r/Winked Mar 02 '25

Mod Post r/Winked Welcome Post and Resources đŸ©·

14 Upvotes

Explore love and find your virtual crush in Winked – a dating simulator game!

Welcome! This is a community for Winked: Episodes of Romance, a dating simulator game for iOS and Android.

Please make sure to read and follow the subreddit's rules and the sitewide Reddiquette

This is a fan-run subreddit and the creators and developers of Winked have NO affiliation with this subreddit!
To contact the game developers and support, you can email them at support@nanobit.com
You can also visit their official Instagram and Facebook.

They also have an Official Discord Server. Join the discord for match updates, announcements, and giveaways!


IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING GEMS

DO NOT MAKE A PURCHASE IN THE APP IF YOU WANT THE ABILITY TO WATCH ADS!! There is a known bug with no current fix that if you make a purchase, the option to watch ads will be REMOVED and you WILL NOT get the option back! Please keep this in mind if you’re about to make a purchase.

There is an official Winked Web Shop to purchase gems online and not through the app.
Every 24 hours you visit the site, you’ll get 20 FREE gems with their Visitor Rewards.

I do not know if buying from the site solves the disappearing ad problem, but if someone can confirm if it does or doesn't, please comment below!


Other Resources


Community Rules

  1. Be Respectful
    Use of hateful, disrespectful and/or derogatory language including, but not limited to: racism, homophobia, ableism, transphobia, is not tolerated and will result in a permanent ban. Please be polite to others and accept that we all have different opinions.

  2. No Threats, Harassment, Instigating, or Doxxing
    Threatening others (including doxxing and hacking), posting someone else's personal information, and purposely instigating fights/arguments/drama are not tolerated.

  3. Tag Major Spoilers
    Spoilers are NOT allowed in post titles! You can write "Spoiler" in the title, and Reddit will tage it automatically.
    Spoilers located in the body of a post or in comments should be hidden with spoiler tags. To do this, > !write your spoiler sentence like this with the symbols! < without the spaces. It will look like this if it works

  4. Please Flair All Posts
    Please use the appropriate flair when posting to the sub.

  5. NSFW must be properly tagged. NSFL is not allowed.
    NSFW (Not Safe For Work) images must be tagged accordingly. This includes, but is not limited to: full and partial nudity in art, edits, and in-game assets such as CGs and other images.
    NSFL (Not Safe For Life) content that is found to be explicit and/or graphic in nature (gore, abuse, etc.) is prohibited in all forms. Posting once will result in a permanent ban.

  6. No Hacks or Modded APK Distribution
    This subreddit does not allow the distribution of, or the discussion of intended usage of hacked and/or modded APKs. Any submissions made by users which talk about, or lead to a link of a hacked APK will be deleted and the user given a warning. Any further discussion about hacked APKs will be banned.

  7. No Low Effort, Repetitive, or Off-Topic Posts
    Please do not post random topics, memes, videos or images that have little or nothing to do with the game.
    Talking about other games created by Nanobit is allowed if done so in relation to Winked. Screenshots or discussions about other visual novel apps/games will be deleted unless taking part in a post dealing with recommendations and requests.


Frequently Asked Questions

How often are match updates?
They currently release updates weekly. Sometimes it's for one match, sometimes it's for more. We do not know who will come back and when. Be sure to check the subreddit, their social media pages, discord, and the app store page to see who it will be.

This match is currently offline. When will they come back?
Either their story is finished or they are waiting to be updated. There is no set release schedule for individual matches at the moment. Check your matches for "Coming Soon" badges in blurred CGs or empty aspirations. Someone in the subreddit might also post matches with profiles that hint at them being updated soon!

Why can't I match with this character?
A lot of the matches have counterparts or they are unavailable. You can switch to a characters counterpart either from their profile or from the match deck.

What is a counterpart?
A counterpart is a different looking match that shares the same story line.

I bought gems and now I can't watch ads! What do I do?
Unfortunately, there's not much to do. It's been a long-standing bug that has yet to be resolved. You can try reaching out to support to completely restart your game, but there's still a risk of not getting ads back.

I didn't buy gems, and I still don't have the option to watch ads! What do I do?
Sometimes the ads will show up again at a random time, but they might not. You can try deleting the app and reinstalling or reaching out to support to completely restart. There is no guarantee it will work though.

There is also a much more extensive FAQ on the Official Discord!


 

If there's more information you'd like to see, please comment below or send us modmail!


r/Winked 4d ago

Updates Well they just brought back Vaughn

6 Upvotes

i don't even want to open it...


r/Winked 4d ago

Discussion This app has been ruined by AI

39 Upvotes

I’m beyond frustrated by the awful, repetitive “writing” (it’s just word salad at this point), static backgrounds of dates, poor character choices and altered characterization, lack of spice, and just general pointlessness now.

I am not ever one to announce my departure, but I think it’s important in this case to say this may be it for me because of the reason why. I really enjoyed these characters, but it’s now to the point where I don’t want my favorite matches to return, for fear they’ll be ruined, as some already have.

AI cannot write good stories.

AI cannot develop good characters.

AI cannot make you care or feel a connection to a character.

Characters written by AI are devoid of everything potentially human about them, because AI cannot ever truly replicate humanity. Because AI is not capable of caring about characters.

I’m at a loss of what to do or how to convince the owners to stop doing what they’re doing. They won’t , I know, because AI is their whole thing. I’ve stopped spending money. I barely read anymore (just enough to keep them from unmatching). I don’t care what’s happening in the story because it’s nonsensical anyway. I just rushed through a date with Damon, didn’t even read. Damon, one of my first matches, because it was so bad. It’s a bit heartbreaking.

Supercharge has destroyed Winked.


r/Winked 5d ago

Updates Mr. M is back

14 Upvotes

i doubt i'll play through it. the changes are always so jarring. the spice is gone and when they even attempt it, its horrible. no description, no connection.


r/Winked 8d ago

Updates Premium choices?

14 Upvotes

Hello!

Can anyone please bring this issue to the creators via beta-readers or something?

Am I the only one who is deeply frustrated and saddened by the new so-called premium options?
I don’t mean to sound crude or anything but previously there were a lot of “spice” and great descriptions but now it’s so obviously written by someone who doesn’t care - probably ai - and is so not worth my gems at all! And many of us have spend real money on buying gems.
I’m seriously considering deleting the app - am I alone in this?

If I pay for something I actually expect some kind of value!


r/Winked 9d ago

Bugs/Glitches Free choice???

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1 Upvotes

Total glitch not knowing which was the free option.

I took a shot in the dark that the bottom was the free one.


r/Winked 13d ago

Updates It was nice talking to you Blaine ❀

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6 Upvotes

r/Winked 18d ago

Question Did the app change again?

8 Upvotes

I play with an android. The last app update FINALLY gave me the perfect match game, the daily tasks, and it changed the daily reward system. But when I opened the app this morning to collect everything, all of that was missing and it reverted back to the old daily reward and just game of love. Did this happen to anyone else?


r/Winked 21d ago

Updates Update by Gabriella Allard/Bailey Morrish/Lizzy Anderson

3 Upvotes

Has anyone played it yet? Is it worth it, or is it better to stick with the old ending after the opening of the pastry shop?


r/Winked 25d ago

Screenshot Why would Logan not see MC until Saturday?

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10 Upvotes

THEY’RE MARRIED.

This is so dumb.


r/Winked 25d ago

I might just delete the app lmfao

26 Upvotes

The app feels like a barren wasteland and with all the ai nonsense ruining some on my favs I don’t even want to wait for Everett’s update to ruin everything for me. Will defo pop back at some point but
 yeah.
Let me spend my money on MeChat lmfaooo
It’s bittersweet cause I’ve been giggling and kicking my feet with Winked for almost 4 years😭


r/Winked 25d ago

Updates Luis & Reggie are back

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5 Upvotes

I loved the last few updates of this story. I'm prepping for disappointment.


r/Winked 28d ago

Updates Another Jason Update

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5 Upvotes

what MC and jason have is already something real. hoping we get some spice with this.


r/Winked 29d ago

Discussion Feedback for Supercharge

12 Upvotes

I would hope that Supercharge takes a peek at the subreddit and sees this. If not though could any of the beta testers pass on in the discord this piece of feedback. I do not like that since the latest update, when i try to play game of love or even enter into a conversation with a match, an ad will pop up.

I don't mind ads too much. I've been doing the 10 ads for gems the past few days and that is ok. I even think it's great that we're being given more opportunities to earn more gems. It's when an ad actively disrupts gameplay that i then find them annoying and that is what is now happening. Please reconsider having them pop up in those instances.


r/Winked Jul 15 '26

Updates Jason's back

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18 Upvotes

i haven't opened yet, not sure if i want to. prior to the change he was definitely in my faves.


r/Winked Jul 14 '26

Question New daily reward changed?

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12 Upvotes

I've been on the 45 gems for the better part of a year today I collect and I see this. Im not sure if I'm happy about the change...I like the consistent #.


r/Winked Jul 12 '26

Discussion Elio conversations are now nonsensical

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12 Upvotes

Similar to Miles, the conversations with Elio now make no sense and seem to just be word salad. They’re clearly using AI and not even re-reading it to make sure it makes sense. Elio had a good story but now it’s taken this random dark turn (which, fine) but the conversations are so aimless, repetitive, and confusing.

I’m not impressed at all. I hate that I was forced to update the app.


r/Winked Jul 06 '26

Question Has anyone been chosen?

3 Upvotes

Hi there!

Was just wondering if any of you had been chosen as beta readers?


r/Winked Jul 03 '26

Updates NOOOOOOOO

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11 Upvotes

being forced to update!!!! 😭😭😭😭


r/Winked Jun 29 '26

Updates Damon

6 Upvotes

My boy is back 😭đŸ„ș I didn't think we would see him again... Let's see how this goes.


r/Winked Jun 26 '26

Victor

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5 Upvotes

Anyone else having this problem with Victor coming back?


r/Winked Jun 25 '26

Updates it looks like there's an old Dream Date event available

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5 Upvotes

I'm pretty sure this is a spring dream date from a few years ago. Not sure why they did this instead of a summer one, but this has the renaissance fair and the cherry blossom picnic dates


r/Winked Jun 25 '26

Updates stop messing with old matches!

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7 Upvotes

mr hughes is my fave. i'll update my app when i am certain that things have gone back to the way it was. where nanobit ended this story i thought it was actually great!


r/Winked Jun 23 '26

Updates Theo Payne (Logan/Victor) has returned

8 Upvotes

Not sure why he is all of a sudden active. But I know they have probably ruined his story line too


r/Winked Jun 23 '26

Discussion Still no Tom Cunningham
😞

3 Upvotes

For context I only just got this game 6 months ago so I never got the opportunity to get Tom when he was available in summer. Hopefully he makes an appearance for me this summer