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24 alternatives to Online dating for people who don't do online dating
I've been quietly learning web development for about a year now after getting intoxicated by the media darling startup scene back when it was REALLY going mainsteam with the release of the social network. So I drank that koolaid and joined the club and I resolved to create a semi-competent web dev from my humble highschool CS 1 roots. A year's gone by and my first project is finally done. It's a simple online dating app that tries to make online dating appeal to a more casual crowd while removing a few of the major pitfalls of current online dating websites, most notably fear of rejection,…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Online dating for people who don't do online dating launched in 2011; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2013 · cupidwithfriends.com · its alternatives →
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Hey Hacker News! My name is Collin, 18 years old and doing a gap year after finishing high school last year. This was my first real project after starting to learn web development around 5 months ago. I came up with this idea as it was a real pain for me to find other people from my country and especially my age, learning and taking online courses about the same stuff online. Lots of these online courses include their own discord communities and forums, but I still found it very hard to connect with other people in there. Thats why I built Coursemate. I would love to get your feedback on it!…
2023 · coursem8.com · its alternatives →
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Everyone's profile says hiking, dogs, and wine. Toggle on the real stuff about you and filter for someone whose weird matches yours.
2019 · ohmyperson.com · its alternatives →
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You Match Them▲103Let others find your date with this new original dating app
2024 · its alternatives →
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Share your best/worst dating site intros with the community
2021 · its alternatives →
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2011 · secretpoke.com · its alternatives →
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Dating Framework▲165Start your own Tinder-like dating business
2017 · datingframework.com · its alternatives →
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Hey there, First time posting on Hacker News in about 2 years! The reason I’m posting is that I thought I’d write about the product I’ve been building, in hopes it resonates with people. Why build yet another social app? Because I deleted almost all social media around 3/4 years ago as it was just net negative on my life. There was very little that was truly interesting, I didn’t care about looking good to other people and because of the ‘media’ and ads, the apps were all designed to make me spend too much time for what I was getting. I hated it and what it meant for people’s behaviour,…
2022 · oncircles.com · its alternatives →
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digiD8▲92An interactive dining app for your next virtual date
2020 · app.digid8.com · its alternatives →
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Parody dating game with a twist and a bunch of swipes!
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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http://www.percodate.com/ - DO NOT PAY FOR THE SITE. Use code HEYHN if you want to sign up. I've had some experience with website development, but I'm not technical whatsoever. So I went on craigslist (in Los Angeles) to look for an engineer to build a dating site. Luckily, I found someone amazing. We agreed on $4,000 in milestone payments and $6,000 in potential bonuses if the site does well. We recently launched the site and would love your feedback. I know the design is lacking, but any feedback would be appreciated!!
2014 · its alternatives →
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Antidate▲72Let's flip the rules of dating. Girls make the first move.
2015 · antidate.co.uk · its alternatives →
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