16 Apps to Try If You Want to Hook Up

These days, making connections, whether deep or superficial, can be easy if we take advantage of technology. There are many ways now to meet people as well as stay in touch with those from our past. From joining interest groups to dating, finding a potential life partner to simply hooking up, there are plenty of apps to choose from.

For this list, we round up 16 dating apps you can try if you’re looking to hook up. Always remember to exercise caution when using these tools, and of course, don’t forget to have fun.

1. Tinder

Everybody knows Tinder, and almost everyone’s on it, so it won’t be difficult to find matches. Getting connected with someone is as easy as swiping right. You can use it for free, and there’s also an option to pay for additional features.

2. Disckreet

This paid app acts as a password-protected safe for all your racy photos. Disckreet claims to provide a safer way of sending nudes and filming steamy encounters.

3. Mimitate

This app marries selfies with Netflix. Guy users take a selfie and post it along with what they’re currently watching. Female users that like the picture can respond with a similar selfie, and this will open up a chat.

4. Feeld

Formerly called 3nder, Feeld is more for people looking for a threesome. It works similar to Tinder, except you can change your name after logging in and choose the composition of your group (for example, 2+1 or 1+1+1).

5. Down

Down works a little differently. The app finds your Facebook friends and their friends – even if they haven’t joined the app yet – and lets you swipe to let them know that you’re interested in hooking up. The good thing about this is that you can be sure they’re real people and can easily look up more information about them.

6. Pure

Pure erases users’ information every hour and boasts of absolute anonymity. (But of course, anonymity can also be an issue.) With Pure, you don’t have to worry about racy photos lingering online, too, and their matching service ensures you find a good fit.

7. Her

Her is a dating app for lesbian, queer, and bisexual women. It allows users to know the location of similar-orientated ladies – both nearby and in faraway places.

8. Whiplr

Whiplr is for the kinkier kind as it specializes on fetish communities. The app matches users with various fetish communities right from the beginning. Users can also delete photos they send, although that can’t stop their recipients from taking screengrabs.

9. Happn

Happn matches people who have crossed paths. This is good because if you frequent a place, like a bar or a gym for example, you can match with someone you have at least one thing in common with. Like in some apps, both users have to like each other to be able to start chatting.

10. Coffee Meets Bagel

You might have heard of this app from the television series Shark Tank. This dating app presents a handful of pre-selected matches every day. Women have the final say if they would like to pursue a suitor. LGBTQ users have their own process, too, in receiving their potential matches.

11. Whim

Whim is a progressive dating app that takes away the awkward small talk. Users create their profile and select the days they are free to meet with potential matches. It’s the app that automatically selects the time and place for matches made. All users have to do is show up!

12. Bumble

In this app, women make the first move. It’s more for finding your perfect match, but nothing has stopped Bumble users from trying to hook up.

13. LGBT+ Amino Community and Chat

This is an LGBTQ social networking app. It connects you with other people who are interested in the same things, which can make your connection even stronger. Here, you can join groups and chat with people in and out of your city. There are voice call and video chat features, too.

14. CasualX

CasualX claims to be an alternative platform to score one-night stands. This app caters to users looking for hookups, friends with benefits, no-strings-attached relationships, and the like. All profiles are said to be approved manually.

15. Wild

Here’s another app for no-strings-attached setups. In Wild, users can create profiles to specify what they’re looking for – all while keeping their identities safe. Once a match is made, the pictures become visible between the two users.

16. Grindr

Grindr is an app created exclusively for gay men. It shows users in the surrounding area who are looking to hook up. Profiles may be customized to specify what it is you’re exactly looking for.

Which of these apps have you tried? Let us know in the comments below!