11/11: Check out 7 dating apps to find dates on Singles’ Day

This Monday (11) represents an important day in the Chinese calendar: Singles’ Day. History is full of promotions in online stores trying to celebrate the marital status of those who have not yet found their better half.

THE 11/11 date revealed at Nanjing UniversityIn 1993, a major Chinese educational institution. The day was celebrated with a variety of events such as festivals, concerts and other programs and was adapted over time as part of local culture.

Finally, date turned into a kind of early “Black Friday”full of promotions in local and international trade. But the name “Black Friday” is a tradition in the Western market as a way to better understand the history.

Singles’ Day in Brazil is celebrated on August 15, but It’s never too late to celebrate singleness. Because, TecMundo has put together some of the best apps for those looking for a date.

This list evaluated the best-known apps internationally, all available for Android and iOS. Besides, each offers a different dynamic or focused on a specific target audience.

Kindling

The first in the list cannot be other than: Tinder is one of the most famous dating apps in the world. More than 100 million downloads have been recorded on the Play Store alone, and more than 70 billion matches have been made to date, according to the app’s description.

Tinder is the most common in the world of singles, and its dynamics are very easy to understand: the home page of the application displays cards of people in the search radius. Therefore, if you are not interested in the profile, you should drag it to the left; if you like the profile, you should drag it to the right.

If the interest is mutual, the match will take place.. From there the chat will open for both and the conversation can begin.

Tinder is available for Android (Play Store) and iOS (App Store).

Bumble

Second, there is Bumble. The platform’s proposition is to create more intimate relationships, and the dynamics are very similar to Tinder’s (swipe left to decline or swipe right when there’s interest), but with some changes.

Once the match takes place – referred to here as “Links” -, It’s the woman who should start the conversation. The connection is maintained for a limited time, thus creating more pressure to initiate interaction and preventing the match from progressing to a conversation.

Bumble is available for download on Android (Play Store) and iOS (App Store).

Grinder

THE Grindr is the most popular alternative for the LGBTQIA+ community. The app claims to be the “#1 app in the world” for the group, with over 50 million downloads on the Play Store.

The offer is similar to previous applications but includes touches aimed at the target audience. On Grindr, you can find other users by location, share photos and interests, filter discovery by location and relationship status, and more.

Unlike Tinder and Bumble, interactions are not dependent on matching: users can freely send messages. This paves the way for you to more easily connect with your interests; but it also causes some unpleasant situations to occur. The blocking function can be quite important.

Grindr is available for Android (Play Store) and iOS (App Store).

Happy

There is Happn with a different approach. When installed, the app almost always records your location to see where you’re going and whether your path intersects with someone else’s path using the app.

The idea here is slightly different from other applications: you can only chat with people who are in the same location as yousuch as bars, restaurants and gyms. This aims to increase the chances of the connection being genuine, but significantly limits its potential for discovery.

Happn is available for Android (Play Store) and iOS (App Store).

Umaç

Following a very similar offering to Tinder is Umatch. The difference here is the audience: college students looking for friends or lovers.

The sidelining dynamic remains with Umatch, but you do need to show that you are actively enrolled at a university to enroll.

Umatch is available for Android (Play Store) and iOS (App Store).

Inner Circle

While Happn focuses on the people you cross paths with, Inner Circle filters your suitors based on their interests. In the app you will only find people who share common tastes with you.

Mutual interests can be diverse, such as activities and hobbies, but also places. There are links created by favorite establishments where two users share the same preference for a particular location.

However, Inner Circle is more limited than other apps: you have to pay to read unlimited messages and view all community members.

Inner Circle is available for Android (Play Store) and iOS (App Store).

Our Time

Closing the list is OurTime. Just like Grindr, OurTime aims to create relationships within a specific community: Those over 50 years of age.

The platform now creates a more accessible environment for more mature people who want to build relationships with other people who have as much history as they do. The dynamics are very different during registration, where the user must declare their body type, personal interests, whether they have children, and other details.

In this application, mutual likes are called “Pair”. Once a common interest is noted, you can start a conversation.

OurTime is available for Android (Play Store) and iOS (App Store).

Bonus: Instagram

There are those who say that none of the above options are the best practice for finding a lover. but instagram. The platform is a social network, but there’s nothing stopping it from being used to find people who might spark your romantic interest.

Since it’s not a dating app, Instagram doesn’t offer specific features for this use case, but the community has established some unwritten “rules” — did they follow each other, exchange likes on stories, and interact with old photos in the feed? There may be some interest there.

Frankly, it’s worth noting that none of these signs are a guarantee that the other person is interested in you — and they may just be being friendly. Still, it’s an alternative to meet new people.