Case Study: Tinder achieves faster app load times in Singapore with HeadSpin

How Headspin helped tinder's app load more quickly in singapore

Tinder was experiencing severe mobile performance problems in Singapore: the app often took more than a minute to find nearby users and display photos, with images taking 36.089 seconds to download. HeadSpin’s mobile performance platform detected that CDN and API IPs were mapping to North America (causing high hop times and TTFB ~700+ ms, sometimes >2s) and that some 3rd‑party SDKs like AppsFlyer were connecting slowly; these insights came from real devices on local telco networks.

Using HeadSpin’s data and remote device access, Tinder engineers moved to a lower‑latency CDN and fixed problematic API connections, resolving the misrouted IPs and related delays. HeadSpin enabled rapid, remote debugging and the app’s performance in Singapore returned to normal, eliminating slow image downloads, reducing latency, and protecting user engagement and conversion in that market.

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