Category: Reporters – Fitz Tepper

Bumble Vs Tinder

Posted on January 6, 2017

Bumble tinder iconsTECH CRUNCH – Jan 3 – Now that Bumble is just about two years ago, we can start looking back and comparing it to where Tinder was at its two year birthday. Back in 2014 Tinder was expanding beyond college campuses and set on becoming dating app for all. Two years in the company was seeing a billion swipes a day, and matching ~12M people a day. On average, active users were spending ~90 minutes per day in the app. Bumble, on the other hand, reported that just 18 months after inception users were spending ~100 minutes a day in the app. And two years after launching, the company is matching ~4M people a day and seeing ~220M swipes per day. Swipe-based dating apps are much more common than they were two years ago. There is much more competition, and when Tinder was young it was one of the only app-based dating platforms in the space.

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Bumble Invests In Gay Dating App Chappy

Posted on December 14, 2016

Chappy logoTECH CRUNCH – Dec 14 – Bumble, the dating app that puts women in the driver's seat, has invested in gay dating app Chappy. The details were not disclosed but Bumble is the sole investor in the round and will take an equity stake. In exchange, Bumble will be offering product development and marketing support. Chappy is a gay dating app based in the UK.

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Bumble Is Monetizing With Paid Features

Posted on August 16, 2016

Bumble paid features screenshotTECH CRUNCH – Aug 16 – Starting today users will be able to pay for three new features for $9.99 per month, with discounts available if they prepay for 3 or 6 months. The three features are called Beeline (shows only users who swiped right), Rematch (keeps expired matches in users' queue) and Busybee (extends the 24-hour window so users can have another day to try to match with someone). Bumble has still refused to add any advertising to the platform.

by Fitz Tepper
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Mark Brooks: Mobile dating apps will follow the same trajectory as Internet dating in its 1995-2005 genesis. I think we'll see a gradual shifting upwards of the mobile dating app paywalls. The mobile dating industry is getting to grips with its metrics now, and what it can afford for new member acquisition and expect for longer term ARPU. It will only get more expensive to acquire, so monetization will need to shift upwards as well.

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Bumble Introduces BumbleBizz

Posted on July 8, 2016

BumblebizzTECH CRUNCH – July 7 – Bumble is launching a feature to help users advance their career. BumbleBizz will be swipe-based, and let users create a new professional profile (which will exist separate from their dating profile) that holds information like what industry they work in, what their current job is, their education and more. The company will then use this information combined with geographical data to have an algorithm match users whose professional lives may benefit from being connected.

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Bumble Is Partnering With Spotify

Posted on June 16, 2016

Bumble spotify partnershipTECH CRUNCH – June 15 – Bumble users will have the option of connecting their dating profile to their Spotify account so it can include the top artists they listen to the most. While some may think music preferences aren't a big deal, Bumble is betting that they can be significant enough to influence whether or not you decide to swipe left or right on someone.

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Monetization, Churn And How To Stand Out In The Mobile Dating Space

Posted on May 13, 2016

Tcdisrupt_ny16TECH CRUNCH – May 11 – At TechCrunch Disrupt NY Robyn Exton of Her, Dawoon Kang of Coffee Meets Bagel and Whitney Wolfe of Bumble discuss the latest trends in the mobile dating space. When asked about generating revenue, Dawoon Kang described a new feature that lets daters pay for an A/B test to figure out what photo they should use on their profiles. Wolfe noted that Bumble may soon introduce additional paid features, but will never charge for the safety functionality.

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Bumble Launches BFF, A Feature To Find New Friends

Posted on March 7, 2016

Bumble bff screenshotTECH CRUNCH – Mar 5 – Bumble, the dating app where girls make the first move, has released an update with a new feature, called BFF. It lets users use the same swiping and matching algorithms for friendship instead of dating. Users have not only been requesting the feature, but have already been using the platform for that purpose, the company explained.

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Bumble Dating App For Android Is Out Now

Posted on December 9, 2015

Bumble screenshots androidTECH CRUNCH – Dec 9 – Bumble, the dating app where girls have to make the first move, has finally launched its Android version. According to Whitney Wolfe, cofounder and CEO of Bumble, Bumble saw a 65% month-over-month growth, and ~80M matches were made by users.

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Bumble Introduces New Verification Feature

Posted on August 11, 2015

Bumble vibeeTECH CRUNCH – Aug 10 - Bumble, the dating app where only women can initiate the conversations, is introducing a new verification feature – VIBee. The verification is based on users' positive contributions to Bumble. Verified users get a sticker on their profile and will be able to turn on a mode where they’re presented only with other VIBee users. The verification process is driven by an algorithm that takes into account behavior like what % of a user’s conversations are two-way, if a user has ever been reported for spam or abuse, or how likely a user is to follow up on conversations.

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Bumble Dating App Tops 1 Million Unique Conversations

Posted on June 12, 2015

Bumble screenshot newTECH CRUNCH – June 12 – Bumble, the dating app founded by ex-Tinder employees, said its female users have started ~1M conversations on the platform. Bumble works like Tinder but once a match is established, only females can initiate conversations. ~60% of matches result in a conversation, according to cofounder Whitney Wolfe. Monthly active users grew by 65% during May. 55% of users are male and 45% female.

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