CupidLeaks
How dating apps actually work.
An interactive lexicon on incentives, algorithms, asymmetries, and psychological effects — plus a tool that analyzes your data export entirely in your browser. No servers, no trackers, no paywall.
Privacy by architecture
No API endpoints for user data. Processing in a Web Worker. No
localStorage for file content.
Knowledge base
11 modular articles — gender-neutral, descriptive, with sources. No advice, no value judgments.
Self-hosted, static
No external fonts, no CDNs, no cookies. CSP default-src 'self'.
Start here
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Overview
What is a dating app, economically? Market size, user base, activation rates, and the rough frame for everything that follows.
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Asymmetries
Gendered swipe rates, match distribution, the Pareto effect, the Lorenz curve — the fundamental divergence from which nearly everything else follows.
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Attention economy
Top-10 % concentration, signal loss from mass swiping, cognitive overload, and the feedback loop between the two sides of the market.
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Communication & ghosting
Initiation rates, first-message effort, response times, ghosting by age — what happens after the match.