{"name":"Photo Scores by Goal: Dating vs Instagram vs Creative","url":"https://bestpick.online/research/photo-score-by-goal","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","methodology":"https://bestpick.online/methodology","dataset":"https://bestpick.online/methodology/data.json","generated_at":"2026-07-14","dataset_start":"August 2025","finding":"Publishable goals: Social / Instagram mean 61.7 (n=1,484); Dating apps mean 54.5 (n=527); Creative portfolio mean 69.1 (n=353).","citation":"BestPick (2026-07-14). Photo Scores by Goal: Dating vs Instagram vs Creative. https://bestpick.online/research/photo-score-by-goal. Dataset: https://bestpick.online/methodology/data.json (CC BY 4.0).","kind":"compare_goals","query":"do dating photos score lower than instagram photos","sample":{"total_analyses":9547,"scored_analyses":2451,"min_n_to_publish":100},"goals":{"social-general":{"label":"Social / Instagram","n":1484,"mean":61.7,"median":62,"pct_below_60":40.6,"pct_80_plus":3.2},"dating":{"label":"Dating apps","n":527,"mean":54.5,"median":55,"pct_below_60":66.0,"pct_80_plus":2.7},"creative":{"label":"Creative portfolio","n":353,"mean":69.1,"median":70,"pct_below_60":8.5,"pct_80_plus":7.6}}}