SuperCrushes come with a happn Premium subscription, which includes a set number of them. As a Premium subscriber you can also buy more in the happn store. To reach it, go to your My Account page and tap the plus button in the top right corner, or tap the Need SuperCrush button.

What Premium gives you

The simplest way to have SuperCrushes to send is to be on Premium, happn's paid subscription. It comes with an allowance of them built in.

Premium does not come with an unlimited supply. You get a limited number, and the exact count is something to check in the app, because allowances like this change. Treat them as scarce. That is the right attitude anyway, for reasons that come up below.

Buying more from the store

Once you are a Premium subscriber, you can top up with extra SuperCrushes from the in-app store.

Go to your My Account page. In the top right corner you will find a plus button. Tap it, or tap the Need SuperCrush button, and the store opens with the options on offer. Prices vary and change, so read what the store shows you rather than trusting a figure from anywhere else.

Before you buy, look at how the last batch went. If you have not yet had a reply to one, more of them are unlikely to be the fix.

Is paying for them worth it

a dating coach is not one of the coaches who tell men never to pay on dating apps. He thinks the instinct to never spend anything often holds men back. In his view, paying is usually worth it if it gets you in front of the women you want, as long as the price is not absurd.

His case for super likes and roses on other apps is specific. They bring your interest to her attention more than a normal like would, so you are more likely to actually be seen by the women you are most interested in. On happn, where a normal Like is secret, that difference is bigger than usual.

His warning is just as specific. A super like gives away a little of your position, because you have shown interest first. The rest of your messaging has to be good enough to make that back. So paying for SuperCrushes makes sense only if you are going to write something worth reading with each one.

Spend them on fewer women

A limited supply is a reason to be choosy, not a reason to hurry.

A useful test before you tap the blue star: do you already know what you would say to her? If yes, she is worth one. If you are staring at her page trying to think of something, send a normal Like instead. It costs you nothing, and it keeps your SuperCrushes for moments where they can actually do something.

Spreading them across everyone you mildly like turns a strong signal into a habit, and a habit is not flattering to anyone.

What she sees when one arrives

A SuperCrush lands in its own section at the top of her Messages, above everything else. When she taps it, she opens your page.

That is worth thinking about before you pay for more. A SuperCrush does not win her over by itself. It gets her to look at you properly, and then your photos and your description do the deciding. If those are weak, a SuperCrush only gets them judged sooner.

So if your last few went unanswered, look at your own page before you look at the store. A clear, recent lead photo and a description that says something real will do more for you than a bigger supply of stars.

What to write with each one

Every SuperCrush can carry a message that reacts to something specific she has put up: a photo, her description or the place you crossed paths.

Use that. a dating coach's rule for first messages is to find something unusual to comment on or lightly tease, and to keep it short. He prefers her words over her photos, because a comment on what she wrote feels genuine and a comment on how she looks feels superficial.

The crossing location is happn's best gift here. A short, playful line about the corner you apparently both haunt is specific, easy to answer and quietly suggests an easy first date.

Keep track of what they get you

a dating coach's standing advice on anything in online dating is to test, change something, and test again.

Do that with SuperCrushes. Note which ones were accepted and which messages got a real reply. After a few, you will see whether your lines are landing. If they are, the money is well spent. If they are not, change what you write before you buy another batch.