Every term Hunch uses, defined plainly. Hunch has its own vocabulary — drop, drink invite, Hunch plans, flowers — because the product is structurally different from most dating apps. Here's what each term means.
A drop is the daily set of curated profiles Hunch hands you.
Up to 10 profiles. Once a day, at 5 PM (or 10 AM for Hunch Pro). No infinite scroll — you action the drop and you’re done for the day. Every profile in a drop is photo-verified before it ever lands in someone’s feed.
The interest you send by tapping "Go for a drink" on a profile.
On Hunch, the action isn’t a like or a swipe — it’s a drink invite. It means "I would actually meet this person." Once both people send a drink invite, the conversation begins, and the conversation is a date being made.
The primary "I want to meet" action on every profile.
Tapping "Go for a drink" sends a drink invite. There is no separate like, swipe, or wave. The action itself signals real intent — if the other person sends one too, the date-making conversation starts.
Hunch’s in-product matchmaker character.
Sia introduces drink invites and helps frame the date being made. Hunch — the product — is what plans the venue and time. Sia is the voice; Hunch is the system.
The phrase that describes how Hunch turns a drink invite into a date.
Once two people both want to meet, Hunch picks a venue and a time based on availability, location, and taste. The user doesn’t schedule, doesn’t suggest a place — Hunch hands over a real plan, the user just has to show up.
The 7-day window every conversation operates inside.
Conversations on Hunch close after seven days, by design. The clock exists so the drink invite becomes a date, not an endless chat. If it’s going somewhere, seven days is plenty.
Hunch’s category descriptor.
Most dating apps stop at the match. Follow-through matchmaking goes beyond — owning the steps where dating usually stalls (surfacing mutual interest, planning the venue and time) so the date actually happens.
A premium gesture that skips the queue and guarantees visibility.
Sending flowers attaches a high-intent signal to a drink invite. Flowers skip the queue, never get blurred (even for free users on the receiving end), and land at the top of the recipient’s drop. They cost more than a regular drink invite because they buy attention and certainty.
Replace a profile you’ve dismissed with a fresh one.
Swap doesn’t pull from your existing daily picks — it brings in a brand new profile. Free users have no swaps; Hunch Plus and Pro users get swaps as part of the plan.
The five principles every Hunch user agrees to.
Limited drop. Intentional yes. Mutual interest. 7-day conversion window. Focused attention. These rules shape every part of the product — and they’re why the experience feels different from unlimited browsing apps.
The mid-tier subscription.
Adds swaps, unblurred drink invites in your interests tab, chat extension, and read receipts. Same drop time as free users (5 PM), same daily drop size.
The top-tier subscription.
Everything in Plus, plus: drops at 10 AM (instead of 5 PM), six active conversations (up from three), advanced filters, and priority visibility.
How focused the person on the other end is.
On most dating apps, the person you’re chatting with has unlimited open threads. On Hunch, they have at most three (six on Pro). That focus is why drink invites mean something.
How many people fit your current filter settings.
Reach is a meter shown in filters: Open Minded (few filters, large pool), Curated (moderate), Focused (many filters, smaller pool). More filters means more precision — but drop size stays the same. Filters affect who you see; they don’t affect who sees you.
Last updated 2026-05-11.