I'm building a new dating app

[seriposoft]

Hey everyone, I'm building a new dating app. I think I've got the basics down. Any ideas on what else I should add?

 

[NomixGuy]

The most important piece that is always in short supply in these apps is girls, bro

 

[crone99]

The basics mean nothing if the algorithm isn't there, there's a reason all of the top players invest millions into a good algorithm for dating sites.

 

[alga]

Is this going to be a new Tinder? Or how can we understand what your app is about? At least if you could describe the basic functionality, then we could discuss it. You could also mention the technologies you used — that’s interesting too.

 

[gigateub]

have you sorted out profile moderation? payment? banking? It's harder than most people understand

 

[trueplayer]

Right now you're thinking features - but distribution + liquidity is the real game. Dating apps die when you have 200 dudes + 8 girls logging in once a week, algorithm can't fix empty inventory. I'd focus on geo seeding small cities first, fake scarcity, tight radius + heavy moderation so first 1k users actually get matches.

@gigateub is right too - payments + chargebacks will smoke you if you push subs too early. Get engagement loop dialed in first, then monetize.

 

[nakamura]

I know its morally wrong, but the only way to succeed in this is by adding ai girls, because getting girls to sign up is incredibly difficult. i talked to a few guys working at tinder japan and they told me 95% of their users are male and its a huge problem for them

 

[zipdrive984]

Hey everyone, I'm building a new dating app. I think I've got the basics down. Any ideas on what else I should add?

Dm me, I think I can bring this app to LIFE!

 

[Bonvi]

Dating apps are terrible. You have to design in a way that women get all the power and men think spending money is solving their empty inbox. There are many approaches, but they're all unethical. Tinder and bumble are unethical, like all other big dating apps.

Do you want to build it to make money or do you want to actually create a good dating app?

 

[hondokneph]

How do you plan to differentiate from the big ones? Have you thought about the way you will design the algorithm?

Dating apps are a difficult niche, as you have to decide between being ethical and fair and being profitable, and these kinda collide with each other

 

[NovaProxyIo]

In order to market a dating app in a sea of other competitions, you should definitely focus over some unique features and marketing.

 

[Bonvi]

How do you plan to differentiate from the big ones? Have you thought about the way you will design the algorithm?

Dating apps are a difficult niche, as you have to decide between being ethical and fair and being profitable, and these kinda collide with each other

You have to pick a lane: Drain the single guys and architect an app that keeps them single but longterm paying customers who think a relationship is just around the corner, or you pick the lane of matching your customers quickly and efficiently.

A) is profitable longterm, B) is ethical

 

[henrik18]

A strong onboarding flow usually makes a huge difference in dating apps first impressions really shape retention

 

[nikosky]

One thing I’d focus on early is how users actually start conversations that’s usually where most dating apps succeed or fail

 

[WPAutoGuy]

The biggest challenge isn't features, it's getting enough people on both sides of the marketplace. Many similar apps can fail because they're focused on building more functionality instead of solving the chicken-and-egg problem. If users sign up and don't get matches in the first few days, they're usually gone forever....