Chappy is ending its relationship with your phone, which means the only remaining apps for same-sex meetups are now Grindr, Tinder, OKCupid, Bumble, Scruff, Growlr, and if you’re kinky, Christian Mingle. Oh, and the several other smaller ones we’re not listing.
In other words, it’s a saturated market out there, and ultimately Chappy couldn’t retain a dating pool big enough to thrive.
The gay dating app will be folded into Bumble, which had been an investor since Chappy’s launch in 2017.
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“It’s been an incredible three years and we couldn’t be more grateful for the hundreds of thousands of you that have joined us on our mission to create a space for gay connection. While it’s the end of the road for Chappy, all is not lost!” reads the app’s FAQ.
“We’re joining Bumble because we have the opportunity to take what we’ve built together here to the next level by creating a space for healthy and safe connections across the LGBTQ+ spectrum,” the team adds. “Bumble is committed to fighting all kinds of inequality, and we’re excited to land our spaceship safely in the Bumble Hive.”
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Chappy set out to carve a niche in the gay dating landscape by offering users three types of connections — casual, commitment, or exploring. It boasted 610,000 registered users. For reference, Bumble has 65 million.
In 2018, Chappy moved its offices from the U.K. to Austin, TX, where Bumble is headquartered, suggesting the deal may have been in the works for quite some time.
Chappy users are no longer able to swipe new matches as of Feb. 18, but users will receive a weeklong free trial of Bumble Premium. Score?
Invader7
Another one bites the dust. And not a moment too soon. Too many shady, deceptive people on the other sites. Users BEWARE !! I always do background checks on any dude – way before I agree to meet up in PUBLIC.. And I always get his current mobile # , home address and leave his name, # and address with my house mates. I tell him that I’m doing so and if he gets uncomfortable about that, it’s a NO go !!!
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
I just checking to be sure I read what I think I read in your comment. The guy texts you the information that you request and you use what he either said or texted as the gospel truth and start your background search from there? What do you do next, go to Google Earth and put in the address to see what the building or house looks like that he lives in? No doubt you next do a street leave view of the neighborhood to see what type of area he lives in. And after the name he gave you comes back clean you conclude from there he must be ok?
Dear, were I you I would follow my example and just go to a bathhouse if your looking for sex or if for companionship start attend events and such at your local gay and lesbian center (and yes, I intentionally left off the rest of the letters in the english alphabet that some feel must be added) or taking a class of anything of interest at the local community college. We all get lonely and look/want companionship but just like you (and myself) are wary or just outright afraid of the consequences that can accompany an online hookup. Just as our parents taught us as kids don’t talk to strangers beware of seeking out strangers.
Patrick
No way would I ever give anyone I was speaking to on a hook up app enough information about me for him to be able to do a background check on me. You are just begging to be a victim of identity theft if you do that.
Silent_Joe
It was kind of underwhelming to start with.
Saps48
I kind of doubt that Squirt and Adam4Adam are much smaller than the apps listed in the article…
scottybro
I work for The Bro App (broapp.com) and we just surpassed 1,000,000 downloads. Don’t forget us! 🙂
djmcgamester
Probably should remove Growlr from that list since it seems like everyone had their accounts suspended.
Dymension
Grindr is dating app?
DavidIntl
I met my partner of five years on Grindr, so at least in some cases… yes.
Gamgra
I did too! 6 years here!
winemaker
Regardless of the dating app or dating site, you have to be careful, sad to say. In this day and age you need to be a bit of a skeptic when meeting someone in person for the first time and take them at their word until and if they prove themselves different from their description and profile. It also goes without saying, first in person meeting, always meet in a public setting, a bar or restaurant, and never, ever meet at your place or his place. Why, glad you asked, in case things don’t work out or the guy’s a creep and misrepresented himself (newsflash; there’re a lot of liars and creeps out there), you can leave. BTW: don’t give out your address or phone number until you’ve met in person and checked each other out, in case the guy’s a stalker!. Be wise!
Heywood Jablowme
All that is true! But it makes me wonder why you’re so fanatically opposed to bathhouses, where one doesn’t need to worry about ANY of that stuff.
My2CentsWorth
You are very correct Winemaker. Meeting in public is a good idea. Add to this is making sure that the other person doesn’t follow you. If driving, don’t walk directly to your car unless you are sure that he, or a companion (which can be if they are robbers or haters), is not following you. One way to do this is to not walk to your car, or do walk beyond it and see if you are being followed. Other options are taking transit and getting off at a stop where you can get back to your car, or home.
Gamgra
It’s so hard to find just casual relationships on those apps. Sometimes I just want a friend that is open with being friends, or doing non-sexual things together.