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Top 8 Relationship Apps

STARTUPS MAGAZINE -

• Thursday - This dating app only opens its doors for matchmaking on Thursdays, aiming to eliminate dating app fatigue and stop endless scrolling and make dating exciting.
• Cobble - A virtual planner for all friendship groups.
• Paired - An app for couples to improve their relationships.
• Grazer - A matchmaking app for people who want their friends and romantic partner to be plant-lovers too.
• Hang5 - An astrology-based matchmaking app.
• Blink - A voice-first speed dating app. Blink's two-part matching process relies on chemistry through conversation, and physical attraction.
• Lex - A text-centred social app connecting queer, transgender and non-binary lovers and friends.
• FITFCK - A fitness dating app, designed to connect like-minded gym lovers.

by Kiera Sowery
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London-based Paired Lands €2.9M

EU STARTUPS - May 26 - Paired, a leading app to improve romantic relationships, has raised €2.9M in seed funding, bringing the total raised by the company to date ~€3.7M. Paired is a fun, evidence-based app that prompts daily conversations between partners. Since launching in October 2020 it has ~5K paying subscribers, with growing audiences in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada. The investment will accelerate the company’s global growth ambitions and scale up its product development efforts, giving users personalised recommendations based on their relationship interests and needs.

by Charlotte Tucker
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Can Relationship Tech Create the Next Tinder?

SIFTED.EU - Mar 29 - Startups are finding digital solutions to fix love and relationships. The challenge now is getting investors to fall head over heels for them. This boom in 'relationship tech' is long overdue, according to Jas Bagniewski, the cofounder of Lover: a couples' sex therapy app. Lover charges $9.99/week. The app has attracted 5K paying users since launching last year in the US. Paired is a London-based app which gives couples daily communication prompts and coaching. The app boasts ~10k daily active users, and raised a $1M pre-seed round. The 10-person company is already targeting the US and Australian markets, and says its goal is to have 100K paying subscribers in the next 12-18 months. "It's definitely scalable," says Paired CEO and cofounder Kevin Shanahan, adding that retention rates are above-average for 'wellness' apps. As for how effective these apps are, the data generally looks promising. Marriage coaching app Lasting claims that 94% of its couples report new strengths. Lover reports that most users report a 50% drop in their distress score after using the product for just two weeks. Meanwhile, an independent study found 85% of Paired couples reported improved communication when using the app daily.

by Isabel Woodford
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