Show HN: Tinder but it's only pictures of my wife and I can only swipe right

(trytender.app)

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K0balt 24 July 2025
This is great.

I set it up and was conspicuously swiping in bed. My wife is all hey, what are you doing? I’m all nothing.. put the phone down on the dresser.

No, let me see your phone etc. I relent, she opens the app with sulphur smoldering in her nostrils lol, then she starts poking around, and we have been having a really great night since.

rkangel 24 July 2025
In a similar vein, we used "Kinder", which is like Tinder except it's for choosing baby names - it shows you names that both you and your partner swiped right on.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kinder-find-baby-names/id10684...

strken 24 July 2025
This made me realise that I want Tinder but for arbitrary content and able to be shared via links - photos, restaurants, date and times, or whatever.

Create a Google Drive folder for your trip photos, sync it with OAuth, send a link to your group chat, and share the ones that everyone liked.

dsauerbrun 24 July 2025
Does my wife also get this so she can be on the other side? Nevermind... I don't need the sad reality of her trying to swipe left and telling me she thinks the app is broken.
tuesdaynight 23 July 2025
I know that we should only comment if we have something to add to the discussion, but this is really sweet. Congrats!
strotter 24 July 2025
This reminds me of an old Gallagher (the Sledge-o-Matic guy) joke, where he was throwing out product ideas: "Playboy for married guys... Every month, same girl!"
paulwilsonn 24 July 2025
This is such a fun idea - taking something like Tinder and turning it into a tiny act of daily love is oddly wholesome. I’d actually love to see some silly stats tracked, like 'Total swipes right' or 'Days streak'. Nice little personal UX twist.
Wolfenstein98k 24 July 2025
Thanks, I've been looking for a way to swipe right on your wife.
slmjkdbtl 24 July 2025
The view is cut off on iPhone13 mini

https://space55.xyz/files/tmp/tender_screenshot.jpg

egypturnash 23 July 2025
This is the best post I have ever seen on this site.
bobbiechen 24 July 2025
Wow, I use the Google Photos widget in much the same way with photos of my wife. What a great idea.
buhrmi 24 July 2025
You should get the "It's a match!" alert on every swipe
hengheng 24 July 2025
Can't try because Android phone best phone, but I already have a request.

Can we get messages? It isn't that uncommon where I live to have several instant messaging apps, and having a separate channel for chats with my partner is actually great. Easier to manage alerts and notifications, doesn't mix with the other channels, etcetera.

TrainedMonkey 23 July 2025
Amazing, is there a plan to add comment and a pickup line features?
rufus_foreman 24 July 2025
OnlyFans but it's just my girlfriend and all she does is complain about how I load the dishwasher.
higgins 24 July 2025
Brilliant.

Question: the TOS references tender.love domain, why did you go with trytender.app for the landing page?

pclowes 23 July 2025
But how are you going to monetize? Are you looking to raise? Moat seems low to me tbh... ;)

This is great. Props for making something fun.

jenders 23 July 2025
Great idea but cue Tinder trademark lawyers in 3… 2… 1…
megamix 24 July 2025
Love it! What about the legal stuff? That Match group is notorious for running after every little violation of their patent or name collision.
dudeinjapan 23 July 2025
I dunno I would feel awkward swiping pics of your wife all day, especially if my gf caught me doing it.
guyroyse 24 July 2025
A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
abrookewood 24 July 2025
Very cute. Congrats on the launch.
bravesoul2 23 July 2025
Feature request. Ex-wife pics added to the deck and for those you have to swipe left.
rightbyte 23 July 2025
Nice. You need to add coop support with P2P chat and so she can swipe right on you for a match.
ctm92 24 July 2025
A tender is the cart that contains the coal in steam locomotives, so it's a burden you can't get rid of. Not sure if my wife would appreciate that (if I had one)
OJFord 24 July 2025
'unable to connect' - are you geoblocking me (UK) or something? I had this with something else here recently, who's it hosted with if you don't mind?
PokerFacowaty 24 July 2025
"helps couples rediscover the joy of swiping" never for a second have I felt joy while swiping
b_e_n_t_o_n 24 July 2025
I love this, I wonder if you could make it so your partner could create the album and vice versa? And then you could swipe left on each other with pictures you chose for the other.
adastra22 23 July 2025
I'm sure she's a fine lady, but I don't need to swipe right on pictures of your wife.
xlii 24 July 2025
First glance: in-app purchases. Unfold list - tip, tip and tip (different amounts).

Only anonymous usage and diagnostics gathered.

Not only concept but execution made me smile. Kudos to you!

darajava 24 July 2025
Aw I actually gave a tip but the app didn't say thanks :( Also when the Settings menu pops up the underlying photo changes.
giantg2 24 July 2025
For some, this might be a psychological torture device.
subpixel 24 July 2025
I'm too old to have used Tinder, but I connected with my wife on Friendster.

(shakes fist) those were the good old days!

AustinBGibbons 23 July 2025
This is a great idea for toddlers and family photo albums
gw_shadow 24 July 2025
Amazing! I love a good cheesy app that lets me show my appreciation. Let me know when it's on Android.

I threw together my own thing called Heart for the Android app store a while ago which sends a notification of a little heart to whomever you've paired with. :)

squokko 24 July 2025
Does this use Apple's face-recognition tech to automatically populate pictures of your spouse, or do you have to add them manually? I was under the impression that third-party apps couldn't access the People albums in PhotoKit.
bluescrn 24 July 2025
Left swipes will be added later as a $2.99 microtransaction for a bundle of 5 swipes.
anal_reactor 24 July 2025
I have a folder with furry art and when I'm bored I scroll that.
angrydingo 24 July 2025
A really nice warm feeling was had by all
Scrapemist 24 July 2025
Did you made it for yourself or for your wife?
defraudbah 24 July 2025
̶B̶l̶i̶n̶k̶ ̶t̶w̶i̶c̶e̶ make 3 quick swipes, 3 slow swipes and 3 quick swipes if you are kept in hostage
sandymcmurray 24 July 2025
Wholesome and sweet. Thank you! I'll gladly add to the flower fund.
kindkang2024 24 July 2025
Really nice. My wife loves it, Also I.
durakot 23 July 2025
Am ready to participate in the seed round.
dotancohen 24 July 2025
Feature request: Can we have multiple profiles? So the user can do one set of photos with one girl, another set when with another girl.

Maybe have the app recognize nearby Bluetooth devices so that nobody gets hurt if the user forgets to change profiles before meeting.

SamInTheShell 24 July 2025
You sir, have delivered upon me an entire "ha ha" that I could not hold in. Thanks.
prmoustache 24 July 2025
Aren't all gallery app using swipe as default mode for switching pictures?
countfeng 24 July 2025
Sometimes it is inevitable to choose to swiperight against your will
zacharynewton 24 July 2025
Finally.... Some wholesome tech
rolandog 24 July 2025
Love the idea! Congrats on launching and being #couplegoals!
BouncySpud 24 July 2025
Brilliant. Can't wait to prank my gf. Waiting for the andriod
oceansky 23 July 2025
Joined the android wait-list
aprilthird2021 24 July 2025
Favorite post in a long while on here. Thanks for sharing!
amelius 24 July 2025
I want this under my "boss key" :)
brtkwr 23 July 2025
How about turning it into a game by flashing random photos non-wife where a right swipe penalises you?
kolanos 24 July 2025
I swiped but your wife didn't match. What gives?
conartist6 24 July 2025
Clearly needs to be called WifeWallet
mbgerring 24 July 2025
Serious question: does this support polycules
crinkly 24 July 2025
Can I swipe left when I get divorced?
jwpapi 23 July 2025
Can i upload my own pictures and share the girls on Tinder my own version of it, where they only see me?

Hey, have you heard about this new dating app thats way better than Tinder?

elpakal 24 July 2025
I call this guy’s app but for China
evenzero 24 July 2025
i clicked expecting a joke but was not expecting this quality of frontend. kudos!
sapphicsnail 23 July 2025
This is adorable and made my day!
fotta 24 July 2025
Hmm I granted access to my photos then selected an album but it says "No photos found" after. It also says "PhotoManager has 0 photos" and "DisplayedPhotos has 0 photos". I chose a shared album, if it matters.

edit: okay yeah it doesn’t work with a shared album

bwfan123 24 July 2025
lovely app, beautiful idea. might save relationships.
smrtinsert 24 July 2025
Love it, cuteware.
terminatornet 24 July 2025
Very funny idea, well done!
nurettin 24 July 2025
2013 to learn some android I wrote a program which allows my wife to track every call, every sms, payments, and later whatsapp notifications, number of steps, vitals, current location, location history and current vehicle.

It is a hugely unsecure and foolish thing to do, but hilarious when she shows the report pages to her friends.

arjvik 24 July 2025
Made my day!
vincefutr23 23 July 2025
Seems like perfect scope for vibe coding. Was that done?
mmaunder 24 July 2025
That this needs to exist is deeply disturbing.
makach 24 July 2025
April first?
sagebird 24 July 2025
ok do pornhub next
rurban 24 July 2025
This is the fancy version of no downvote button. Or there could be a good news website with no bad news. Sceptical
bryanrasmussen 24 July 2025
this is pretty nice, and sort of sweet, sure shows the meanness of my own Tinder but it's only pictures of Donald Trump and you can only swipe right practical joke I played on some ex-friends.
Tanjim 24 July 2025
Lol. But this can be pivoted into something fun and lovely for couples.
Toby1VC 24 July 2025
bad ending
reactordev 24 July 2025
Wait till she takes everything in the divorce 10 years from now…
MrPapz 24 July 2025
Ahahahah. Made me laugh hard. Thank you.
absoluteunit1 24 July 2025
This would do so well on some subreddits lol
jldugger 23 July 2025
"Take my wife, please!"
999900000999 24 July 2025
Pivot.

Develop a version that's just pictures of yourself for narcissist.

Use AI to make you look thinner and more in shape.

impish9208 24 July 2025
Downloaded the app and paid for premium. Still no wife. Devs pls fix.
heavyd 24 July 2025
she big too
ibejoeb 24 July 2025
What did you do wrong?

Serious questions:

    - What's the mobile tech? Is the android version just help up in the store or are you building two native apps?

    - What server side?