‘Bumble fumble’: online dating apps struggle as people swear off swiping

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Online dating industry in crisis as shares fall and nearly half of all users report negative experiences on the apps

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There should be something like non-profit dating platforms. Just like Lemmy.

There is one it sucks

Ok, keep your secrets

Alovoa (Open-source online dating application) https://f-droid.org/packages/com.alovoa.expo/

Ok I just tried it and I must say:

  • it has few users. Here in austria there were practically none.
  • The interface is ok and polished, but some choices are questionable: I cannot multi-select whether I'm looking for a romantic relationship or friendship and also I can't change that setting after account creation.
  • otherwise it's nice, very clean and usable, also very intuitive.

i think that one might be called going outside, but as an avid inside enjoyer, i wouldn't know anything about it.

where can i get it? what features does it have?

so you'll want to look for these things called "doors" they generally in some capacity leads towards being closer to the so called "outside" if you go through enough of them you'll find this weird mostly green thing called nature. I hear it's pretty good.

oh yeah, i've played this one before :D

pretty great, yeah, but definitely not a dating app

i hear if you look close enough, you might just find a dating app, but i've never tried it as i don't particularly care about it. Might be worth a shot next time you find it though.

I see no reason that it couldn't exist... the hard part is moderation I would assume