Tinder is an app that makes matches. Starts the spark, so to say. This is an excerpt from Rewind and Capture, which explains why they chose the name: dry material (such as wood or grass) that burns easily and can be used to start a fire.

Why was Tinder named Tinder?

Tinder: What started out as “Matchbox” eventually became Tinder after the founders consulted a thesaurus. They stuck with the fire theme, liking the idea that their app could create a romantic spark.

What is the meaning behind Tinder?

1 : a very flammable substance adaptable for use as kindling. 2 : something that serves to incite or inflame that rhetoric was ready tinder for revolution— Margaret Peters.