Tinder is cheaper in third-world countries because those countries have lower average incomes. Tinder prices subscriptions based on the phone number you use when you create your account.
So, all you have to do is create a new account using a phone number from a third-world country (Southeast Asia, India, Middle East, Africa, South America). This may be hard if you are not currently located in such a country.
As always, buy the subscriptions using the desktop site, not the app. You save money, not only because Tinder doesn't have to give Apple/Google a cut, but also, if your Apple/Google account is linked to e.g. the US, you will be charged US prices.
I created my new Tinder account using a Malaysian phone number, and now the premium prices are 5-10x cheaper compared to my old account using an Australian number.
FAQs:
- Yes, this also works for Bumble. It might work for other apps too - I haven't tried.
- You have to delete your old account and create a new one. Just changing the phone number on your account will NOT work.
