Lex is low-key and low-pressure with a community vibe. There are search and filter functions that allow you to find exactly what you’re looking for.
This app has plenty of features for people nervous about traditional online dating
- Free version: Yes
- One month: $
- Six months: $ ($ per month)
- 12 months: $ ($9.99 per month)
How it works: Believing in love at first sight is kind of hard when you’re too nervous to introduce yourself at first sight
Who’s online: Since its debut in 2014, Happn has been challenging Tinder directly and has the same young swiping app crowd you’d expect. Happn has around 70 million users, with 1.5 million new users every month. While it doesn’t have as many users as the big mainstream dating apps, it has a pretty decent user pool for what it’s trying to do.
Happn uses your current location to alert you of other users nearby, so if you’re too scared to talk to a random cutie on the train or in a coffee shop, Happn can help you match with them and tip you off to other singles who are nearby. It’s like having a wingman (minus the bad jokes).
Features for introverts: While Tinder (and most other dating apps) use your location to some extent, most still require some effort to actually see the person IRL.
Perhaps there’s someone you pass on your walk every morning who has caught your eye, but you’ve accepted the fact that you’ll never meet them – because there’s no way in hell you’re going to start a conversation. If your unidentified crush also has Happn, they’d essentially get a notification that you exist. Continue reading “It’s an especially great app if you’re recently out and nervous about diving into the queer dating pool”