What is a Trust Score?
A Trust Score is a single number on a Scoop profile that sums up how much real, hard-to-fake history the profile has built up.
This guide covers what goes into it, why it’s hard to game, and what it can’t tell you.
Updated November 3, 2026
What it’s for
When you’re about to meet someone from online, a bio and a few photos don’t tell you much. The Trust Score gives you one more thing to look at: a summary of signals that take time and real activity to build.
It’s a signal, not a verdict. A high score means a profile has real history behind it. It doesn’t mean the person is safe, and a new profile with a low score isn’t automatically suspicious.
The kinds of signals behind it
The score combines several kinds of signals:
- Verified accounts: social accounts the person proved they control by signing in to them, not just by typing in a username.
- Real-world check-ins: visits recorded when a venue scans the person in. Only check-ins at venues Scoop has verified count.
- Scoops written about them: first-hand reviews from people they’re connected to on Scoop.
- Time and consistency: how long the profile has existed and whether it has stayed active.
- Community standing: how the person’s own posts are received, and whether the content they report turns out to break the rules.
- Basic account steps, like confirming a phone number and filling out the profile.
Why it’s hard to fake
The score is built so that the shortcuts a fake account would take don’t get far:
- Typing a username doesn’t count. Only accounts the person actually signed in to are treated as verified.
- Time can’t be rushed. Part of the score depends on how long the profile has existed and stayed active.
- Check-ins need a real visit. A verified venue has to scan the person in, and walk-in visits to the same venue don’t keep adding up.
- A tight circle of friends who all vouch for each other counts for less than Scoops written by people outside that circle.
- Activity fades. A profile that goes quiet slowly loses ground, so an old burst of activity can’t carry it forever.
What a Trust Score can’t tell you
The score is useful, but it has limits. It can’t tell you:
- Who someone is legally. Scoop does not verify a legal identity.
- Whether they have a criminal record. Scoop is not a background check.
- Whether they’re kind, honest, or safe to be alone with.
- Anything about people who aren’t on Scoop. It isn’t a people-search tool.
Where you’ll see it
On a Scoop profile, including one someone sends you as a link, as long as they’ve chosen to show it. You don’t need the app or an account to view a profile someone sends you.
Use it alongside your own judgment and the usual precautions: meet somewhere public, tell a friend where you’ll be, and leave if something feels off.