Rate people: real photos, real people, 1 to 10

How to rate people on RATE

Open the For You feed and you see one post at a time: a real person, up to 4 photos, and a row of numbers from 1 to 10. Tap through the photos, pick a number, and the next post slides in. There's no skip button. To see the next person, you rate the one in front of you, so every post gets a real look instead of a fast swipe.

You can set the feed to women, men or both, so you can rate random people or focus on the people you're curious about. Your rating is one number for the whole post, so look through all of its photos before you decide.

Rate strangers honestly: how to give a useful score

A rating only helps if it's honest. The person on the other end wants to know how their photo lands, not to be flattered or punished. A few habits make your scores worth more:

• Rate the photo, not the person's whole life. You're reacting to one picture, so score what you see in it.
• Use the whole scale. If everything gets a 5 or a 10, your ratings stop telling anyone anything.
• Go with your first honest reaction. Overthinking tends to drag every number toward the middle.
• Never rate to hurt. A low score is fine when it's honest; marking someone down on purpose isn't.

What your rating means to the person you rate

Behind every post is someone asking a real question: how do I come across? Your rating becomes part of their answer, with no name attached. Rate others the way you'd want strangers to rate you: honestly, quickly and without cruelty.

That's also why one careless or spiteful rating matters less than you'd think, and an honest one matters more. A score only appears once enough people have rated, so the result reflects the crowd, not any single rater.

Why rating others helps your own photos

RATE works because people take turns: you rate others, and others rate you. Rating other people also helps your own photos get seen more, so if you've posted and you're waiting for your score, a few minutes in the feed is the most useful thing you can do.

It also trains your eye. After rating a few dozen posts, you start to notice what makes a photo work: the light, the angle, the expression, the background. That's free advice for your own next post.

Mutual 8+ matches, or "Match me with: No one"

Your ratings are anonymous: people never see who gave which score. A high rating is revealed in only two cases. If you rate someone 8, 9 or 10 and they rate you 8 or higher back, it's a mutual match and a private chat opens. And RATE Gold members can see who rated them 8+, so if you give a Gold member 8 or higher, they can see it was you.

Not here to meet anyone? Choose "Match me with: No one". You can still rate people, post your own photos, get rated and see your results. You just never match, and you can switch matching back on whenever you like.

Community rules for rating people

Rating strangers only works if everyone feels safe being rated, so the rules are short and strict:

• Honest ratings only. Rate what you see, not to boost a friend or sink a stranger.
• No comments. A number is the only feedback a photo gets, so there's no room for insults.
• No harassment in chats. If someone crosses a line after a match, block them and report it.
• 18+ only. RATE is for adults, and you give your date of birth when you sign up.
• Real photos only. Every photo is checked before it goes live: a real person's face, no nudity, no screenshots, no AI images.
• Report anything that breaks the rules from the post's menu. Accounts that break them can be warned, restricted or banned.