Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. My new approach to online dating launched in 2011; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Reply All - 27: The fever with Stephanie Foo▲81

   Stephanie tells a unique story about online dating

   2015 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   LINKD▲71

   Simple. Smart. Human. A better dating experience.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Cuddlr▲104

   A location-based social-meeting app for cuddling

   2014 · getspoonr.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Glimpse▲118

   A dating app built on Instagram

   2014 · itsglimpse.com · its alternatives →

5. 5MN
   my new project, an anti-snub dating site▲119

   2011 · secretpoke.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hitch▲111

   Play the matchmaker. Set up your friends.

   2014 · hitchapp.co · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Clocked▲18

   A smart dating app to meet new people

   2015 · clocked.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Surge▲66

   Making gay dating fun again!

   2015 · surgeapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Now▲143

   The future of online dating, Now.

   2018 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    First▲89

    Post a date, pick a winner & meet up.

    2017 · gofirst.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Between Us▲69

    A Social App for Couples

    2014 · between.us · its alternatives →

12. 12
    ooOo▲59

    Choose one out of four potential matches for a date

    2016 · oooo.dating · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sift 2.0▲81

    An app to help hack online dating

    2016 · siftapp.me · its alternatives →

14. 14
    SneakPeek Dating▲91

    Facetime meets dating. Stop swiping and start talking

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Cosmo Happy Hour - Ghosting in Dating▲53

    Is it good or bad?

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    How About We▲81

    Meet new people, now with on-demand dating

    2015 · howaboutwe.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Women Of The Hour - 01: Friendship▲66

    Making real friends on the internet.

    2015 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Tinder Social▲19

    A New Way to Plan Your Night

    2016 · tinderpressroom.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Popout▲5

    Let's meet up

    2018 · popout.ws · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Antidate▲72

    Let's flip the rules of dating. Girls make the first move.

    2015 · antidate.co.uk · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Allusionist - WLTM part I▲1

    Online dating: the latest spin on a 300 year-old tradition

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

22. 22AD
    A dating app that shows you singles in bars and cafés around you▲5

    2019 · singlespotapp.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Generation App - Tinder: Hookup Culture and Modern Romance▲55

    A look at the "swiping" model of dating apps

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pare▲2

    Pare is a dating site where users matchmake for each other. Instead of swiping on your own feed, you get presented with 3 profiles and you decide based on the information presented which candidate profile is the best fit for the focus profile. Demo on the landing page. Currently NYC only, but hope to expand as this takes off. All users on other cities get put on a waitlist for now. Some things I need feedback on: GTM - I posted this on the r/nyc subreddit and promptly got shadowbanned from the entire website, but not before a couple people told me to fuck off (lol). - X/Twitter is…

    Feb 2026 · paredate.com · its alternatives →

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