for female friends
It is aimed at women seeking new female friends who share their same interests, and who have compatible personalities.
#Productivity
- Flic - Tinder for your camera rolls
This app works exactly like Tinder and helps delete photos from the camera roll. A very simple experience - Swipe let to delete and swipe right to keep
2. Tindddle - Tinder for Dribbble
This Tinder like app is incredibly simple. It displays a random designer’s work and you can either favorite it by hitting the heart, or move on to the next one by hitting the cross.
3. Plain - Tinder for emails
This is an excellent attempt to make the mail process sweet and shot. It focuses on only 4 actions - Done, Delegate, Respond and Defer.
#News
- Shuffle - Tinder for news based on interest
Shuffle is a news app that uses an algorithms to bring the curated content based on your interests. The app’s algorithm is based on five elements: personal interests, what your friends are reading, what’s trending in your location, timely and recent news, and which stories are trending as popular now. The app will remember all of your actions (liking, not liking, sharing, etc.) to make a suitable deck for you.
2. Daily by Buffer - Tinder for finding and sharing content
It’s a source of daily inspiration and knowledge which can be shared with followers on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Linkedin through Buffer and keep refreshing your content opportunities…well, daily.
#Jobs
- Switch app - Tinder for Job Search
The Switch app lets job seekers swipe through various job postings at top companies like Accenture, eBay, and Walmart, selecting the ones they like most. When a match occurs (i.e. the employer likes you back), the candidate can connect and chat instantly with the hiring manager.
2. Jobr - Tinder for Job seeking
Jobr is a job discovery app with UX like Tinder; featuring aggregated listings, as well as those posted directly by recruiters (search through positions at Google, Facebook, and more). Candidates can swipe right if they like the job description and find themselves apt for it.
3. JobSnap - New way of finding jobs
The app demands to upload a 30-second videos to tell the candidate’s story, which replace the usual photo and profile. Candidates should find an interesting way to share their career aspirations and showcase their personalities since these videos are crisp. These videos are swiped either sides to get a match.
#e-Commerce
- Mallzee - Tinder for fashion
Mallzee has a Tinder like UI that invites users to swipe right if they like and swipe left if they do not, as they shop for clothes through the mobile app. For the retailers it works like - Mallzee provides a data insight tool, which claims to provide “actionable real-time knowledge” of how their products are being perceived and engaged with across various consumer demographics, such as based on location, age and gender.
2. Stylect - Tinder for women shoes
Stylect is selling women’s shoes with Tinder UI app. So yes, swipe right if you think a shoe is hot and left if it’s not. The app learns your taste and personal style so you can settle on a pair that’s right. Stylect is the newest of the many apps that borrow the left-right swipe UI.
3. ShoeSwipe - Tinder for Shoes
Using a Tinder like interface, users on ShoeSwipe swipe right to like, or left to dislike. Shoes they have liked are added to your favorites and can be purchased. Users can filter shoes by category and price and tap the shoe to view more images, a description and purchase the shoes.
#Other interesting ones!
- HomeSwipe - Tinder for Home hunting
If there is anything more stressful than dating than it is house hunting! HomeSwipe promises to help you “enjoy the process of finding your new home.” The app lets you swipe through verified listings in your area and even chat with an agent instantly.
2. Bark Buddy - Tinder for pets
Need a cute pup in your life? Bark Buddy connects pet-seekers with dogs that need a home. You can swipe through thousands of dogs’ profiles in your area and reach out to rescue organizations by phone or email. Swipe through profiles of dogs in your area. The more you swipe, the better our recommendations become.
3. BabyName - Tinder for baby names
It’s an app for partners having a hard time picking the right name for their baby. Together they can swipe through over 30,000 names to find the right match. Finding a name for your baby can be as fun as making one!
Wrapping up :
A card-swiping Tinder like interface not only means an improved user experience, but also that apps can collect massive amounts of small data. Since this UI has become so addictive. Are you planning to build an app around it? Have I left out any app with Tinder-like UI? Of course, I would have because there has been an emerge of soooooo many of them. Let me know about your favorite one!
