ROMANTIC RIVALS

■ Bumble

On Bumble, only women can initiate conversations after being matched. This prevents them from being bombarded with messages from men. Men aren’t allowed to initiate a conversation even if they’re matched. The match expires after 24 hours.

■ Hinge

This app is intended for people who want relationships and “meaningful connections” rather than friendships or hookups.

■ Koer

The first Afrikaans dating app is available worldwide to link potential Afrikaans-speaking matches for dates, chats, friendships and everything in between.

■ Tindog and Matchdog

These apps provide matches for dog owners with mutual interests, from dogs to breeding to (human) romance.

RIGHT: Tinder app co-creator Whitney Wolfe Herd received a $1 million (R17m) settlement after she sued the company for sexual harassment. She launched dating platform Bumble and in 2021 aged 32 she became the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire.