Kim Harris

DatePhotos.AI has launched a Realness Score rating AI-generated dating photos from 1 to 100, despite 2023 bans on such images by Tinder and Hinge.

Chunkr, a gay dating app built by solo developer Justin, reached 1,500 iOS users shortly after its April 2025 launch and is free at launch.

Coffee Meets Bagel says 70% of active users completed AI video selfie verification in the first month after its April rollout.

Partner-monitoring services such as CheaterScanner report rising demand as dating apps grow, though infidelity rates have not demonstrably changed.

Tantan has moved its global headquarters from China to Singapore and rebranded as an app for "intentional casual dating", with no user data disclosed.

Bumble plans to eliminate swiping in a 2026 redesign, using AI concierges that vet matches with other users' AI agents before humans make contact.

QuackQuack says 37% of Indian singles now prefer virtual dates over in-person meetings during summer heatwaves, based on a survey of 8,967 members.

Reev, a voice-first dating app from founder May Ku, is launching in Australia. Users must speak before seeing photos, with premium at $19.99 monthly.

Bumble will end swiping in Q4 2026 and move to AI-driven matching, as paying users fell 21.1% year-over-year to 3.2 million in Q1 2026.

Ashley Madison has released a 'Discreet Dictionary' of ten privacy terms, eleven years after its breach exposed 37 million user records.

Pure has redesigned its hookup app with a one-profile-at-a-time feed and claims $100M annual revenue and 95% registration growth, unverified.

Hinge's new 'Date Ideas' feature lets users pre-select three first-date activities; 76% of users report chats die without a meeting suggestion.

Tinder will add World's iris-scan verification to fight AI-enabled fraud projected to reach $40 billion by 2027, via a "proof of humanity" badge.

Tinder's upgraded Smart Photos uses vision-language models to judge photo 'vibe', with accuracy up from 68% to 76%, but the criteria are undisclosed.

Sniffies has launched four features, including position icons and 'Into' filters, to speed the move from profile view to meeting, it says.

Schmooze, a Bengaluru dating app, makes users talk to an AI voice agent before seeing matches, and claims retention 'twice as high' as traditional apps.

DateGuard, a biometric verification service for dating users, launches in April 2026 with no disclosed independent audit of its 24-hour data deletion.

Match Group is down 38% and Bumble 52% over twelve months as Bay Area startups, including AI matchmaker Known, launch one-match alternatives to swiping.

Sonder, a London dating app, says it has 6,500 users without paid acquisition, using a sign-up that takes 45 minutes to two hours.

Hinge CEO Justin McLeod warns that AI risks replacing the vulnerable interactions behind deep connection, as parent Match Group adds AI features.