NEW YORK TIMES - Analog dating methods are making a comeback, with people using fliers, billboards, and dating events to find connections. Dating app Fourplay launched a flyer campaign in New York City, leading to a rise in analog approaches like "dating business cards" and "pitch me" events. In Philadelphia, a man used a billboard to advertise his single status, garnering hundreds of responses. Events like Tinder Disrupt, where friends give PowerPoint presentations to pitch singles, are gaining popularity. These alternatives reflect frustration with dating apps and a desire for more organic, personal connections.
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The Rise of Analog Dating: From Fliers to Pitch Events as Alternatives to Dating Apps
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How Two Friends Quit Healthcare to Build Fourplay, a 60,000-User Dating App
BUSINESS INSIDER - Julie Griggs and Danielle Dietzek, former healthcare professionals, founded the dating app Fourplay in 2019 with no prior tech experience. They left their jobs in 2022 to run the startup full-time. Fourplay, which facilitates double dates, faced early challenges, including COVID-19 and technical issues, but the founders overcame them by hiring in-house developers. The app gained traction through user-generated content, particularly a viral TikTok video, and now boasts 60K users. They credit their success to learning from mistakes, leveraging their network, and adapting to the tech space despite their initial inexperience.
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New Dating Startups Offer Fresh Alternatives to Traditional Apps
BUSINESS INSIDER - New dating startups are shaking up the industry, responding to user fatigue with traditional apps like Tinder and Hinge. Notable startups include Pique, which offers daily matches without swiping, and Fourplay, which focuses on double dating. Friend of a Friend emphasizes mutual connections, while Boo uses personality-driven profiles. FFWD offers video profiles for genuine interactions, and Sitch and Amori incorporate AI-powered matchmaking and coaching. These apps aim to create more meaningful and real-life interactions for users.
by Sydney Bradley & Dan Latu
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Dating App That Lets Singles Go on Double Dates Has Waitlist of 9k
NEW YORK POST - Fourplay, a new dating app created by two New York City singles, allows friends to create joint profiles for double dates - and it has a 9K-person waitlist. The app's buddy system requires unanimity among the four people who share two profiles in order to proceed to a group chat, where the users brainstorm over a time and a place to meet for their double date.
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Fourplay: Dating App for Double, Less Awkward Dates
ONWARD STATE - Mar 5 - Julie Griggs and Danielle Dietzek are hoping to change the dating scene with their new app, Fourplay. Fourplay gives pairs of single friends a chance to team up and match with other pairs of singles, making first dates less awkward and safer. The idea originated while Griggs and Dietzek were living together in New York after meeting as sorority sisters at Penn State. They decided to make a shared dating profile as a joke. It turns out that the idea generated a bit of positive feedback, which left the pair curious if they could take it one step further. Fourplay is completely free with no premium charges. Anyone can team up with as many friends and match with as many different types of people as they want. The pair's app is available now for download on the App Store and Google Play.
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Dating App Fourplay Social Is Creating a Safer Environment for Women
THE STORY EXCHANGE - Dec 13 - Julie Griggs & Danielle Dietzek's Fourplay Social dating app allows users to go on dates in groups with their other single friends. They are two New Jersey-based healthcare professionals who were tired of the traditional online dating scene. In order to match on Fourplay, all four members have to indicate they’re interested in connecting. Once everyone approves, a group chat is opened where the teams can get to know each other and make plans to meet up.
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FourplayTM - New Double Dating App
PR NEWSWIRE - Nov 13 - Fourplay Social has launched a new double dating app for singles, fourplayTM. The free app enables users to form "dating teams" with single friends, to browse, match, and go out with other duos. In order to match, all four members have to indicate they are interested in connecting. Once everyone approves, a group chat is opened where the teams can get to know each other and make plans to meet up. There is no one-on-one matching on fourplayTM. It's double or nothing.
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