Yes, if you live in one of twelve states. Residents of those states can request a full refund within three business days of subscribing. How you ask depends on how you paid: App Store subscriptions still go through Apple, while Hinge payment and Android subscribers mail Hinge a signed, dated cancellation notice.

Which states qualify

Hinge lists twelve states where this right applies:

  • Arizona
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Illinois
  • Iowa
  • Minnesota
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio
  • Rhode Island
  • Wisconsin

Live in one of them? Then you can ask for your money back in full, as long as you move quickly. If your state isn't there, skip to the section on other states below, because a different and narrower rule applies to you.

Three business days, and when they start

The clock starts the day you subscribe, and it counts business days, not calendar days. A weekend in the middle doesn't use it up, which gives you a little more room than it sounds.

Still, three business days goes by fast. If you subscribed on a Monday and started doubting it by Tuesday night, act on Wednesday. Don't wait to see whether the weekend brings more likes. The window will be gone before you have learned anything useful.

If you subscribed through the App Store

App Store subscriptions still go through Apple. Even inside the three days, Hinge doesn't process the refund itself for these. You make the request through Apple, the same way you would for any other App Store charge.

If you paid with Hinge payment or on Android

Hinge payment subscribers and Android subscribers cancel by mail. Send a signed, dated cancellation notice that includes your account email or phone number and your order number.

Mail it to Hinge, Attn: Cancellations, P.O. Box 25472, Dallas, Texas 75225, USA.

The notice itself doesn't need legal language. It needs the details Hinge asks for, in plain words, so nobody has to write back to you for more.

Say that you are cancelling your Hinge subscription and requesting a full refund. Give the email address or phone number on your Hinge account, so the notice can be matched to you. Add your order number, which you can usually find on the receipt for the purchase. Then sign it and write the date.

Mail it the same day you write it. A letter that sits in your bag for a week doesn't help anyone. Keep a copy of the signed notice and note the date you sent it. If you want extra peace of mind, ask the post office for a receipt showing when it went out. If anything is ever disputed, that dated proof is the simplest evidence you have.

California and Ohio have faster options

Residents of California or Ohio don't have to rely on the post. You can also email hello@hinge.co or fax (972) 892-9570.

Whichever you use, include the same details you would put in a letter. That means your account email or phone number, your order number, and a clear line saying you are cancelling within the three business days. Keep the sent email or the fax confirmation.

If you are outside those states

The full refund within three business days is specific to those twelve states. Everywhere else, the general rule applies. Most Hinge purchases are nonrefundable, but you can still ask for a refund on a subscription bought within the last 14 days, from whoever processed the payment. That means Apple for the App Store, Google for Google Play, and Hinge's Support Team for Hinge payment.

Paying for more matches without the regret

Most men who search for this subscribed on impulse. It might have been a slow week or a screen promising more likes, and the second thoughts arrived before the charge had even settled.

a dating coach's advice on paid dating apps makes that regret less likely. He thinks refusing to pay on principle is a mistake, because the apps are businesses and they look after the people paying them. But he tests everything. Buy the smallest, shortest option first. Keep it if it clearly helps and drop it if it doesn't.

He also insists the account has to work before money can help it. Paying multiplies what you already get, so an account that earns nothing will earn nothing faster. Before you subscribe again, put your clearest daylight photo first, rewrite any answer that could belong to any man, and practice suggesting a plan within a few messages. Then paying has something to multiply, and you won't be racing a three-day clock to undo it.