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2Add up to six photos and AuraMog scores each face out of 100 with its attractiveness test model, trained on 224,114 ratings from real people. It checks each frame for head angle, closed eyes, blur, light and distance. The clean photo with the top score goes first, and gaps of 3 points or less count as a tie.
How does the photo rater pick your first photo?
The photo rater runs the same face model as the AuraMog attractiveness test, and it runs it inside your browser. Each photo gets a score and a frame check, then the set gets an order with one decision per photo. Nothing is uploaded, and there is no limit on how many sets you rank.
- Face score. Each photo gets a score out of 100 from the model behind the attractiveness test, trained on 224,114 ratings from real people.
- Frame check. The scan reads head angle, closed eyes, sharpness, light and how close the face is.
- Lineup. The clean photo with the top score goes first, the rest follow by score, and every photo gets one decision with a reason.
Call it a photo rater, a rate my pictures tool or an AI photo rater: it is the same scan, run on your device.
What do Main, Supporting and Skip mean?
| Decision | When the scan gives it | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Use as main | Top score among photos with open eyes, a sharp face, even light and a close enough frame | Put it first |
| Use as supporting | A lower score, or a group shot, far shot or turned head the scan can't lead with | Keep it lower in the lineup |
| Skip | Eyes closed, a soft face, too dark or blown out, or the same file twice | Retake it or leave it out |
| Couldn't read | No face found, or the file didn't open | Check the file, or keep it low if you're in it |
What are the best photos for dating apps to lead with?
The best photos for Tinder, Hinge and Bumble all start with the same thing: a first photo where your face reads clearly, because it is the one people see before they open the rest of your profile. These are the checks the scan runs before it lets a photo go first.
- Face the camera. Within about 12 degrees of straight on, the face reads fully. Past 25 degrees the scan can't score it at all.
- Eyes open. A frame where the eyes read closed goes to Skip, even with a good score.
- A sharp face. Soft focus on the face costs more than a busy background.
- Even light. Faces that are too dark or blown out get flagged. Window light or open shade fixes both.
- Close enough. Your face should fill a good part of the frame. Far shots belong lower in the lineup.
- Just you. With a second person of similar size in the frame, the scan stops, and a match can't tell which one you are.
Which photos work lower in the lineup?
Supporting photos show the rest of your life: friends, a hobby, a trip, your build. The scan won't put them first, and they don't need to be first. They go after your main, in any order you like.
- Group shots. They show your friends. Keep one where you are easy to spot.
- Far shots and full body. They show your build and where you were. Your face is small in them, so they sit lower.
- Side angles and profile shots. They can look great, but the scan reads faces head on, so it can't score them.
- Doing something. Cooking, climbing or playing music gives a match something to ask about.
Use as supporting means the photo keeps a spot in your lineup. Only Skip means retake it or leave it out.
Why do two photos of you score differently?
The model reads the face in each photo, so anything that changes how the face looks moves the number: head angle, light, focus, distance and expression. On 153 faces photographed both ways, a closed-mouth smile scored 3.5 points higher on average than a neutral face.
Some of the gap is noise. A small change in crop or angle can move a score by a few points on its own, so AuraMog calls gaps of 3 points or less a tie. The score reads your face in this photo. It can't tell how you look in person.
When should you use the attractiveness test instead?
Use the attractiveness test when you want to go deep on one photo: it shows which parts of your face add or cost points and reads your face shape. Use this page when you have a few candidates and need the order for your profile. Both run on the same model, so one photo gets one score on either page.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. You don't need an email or credits. The scan runs on the face model inside your browser, so there is no cap on how many sets you rank. Add more photos to a set and only the new ones get scanned, so a second pass is quick.
No. The scan runs in your browser, and your photos never leave this device. The first time you use it, the browser downloads the face model files, and after that it works from the copy it already has. AuraMog does not save your photos, and closing the tab clears the set.
Up to six at a time, and one photo works too. With one, you get its score, what the scan saw in the frame and whether it can lead. With two or more, you also get the order, one decision per photo and a clear note when two photos are too close to call.
The scan reads one face per photo. When a second person of similar size is in the frame, it stops instead of guessing which face is yours. That photo can still sit lower in your lineup, where a group shot can show your social life without making anyone guess which person you are.
Small changes in angle, crop or light move a face score by a few points on their own, so a gap that small says more about the frame than about you. When two photos are 3 points apart or less, AuraMog calls it a tie and lets you pick the one that looks most like you now.
It can. On 153 faces photographed both ways, a closed-mouth smile scored 3.5 points higher on average than a neutral face. The scan marks a smile in the frame notes and never counts it against a photo, so a smiling shot can lead as long as the eyes are open and the face is sharp.
Yes. Both pages use the same face model and read the photo the same way, so the same photo in the same browser gets the same score on either page. The attractiveness test goes deeper on one face and shows which parts add or cost points. This page ranks a set and picks your lead.
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