Single in Sydney’s Sarah discovers two new dating apps to try- including one named after peas

FROM app which promises to find a pea for your pod, to one where you can catch a new mate, Single in Sydney’s Sarah explores new Aussie dating apps

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JOURNALIST Sarah Swain has been single for longer than she cares to remember. So to bring hope to others she’s sharing her no-holds-barred adventures every week.

GET APPY AGAIN

AFTER deciding to give Tinder the flick last week (and I’ve stuck to it) I was contacted by some companies who’ve launched some new dating apps which promise more men and less misfits.

TwoPeas

Promising to offer a “Sydney-based solution to the Tinder apocalypse” and “taking the BS out of dating for Aussies”, TwoPeas is dubbed “a platform for people who are sick of swiping left on thousands of random faces — only to remain single.”

It’s not every day you let your colleagues pea on you. Picture: Adam Yip

It’s been launched by Max Kenny, 29, from Freshwater, who said he wanted to help his mates find love, just like he did with his school sweetheart. Lucky him.

Max Kenny found his pea at school.

He said they’d done internet dating, but when Tinder came along, he started hearing endless “horrible dating stories.”

So the tech wizz decided to set up his own app, which he says has 1000 users so far.

“I saw a pretty large gap in the market and I identified it’s the way people were matched,” he said.

“When you talk to them you find out they’re living with their mother ... it’s a waste of time,” he said.

Such tough questions on TwoPeas.

I expect Joel is not real. But I’m going to check.

“We came up with a way of matching people on what's important to them. We allow you to be very specific at every answer.”

He said they’ve already had 25 phone numbers exchanged — but have yet to hear about any couples who’ve found their pea for their pod.

Details: twopeasapp.com

Epic Catch

Now, we all know the more people you meet, the better chance you have of finding love, right?

But sometimes you can’t go to an event you fancy, because you’re a Billy No-Mates?

Mercy Azar from Melbourne knows the feeling.

Mercy Azar wants to help you make a catch of the epic kind.

Ms Azar, who’ll only admit to being in her mid 30s, was suddenly single, and struggled to meet new people.

She wanted to socialise — but couldn’t find pals to go to places she wanted with her.

When she went to a networking group and asked a random guy she met if he wanted to join her at a film festival she had tickets for, the idea was born.

The site suggests activities you might like to do, from theatre to skydiving and connects you with people who are interested in doing the same things.

Jumping out of a plane is a bit of an extreme way to escape a date.

I’m terrible at catching balls. but maybe I can catch a man?

You can chat through the app, and then arrange to go jump out of a plane together. or maybe, you know, go to a gallery.

And while Epic Catch is one step away from a dating app, finding love is a possibility, she admits.

“We’re not promising you a romantic connection — what we’re promising is getting out of your seat and having a face-to-face interaction with someone,” she said.

“With Tinder and all those apps they’re not letting that evolve, They’re putting a bit of a barrier up.

“You’re time poor and you don’t have time for that endless interaction. EpicCatch spins it on its head.”

Officially launched only this year, one couple have already found love over pizza dough at a cooking class.

Details: epiccatch.com