HUBPEOPLE – HubPeople has partnered with Unpack’d Technologies to migrate dating apps Say Allo and DiHola onto HubPeople’s Affinity platform. The move shifts both established apps onto a fully managed, mainstream dating infrastructure. HubPeople handled large-scale user and asset migration, app updates, and new web capabilities, allowing the app teams to focus on users and community growth while platform operations are centralized.
PR NEWSWIRE – RealMe, an online safety platform, and Unpack'd Technologies, a smart dating app developer, have partnered to eliminate fake profiles in dating apps. This move will introduce enhanced profile and background verification features, starting with the "smart dating app," Say Allo.
ACCESSWIRE – May 4 – The team behind dating app Say Allo is launching a new dating app for Hispanic and Latinos singles throughout the US and Mexico, called DiHola. Similar to Say Allo, DiHola has a unique video forward approach and smart algorithm to connect singles. DiHola also lets users send icebreakers, video chat, or display profile prompts that include country of origin, and Covid-19 vaccination status.
FORBES – Aug 26 – Say Allo dating app added Live, a virtual video speed dating service. Live enables its users to connect with up to 10 people over the course of 15 minutes during a speed dating session. Before a potential match is revealed, user profiles begin to "un-blur" slowly while the parties respond to questions designed to break the ice between two users. Say Allo's Live speed dating is secure, allowing no personal information to be shared before, during or after a video date.
ACCESSWIRE – Aug 5 – To celebrate the launch, Say Allo will be hosting its first "Live" video speed dating event on Sunday, August 9th at 7pm. Say Allo Live Key Features:
WALL STREET JOURNAL – July 1 – With social distancing recommendations and laws in effect across the country, meeting people online and developing relationships virtually has never been more popular. Georgia Wells, WSJ's technology reporter and Mark Brooks, CEO of the Courtland Brooks consultancy-agency explore what this shift means for the future of online dating.
DAILYMAIL.CO.UK – June 22 – 'Coronavirus slowed down the physical aspects of meeting someone, and people have learned to talk again,' said Say Allo Founder and CEO Zackary Lewis. Say Allo is a smart dating app for more mature singles who are less interested in a casual relationship and more interested in long term compatibility. The app is powered by AI and a compatibility index co-developed by an original developer of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dr. Brian Shaw, PhD. When signing onto the app, new users answer 10 questions about themselves. Like competing apps, users swipe left or right, but Say Allo's algorithm and compatibility index only provide them with compatible matches, so they don't waste time looking at people they are not compatible with. Once a match has been made, a video call is offered to both parties. Say Allo is free to swipe, match and message. Premium features are available that range from $1.99 to $19.99 per month that include detailed compatibility reports, video chat, icebreakers and more.
WALL STREET JOURNAL – Mar 23 – Trying to build a relationship while reducing human contact during the coronavirus pandemic is tricky. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio weighed in to give dating advice earlier this month. "If you're sick, don't go on a date. If the date is sick, don't go on the date," he said. As far as kissing at the end of a date, he called it "wise" to abstain. That was then. Now, much of the country has been ordered to stay inside their homes, and most Americans have cut off in-person contact. This leaves little room for romance. But human nature dictates: the longer people are isolated, the more they crave companionship. "People don't want to feel alone, and they've already watched everything on Netflix," said Adam Cohen-Aslatei, CEO of dating app S'More. The average number of daily users of S'More increased 28% the third week of March and the length of conversations has doubled. Say Allo saw a 350% increase in video-date sessions in the early weeks of March.
NEWSWIRE – Jan 2 – After a successful launch in the US in 2018, Say Allo, a smart dating app makes its way into the Canadian market, launching in Montreal. Co-founded and developed in the city, Say Allo is the result of Montreal developer Stephen Shaw's skills combined with the brains of Toronto psychologist Dr. Brian Shaw and entrepreneur Zackary Lewis. The app is powered by an intelligent algorithm that continuously learns to put forth truly compatible profile matches. In addition to offering users features like compatibility reports, Say Allo users can also schedule a secure video meet-up via the app.
BUSINESSWIRE – Dec 9 – IDEA (The Internet Dating Excellence Association) is launching the Social Safety Badge and Guidelines for high quality dating apps. "The goal of this badge is to help users identify dating, matchmaking and social apps that are distinguished in their commitment to a safe and exceptional experience for users," said IDEA President Mark Brooks.
The guidelines cover:
The following dating apps are in the initial launch group and have signed on to the badge, stating that they will adhere to the guidelines:
IDEA was formed in 2007 as the Internet Dating Executive Alliance and changed to the Internet Dating Excellence Association in 2018. The group is made up of 700+ dating industry executives and dating company leaders and innovators from around the world.