Elo Score
App featureAn internal desirability score that dating apps use to rank profiles for matchmaking.
What it means
Elo score (borrowed from chess rankings) is the colloquial term for the internal score dating apps assign to profiles to determine who they're shown to. While Tinder publicly stopped using the term in 2019, every major dating app uses some version of an internal ranking — it's why your match rate can shift dramatically when you change a single photo. The score is opaque and dynamic.
Make the first impression the easy part.
Turn the photo you have into a better photo or a short video. Still you, on a good day.