Tinder-Like Swipe Cards in Flutter
Article Summary
Anup Kumar Panwar built a dating app and hit a wall: existing Flutter swipe libraries were either slow or clunky. So he built his own and open-sourced it.
After testing multiple Flutter libraries for Kippy Dating App and finding none that delivered both performance and good UX, Panwar created swipe_cards—a lightweight module for Tinder-style card interactions. The package supports the three core gestures: left swipe (reject), right swipe (like), and up swipe (super like).
Key Takeaways
- Built around MatchEngine controller for manual swipe triggers via code
- SwipeItem wrapper adds like/nope/superlike actions to any dynamic object
- Supports programmatic swiping through button presses or gestures
- Available on pub.dev as swipe_cards package version 0.0.4
A production-tested Flutter swipe card implementation that prioritizes performance and developer experience, extracted from a real dating app.
About This Article
Anup Kumar Panwar looked at several Flutter libraries for Kippy Dating App, but none of them worked for what he needed. Some were slow, others gave users a poor experience.
Panwar dug through GitHub projects, StackOverflow threads, and Flutter docs to build swipe_cards, a custom Flutter module that handles left swipes, right swipes, and up swipes. It includes a MatchEngine controller so developers can trigger actions manually.
The swipe_cards package (version 0.0.4) is now open-sourced on pub.dev. Developers can use it to build Tinder-style card interactions without running into performance issues. Kippy Dating App uses it in production.