Category: Cuddlr

9 Dating Apps and Sites That Died

Posted on February 8, 2022

Howaboutwe logo new dec 13MASHABLE – Here are nine dating sites and apps that died. RIP.

  1. Sparked
    Facebook Dating launched in 2019, five years after founder Mark Zuckerberg claimed that Facebook was a better dating site than Tinder. Facebook Dating has thousands of active users, while Tinder has millions. Facebook tried again with Sparked, a video speed dating app that launched last year. Sparked shut down less than a year after its inception.
  2. Chappy
    UK reality star Ollie Locke launched gay dating app Chappy in 2018 with help from Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd. Chappy shut down and folded into Bumble just two years later.
  3. Hater
    Hater made waves back in 2017. This app's niche was connecting people through things they despise. App founder Brandon Alper pitched Hater on Shark Tank in 2017 and received $200K from billionaire Mark Cuban, but the following year Hater wasn't making money.
  4. HowAboutWe
    HowAboutWe was an innovative dating app in that singles snagged dates by suggesting activities with each other. HowAboutWe's demise was due to a buyout. Match acquired HowAboutWe in 2014, and the site is no more.
  5. Spoonr
    First called Cuddlr, the app launched in 2014 to help people find platonic cuddle buddies. Cuddlr shut down in 2015 and rebranded as Spoonr months later. Spoonr closed in 2017 with a tweet: "It was fun while it lasted! SPOONR is now closed! Hugs."
  6. Siren
    Siren launched in 2015 by two women of color to "fight the swipe" of dating apps created by men. Instead of swiping, Siren posed daily questions for users to answer and seek potential matches based on whose responses they liked. Siren shuttered in 2017 with a blog post. Co-founders Susie Lee and Katrina Hess claimed that investors didn't complete their payments, and the app ran out of money.
  7. Missed Connections
    Oh, Craigslist Missed Connections. Gone too soon.
  8. Yahoo! Personals
    A site with the same fate as Craigslists' personals, Yahoo! Personals shuttered in 2010 when it merged with Match.
  9. GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com
    A two-for-one, GreatBoyfriends and GreatGirlfriends launched in 2002 by then-Elle Magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll. GreatBoyfriends and Girlfriends died after wedding site The Knot acquired them in 2005.

by Anna Iovine
See full article at Mashable

The Rise And Fall Of Spoonr, An App That Connected Cuddlers

Posted on February 9, 2018

Spoonr closed tweetPAPER MAGAZINE – Feb 8 – Spoonr, originally called Cuddlr, was an app that helped connect those hoping to cuddle. Cuddlr launched in Sep 2014. With 200K downloads immediately, it hit Apple's list of "Top 10 Most Downloaded Apps," and attracted outlets like the New York Times and the Washington Post. The reviews rolled in just a week later, and they weren't pretty. Less than six months later, the creators shut the app down. Then New York entrepreneur Eugene Bentley purchased the app, and a year after Cuddlr's inception, rebranded and relaunched it as "Spoonr." Bentley boasted 300K followers and spoke of hoping to reach 500K in the following six months. Early last year, Spoonr was abandoned. What exactly happened to Spoonr is unclear, but it's likely the app was plagued with the same issues it had when it was Cuddlr – people with motives that contradicted the app's mission statement, co-opting it to hook-up.

by Beatrice Hazlehurst
See full article at Paper Magazine

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Cuddlr Sold And Rebranded As Spoonr

Posted on November 24, 2015

Spoonr screenshotINDEPENDENT.CO.UK – Cuddlr launched in Sep 2014 and gained users quickly thanks to press coverage. It was an app for people who were up for a cuddle. It was supposed to be strictly platonic but not everyone was convinced. Metro published an article titled: "Keep your hugs – the new Cuddlr app sounds seriously creepy." This controversy stirred further interest, and within the first week Cuddlr had 200K downloads. But almost as quickly as it appeared, Cuddlr was gone. (The app shut down in March 2015) The team spent a lot of time trying to get people to understand how it worked. But the story of Cuddlr did not end. The app has been acquired by New York-based entrepreneur Eugene Belenky, who relaunched it in September with the same premise but a different name: Spoonr.

by Saira Mueller
See full article at Independent.co.uk

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Cuddlr App Acquired By Hiplex, Rebrands As Spoonr

Posted on September 14, 2015

Spoonr screenshotPRWEB – Sep 9 – Cuddlr, the cuddling app, is rebranded as Spoonr, and got acquired by Hiplex, a NYC-based company that also operates Tryster, a check-in based dating app.

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CuddleBids & Cuddlr – Cuddle Finder Apps

Posted on December 12, 2014

CuddlingMACOBSERVER – Dec 11 – Physical contact is an important part of human interaction. That can be as simple as a hand shake or hug, or something they see as more intimate without becoming sexual, like snuggling. There are a few app for cuddling – CuddleBids and Cuddlr, both tout themselves as a sort of social network where people who simply want some human contact without sexual overtones can connect.

by Jeff Gamet
See full article at MacObserver

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Cuddlr: The App That’s About Cuddling

Posted on November 21, 2014

Cuddlr iconBUSINESS INSIDER – Nov 20 - Cuddlr app has been questioned a lot since it launched worldwide in Sep. Some criticise it for being male-dominated, while others have complained of meeting up for a cuddle, only to be stood up. According to Cuddlr's co-founder, Charlie Williams, the app has been downloaded 214K times and saw ~9K "cuddles" in the first week of launch. Cuddlr works like Tinder. People connect the app to their Facebook profile, and the app shares the first name and pictures of cuddle candidates within walking distance. Users tap the picture to request a cuddle.

by Joshua Barrie
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Cuddlr Is Tinder For Cuddling

Posted on September 23, 2014

Cuddlr picSALON.COM – Sep 19 – Cuddlr is a new app that launched in the iTunes store last week. Users sign up with Facebook and browse nearby cuddle partners. If they like someone, they send them a cuddle invite. They have 15 mins to accept. If all goes well, the app then leads them to each other for a cuddle in public or private.

by Tracy Clark-Flory
See full article at Salon

Summarized by Courtland Brooks Internet Dating Marketing Consulting