New dating app by former Tinder exec lets complete strangers play Cupid with your love life
Feel like playing Cupid? There’s an app for that.A new dating app called Rivet claims the solution to dating app fatigue is to stop swiping yourself — and let other people on the platform try to match you instead.The app comes as singles ditch established options like Tinder and Bumble in droves, turning to in-person meet-ups and even husband applications instead.
Wannabe Yentas can sign up as a Rivet “matcher” on the app, essentially gamifying the dating process by weighing in on potential Romeos and Juliets.(Or Tonys and Marias if you’re on the West Side.) Once users download the app and sign up as a matcher, they’re given data on a nameless potential couple, including core personality traits, relationship intentions, out-of-work interests and physical preferences.
Next, matchers get an AI-generated picture of the pair designed to show off their aesthetic compatibility (or lack thereof).Then it’s time to cast a vote: Could these potential lovebirds catch feelings IRL? Matchers click a pink heart for yes or a silver “X” for no.As the votes rack up, the potential couple gets a “Social Matching” score meant to encourage the lovelorn strangers to start a chat.On the flip side, single Rivet users can see their potential partner’s name, the percentage of Rivet matchers who voted “yes” on the pairing, and a brief, bot-like explanation of the groupthink.(One NY Post employee was told, “You’re both witty and love exploring new spots, and his sharp memory for quotes will keep you laughing,” when testing the app.)But no matter how much the public wants the maybe-couple to hook up, ultimately the daters themselves are the “final boss” of the game, choosing to accept or reject an IRL date.Former Tinder exec Taru Kapoor serves as Rivet’s Chief Executive Officer.
She told The Post that over the last decade, “the apps have turned [finding someone] into a lonely search” that often goes nowhere.Kapoor believes she’s discovered the ...