There are a lot of dating sites that want to know where you are so they can send you “this incredibly rich and hot single is nearby” push notifications on your phone.
Where can I get place data for a check-in app? We run likealittle.com – A location based flirting startup. We want to find out the name of the place the user is currently at, given the GPS co-ordinates.Via Where can I get place data for a check-in app? – Quora.
Location-based dating is just too creepy for the majority of people, which leaves you with an audience of possible matches that isn’t creeped out by publishing their general location all of the time. Under 30, sure go for it. Over 30? Not so much.
There are lots of companies chasing this rainbow, but in the end its a niche within a nice within a niche (under-30 with phone and the requisite app and not creeped out). That is a tiny fraction of the 110 million singles in the US and 25 companies are going to fight over this sliver of the market.
Of course the addressable market for location-based dating sites will grow over time when consumer fear is dealt with and the apps actually work. But for now its a novelty and will remain so for quite some time. Please feel free to update me about location-based mobile dating apps that actually work and have more real members than fake profiles and camgirls. Even better if they have a revenue stream.
