It Costs $5 to Find Out If Your Boyfriend Is on Tinder

There's an app for everything

By Julia Hays Apr 05, 2016 7:01 PMTags
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Want to find out if your significant other is on Tinder?

How about your boss, your BFF, or your parent for that matter?

Well, there's an app for that.

Swipe Buster is a new service that allows you to do some snooping to see if someone you know is using the dating app.

Who needs Maury when it costs only $5 to see what your BF or GF is up to?

It's pretty simple to use... Head to their site and type in a first name, age, sex, and location where you think a person last used Tinder.

And boom! You've got your answer.

Fake example: If "Tommy," the 33-year-old Los Angeleno in your life, is active on the app, you'll see him pop up.

You've been "swipe busted," fake Tommy!

According to the creators of Swipe Buster, the app is less about calling out cheaters and more about shining a light on how easy it is to see what people are up to online.

"People have way too much information about themselves available publicly," said the app's developers in an email. "People should be aware of the privacy settings on all the services they use."

According to Swipe Buster data, both men and women are using the service, and most users thus far have been in the U.S.

As for that $5? It's a small price, though Tinder says this is all "searchable," "public" information that users have on their profiles.

So, using Swipe Buster to bust your boo is more a matter of convenience—if you're tech-savvy you could just find the intel yourself via Tinder's API.

But then you wouldn't be able to tell any potential cheaters that they've been "swipe busted!"

So... up to you.

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