After is a new dating app that tries to tackle ghosting

On Thursday, a new request for meetings based on female knowledge is launched in Austin, Texas, with a mission to combat ghosts and keep people. What distinguishes the application from the rest of the dating application scene is that after sharing users, why they have no equal before they are allowed to continue to pass. The idea behind the feature is to get rid of abrupt disconnections and confusion.

Founded in October 2023, After is the brainchild of Katie Dissanayake, who came up with the idea for the app after spending a decade in the dating app industry. Before founding After, Dissanayake worked at Hud, where he fell in love with technology and learned everything from trust and security to product development.

With After, Dissanayake wants to combat dating app fatigue and do something different from what the mainstream dating apps on the market currently offer. "Our standout feature is the anti-ghosting feature, which I think gives people accountability," Dissanayake told TechCrunch. "On the other hand, it gives people a sense of closure."

If two people meet in After and start a conversation but one of them stops responding, you'll be prompted to respond. If the person still doesn’t message the other user, the match expires. Before they can use the app’s features again, they need to choose a reason for why they let the match expire. The user can choose from a list of reasons why it stopped responding - for example, they might say the problem is with distance or that the vibrations are not aligned. After will then create a kind message and send it to the other person, and remind them that this isn’t a representation of who they are or their worth.

Plus, if two people match but neither of them messages each other, the app will prompt them to talk to each other. If no one sends a message later, the end of the game ends the match. Therefore, instead of preparing a reception box filled with matches, like other dating applications, after, the after focuses only on the interactive rebate match. The app also includes dating guides to help users improve their dating experience: if someone is struggling to get matches, for example, After will prompt them to change their picture or clean up their profile. With the transparency of the transparency after functioning "visitors" and "local" badges, you will know whether the coincidence lives in Austin or whether he is simply visited.

Immediately, mental health is included in yourself. There, you can think about your mood and emotions. Also, if the app thinks you are using it too much, it will ask you to take a break.After works on a freemium model, giving free users basic access to the app. The app features "petals," After's in-app currency, which allows users to purchase extra features like boosts and super likes. Free users can earn petals by filling out their profiles, while paid subscribers receive 500 petals per month and full access to unlimited chats and likes for $19.99 per month. As for expanding beyond Austin, the company plans to launch the app across Texas before offering it in other states.

"I'm really passionate about growing a small community first before moving forward, because there's nothing worse than opening up an app and having users in every state, and that's not going to work for everyone," Dissanayake said. After that, it will be available on iOS and Android.