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Anyone who\u2019s been on dating apps for more than a hot minute knows that frustration and apathy often accompany them. Once the initial excitement of sexy local singles abates, you\u2019re left with a disappointing array of profiles. Before long, you find yourself sighing at profiles that question whether pineapple belongs on pizza, claim anonymity \u201cfor work\u201d, and which detail a long list of what a potential match shouldn\u2019t<\/em> be. And so, online dating begins to feel like admin.<\/p>\n\n

If you regularly find yourself deleting dating apps and embarking on a mission to make the most of chance connections but feel apprehensive to do so, you need Genie Connections (GC). <\/p>\n\n

Don\u2019t let an opportunity for connection pass you by<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The next-generation dating app, Genie Connections, takes the guesswork from finding out whether the attractive person on the tube is single by showing you nearby profiles seeking love. Using Bluetooth, the app shows you local profiles and once you\u2019ve connected, GC helps you make the first move without the scary business of speaking to a stranger on a silent commuter train. With GC, an opportunity for a spark isn\u2019t missed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I spoke with Katie Knowles, Genie Connections\u2019 Chief Marketing Officer, and she told me, \u201cIt\u2019s amazing how [the Bluetooth feature] has already started to grow organically. Having been in the industry for a long time, I\u2019ve seen how quickly something really popular like this spreads and grows, so we have a trajectory to get it into all the major cities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re worried about sharing your location with strangers online, fear not; the app creators are fanatical about privacy and the app only shows other users the area you\u2019re in, not which road you\u2019re on (a criticism I recently had of the dating app Thursday<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Who is Genie Connections for?<\/h5>\n\n

As you\u2019d expect from a modern dating app, Genie Connections is available to all genders and sexual preferences, and users can adjust their settings within the app (to avoid heterosexual individuals scoping out the competition, this is offered as a premium feature). At the time of writing, Genie Connections has 30k active profiles and subscribers are predominantly 18-40 years old with an even gender split of daily users. As a result, users have more opportunities to connect with a potential match than on other dating apps where the user base is heavily skewed towards men.<\/p>\n\n

The app also has barriers to prevent fake profiles: chiefly, when setting up a profile, users have to copy a post for the AI robot to confirm identity. \u201cGenie Connections aims to completely clean up the industry. [People] trying to put up fake profiles will not be able to get through the profile completion,\u201d Katie informs me.<\/p>\n\n

Do we really need another dating app?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

According to Katie, we do. Here\u2019s why:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith Genie Connections, we\u2019re targeting all those people feeling totally demoralised and let down by the current dating app offerings. We aim to listen to users and address all the issues that singles are experiencing. Our founder is very visionary and our team don\u2019t want to morph into becoming just another dating app. There is a huge need to create an app that gives users a meaningful and fruitful experience \u2013 and we feel like we\u2019ve really cracked it with Genie Connections. We\u2019ll continue expanding and enhancing in-app features; our goal is to keep working hard to improve and reinvent the wheel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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