Yep, now you can make friends on Tinder. The app launched Tinder Social, which allows users to form groups of friends (same-sex or co-ed, whichever you prefer) to match and meet up with other peoples groups of friends. But, its not just for daters.

Can you use a dating app to make friends?

Nearly 27% said they used dating apps to make friends because they were lonely in lockdown. More women than men—39% vs. 29%—said they used dating apps to make platonic friends. During the first three months of 2021, the average time spent on Bumble BFF grew 44% for women and 83% for men.

Can you see both genders on Bumble BFF?

Bumble BFF is the making friends mode of one of the most popular online dating app, Bumble. To make BFF less spammy, and filter out needy guys trying to find friends with benefits, in Bumble BFF you cant see and match with profiles from the opposite gender.