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Frozen snapshot · July 16, 2026

Which Dating & Social title had the happiest players in week 29, 2026?

In week 29 of 2026, Tinder led player sentiment in Dating & Social: Impact 7.9/10 on v15.8, with players happiest about match features and ui. Bumble had the most concern at 6.4/10. Snapshot frozen July 16, 2026.

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Tinder

Match Group · ★ 4.0 · v15.8

#1 sentiment

7.9

Impact /10 · current version  ▼ -0.3 vs previous version

7.3

v15.6

Feature test

8.2 ▲ +0.9

v15.7

Paywall shift

7.9 ▼ -0.3

v15.8

Pricing tweak

Release read The 15.7 paywall shift put 'pay to be seen' at the top of every store review. The pricing tweak softened it a bit.

▲ Gaining

Match featuresUISafety tools

▼ Slipping

PaywallBotsFewer matches

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Hinge

Match Group · ★ 4.2 · v9.62

#2 sentiment

6.7

Impact /10 · current version  ▼ -0.3 vs previous version

6.2

v9.60

Prompts refresh

7.0 ▲ +0.8

v9.61

Likes limit felt

6.7 ▼ -0.3

v9.62

Roses rework

Release read The likes limit became the story in 9.61. The roses rework eased the anger without changing the math much.

▲ Gaining

PromptsIntentDesign

▼ Slipping

Paywall creepFewer likesRepeats

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Bumble

Bumble · ★ 4.1 · v5.39

#3 sentiment

6.4

Impact /10 · current version  ▼ -0.4 vs previous version

6.0

v5.37

Profile revamp

6.8 ▲ +0.8

v5.38

Match quality dip

6.4 ▼ -0.4

v5.39

Algorithm tune

Release read Match-quality complaints rose after the 5.38 revamp. The 5.39 algorithm tune is slowly landing.

▲ Gaining

Women-firstSafetyUI

▼ Slipping

Match qualityPriceBugs

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