Dating appdates (Jan ’26): Tea’s web return, Partiful’s Crush, Grindr’s retail ambitions
From Tea's controversial web comeback and Partiful's new Crush feature to Grindr's ambitious retail plans and a Japanese corporate matchmaking trend, here's…
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Dating appdates (June ’25): Tinder adds height range, Grindr tests real-time feed, Match Group acquires HER, plus Wordle-style dating app launches
Height is often a clinching factor on dating apps, so Tinder has finally joined the measurement party by rolling out height range…
Dating appdates (Dec 2024): Grindr and Tinder wrap and swipe the year
Just in case the buzz of posting about being in the top 0.01 percent of listeners for the Psych Labrador Semi-Arid Mood-Pop…
Dating appdates (July 2024): Date AI characters in Japan, Grindr on the up, new safety code, and more
The march of AI into the heart of the dating app world continues apace. A new Japanese dating app eschews humans to…
Dating appdates (May 2024): Feeld gets a new rival, Bumble’s Opening Move, Grindr sued, and more
Is this the end of an era for Bumble? Men can now initiate conversations with women on the app first, through the…
Dating appdates (April 2024): Bumble drops ‘women first’ messaging, Grindr launches AI chatbot, Cuffing, and more
There are many reports of predatory behavior from dating app users (usually men), but are dating apps themselves “predatory”? A group of…
Dating appdates (Dec 2023): AI on AI dating, the day kink died (temporarily), Grindr’s AI wingman and more
Feeld had a bad December 2023, with the app going down for days, leading to many unfulfilled meet-ups. There was better dating…
Dating appdates (Sep 2023): Tinder’s $499 tier, Bumble no-shows, Grindr staff exodus, and more
With October now fully upon us and September a fast-fading memory, there’s just time to round up some of the notable dating…
Grindr founder launches Motto, a new dating app aimed at less ‘transactional’ hookups
Joel Simkhai, founder of Grindr, has launched a new gay and queer hookup app called Motto, designed to create better connections than…
Dating appdates: ‘Tinder for travellers’, Grindr’s new CEO and reverse catfishing
It’s another busy time in the dating app world, with a new Tinder-like app for travellers arriving at the same time as…
Grindr set to appoint LGBTQ+ CEO and become public company
Grindr is aiming to appoint a new LGBTQ+ CEO and is set to become a public company, as part of a $2.1…
Grindr disappears from Chinese app stores amid Winter Olympics internet crackdown
Olympic athlete accommodation zones have a reputation for being hotbeds of hook-ups, fuelled by both dating apps and the continuous presence of…
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