happn: dating app

19 of 100 · reviews
4.4of 5 · store
48,533ratings on the App Store
497reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

The concept of meeting people you have already seen in real life is interesting, but the execution is destroyed by fake profiles and scammers who immediately redirect the conversation to WhatsApp or Telegram. Moderation fails, and support according to reviews behaves aggressively.

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What people use it for

People in large cities with a high tolerance for noise who want to find someone they have seen 'in real life'. The concept works in theory but current execution makes it nearly impossible in practice.

What reviews praise

The idea of 'you have already crossed paths with this person in the city' creates a sense of real context for meeting.
A few users describe genuine encounters.

What reviews complain about

The overwhelming majority of matches are scammers following similar scripts (models from Asia, stories of family hardship, requests to move to a messenger).
Age and geolocation filters are unreliable.