How to Delete Tinder - A 2024 Step-by-Step Guide

Don’t want to use the ultimate online dating app anymore? No worries!

We’ll show you how to delete Tinder in a few simple steps.

But first, let’s see the alternative:

Hide Your Account Temporarily

If you want to take a break from meeting new people but still want to keep your account and the matches you’ve made, we have just the thing for you.

Here’s how to hide your profile on Tinder:

1. Log in to the app or Tinder.com
2. Click on your profile icon
3. Navigate to Settings
4. Scroll to the Discovery section
5. Swipe left the Show me on Tinder button to turn it off

What happens after hiding your Tinder account?

• You won’t be recommended to other users.
• You can chat with your previous matches.
• The people you already liked can match with you.

The advantage: You can unhide yourself at any time without losing data.

How to Delete Tinder?

If you’re ready to stop using Tinder permanently, the deletion process is the same on Android, iOS, and web browsers.

Just follow these steps:

1. Sign in through the app or on Tinder.com

2. Tap on your profile icon

3. Go to the  Settings menu

4. Scroll to the very bottom

5. Click on Delete My Account

6. Confirm deletion on the next screen

7. Answer why you’re deleting the profile or skip the question

Once the process is complete, you’ll lose all your data — personal information, matches, chats, and all other settings.

While it should all go smoothly if you follow the steps, that’s not always the case.

Why Can’t I Delete My Tinder Account?

You may run into some issues when trying to disable Tinder. It’s frustrating not to know why, so let’s throw light on the subject:

Here are the top five reasons you might struggle with the task:

• You’re shadowbanned: Violating terms and conditions can make Tinder penalize you. Bullying others, posting nude photos, or too many right swipes can get you in trouble.

The point of shadowbanning is that the user doesn’t know it’s happening. So you may be blocked from the platform and be unaware of that.

The solution: Contact Tinder and ask for assistance to close your Tinder account.

• You have an active subscription: Tinder offers extra services for a monthly fee, such as more super likes, undoing a swipe, additional settings, etc. You have to cancel the monthly subscription before you permanently delete your profile. 

The solution: If you subscribed through the Android app or Tinder.com, tap on your profile picture, then Settings – Manage Payment Account – Cancel Subscription. 

If you have used Google Play Store or Apple ID to subscribe, you must cancel from there.

• You’re trying to delete a second account: If you’ve deleted a Tinder account before, made a new one, and are now trying to deactivate it again, you might be targeted as a spammer.

Tinder considers that suspicious behavior and can forbid you from terminating the profile again. It’s a precaution against users who keep closing and creating accounts.

The solution: Contact support or remove all your information and photos for the time being.

• A system bug: The system might falter just as you’re trying to cancel your Tinder account. Unfortunately, stuff like that happens. 

Possible solutions:

• Restart your phone
• Close and reopen the Tinder app
• Log out and log back in
• Update the app to the latest version
• Delete the profile from Tinder.com
• Switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data usage

• The server is down: Tinder has over seven million users in the United States, so sometimes, the server can overload. 

The solution: If that’s the issue, there’s nothing you can do but wait. Give it a couple of hours and try again.

Wrap Up

If you're sure you're ready to say goodbye to online dating and delete your Tinder account, the process is pretty straightforward. That is, if you haven’t broken any community rules. 

Follow the steps outlined above, and it should take less than a minute to get it done.

However, it's important to note that once the deletion is complete, you’ll lose all your matches, messages, and other data forever.

So, if you're thinking about taking a break for a while, it might be better to just hide your account temporarily rather than deleting it.