HowsMyHinge®
Find your strongest Hinge photos, before you swipe.
Hinge gives you 6 photo slots — and the lead photo does most of the work. Upload up to 12 candidate photos and our AI ranks every one, picks the 6 that belong on your profile, and tells you what performs on Hinge: a clear-face lead, a full-body shot, a social photo, and real variety across the set.
What are you looking for?
Who do you usually connect with best?(optional)
What vibe should your profile project?(optional)
Your answers steer the ranking — a profile built for a long-term relationship gets judged differently to one built for casual dating.
Drag & drop your Hinge photo candidates
or tap to choose — 2 to 12 photos, we'll find your best 6
Best 6 of 12
Upload everything you're considering — all your candidates get ranked, and the 6 that belong on your Hinge profile rise to the top.
Verdicts on your top 6
Each of your best photos gets a rank, a one-line reason, and one concrete tip to make it stronger.
The lead photo call
A clear recommendation for which photo should open your Hinge profile, and why.
How to optimise your Hinge profile photos
Hinge is browsed one profile at a time, not swiped in bulk — so each photo gets looked at, and weak slots cost you. The profiles that convert likes into conversations almost always cover the same bases: a clear-face lead photo in slot one, at least one full-body shot, one social or activity photo that shows life beyond selfies, and visible variety in settings and outfits across all six slots.
The most common mistakes are ordering problems, not photo problems: opening with a group shot where you're ambiguous, stacking three near-identical selfies, or burying your best photo in slot five where many people never look. That's why ranking your existing photos — and putting the right one first — is usually the fastest single improvement you can make to a Hinge profile, before retaking anything.
HowsMyHinge analyses your candidate photos the way a brutally honest friend would: which one leads, which ones make the cut, what each is missing, and what kind of photo would fill the gaps in your set.
Photos are half the battle — prompts and how you use the app are the other half. Read the full guide: how to do better on Hinge →
Frequently asked questions
What order should my Hinge photos be in?+
Lead with a clear, well-lit close-up where your face is instantly recognisable — the lead photo decides most first impressions on Hinge. Follow it with a full-body shot, then a social or activity photo, and use the remaining slots for variety: different settings, outfits and expressions. Avoid opening with a group shot, a sunglasses photo, or anything where you're hard to spot.
What makes a good Hinge lead photo?+
A good Hinge lead photo shows your face clearly (no sunglasses, no heavy filters), uses natural light, and has a genuine expression. Hinge profiles are browsed one card at a time, so the lead photo does more work than on swipe-first apps — clarity beats artistry in that first slot.
How does HowsMyHinge rank my photos?+
You upload up to 12 candidate photos and an AI model compares them against each other — not against other people — on image quality, face clarity, expression and approachability, composition, and variety. It ranks every photo, picks the 6 that belong on your Hinge profile, and writes feedback on those top 6. It never judges physical attractiveness, facial structure or body type: only how each photo works as a Hinge profile photo.
Is HowsMyHinge free?+
Uploading and ranking your photos is free, and we show you your #3-ranked photo as proof the ranking is real. The full reveal — which photos took your top spots, why each of your top 6 ranks where it does, one improvement tip per photo, the lead-photo recommendation and a variety assessment — unlocks for a one-time $4.99. No subscription, no account.
Are my photos private?+
Yes. Your report lives at a private, unguessable link that only you have, reports are excluded from search engines, and photos are only used to generate your ranking. There's no public gallery and no crowd voting.