--- title: "SURF — Product Profile | Dating Industry Insights" description: "A niche dating app that offers personalised filters for activities including surfing, backpacking, festivals, and Pilates, targeting lifestyle-focused singles." lang: en-GB json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "SoftwareApplication", "name": "SURF", "url": "https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/products/surf", "description": "A niche dating app that offers personalised filters for activities including surfing, backpacking, festivals, and Pilates, targeting lifestyle-focused singles.", "applicationCategory": "DatingApplication", "operatingSystem": "iOS, Android" }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Products", "item": "https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/directory" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "SURF" } ] } ] --- [![Dating Industry Insights](/assets/dii-logo-footer-B-hNTbau.webp)](/)[A High Intent Media Brand](https://www.highintentmediagroup.com) [About](/about) [Companies](/companies "Dating App Companies") [Products](/directory "Dating Products & Features") [People](/people "Industry People & Executives") [News](/news "Dating Industry News") [Reports](/reports "Market Reports & Data") [Resources](/resources "Industry Resources") Log InRegister Free [Home](/)[Products](/directory)SURF ![SURF logo](https://img.logo.dev/name/SURF?token=pk_K6hdbPRcTQSnsRNEiZ-Ymg&size=128&format=png&fallback=monogram) Dating App # SURF A niche dating app that offers personalised filters for activities including surfing, backpacking, festivals, and Pilates, targeting lifestyle-focused singles. ## SURF News Coverage 20 articles [ ### CrowdMatch's 'Wisdom of Strangers' Gambit: A New Dating Dilemma CrowdMatch requires new members to vote on three pairs of profiles before receiving their own, creating a participation threshold that turns every user into both product and evaluator The platform eli… Technology & AI Lab 27 Aug 2026 ](/news/crowdmatch-opens-waitlist-crowd-dating)[ ### Dating Apps' Real Value: Expanding Options, Not Predicting Love A 2012 psychological review found dating platforms excel at expanding social circles but show weak evidence that compatibility algorithms predict long-term relationship success AI-driven personalisati… Data & Analytics 27 Aug 2026 ](/news/dating-app-fatigue-algorithm-limitations)[ ### Singles Turn to AI for Dating Advice, But It's Fueling Their Anxiety 26% of 18-39 year-olds now use AI tools to analyse dating messages and assess compatibility — a 300% year-on-year increase Nearly half of respondents view AI negatively in romantic contexts, despite w… Technology & AI Lab 26 Aug 2026 ](/news/ai-usage-dating-jumps-limitations)[ ### Dating Apps Solved Discovery. Now They're Battling Phantom Partners 40% of Indian daters aged 22-35 in Tier 1 cities have rejected matches for failing to meet emotional expectations, later regretting it 39% of respondents across city tiers reported their idealised par… Data & Analytics 26 Aug 2026 ](/news/survey-singles-measure-matches-idealised-expectations)[ ### Dateability's Growth: A Market Failure Mainstream Apps Ignore Dateability has grown its user base to 65,000 this month, nearly double the 33,000 reported in January Disabled people represent roughly 16 million adults in the UK alone — 24% of the population, acco… Data & Analytics 20 Aug 2026 ](/news/dateability-strong-growth-disabled-daters-inclusion)[ ### Kissing Decline: Dating Apps' Role in a Confidence Crisis Over a third of British adults are kissing less than they were five years ago, with nearly one in five not kissed in over a year Among 18- to 24-year-olds, a third have avoided kissing someone due to … Data & Analytics 17 Aug 2026 ](/news/uk-kissing-drought-dating-app-features)[ ### Dating Apps Shrink Age Gaps: A Product Design Reckoning Singles who met online had 37.4% lower odds of having an age gap of six years or more, according to analysis of 3,292 U.S. adults Same-sex couples met partners through dating platforms at three times … Data & Analytics 11 Aug 2026 ](/news/study-dating-apps-reinforce-age-similarity)[ ### TUGG's AI Compatibility Claim: Innovation or Just Another Quiz? 71% of US dating app users report frustration with existing platforms, according to Pew Research Tinder's paying subscriber base has declined for six consecutive quarters as of Q3 2024 43% of UK adult… Technology & AI Lab 11 Aug 2026 ](/news/ni-startup-tugg-compatibility-ai-dating)[ ### Grindr's AI Narrative: Investor Hype or Product Reality? Grindr reported Q2 2026 revenue of $138.1M, a 33% year-over-year increase, with net income reaching $17.7M Adjusted EBITDA margin stood at 41.7%, down slightly from 43.4% in the prior year, likely due… Financial & Investor 10 Aug 2026 ](/news/grindr-reports-q2-revenue-growth)[ ### Tinder's Missed Connections: Innovation or Privacy Nightmare? Tinder is testing Missed Connections in Canada and Australia, tracking users' locations for seven days to show profiles of people they physically passed A separate text-based Search feature is being t… Financial & Investor 10 Aug 2026 ](/news/tinder-tests-missed-connections-feature)[ ### Happn's Dutch Survey Exposes Dating Apps' Travel-Induced Exclusivity Gap 47% of Dutch singles say an upcoming trip forces the 'what are we?' conversation forward, yet dating apps provide no tools to facilitate this discussion 55% believe exclusivity should apply after five… Data & Analytics 5 Aug 2026 ](/news/singles-view-holidays-early-relationship-test)[ ### New York's SAFE for Kids Act: A Compliance Nightmare for Dating Apps New York's SAFE for Kids Act takes effect 25 January 2027, targeting platforms where 20% or more of user time occurs on algorithmically-recommended feeds Covered platforms must obtain verifiable paren… Regulatory Monitor 5 Aug 2026 ](/news/new-york-restricts-social-feeds-minors)[ ### Relationship Timeline Mismatches: The Hidden Churn Driver Dating Apps Ignore 39% of partnered Americans have discovered fundamental misalignment with their partner's relationship goals after months or years together 80% believe they're on the same page as their partner about l… Data & Analytics 4 Aug 2026 ](/news/tawkify-couples-assumptions-compatibility-gaps)[ ### Physical Capability as Attraction: A Design Problem Dating Apps Can't Ignore 26.6% of American singles find someone more attractive if they believe they could win a fight, with minimal gender gap: 28.6% of men versus 24.9% of women California leads at 40.3%, followed by North … Data & Analytics 4 Aug 2026 ](/news/americans-attracted-to-protective-dating-partners)[ ### Indian Matrimonial Platform's 'Gender Gating' Challenges Western Dating Norms Men outnumbered women anywhere from 60:40 to 90:10 on the platform, with women receiving roughly 40 times as many expressions of interest as men Gender gating reduced expressions of interest for women… Data & Analytics 31 Jul 2026 ](/news/reduced-dating-profiles-boost-user-engagement)[ ### Tinder's Campus Launch: The Data Behind Swipe Culture's Casual Sex Legacy Study analysed 1.1 million survey responses from American university students between 2008 and 2019 Greek-affiliated students showed measurable rise in sexual partners after Tinder's 2013 launch, but … Data & Analytics 30 Jul 2026 ](/news/study-links-dating-apps-campus-hookups)[ ### CMB's 2.0 Update: Intentional Dating or Desperate Rebranding? Coffee Meets Bagel reports 30% increase in messages sent with likes and 21% rise in profile viewing time since June 2024 rollout of version 2.0 Company claims 260 million lifetime matches across its 1… Technology & AI Lab 27 Jul 2026 ](/news/coffee-meets-bagel-worldwide-dating-control)[ ### SURF's WSL Sponsorship: Strategic Growth or Expensive Hope? SURF has become the official dating partner for the World Surf League's US Open in Huntington Beach, running 25 July to 2 August The app offers personalised filters for activities including surfing, b… Daily News Wire 27 May 2026 ](/news/wsl-partners-surf-dating-app-us)[ ### HubPeople's Hubbi 3.0: AEO Is the New SEO for Niche Dating Sites HubPeople's Hubbi 3.0 integrates persistent AI agent support with ChatGPT and Claude CoWork for continuous, context-aware site generation Platform now supports bulk deployment of up to 200MB per batch… Technology & AI Lab 27 May 2026 ](/news/hubbi-agentic-ai-mass-upload-aeo)[ ### Feeld's 'Reflections' Tool: Introspection or Data Mining? 67% of Feeld users who completed 165 structured prompts reported increased interest in discussing their wants and desires 72% of users changed or considered changing their profiles based on the self-r… Data & Analytics 27 May 2026 ](/news/feeld-state-reflections-improved-communication) ## Products Similar to SURF [ ![Aisle logo](https://img.logo.dev/name/Aisle?token=pk_K6hdbPRcTQSnsRNEiZ-Ymg&size=80&format=png&fallback=monogram) ### Aisle Premium dating app for Indian singles seeking serious relationships. 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