Buying Tinder Gold is essentially a trade of money for . While it doesn't change your profile's attractiveness, it allows you to skip the "swiping game" by seeing exactly who has already liked you. The "Tinder Gold" Reality

: Upon purchasing, users frequently find that many of these likes are from people outside their preferred age/distance range, or profiles they already swiped left on.

Users often report a mix of success and frustration. Here is the typical "story" of a Gold user: