The hugely popular Grindr iPhone app for gay dating has launched a straight version.
It's called Blendr and Grindr founder and Chief Executive, Joel Simkhai, says it works in much the same way, but is less focused on sex.
Both apps use your location to list other users in your vicinity. You can then contact them using the app.
Both apps are free to download from the Apple App Store.
"It's much, much deeper than 'hey, do you want to go on a date?'," said Simkhai. "It's about finding new friends. It is very difficult to meet new people who are interested in the same things you are – Blendr will help solve the problem."Simkhai said he created Blendr after being inundated with requests from straight women who were jealous of their gay friends' ability to use Grindr to meet people nearby. But he said the new app was designed as a "friend-finding engine" rather than purely for sex and dating."It's not the same as Grindr. It is similar to Grindr in that it's a community based on interests. But while that was based on one interest – being gay – this is based on lots of interests," he told the Guardian. "It could end up in a date, but the main goal is meeting new people."
(Source: The Guardian)
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