You're then presented with a variety of topics to choose between. Not much is off-limits, including food, politics, sports, and a few not-safe-for-work topics, like thongs and strippers.
There are a few topics that are off-limits, however: Alper says Hater does not allow hate speech of any kind on the platform. The topics do not include any racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic groups and all the topics are chosen by the Hater team, not by the users.
Occasionally, though, Hater strays into weird territories. Texting while driving is illegal in most states (who would choose "love"?) while manners are an odd thing to "hate." But if you don't have an opinion on a topic or simply don't want to say, you can tap to skip it.
Hater also asks about abortion, your opinion on former president Barack Obama, and "offensive jokes." While initially a bit off-putting, Hater has the right idea: Disagreeing on some core issues may affect a couple's ultimate compatibility. If an issue is a deal-breaker for you, you'll at least know how someone stands before you even swipe right.
Here's how my profile shook out when I took a break from swiping on topics. Everything seems to be in order here.
By swiping along the top menu, you can see the breakdown across all four categories. If you don't want something to appear in your profile, or you want to change your vote, just tap on the topic. Tapping on a topic will also allow you to add it to your list of the top five worst things, which are the things you hate above all else.
Since Hater is constantly adding new topics, you can constantly update your profile with likes and dislikes. Alper said he's heard of couples getting on the platform just to play with the topics feature.
Once you've listed your likes, dislikes, loves, and hates, Hater starts finding matches for you. You can scroll through matches much like other dating apps, swiping left on those you're not interested in and right on someone you'd like to get to know.
Hater shows you how compatible you are — this gentleman and I were an 80% match! — as well as the person's age, how far away they are from you, and whatever photos they have up. Tapping the bottom of the screen lets you see which topics you have in common.
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Hater is only available on iOS for now, and is only available in English. But Alper said the team is working to translate Hater into other languages and launch an Android version of the service.
You can try Hater for yourself by downloading it from the App Store.