# Dating App Tip Magazines IRL Magazine Uses Insights from App Data to Give Tips for Dating Apps By Joey Haar | Published 2017-04-25 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/irl-magazine References: [mashable](http://mashable.com/2017/04/25/hinge-irl-dating-advice-launch/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds) & [hingeirl](http://hingeirl.com/) For some time now, dating apps have been the de facto platform for young people looking for love, and IRL Magazine is a new publication that hopes to make that search easier. Hinge, a dating app itself, created IRL Magazine with the aim of using its own data to provide effective insights on how to make the most out of one's dating apps. Because Hinge is a popular dating app, it has valuable troves of data at its disposal. The company knows which types of images are more likely to get matches and which are sure to leave users loveless, it knows how to structure descriptions to make them as attractive as possible, and it knows what kinds of users are most likely to match with one another. IRL Magazine takes these insights and works them into [advice column-style articles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/matchhack-ai) to help people with their virtual love lives. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 29% | Activity: 39% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Romance](https://www.trendhunter.com/romance) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Dating App Optimization:** The data-driven approach of IRL Magazine presents an opportunity for individuals and businesses to optimize their dating app profiles and presence. - **Personalized Data Analytics:** Insights from data analysis can be used to personalize recommendations and improve user experience on dating apps. - **Content-driven Dating Apps:** Publications like IRL Magazine demonstrate a new space for content-driven dating apps that focus on providing users with advice and insights on how to improve their dating experience. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Online Dating:** IRL Magazine presents an opportunity for the online dating industry to offer personalized insights to enhance user experience, potentially increasing user retention and engagement. - **Data Analytics:** Dating apps can leverage the insights gained from data analysis to optimize their platforms and create more effective matching algorithms, creating a space for businesses specializing in personalized data analytics for online dating. - **Media and Publishing:** Publications like IRL Magazine demonstrate the potential for media and publishing companies to enter the dating app space by leveraging their expertise in producing engaging content to offer users advice and insights on how to improve their dating experience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Distraction-Free Dating Guides](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/distractionfree-dating-guide.md) - [AI-Powered Dating Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iris-dating.md) - [Gen Z IRL Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hinges-phonebook.md) - [Hybrid Dating Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/when-we-first.md) - [IRL Dating Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blush-app.md) - [Gamified Video Dating Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/irly.md) - [User-Prompting Dating App Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hinge-dating-app.md) - [IRL Dating App Events](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dating-app-thursday.md) - [AI Dating Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/intimal.md)