The world's most-installed dating app, modified to surface Gold and Platinum-tier features without a paid subscription. Unlimited likes, see-who-likes-you, Passport location switching, and Super Likes are unlocked from first launch.
What Tinder is
Tinder is the dating app from Tinder LLC, a Match Group brand, and it made swipe matchmaking the default everyone copied. You see one profile at a time as a card. Swipe right if you are interested, left to pass. When two people both swipe right, the app opens a chat between them. That simple loop, plus matching by location, kept Tinder at the front of online dating for over a decade.
The base app is free, but it caps how many right swipes you get each day and makes you wait before you can see who already liked you. The paid Gold and Platinum plans drop those limits, hand you Super Likes and a monthly Boost, and let you move your search to another city with a tool called Passport. The modified build on this page turns that paid feature set on without a live subscription.
Screens at a glance
Key features
App info
- Publisher
- Tinder LLC (Match Group)
- Package ID
com.tinder- Mod version
- 17.16.1
- Play Store version
- 17.16.1
- Updated
- May 2026
- Size
- ~114 MB
- Android floor
- Android 9.0 and above
- Architecture
- universal
- Installs
- 500,000,000+ on Google Play
- Rating
- 3.8 average on Google Play
- Content rating
- Mature 17+
- Category
- Dating
What this mod offers
This modified build of Tinder 17.16.1 opens up the paid Gold and Platinum features without a live subscription. The swipe deck, your messages, and the Passport location controls all work as if a premium plan were already attached to the account.
- Unlimited right-swipes.
The 100-likes-per-12-hours cap that gates free accounts is removed. Swipe through as many profiles as the deck holds.
- See who has already liked you.
The blurred-cards inbox is unblurred; you can preview every account that has right-swiped on your profile and respond directly.
- Passport to any city.
The discovery anchor can be moved to any city worldwide from the location selector, with no upgrade prompt.
- Five Super Likes per day.
The Gold-tier allotment is applied; the star icon under each profile is active from the first session.
- Monthly Boost included.
The 30-minute profile-surface boost that ships once per month with Platinum is available to trigger from the deck screen.
- Premium messaging perks.
Message Before Match, prioritized likes, and read receipts (the headline Platinum additions) are unlocked from the chat surface.
- No upgrade nags.
The pop-ups that interrupt swiping to upsell Gold and Platinum tiers are suppressed.
How to install
Installing it works like any other Android sideload. If Tinder is already on your phone from Google Play, remove it first. The modded version is signed differently, so the two cannot sit on the same device together.
- Uninstall the official app first
If Tinder from Google Play is on the device, remove it. Side-by-side installs with different signatures fail.
- Download the APK file
Tap the download button on this page. The file lands in your default Downloads folder.
- Allow installs from this source
Open Settings, search for
Install unknown apps, find your file manager or browser, toggle the permission on. - Open the downloaded APK
Tap the file in Downloads. Android's package installer opens and lists the requested permissions.
- Tap Install
Confirm the install. Wait for the progress bar to finish, then tap Open.
- Create a fresh account or sign in
Using a new phone number or burner Google account is recommended for mod builds. Reusing an existing Tinder account on a modified client carries ban risk.
Mod APK vs official Tinder
| Feature | Official (free) | Mod 17.16.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Daily right-swipes | ~100 per 12 hrs | Unlimited |
| See who likes you | Blurred preview | Full preview |
| Super Likes per day | 1 | 5 |
| Passport location | Gold-only | Included |
| Monthly Boost | Platinum-only | Included |
| Upgrade pop-ups | Frequent | Suppressed |
| Account ban risk | Low (TOS-compliant) | Elevated (modified client) |
Related dating and social apps on bfa-apk
If Tinder is one piece of a bigger set of apps on your phone, the bfa-apk catalogue covers the messengers and social tools people usually run alongside it. Check the MeetMe Chat & Meet guide for a different take on social discovery, one built around broadcast-style live rooms rather than swiping, and our Snapchat coverage for the photo-first side of messaging. Once a match moves the conversation off Tinder, the modded GBWhatsApp guide walks through the most popular WhatsApp alternative, while our WhatsApp Messenger reference covers the original client for clean signature matching. And for how casual play folds chat and matchmaking together, the 8 Ball Pool guide on the main site lays out the chat-and-meet loop mobile gaming settled on.
FAQ
- Is Tinder free to use?
- The official Tinder app from Tinder LLC is free to download and use with daily swipe limits and gated visibility. Gold and Platinum subscriptions remove the limits and add Passport, Boost, and read-receipt features. The modified build on this page applies that paid feature set without a subscription.
- Will my existing Tinder account work on the mod?
- The mod can sign into any Tinder account, but doing so on a modified client carries ban risk. A fresh account on a separate phone number is the safer pattern for trying the build before committing.
- Can I install the mod alongside the official app?
- No. The modded signature differs from the Google Play build; Android blocks side-by-side installs of the same package ID with different signatures. Uninstall the official app first.
- What is the difference between Gold and Platinum?
- Gold unlocks see-who-likes-you and 5 Super Likes per day. Platinum adds Message Before Match, prioritized likes, and the ability to see how your likes are ranked. The mod surfaces both tiers.
- How big is the file?
- About 114 MB for the universal APK, version 17.16.1. The official Play Store build at version 17.16.1 is closer to 114 MB because Play installs only the architecture slices the device needs.
Disclaimer. Tinder is a registered trademark of Tinder LLC and Match Group. This page documents a third-party modified build for educational and reference purposes only. Running a modified client breaks Tinder's terms of service and can get your account suspended or banned for good. We do not host the original Tinder app, and for any long-term or primary account we recommend the official version from the Play Store.
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