If Tinder and Meetup had a baby, it would be Squad, a newly-launched app that’s more about making friends than hooking up for a night. The app offers a fun and easy way for groups of two to six friends to meet other groups in their area, and if there’s romance in the air, then great. If not, at least you’ve made a few new friends.
Like Tinder, individuals create profiles and squads via Facebook, or invite friends to join their squad through the built in text message feature in the app. After a squad is created, users can customize their profiles with collective squad names and individual profiles on each member – featuring first name, occupation, age, school network, and photo. Once a squad profile is created, an internal group chat opens and users can begin to see other local squad profiles and swipe yes or no on the squads they’d like to meet with in-person. When squads match, a shared chat will open and users have 24 hours to exchange details and make fun plans to meet up and hang out.
Adam Liebman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Squad, which just launched on Tuesday in the New York metro area. Prior to Squad, Liebman was at Yext and SinglePlatform.
