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Real over reach
Most dating apps are optimised for engagement metrics — endless swipes, vanity matches, time-on-app. We're optimised for the moment a match becomes a coffee, a walk, a real connection. Real over reach, every time.
About Mapdate
Dating, but on a real-world map.
Mapdate is the dating app for people who think the swipe feed got it wrong. Built by Yando Pte. Ltd. since 2021. Live in 150+ countries.
- 500K+members worldwide
- 150+countries
- 4.0+star rating
- 2021since
Our story
We built Mapdate because we missed how people actually meet.
By 2020, dating apps had quietly become slot machines. Endless swipes. Mismatched matches three boroughs away. The 11pm "u up?" message from someone you'd long forgotten. The mechanic that revolutionised dating in 2012 had become the thing keeping people from actually meeting.
We had a simple intuition: the best person you could meet today probably lives, works, or eats lunch within a kilometre of you. Apps refused to put that on screen. So we built the one that does.
Mapdate launched in 2021 as a live, location-based map of real people — no infinite feed, no algorithmic guessing, just proximity, presence, and personality. Five years later we're in 150+ countries with hundreds of thousands of members and the same thesis: the map is the product.
What we believe
Three principles, non-negotiable.
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Local-first, by design
We started with a simple thesis: the best person you could meet today is probably already in your neighborhood, on a Tuesday at 7pm. Mapdate is built to reflect that — proximity isn't a filter, it's the entire interface.
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Safety isn't a feature
Voice notes, photo verification, location controls, public-hub moderation — these aren't add-ons. They're how we earn the right to be the app you actually meet someone from. Read our Trust & Safety page for the full picture.
The company
Yando Pte. Ltd.
Mapdate is published by Yando Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-incorporated company building location-based social products. We're a small, independent team — no VC pressure to optimise the app for engagement metrics that don't translate to meeting people IRL.