Kim Harris

Keeper, a Y Combinator-backed dating app live in Boston, matches users by AI-assigned attractiveness ratings. It raised $4 million pre-seed in December 2025.

Tinder has reportedly bought the rights to the BBC's I Kissed a Girl and I Kissed a Boy, with a celebrity version to stream in its app.

Lamu, a Seattle-based dating app, has launched with a £7.50 monthly paywall and one to two matches per week, with photos hidden until mutual interest.

Goldrush, a dating app from a King's College London master's student, launched this month at UK universities and reveals only mutual right swipes.

Grindr plans an 'AI-native' app by 2026 with hotel bookings and a health marketplace, as its CEO claims AI writes 70% of its code.

Sequel, a dating app for over-50s, combines AI with human moderation against romance scams but has not shared pricing or subscriber numbers.

Tinder has added AI camera roll scanning to infer personality traits and curate daily matches, after Tinder revenue fell 6% year-over-year in Q4 2024.

Begins, a South Korean dating app, has launched AI matching based on "lifestyle alignment", raising explainability and compliance questions for operators.

Grindr is testing a premium AI tier in beta with curated matches to cut scrolling, and says it will sit above the $50 monthly Unlimited tier.

Bumble will trial removing swiping in select markets, replacing it with an AI assistant called Bee, with a global rollout set for spring 2026.

Tinder will launch an Events tab in beta in late May or early June, letting members RSVP to in-person meetups organised by Tinder.

HubPeople has launched a tool that routes users to niche dating sites via a questionnaire. It claims to run 4,000+ white-label sites.

Yeet has left beta with Yeeta, an AI host that runs live group video sessions for up to six singles, and it has not disclosed retention data.

Translr has rewritten its matching algorithm to show shared interests before gender identity, to curb intrusive questions for trans users.

X is rewriting its search code after AI bot traffic overwhelmed it, according to Nikita Bier. Dating apps face the same AI spam and fraud risks.

TikTok Shop's new AI seller tools let dating coaches and stylists run their own storefronts, which the story says threatens dating apps' commerce plans.

Meta's Threads launched Dear Algo on 11 February, letting users publicly request three-day feed changes in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand.

Meta has relaunched animated Facebook profile pictures, generated by Meta AI from a static photo, raising trust questions for dating apps.

Bluesky launched drafts in February 2026 and has 42 million sign-ups, but it has not disclosed monthly or daily active users.

Snapchat's Super Bowl LX second-screen strategy offers dating apps lessons, as Match Group reported an 8% year-on-year drop in session times in Q4 2025.