It’s the latest dating app for women seeking women, but what’s the app, named after a lesbian sex position, all about?

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It’s being tipped as the lesbian equivalent of Grindr, but “classier”, a dating app “for lesbians, by lesbians”: introducing, the none-too-subtly named, Scissr.

The free app, which will be available on iOS and Android, will fill a gap in the women-seeking-women app sector.

The brainchild of the Chicago-based climbing instructor Allison Ullrich, Scissr promises to offer a “mind-blowing” experience.

After experiencing little luck with the more traditional dating techniques of bar hopping and mingling with mutual friends, Ullrich hit on the idea of Scissr.

“I think what spawned the idea was life – reality – and conversations I’ve had with my friends regarding relationships and women,” she told DNAinfo.

Ullrich was disappointed with heterosexual-focused apps and websites such as OkCupid, Match and Tinder.

Tinder, for instance, will often throw up men as options for women who have set their preferences for other women.

The app allows users to upload three pictures and a short bio. Photograph: Scissr

With the the help of her friend, Adnan Beck and developers Ora Interactive, Scissr was born.

Users must be over 18, and are allowed to upload three photographs and write a bio of 300 words.

The app will feature private messages, and the option to “crush” on a user or add them to a “wish list”. There will also be preferences, including: “hookup”; “love and relationship”; “networking”; and “friendship”.

Sexuality options to choose from are: lesbian, bisexual and “curious”.

As with many other dating and messaging apps, Scissr will work with GPS data to find potential romance options in a location close to the user, but unlike other apps, won’t geofence to restrict potential matches to a certain proximity.



Scissr is the latest dating app towards the gay market. Photograph: Scissr

Scissr isn’t the first app geared towards gay women: Daatch, Brenda and Wing Ma’am are already on the market and have proven popular.

And websites such as Pink Cupid, Pink Lobster and DivaDate also exist. But Ullrich hopes Scissr will offer more.

“We want to connect and promote those in the LGBT community through our independent or shared cultural interests,” she said.

There’s no release date yet for Scissr, but the website promises that the app will be (ahem) “coming soon”.

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