For Immediate Release
Gettit's Dealbreaker Filters Work at the Server Level — Not Just Hidden Client-Side Like Every Other Dating App
March 12, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | March 13, 2026 | NEW YORK, NY
New York City, March 2026 — Gettit announces a Dealbreaker Filter system that applies hard preference filters server-side before grid data is returned to the device — a technical architecture that makes filters genuinely unbypassable, and a fundamental departure from how every competing app handles preference matching.
The Problem With Client-Side Filters
Every major dating app offers preference filtering — age range, distance, relationship goals. What most users don’t know is that the majority of these filters are applied client-side: the app downloads a pool of profiles from the server and then hides the ones that don’t match your preferences in the UI.
The consequence is significant. Filtered profiles still exist in the data transfer. In some cases — Hinge being the most documented — profiles that haven’t filled in a required field pass through filters entirely because there’s no value to filter against. A profile with no age listed bypasses an age filter.
Gettit’s architecture inverts this: dealbreaker filters are applied at the server layer before any profile is serialized and returned.
The Dealbreaker Categories
Basics
- Age range — hard minimum and maximum
- Maximum distance — switchable between km and miles
Lifestyle
- Smoking, Drinking, Cannabis preferences
- HIV Status
Relationship
- Relationship Goals — filter by acceptable goal types
- Kids preference
Appearance
- Body type
Filters use non-strict mode for unfilled fields — a profile with no HIV Status listed passes through rather than being silently excluded. This is disclosed in the Dealbreakers UI. Gettit’s position: incomplete information should be surfaced, not hidden by the algorithm.
“We could make filters look more powerful by silently dropping profiles that haven’t filled in a field. That would inflate how ‘effective’ the filters seem. We chose not to. If someone hasn’t listed their relationship goals, you should decide whether to engage with them — not an algorithm.”
— Jax Sterling, CEO & Co-Founder, Gettit
Belt-and-Suspenders: Server-Side and Client-Side
Despite server-side enforcement being the primary layer, Gettit also applies dealbreaker filters client-side on the grid screen as a secondary check — protecting against edge cases where network latency or partial data creates brief inconsistencies. The active dealbreaker count is visible as a badge on the Dealbreakers Settings entry so users always know how many filters are currently active.
Competitor Comparison
| Platform | Filter Enforcement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hinge | Client-side only | Profiles without the filtered field still appear |
| Tinder | Client-side | Distance and age only; no lifestyle filters |
| Bumble | Client-side | Advanced filters behind Premium ($17.99/mo) |
| Grindr | Client-side | Tribe, age, distance; no server enforcement |
| Gettit | Server-side | All categories enforced before data reaches device |
“A filter that gets bypassed isn’t a filter — it’s a suggestion. We built ours at the server layer because your time is valuable and you shouldn’t have to scroll past people you’ve already told the app you’re not compatible with.”
— Jax Sterling, CEO & Co-Founder, Gettit
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About Gettit
Gettit is a privacy-first dating app for everyone, built for real connections in real time. Launching in New York City in April 2026, Gettit combines neighborhood-level location fuzzing, identity verification, selfie verification, and zero algorithmic feeds to create a dating experience that puts people first. Learn more at gettit.app.
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