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# Secret Love Matchmakers
Huntcha Facebook App Helps You Find Out if Your Crush Feels the Same

By Katherinev123 | Published 2012-08-25 | Pop Culture
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/huntcha
References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2012/08/facebook-helps-find-crushes.html) & [huntcha](http://www.huntcha.com/)

When you put yourself out there and tell someone that you like him or her, it's embarrassing and depressing when the other person doesn't reciprocate the feelings; however, with Huntcha, you'll never have to worry about this again. Using Huntcha, you can find out if the other person likes you back without having to unnecessarily expose yourself.

An app for Facebook, Huntcha allows users to create a secret list of people they like. The lists you can make with Huntcha have a maximum of nine people, and you can change your list of crushes as many times as you like. Only when the person you like puts you on his or her secret list will Huntcha alert the two of you of the 'Match.' Then, a chat window pops up so that you can begin your path to love and happiness.

As Sebastian Zegers, the co-founder of Huntcha, describes, it's "a tool that helps win hearts."

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.3/10
- Popularity: 4% | Activity: 28% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### What Makes This Trend Stand Out

- **Anonymous Dating:** The rise of anonymous dating apps that allow users to express mutual interest without public exposure creates a platform for the growth of privacy-related technologies.
- **Social Network Matchmaking:** As social networks become ever more integral to our personal lives, innovative matchmaking apps that utilize social network data is an area primed for growth.
- **Emotionally Intelligent Apps:** The proliferation of emotionally intelligent apps that provide a more nuanced approach to dating and relationship-building has the potential to disrupt the online dating space as we know it.

### Sectors Adopting This

- **Social Networking:** Social networking platforms can capitalize on Huntcha’s technology to drive user engagement and acquisition in the highly competitive dating app market.
- **Online Dating:** The online dating industry can integrate Huntcha’s functionality into their own dating applications to create a unique and engaging platform for their users.
- **Privacy and Security:** As people become increasingly concerned about privacy, opportunities abound for those who can provide secure and privacy-focused ways to connect and communicate online.

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