How the scoring works
No black box. Here's exactly what the AI is judging when it puts a number on your photo.
The judge
The scoring runs on Google Gemini, a vision model that can look at a photo and reason about it the way a person would. We prompt it to grade you the way a busy, attractive person on Tinder / Hinge / Bumble grades you — in under a second, on the strength of the photo alone.
What the AI rewards
- Sharp focus and natural, flattering lighting
- Direct eye contact — you're looking at the swiper
- A genuine expression: relaxed smile, warm eyes
- Clean framing where you're the obvious subject
- Variety across the lineup: hero, social, activity, full-body
What it penalizes
- Blur, low light, heavy filters or over-editing
- Sunglasses, hats, or angles that hide your face
- Group shots where nobody knows which one is you
- Cluttered backgrounds that pull the eye off you
- Low-effort mirror selfies with bad lighting
Why the app matters
Tinder is a thumb race — the lead photo has to stop the swipe in under a second. Hinge rewards personality and prompts, so variety and activity shots weigh more. Bumble skews approachable and polished. We tell the AI which app you're on so the ranking reflects what actually gets a match there.
What it's not
It's not rating your attractiveness as a human. It's rating the photo. The same person in three different shots can score anywhere from 3 to 9 — that's the whole point. You already have the right photo somewhere. This tells you which one.