What's good: Skout’s “shake to chat” feature - shake your phone and get randomly paired in a chat with someone nearby - is basically the online-dating-app equivalent of randomly bumping into your soulmate at a coffee shop, rom-com-style. Don't worry though, because there are settings you can change to avoid this, like age restriction. What's not: While it's cool to see that your crush at school is also on the app, you may also pass a creepy guy on the street who is a user. This means, if someone else in school, at your gym, or anywhere else you hang out, is also using the app, you'll know. Meaning, if you're 1 to 850ft away from a user, you will get access to their profile and vice versa. Every time you cross paths with another user of the app (literally) it will show on your timeline. What's good: Happn combines the experience of meeting someone in real life with using a dating app. Luckily, CMB has a great report feature so if there's anyone making you feel uncomfortable, you can let the app know. What's bad: When using any dating app you have the threat of getting in contact with an unsavory character. Don't know what to say once you get a match? The app will suggest icebreakers to get the convo started. Every afternoon, the app will curate a list of matches it thinks you will like, meaning there's no endless swiping. What's good:If you're looking for a relationship, this is the app for you.
