With the season of love fast approaching, all the lonely souls out there have started awakening and are now looking for romance. The first one is to go outside and try to meet new people in person, but that can be especially hard in this day and age, when people have to constantly scramble for the tiniest amount of free time. The second one, though, is much simpler — just try online dating! When two users match on the service, only the woman is allowed to make first contact, a feature aiming to reduce potential abuse. Both parties have a 24-hour window to message the other, after which the match is considered unsuccessful. In-app purchases allow users to extend the time limit by another day, and also buy back expired connections. Download on One of the classic online dating services, OkCupid has operated for more than 12 years, proving itself to be quite good at its job. The app itself is nearly identical to the regular website version, in that upon registration it gives its users a questionnaire, the answers to which dictate possible matches. While the app itself is free, it gives people the option to join what it calls the A-List, which lets them see which people like them, browse profiles anonymously, and more. Download on One of the more offbeat apps on this list, Happn works by requiring its users to have already passed by and noticed each other, so it serves as less of a dating app and more of a digital icebreaker, though only if both parties have expressed their interest. If users choose to pay for the service, they are given the ability to send a so-called Charm, which is shown to a chosen person regardless of whether they have previously shown interest. When two users match on the service, only the woman is allowed to make first contact, a feature aiming to reduce potential abuse. Both parties have a 24-hour window to message the other, after which the match is considered unsuccessful. In-app purchases allow users to extend the time limit by another day, and also buy back expired connections.
