The premise of a dating app is to swipe left or right based on looks and compatibility. What excuse do you have for being there, other than looking for a date? A dating app is meant for dating, not for making friends. So yes, if you are using it, you are cheating.

Is looking at dating apps cheating?

A new survey of 3,500 college students by ABODO Apartments — an online apartment marketplace helping college students find their next off-campus rental — found that 69 percent of people felt using dating apps while in an exclusive relationship counts as cheating, no matter the context, while others had different ideas

Is swiping on tinder considered cheating?

Dating and relationship coach India Kang told Mashable that the only time swiping constitutes cheating is when youre engaged or married. Unless youre in a committed relationship, whereby both parties have agreed to date exclusively, swiping isnt a form of cheating, its more keeping your options open.