However, recent research suggests that people do not always use Tinder for hook-up sex. Further, there are differences between how men and women use the app.
Research by Sumter, Vandenbosch, and Ligtenberg (2016) collected responses from 266 current or former Tinder users between the ages of 18 and 30. The study participants indicated how often they used the app, whether they had succeeded in meeting a Tinder match offline, and how many Tinder one-night stands they’d had. Finally, respondents were asked to reveal to what extent they agreed or disagreed with a series of statements about why they used Tinder, such as, "to contact a romantic partner," "to find someone to have sex with," and "to feel better about myself."