GoodDate is a free, non-profit dating platform designed to help people find meaningful connections. It was conceived after several friends, both men and women, had expressed immense frustration with "the apps". Diving in, it became clear that the profit motive of these apps was keeping users frustrated, but not so frustrated that they stopped paying for the service. For example, did you know that PoF, Match, OkCupid, Tinder, and Hinge are all owned by the same company (Match Group)?
We are convinced it can be done better by consulting with LCPCs and singles, reading articles, researching the existing ecosystem, and using a fair and straightforward algorithm. The algorithm allows direct, weighted, comparison of values and needs focussed on topics that affect relationships the most.
Is our hubris is offputting? Perhaps. The only thing that really matters is whether or not it works, and for the thousands of lonely folks out there looking for love, we sure hope it does.
GoodDate is the application side of Public Dating Network, a non-profit organization registered in Montana. We created the non-profit with the mission of providing a dating app that is free and effective at matching folks. The major reason for the non-profit status is the belief that the profit motive appears to be making dating apps worse. Think about it: if people successfully and quickly find their soulmate, they stop using (and paying for) the app.
Public Dating Network has no other ventures and no profit motive. Hopefully, if people find this service is beneficial, we can accept donations to cover the cost of hosting, and I could even quit my day job to work on the app full time.