# Social Dating Apps The 'Avalable' Dating App is Like a Social Network for Those Looking for Love By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2013-11-19 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-dating-apps References: [wearesocialmedia.gr](http://wearesocialmedia.gr/avalable-aims-to-be-the-facebook-for-single/) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/th/app/avalable/id590008254?mt=8) Singles Solution CEO Nikki Assavathorn saw that there was a lack of social dating apps on the market, since many dating services are based on one-on-one interaction. 'Avalable,' is a social dating app that Assavathorn created, designed after [Facebook's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/noplace-app) timeline. Instead of focusing on just one person's attention, users become part of a community that can engage by posting onto a user's timeline. By posting current images, Avalable makes it easy for relaxed conversation to come up, such as if someone uploaded a picture of themselves doing a fun activity. Avalable also lets users chat via a messaging system and send voice messages to individual profiles. Essentially, it's like a [social networking app](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plus-1) that's exclusively for dating, but it's interesting that your messages will be publicly posted alongside other prospective dates. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.2/10 - Popularity: 37% | Activity: 82% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Romance](https://www.trendhunter.com/romance) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Social Dating Apps:** Social dating apps that embrace the concept of a community of singles are increasingly being developed. - **Multimedia Messaging:** Social dating apps are using multimedia messaging features to provide a more interactive and personalized experience for users. - **Privacy and Safety Features:** Social dating apps are incorporating new privacy and safety measures to ease user concerns and improve the online dating experience. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Online Dating Industry:** Social dating apps represent a potential disruption in the online dating industry as they provide a different approach to matchmaking. - **Social Media Industry:** Social dating apps are a new segment of social media that offer personalized interactions for users. - **Mobile App Development Industry:** The development of social dating apps is providing new opportunities for mobile app developers to create innovative and engaging applications. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Accessible Online Dating apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/accessible-online-dating.md) - [Matchmaking Dating Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cheers-dating-app.md) - [Activity Focused Socialization Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sosocial-app.md) - [Social Dating App Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tinder-3.md) - [Video-Enabled Dating Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/candid-dating-app.md) - [User-Validating Dating Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seen-dating-app.md) - [Authentic Video Dating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vibing.md) - [Data-Comparing Social Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mutually-app.md) - [Hybrid Dating Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/when-we-first.md)