Most guides on this stop at workarounds: a Google trick, a fake profile, swiping for hours with the distance turned up. CheatBust goes straight to the card. These are the words you will meet on it, in the order they show up.
Name bar
The Tinder app has none. Its own help centre says you can't search for a specific person there, which is why CheatBust takes the first name for you.
help.tinder.comMatched card
The profile card that matches the name you typed, laid out the way a swiper sees it.
Last active
When that profile was last used, printed on the card itself.
Photos and bio
Their pictures and the words under them, opened in one short step.
Nearby scan
The search goes through active profiles around the city you enter.
Recent changes
What they edited lately, shown with their interests and subscription.
Three screens, always in this order. Slide the flame along to walk through them.
Type the first name. Age, city and a photo are optional.
Active profiles near that city are compared with it.
The matched card opens, with photos and bio after one short step.
A Tinder card carries a first name only, often the short one people use with friends. Match that, and the search has less to guess.
Type this
- Jess
- Mike, the name on his card
- Jess, 28, Denver
Not this
- Jessica Marie Carter
- Michael, the name on his ID
- Her email or phone number
When the name is a common one, an age and a city narrow the scan, and a recent photo narrows it further.