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▲ Show HN: Tinder but it's only pictures of my wife and I can only swipe right(trytender.app)
989 points by risquer 2 days ago | 256 comments
▲K0balt 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

This is great.

I set it up and was conspicuously swiping in bed. My wife is all hey, what are you doing? I’m all nothing.. put the phone down on the dresser.

No, let me see your phone etc. I relent, she opens the app with sulphur smoldering in her nostrils lol, then she starts poking around, and we have been having a really great night since.

▲risquer 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

This made my morning! Thank you for sharing

▲pigcat 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I did the same thing! We had a good laugh.

▲rkangel 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

In a similar vein, we used "Kinder", which is like Tinder except it's for choosing baby names - it shows you names that both you and your partner swiped right on.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kinder-find-baby-names/id10684...

▲Bridged7756 a day ago | parent [-]

Now hear me out, Tinder but for kids. Could go by the same "Kinder" name.

▲ronsor a day ago | parent | next [-]

This is a horrible idea, but it's probably profitable, so it will be done.

▲orangepanda a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Now hear me out.

No.

▲strken 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This made me realise that I want Tinder but for arbitrary content and able to be shared via links - photos, restaurants, date and times, or whatever.

Create a Google Drive folder for your trip photos, sync it with OAuth, send a link to your group chat, and share the ones that everyone liked.

▲lesuorac 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

StumbleUpon2?

> StumbleUpon was a website, browser extension, toolbar, and mobile app with a "Stumble!" button that, when pushed, opened a semi-random website or video that matched the user's interests, similar to a random web search engine.[1] Users were able to filter results by type of content and were able to discuss such webpages via virtual communities and to rate such webpages via like buttons. StumbleUpon was shut down in June 2018.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StumbleUpon

▲epiccoleman a day ago | parent | next [-]

I loved StumbleUpon but I have this odd feeling that it was sort of the first augur in my life for what algorithmic feeds would do to my attention span. But it really was a cool thing, in those last days of the pre-social media web, to find all those neat little passion project sites.

▲SketchySeaBeast 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I really loved StumbleUpon, but I fear reviving it would lead to nothing but inorganic traffic and malware.

▲Cthulhu_ 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

It'd only work today if it was hand-curated and every submission continuously checked in case the underlying page was altered.

That said, it would work. Whether it would be financially viable is another matter, but going for profitability is ruining a lot of fun.

▲kedean 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I also fear that the centralization of the web to a handful of websites has made a revival impossible. If 80% of your stumbles are just reddit posts or imgur links, whats the point?

▲Izkata 2 days ago | parent [-]

That you can exclude them?

People seem to have forgotten StumbleUpon had a pretty decent configuration page where you had to manually select what topics you were interested in, and that submitting new pages wasn't as simple as just submitting the URL. On top of that, I'm pretty sure I remember a "block this domain" option if you clicked the arrow next to the thumbs down: https://i.sstatic.net/VLS4c.png

▲Buttons840 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

How about Tinder that shows content instead of pictures of your date, and then sets up dates with people who like similar content.

▲JoBrad 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

A lot of guys would be matched…and maybe find some new friends.

▲Buttons840 a day ago | parent [-]

Actually, such an app could match people for non-romantic dates.

▲dragonwriter a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Its not the worst idea, but it seems less of a business and more of a feature for an existing social networking site, which already has the contents and the likes and just needs to add a few pieces for the dating bit.

▲9rx 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Then people would form meaningful relationships and have no reason to keep returning to your app after the first few minutes of engagement. That is not going to keep the VCs happy.

▲Buttons840 a day ago | parent | next [-]

If the app could be used to find non-romantic dates, people could keep using it even after finding a romantic partner.

▲wizzwizz4 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Then don't make it VC-funded: make it a charitable foundation or worker-owned cooperative or something.

▲9rx a day ago | parent [-]

All joking aside, if you were to make a charitable foundation or worker-owned co-op, how would you overcome the same challenge software itself has? — Letting the world know it exists.

Anyone can code up an application over a weekend. That isn't the problem. VC money is for use in letting everyone else know that you created it. Long, long gone is the age where you could throw something up on the App Store and see the masses flock to it. It takes serious resources to get the word out nowadays.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with building software just for yourself. Not everything has to be shouted on every rooftop. But this specific type of software doesn't work so well if you are the only one using it.

▲wizzwizz4 a day ago | parent [-]

Word-of-mouth. Say to your users: "if you want this to be useful, ask your friends to use it, talk about it online…". (You'll get low conversion rates from this, but it's free, and it doesn't promulgate an attention economy the way that billboards and banner ads do.) Advertising is effort, but it's not that hard, really: most advertising firms are extremely inefficient at their jobs, but they get paid because the alternative is nobody advertises the thing.

It also helps if your service is still somewhat useful to individuals, in the absence of network effects. So, once the core service (organise meetups between users) is implemented, get to work on aggregating and categorising social events that already exist. (Use standard protocols, to leave the ladder around for others to climb, but keep track of your API consumers: some of them might be hostile anti-social entities like Facebook, whose existences need to be nipped in the bud.) Once you have something genuinely useful, pick a small-ish city, and guerilla advertise in it. If you've done things right, that should be enough.

Now, leave a skeleton crew on it, and move on to the Next Big Thing. You should be able to maintain three or four pieces of infrastructure in this way, some of which you might even be able to charge money for! (But resist the temptation to monetise and enshittify, or even just excessively-tweak, what you've built.)

▲9rx a day ago | parent [-]

> Word-of-mouth.

If that worked, why would anyone give up their business to VCs ever? Having VCs is not a fun place to be. It is a horrible situation to find yourself in (unless you are the VC, I suppose).

There was a time where you could rely on word-of-mouth, but those days are behind us. Everyone and their brother is vying for word-of-mouth attention nowadays. The noise is too great. It takes vast resources to emit a usable signal.

▲wizzwizz4 a day ago | parent [-]

Two reasons:

1. Some businesses can't just be built from nothing-but-software-and-server. You need warehouses, logistics, and all sorts of other fixed costs that exist before you can start recouping your investment. Not everyone has the money to start such a business, despite otherwise having the ability.

2. People aren't entirely stupid. If something's a scam, con, or otherwise a detriment to human flourishing, they're not going to use it unless they have reason to doubt their assessment. Advertising is good at getting people to associate thing with sentiment, which can override their bullshit detectors.

Something that's genuinely-useful, and genuinely-better, can spread without any advertising spending, once it's past the threshold where noise no longer dominates. (For example, Plausible Analytics: I poked around their demo, concluded that it was strictly better than Google Analytics, and (after a couple of chats with one of the founders) started telling everyone with a website about it. I was clearly not the only one.)

I have no idea why anyone would give up their business to VCs if they don't need investment to kick it off, and aren't running a long con.

▲9rx a day ago | parent | next [-]

> You need warehouses, logistics, and all sorts of other fixed costs that exist before you can start recouping your investment.

That type of business is rarely appealing to VCs. VCs seek rapid growth and quick exits. Warehouses are the antithesis of that. Hard to scale and even harder to sell. It is an investible business for the right type of investor, but VCs and investors are not synonymous.

> once it's past the threshold where noise no longer dominates.

You are technically correct here, but we're clearly talking about the stage before you've already overcome the noise floor.

> Plausible Analytics

They claim to be self-funded — in other words, acting as their own VCs. Which is all well and good when you're already rich, but if you're already rich (and not looking to get richer) why not just hire a concierge/matchmaker? What do you need a poor man's app for?

▲wizzwizz4 a day ago | parent [-]

You don't need to be rich to fund your own digital service business, if the only costs (while you're small) are a server and your own time. You merely need to be not poor. There are many people unable to do that, but people with the time to post on Hacker News probably have the time to start a business.

There are plenty of logistical barriers other than access to money, that prevent people from starting businesses. All these barriers can be overcome by being rich, but that's not the only way they can be overcome. Collectively, we can call these ways-to-overcome-barriers "privilege" (to crib from the language of academic feminism).

▲9rx 12 hours ago | parent [-]

> You don't need to be rich to fund your own digital service business

You do if you want to transcend beyond the noise. Which you claim said business has. I'll take your word for it. It isn't technology that makes a technology company. Technology is easy. The hard part is getting to know the world. That's what takes tremendous resources nowadays (as before, it wasn't always so hard, but unless you have a time machine...).

▲openplatypus a day ago | parent | prev [-]

RE: Plausible, you should have checked their compliance and terms and conditions after checking demo and using it. There are some gotchas to be aware of (lack of DPO, being one red flag). Going umami, matomo would have been cheaper and safer.

▲wizzwizz4 a day ago | parent [-]

Afaik, Plausible doesn't need a data protection officer. See Article 37 GDPR. (But I'll follow that up with them, in case it's an oversight.) I have read Plausible's documentation, and I haven't identified any problems with their practices.

Umami's homepage requires JavaScript to load, which is a red flag. And, as expected, there's something wrong: it's owned by a US company, which makes it a no-go.

Matomo is excellent and I second your recommendation.

▲blendaddict 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Isn't that just TikTok and TikTok share button?

▲samrus 2 days ago | parent [-]

But the original idea is to crowdsource preference data and only publish the liked ones. Like screen testing a movie with a focus group. Tiktok doesnt really do that do they? Can yiu access interaction data from tiktok?

▲arghwhat 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

So a feed of links, videos, pictures or text shared by people that others could somehow vote on emphasize popularity, showing the most voted content on some form of easily accessible landing page...

I feel like I have heard this idea before.

▲samrus 2 days ago | parent [-]

I know you think its just social media smartass, but the guy specifically mentioned getting the opinions of a private group, and exporting the data so as to post the best photos on a completely seperate platform.

Its not social media, its kinda similar, but not public, and its main goal is to export the approval data to be used elsewhere. No ones supposed to keep scrolling on it

▲blendaddict 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

I know that the youtuber james scholz (jvscholz) mentioned recently that he is working on developing such a project. It even had a landing page. I can't find the link again however and would have to click through all his youtube videos.

▲arghwhat a day ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm being sarcastic because Hacker News itself, and more generally Reddit, fits that exact description.

▲Mashimo 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

But most chats like discord / signal / telegram / fb messenger(?) can already react to images you send. Just send them in your group chat, then upload the ones with the most reaction.

▲samrus 2 days ago | parent [-]

Its almost there. The difference is the tinder like UX of swiping to input approval data, and being able to programmatically export the approval data so other apps can use it without you having to do it manually

Its not impossible that those chat platforms can make plugins to do this. But theyd definitely have to build it

▲ecolonsmak a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I built a small throwaway project that's kinda like that. https://flipr.social/

I should add the links for sharing as a feature update.

▲pwdisswordfishz 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

What do you do when every restaurant swipes left on you?

▲HSO 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

This would actually be a really good idea except it´s 100% this will be abused in no time and a cesspool of disgusting or disturbing pics "for lulz"

On the other hand, arent infinite socmedia scrolls not already this but for the ux? with the like or bookmark serving as your right scroll?

▲stavros 2 days ago | parent [-]

I don't think the OP meant for this to be public, probably something only for a private group.

▲dsauerbrun 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Does my wife also get this so she can be on the other side? Nevermind... I don't need the sad reality of her trying to swipe left and telling me she thinks the app is broken.

▲cornholio 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

There is also a "you can only swipe left" mode, which you can unlock for a small subscription fee.

The premium mode also places pictures of your partner's exes and coworkers on their swipe feed and notifies you immediately of any infraction.

▲nashashmi a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Swipe left brings a picture of you before you got married.

▲AlecSchueler 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

[flagged]

▲jfyi 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Sounds like a lot of work. I think I'll just fill it with pics of Hugh Jackman and take it as a an easy win.

▲xigoi 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

How is that going to make him more physically attractive?

▲9dev 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Now don’t be ridiculous.

▲socalgal2 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Or you should just leave a disfunctional relationship

▲Wurdan 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Now we have reached peak reddit leakage

▲9rx a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Once you have a wife, there is no leaving the disfunction. If you try, an even more dysfunctional partner (the government) will join in on the fun.

▲tuesdaynight 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I know that we should only comment if we have something to add to the discussion, but this is really sweet. Congrats!

▲strotter 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This reminds me of an old Gallagher (the Sledge-o-Matic guy) joke, where he was throwing out product ideas: "Playboy for married guys... Every month, same girl!"

▲1234letshaveatw 2 days ago | parent [-]

Thanks honey this is great! Wait, who was behind the camera???

▲paulwilsonn 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is such a fun idea - taking something like Tinder and turning it into a tiny act of daily love is oddly wholesome. I’d actually love to see some silly stats tracked, like 'Total swipes right' or 'Days streak'. Nice little personal UX twist.

▲risquer 2 days ago | parent [-]

you can see total swipes and shares in the settings :)

▲Wolfenstein98k 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Thanks, I've been looking for a way to swipe right on your wife.

▲codeTired 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Reddit is leaking.

▲ranguna 2 days ago | parent [-]

It is, but the original post itself is also pretty funny. So it fits quite nicely

▲growt 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I also choose this guys wife!

▲omk 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

This why I love reddit. Oh wait!

▲Razengan 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Please don't Reddit HN. We serious here

▲samrus 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

This is obviously the designated fun thread

▲uncircle 2 days ago | parent [-]

Ah yes, the same comment chain memes one can find at the top of every single goddamned thread on reddit. So much fun.

▲samrus a day ago | parent | next [-]

Maybe the designated fun thread isnt a good fit for you

▲mfro 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I've never seen somebody get downvoted so hard on HN I can barely read their text. Congrats.

▲uncircle a day ago | parent [-]

Go into your profile settings, and enable "showdead". Very controversial comments get censored^Whidden so that's why you don't see them.

Mine's a measly -4 points for saying Reddit is terribly unfunny. I'll be fine.

▲dotancohen a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

As much as I agree with you (and upvoted your comment on principle), an infrequent well-placed well-timed joke can be tolerated. This was that joke.

I've certainly taken my own chances with Monty Python quotes in the HN comments.

▲khazhoux 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Thank you. I come to hacker news for serious discussions about apps that just show your spouse and you can only swipe right

▲gpderetta 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

We have plenty of unserious discussions on HN. We just try to avoid reddit-like memeing.

▲abcd_f 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Don't forget to add /s after every joke though. This is mandatory.

▲arghwhat 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

HN: All of the negativity and toxicity of a Reddit discussion, without having to get disturbed by something as unproductive as smiling or a laughing!

In all seriousness, the average HN comment thread feel a lot less pleasant than the average Reddit thread. Granted, Reddit has way worse places, but comparing HN to all of Reddit is illogical - HN compares more to a single (large/active) subreddit.

▲mettamage 2 days ago | parent [-]

> In all seriousness, the average HN comment thread feel a lot less pleasant than the average Reddit thread.

I disagree strongly actually. HN'ers to me make sense, in many ways. Redditors are a crap shoot. I go in with the HN mindset on Reddit and it's 50% reasonable and 50% "what the hell am I reading?"

HN is 95% reasonable.

I understand that to some it's an acquired taste but it was home to me from the moment I discovered it.

I don't mind the Reddit-esque comments here. It's on brand for the topic. I get that when someone has a more serious disposition in life, that this topic would feel a bit grating.

> HN compares more to a single (large/active) subreddit.

Yea, agreed.

▲gchamonlive 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

HN is indeed one of the few places in the web that I think maintains a more community-like platform and it's a home for me too. However I think how reasonable is the general ethos depends on the topic. It goes without saying that tech is it's strong suit, so the 95% figure (which I read as "the vast majority") is reasonable. For other topics like social problems, civil liberties and personal responsibilities is way less reasonable than that, I'd say half-half...

I have fun with a friend of mine sharing ridiculous comments on such topics and there is no shortage of those.

I have to give props to the moderation though. More often than not, these comments are flagged and die really quick.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44531605

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44258152

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43841812

The list goes on...

▲arghwhat a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The part of Reddit I go to is roughly equal parts memes, serious discussions and derailed threads.

Here I feel like I just lost the first part, so 50/50 between serious discussions and derailed threads.

Either is moderated to be without anything eye-gouging (again, comparing HN to specific subreddits that would carry similar content, and not reddit as a whole).

Sure, some individuals might prefer things this way, but it's definitely not objectively better as the general attitude towards reddit and against any humor seems to suggest.

▲1234letshaveatw 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

HN is more akin to a college forum- demographics skew more towards professional adults. I prefer it more as well

▲Razengan 20 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You're both wrong and here's why

▲khazhoux a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The app itself was a meme!

▲gchamonlive 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Seriously though...

▲skinkestek 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8289007

▲stavros 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Wait until you see OP's next app, it's only photos of your mother and I can only swipe left.

▲jamwil 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Uuuuuuuugh fine

▲slmjkdbtl 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The view is cut off on iPhone13 mini

https://space55.xyz/files/tmp/tender_screenshot.jpg

▲risquer 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

oops, sorry will get that fixed! cute cat though

▲three_22 2 days ago | parent [-]

when i press the “settings” button during setup to allow photo access nothing happens. iOS 18.5, iPhone 15 Pro Max

▲Traubenfuchs 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Please don‘t the cat.

▲croisillon 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

he accidentally the whole cat

▲danillonunes a day ago | parent [-]

He tried that, but due to iPhone mini he accidentally only half of the cat.

▲subscribed 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

It's platonic

▲egypturnash 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is the best post I have ever seen on this site.

▲leptons 2 days ago | parent [-]

But... but... there's no "AI" content in it.

▲giantg2 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Only thing it's missing is if you both swipe left an AI contacts a divorce attorney on your behalf.

▲4b11b4 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

or if your wife was in imaginary scenarios

▲bravetraveler 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Where's the MRR? Pfffft.

▲compootr 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Where's the B2B? they need to add SSO for teams

▲bravetraveler 2 days ago | parent [-]

Totally. Use the form that doesn't work with password managers. Email first, then present both fields.

Very enterprise. Allows for a different SSO product for each domain.

▲giantg2 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

That's all done with the contract on which lawfirm to contact. Basically exclusivity deals per area and such.

▲bravetraveler 2 days ago | parent [-]

Excellent, also addresses the B2B point brought up by another poster

▲ashoeafoot 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Won't somebroody think of the shareholders ?

▲jumperabg 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

What if his wife is AI? Are we swiping right on Grok 4?

▲1024core 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

That's what you think. How do you think it recognizes your partner??

▲bobbiechen 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Wow, I use the Google Photos widget in much the same way with photos of my wife. What a great idea.

▲buhrmi 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You should get the "It's a match!" alert on every swipe

▲GTP 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Better, change it to "It was a match!" or "It's still a match!".

▲stavros 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Lit match emoji.

▲hengheng 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Can't try because Android phone best phone, but I already have a request.

Can we get messages? It isn't that uncommon where I live to have several instant messaging apps, and having a separate channel for chats with my partner is actually great. Easier to manage alerts and notifications, doesn't mix with the other channels, etcetera.

▲TrainedMonkey 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Amazing, is there a plan to add comment and a pickup line features?

▲risquer 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

No, you can share a pic with with your partner by swiping up but I don’t really plan on adding anything new - the plan is actually to open source it and anyone can add anything they want

▲ceejayoz 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

It needs Facebook's old "poke" feature.

▲higgins 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Brilliant.

Question: the TOS references tender.love domain, why did you go with trytender.app for the landing page?

▲pclowes 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

But how are you going to monetize? Are you looking to raise? Moat seems low to me tbh... ;)

This is great. Props for making something fun.

▲jwr 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Also, where are the AI features? What's your AI strategy? And how much tracking data do you generate and sell?

More seriously, thank you for creating this, it's refreshing and fun.

▲Fervicus 2 days ago | parent [-]

Add a button that generates more pics of his wife. Could monetize that too.

▲Retr0id 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

the premium version lets you swipe right on some other guy's wife

▲elpakal 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

that’s just Tinder

▲NewJazz 2 days ago | parent [-]

(with extra steps)

▲pacifika 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

This sounds super posessive.

▲henry700 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

NOW we've reached peak Reddit leakage.

▲Retr0id 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

How so?

▲Fervicus 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Add pics of other women too. Charge the wife so she gets notified if he swipes right on anyone else.

▲1024core 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Monetization is easy. Threaten to show them somebody else's pictures: pay up or we'll show you photos of your sexy neighbor (could be AI-generated). And tell your partner.

▲risquer 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

i heard yc applications just opened today

▲davidw 2 days ago | parent [-]

Is there an AI angle? I think it's not going to get traction without adding some advanced AI features.

▲bigfatkitten 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Do you strictly need AI, or can you still get across the line with some blockchain/web3?

▲swaptr 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Oh if you wanna add crypto to the mix, Marc would like to talk to you, maybe we can work something out.

▲RandomBacon 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

blockchain/web3 ?

That's so yesterday.

This comment was written with AI

▲elpakal 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

depends on if you have anyone from stanford on your team

▲ozim 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I guess you can make AI agent swipe for you. But before I go into details we need to sign NDA.

▲GTP 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

AI generates a naked version of the pic :D

▲consumer451 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

AI-first, or death.

edit: /s in case your inference engine is not capable of understanding the context.

▲jkestner 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Monetize by supplying captchas with images of your wife. Bonus is you can train the self-driving cars not to hit her.

▲adamhartenz 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Definitely needs microtransactions, or loot boxes

▲ls-a 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Also are you hiring?

▲jenders 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Great idea but cue Tinder trademark lawyers in 3… 2… 1…

▲wyldfire 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

That would be no problem for OP I'd be happy to write them back. It's not infringing if you're not doing any business.

▲Wurdan 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

This is commonly believed, but is not actually true. Not generating revenue via the infringing activity might contribute to an argument of Fair Use, but it's not a magic wand that disappears copyright claims.

▲wyldfire 2 days ago | parent [-]

Copyright infringement is totally different from trademark infringement. Please re-read the thread.

They're not using Tinder's marks nor providing a confusingly similar brand.

Unless they copied art from Tinder, they are light years away from infringing on anyone's copyright, so I'd be even more happy to respond to those claims.

▲excalibur 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Tell that to Nintendo

▲suyash 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

and not to forget the patent lawyer for "swiping gesture" patent claim that will hit

▲risquer 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

sorry... i made an app like "the swiping app"...

▲megamix 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Love it! What about the legal stuff? That Match group is notorious for running after every little violation of their patent or name collision.

▲dudeinjapan 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I dunno I would feel awkward swiping pics of your wife all day, especially if my gf caught me doing it.

▲wkat4242 2 days ago | parent [-]

What if his girlfriend caught him swiping right on his wife? Mayhem

▲jkestner 2 days ago | parent [-]

This is why we have the day phone and the night phone, people.

▲guyroyse 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.

▲abrookewood 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Very cute. Congrats on the launch.

▲bravesoul2 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Feature request. Ex-wife pics added to the deck and for those you have to swipe left.

▲rgbaww 2 days ago | parent [-]

Wife gets an alert if you accidently swipe right on ex-wife. Modernized Minesweeper.

▲altbdoor 2 days ago | parent [-]

Throw in a timer too, which will be reported as stats to wife :-D

▲danillonunes a day ago | parent [-]

With milliseconds precision.

▲rightbyte 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Nice. You need to add coop support with P2P chat and so she can swipe right on you for a match.

▲risquer 2 days ago | parent [-]

I’ll message jack dorsey to see if he wants to collab

▲rightbyte 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

If he turns you down you'd might want to consider hotseat coop instead.

▲ozim 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Meh only to be bought by Elon?

▲ctm92 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A tender is the cart that contains the coal in steam locomotives, so it's a burden you can't get rid of. Not sure if my wife would appreciate that (if I had one)

▲imchillyb 2 days ago | parent [-]

Tinder, however, is a kindling for a fire. Love is a blaze.

I believe the metaphor is succinct.

▲OJFord 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

'unable to connect' - are you geoblocking me (UK) or something? I had this with something else here recently, who's it hosted with if you don't mind?

▲risquer 2 days ago | parent [-]

was this the website? it's hosted on cloudflare so maybe they think you're a bot or something?

▲OJFord 12 hours ago | parent [-]

Yeah, again today with pricepertoken.com's ShowHN :/ - no chance to do a captcha or anything it just doesn't load in the first place.

▲PokerFacowaty 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

"helps couples rediscover the joy of swiping" never for a second have I felt joy while swiping

▲falconertc 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Sounds like this is not for you then. I think a lot of people have had different experiences with it than you have

▲henry700 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

that's part of the joke, poking at the useless corporate lingo

▲b_e_n_t_o_n 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I love this, I wonder if you could make it so your partner could create the album and vice versa? And then you could swipe left on each other with pictures you chose for the other.

▲xlii 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

First glance: in-app purchases. Unfold list - tip, tip and tip (different amounts).

Only anonymous usage and diagnostics gathered.

Not only concept but execution made me smile. Kudos to you!

▲adastra22 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I'm sure she's a fine lady, but I don't need to swipe right on pictures of your wife.

▲swyx 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

i also choose this guy's wife to swipe

▲bombcar 2 days ago | parent [-]

Swiper no swiping!

▲vladmk 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Too bad for you - you’re missing out

▲darajava 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Aw I actually gave a tip but the app didn't say thanks :( Also when the Settings menu pops up the underlying photo changes.

▲risquer 2 days ago | parent [-]

dara, thank you so much! I appreciate it more than you know (so does my wife haha)

▲darajava a day ago | parent [-]

You're welcome! Congrats on the successful launch

▲subpixel 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I'm too old to have used Tinder, but I connected with my wife on Friendster.

(shakes fist) those were the good old days!

▲giantg2 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

For some, this might be a psychological torture device.

▲AustinBGibbons 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is a great idea for toddlers and family photo albums

▲stemlord 2 days ago | parent [-]

There is no such on-screen experience that is good for toddlers, imo

▲CGamesPlay 2 days ago | parent [-]

I think it was ((toddlers and family) photo albums), not (toddlers and (family photo albums)).

▲gw_shadow 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Amazing! I love a good cheesy app that lets me show my appreciation. Let me know when it's on Android.

I threw together my own thing called Heart for the Android app store a while ago which sends a notification of a little heart to whomever you've paired with. :)

▲rufus_foreman 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

OnlyFans but it's just my girlfriend and all she does is complain about how I load the dishwasher.

▲1234letshaveatw 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

the free trial sucked me in

▲throwawayoldie a day ago | parent | prev [-]

...I think you and I need to have a talk, since apparently you're dating my wife.

▲bluescrn 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Left swipes will be added later as a $2.99 microtransaction for a bundle of 5 swipes.

▲anal_reactor 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I have a folder with furry art and when I'm bored I scroll that.

▲alienbaby a day ago | parent [-]

When your bored why not go and pay some attention to your wi- .. oh.

▲angrydingo 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A really nice warm feeling was had by all

▲sandymcmurray a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Wholesome and sweet. Thank you! I'll gladly add to the flower fund.

▲Scrapemist 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Did you made it for yourself or for your wife?

▲phyzix5761 2 days ago | parent [-]

Yes

▲defraudbah 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

̶B̶l̶i̶n̶k̶ ̶t̶w̶i̶c̶e̶ make 3 quick swipes, 3 slow swipes and 3 quick swipes if you are kept in hostage

▲dotancohen a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Feature request: Can we have multiple profiles? So the user can do one set of photos with one girl, another set when with another girl.

Maybe have the app recognize nearby Bluetooth devices so that nobody gets hurt if the user forgets to change profiles before meeting.

▲kindkang2024 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Really nice. My wife loves it, Also I.

▲durakot 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Am ready to participate in the seed round.

▲ahartmetz 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Injecting new capital, eh?

▲elpakal 2 days ago | parent [-]

Only if SAFe and protections are in place

▲pharrington 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

PHRASING?

▲koakuma-chan 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

wtf

▲prmoustache 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Aren't all gallery app using swipe as default mode for switching pictures?

▲SamInTheShell 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You sir, have delivered upon me an entire "ha ha" that I could not hold in. Thanks.

▲countfeng 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Sometimes it is inevitable to choose to swiperight against your will

▲rolandog 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Love the idea! Congrats on launching and being #couplegoals!

▲zacharynewton 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Finally.... Some wholesome tech

▲BouncySpud 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Brilliant. Can't wait to prank my gf. Waiting for the andriod

▲oceansky 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Joined the android wait-list

▲risquer 2 days ago | parent [-]

appreciate you!

▲amelius 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I want this under my "boss key" :)

▲aprilthird2021 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Favorite post in a long while on here. Thanks for sharing!

▲conartist6 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Clearly needs to be called WifeWallet

▲cutemonster 2 days ago | parent [-]

Or RightWife?

▲brtkwr 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

How about turning it into a game by flashing random photos non-wife where a right swipe penalises you?

▲thimabi 2 days ago | parent [-]

There are other comments joking about how this app will never secure funding unless it implements an AI feature… well, problem solved! Just have the app periodically flash AI-generated photos of women similar to the wife.

▲kolanos 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I swiped but your wife didn't match. What gives?

▲mbgerring 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Serious question: does this support polycules

▲mbgerring 2 days ago | parent [-]

As a wife’s boyfriend I need to know

▲jwpapi 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Can i upload my own pictures and share the girls on Tinder my own version of it, where they only see me?

Hey, have you heard about this new dating app thats way better than Tinder?

▲elpakal 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I call this guy’s app but for China

▲evenzero 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

i clicked expecting a joke but was not expecting this quality of frontend. kudos!

▲sapphicsnail 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is adorable and made my day!

▲terminatornet a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Very funny idea, well done!

▲fotta 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Hmm I granted access to my photos then selected an album but it says "No photos found" after. It also says "PhotoManager has 0 photos" and "DisplayedPhotos has 0 photos". I chose a shared album, if it matters.

edit: okay yeah it doesn’t work with a shared album

▲bwfan123 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

lovely app, beautiful idea. might save relationships.

▲nurettin a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

2013 to learn some android I wrote a program which allows my wife to track every call, every sms, payments, and later whatsapp notifications, number of steps, vitals, current location, location history and current vehicle.

It is a hugely unsecure and foolish thing to do, but hilarious when she shows the report pages to her friends.

▲arjvik 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Made my day!

▲mmaunder 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That this needs to exist is deeply disturbing.

▲998244353 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

What?

This doesn't "need to" exist, it's just a funny parody that someone made.

▲Mashimo 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

What are you even talking about?

▲vincefutr23 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Seems like perfect scope for vibe coding. Was that done?

▲bogzz 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

why? just why even ask that? i don't quite get the ubiquity of the LLM hype here, and at this point it's starting to feel artificial

▲antonvs 2 days ago | parent [-]

People are understandably fascinated by it, and trying to learn to figure out what’s being created by AI and what’s not. The commenter is right about this example, you could certainly vibe code an app like this.

▲risquer 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

some ai coding tools were used but that's just the development process nowadays

▲sagebird a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

ok do pornhub next

▲makach 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

April first?

▲reaperducer a day ago | parent [-]

Whatever she wants.

▲crinkly 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Can I swipe left when I get divorced?

▲squokko 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Does this use Apple's face-recognition tech to automatically populate pictures of your spouse, or do you have to add them manually? I was under the impression that third-party apps couldn't access the People albums in PhotoKit.

▲petesergeant 2 days ago | parent [-]

You have to create the album yourself using Apple’s face recognition tech (Select All, Add to Album), and then tell it which album that is

▲smrtinsert 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Love it, cuteware.

▲bryanrasmussen 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

this is pretty nice, and sort of sweet, sure shows the meanness of my own Tinder but it's only pictures of Donald Trump and you can only swipe right practical joke I played on some ex-friends.

▲rurban 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is the fancy version of no downvote button. Or there could be a good news website with no bad news. Sceptical

▲Tanjim 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Lol. But this can be pivoted into something fun and lovely for couples.

▲Toby1VC a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

bad ending

▲reactordev 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Wait till she takes everything in the divorce 10 years from now…

▲MrPapz 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Ahahahah. Made me laugh hard. Thank you.

▲absoluteunit1 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This would do so well on some subreddits lol

▲jldugger 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

"Take my wife, please!"

▲999900000999 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Pivot.

Develop a version that's just pictures of yourself for narcissist.

Use AI to make you look thinner and more in shape.

▲impish9208 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Downloaded the app and paid for premium. Still no wife. Devs pls fix.

▲m463 21 hours ago | parent | next [-]

don't know if fix is ai search, or ai results

▲HPMOR a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

underrated comment

▲Msurrow a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Well with women you just have to act like you don’t care, and stop showing an interest. So stop with the pull requests and start submitting some push requests..

(This is satie for those of you who needs to have it spelled out :-)

▲heavyd 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

she big too

▲ibejoeb 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

What did you do wrong?

Serious questions:

    - What's the mobile tech? Is the android version just help up in the store or are you building two native apps?

    - What server side?
▲risquer 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Hahaha

SwiftUI and havent made a start on android - it would be compose

No server, everything is on device except for firebase analytics

▲Larrikin 2 days ago | parent [-]

I assume this was a project for getting experience with SwiftUI, but it was a missed opportunity to get experience with KMP and being able to release Android and iOS at the same time.

▲dotancohen a day ago | parent | next [-]

I've never heard of Kotlin Multi Platform until now. I've already discounted half a dozen multiplatform solutions, could you perhaps "sell me" on KMP? I absolutely love other Jetbrains products.

▲rolandog 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Good opportunity for Swipe-right-on-Dev's-wife v2.0!

▲dolmen 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

There is no need for server side. Just host pictures on the phone.

If 2 apps allow to sends pics to the partner, share via local network (extended with Tailscale).