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A dating app that skips to the date

A dating app for Atlanta that turns a match into a plan. Suggest a real date spot first; the chat opens after.

  1. The NADA Potential Matches screen with stacked profile cards showing each person's distance, and pass and like buttons.

    01 Potential matches nearby.

  2. A match screen reading "It's a match, Rohan," with buttons to Send a Date or Keep Swiping.

    02 It's a match. The next step is a date, not a message.

  3. A chat with Jessica showing a Send a Date prompt that explains messaging becomes available once someone suggests a date, with a Find a Date button.

    03 Messaging opens once someone suggests a date.

  4. The NADA Dates browse screen for Atlanta, GA, suggesting taco night, smoothies, a coffee date, and happy hour at local spots, followed by date ideas by category.

    04 Atlanta date spots NADA suggests, then ideas by category.

  5. A chat with Jessica showing a sent date request card for Bistro La Bon, two miles away, with a Change Date button and a first message.

    05 The request is the plan. Place, distance, and what to expect.

  6. A date request from Rohan for Bistro La Bon with Accept Date, Suggest Another Day or Time, and Decline Date buttons.

    06 Every request gets an answer. Accept, suggest another time, or decline.

  7. An accepted date with a countdown of 2 days, 12 hours, and 32 minutes, the Bistro La Bon details for Wednesday, August 2nd at 7 PM, and options to ask to reschedule or cancel.

    07 Accepted. A countdown keeps the plan real.

NADA app screens.

The problem

Dating apps are built to produce matches and conversations. A match can sit in a chat for days and never become a date, which is the thing most people signed up for.

The idea

NADA puts the date first. After a match, the next step is to send a date: a place, a day, and a time. Messaging opens once someone suggests one.

Decisions

  • Date before chat. An empty conversation holds one action, Find a Date, instead of a blank message box.
  • Local by default. Browsing starts with Atlanta spots NADA suggests, then date ideas by category: entertainment, drinks, outings, and attractions.
  • The request is the plan. A date request carries the place, the distance, and what to expect, so the first message is about meeting, not small talk.
  • Every request gets an answer. Accept, suggest another day or time, or decline. Once a date is accepted, a countdown keeps it visible, with reschedule and cancel one tap away.

Contact

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