Dating apps are a major feature of the time in which we live. They promise all users a shot to find their right match. And they usually offer a digital showcase of potentially single or even married people who are looking for love outside the wedding. But dating is a scene of a competition, in which a lot of plays and emotions run high. Dating apps are also places where it is real and what is not, which is fake and which is not, often not clear. Now, there is an app that aims to solve this problem, at least for women, and this tea dating advice. In a short time, the app has become the dear of women, while men are fuming on it, it is called violation of privacy.

The idea behind the Tea Salah app, which is growing in the download chart and already has no 1 app in the iOS app store, is simple: it promises to help women to date more securely. How else? By allowing women to spread “tea” about men. But, as you can guess, it is making men crazy.

What is this tea app?

They say that women love gossip, and the tea app allows their female users to do exactly the same. And talking about female users, the app is open to women only. Once a tea is part of the network – the bills do themselves as a kind of sister – it allows women to review men: they can talk about them, rate them, and warns others. Essentially, it aims to help women make informed decisions based on the experiences shared by fellow users. The app claims to help women avoid red flag in modern dating, where people often fail to know someone’s identity, background or intentions, even after dating them for a while.

The tea app currently tops the App Store Chart in the US. It is available to download in India, although it may lack public data about men that it has access to America through various government databases.

Now, tea is not a new app. It was actually launched by San Francisco -based entrepreneur Sean Cook in 2023, former executive of salesfors and shutterfly. Yes, the “for women” app was created by a man. Interestingly, Cook was inspired by his mother’s dating experience. He was dated to people with criminal records and inadvertently. The disturbing reality provoked the idea to create a platform in Cook’s mind, where women can talk about potential partners before it is too late.

The app is particularly for women and allows users to post anonymous reviews of men, including their photos, first name, approximate age and location. Think yelp, but for dating. Or glasser. But for dating again. Women can mark red or green signs and leave comments based on their experiences.

The tea app says that its main mission is dating security for women and it also supports it with a suit of facilities in the app which includes:

– Background check

– Reverse image search (to catch catfisher)

– phone number lookup

-Only one female platform for stories, support and unfiltated stories

For the protection of the user privacy, the tea app also blocks screenshots. Try taking one, and the user will get a black screen. This national domestic violence also claims to donate 10 percent of its profits to the hotline.

Why women are loving tea apps

This is an app designed to help women safely dating. At least, this app says the details. And the increase in popularity of this app is largely inspired by the word of mouth and viral posts on social media. Many women are sharing their stories on Ticketkok, Redit and Instagram how tea helped them give them serious red flags in men. With the discovery of a date, the sexual criminal registry to find out that it is a history of domestic violence, women are calling the app their life saving.

“Very rarely I have heard of it, it allows women to share anonymity with each other if they face red flags while men dating. It can help women to misbehave, chase, or protect them from worse,” a Redit user wrote.

“It’s good for them. Women are safe to ensure that any step is safe – such as Uber option to request a female driver – I am all for it,” said another.

Even one praised the app to help stay away from a toxic east and to allow him to warn others about him. “I think this app will save life. If he is also one of the girls (before that swiping it is seen on tea and listens to my warning, I feel worth it. Download and share this app. Download and share and share – not only for you, but for your sister or your friend. Protect the woman.”

But not everyone is happy

Not all women are convinced, and the app has definitely triggered backlash, especially men. For many women, tea looks like a strong tool. But for many people, it seems like men’s testing on social media. This is being talked about, pictures of men shared without consent, and are being judged by millions of people, with no way to defend or even not to notify. Some users have also increased concerns about the app’s ability to allow some users to make false allegations and character smeering.

A reddit user wrote, “This app needs to be shut down. A lot of clowns hide under it and ruin the names of the people.”

Pointing to another gender bias, “If a male version of it had existed, the media and mainstream media would have been in weapons.”

Interestingly, tea is not the first attempt for romantic partners to create a review system. Facebook groups like “Are we dating the same man?” It has almost been almost since 2022. Earlier, apps such as Lulu failed to make similar platforms and failed. But tea may have killed the correct formula in the right cultural moment.

Some users say that it is less about safety and more about gossip, simply digital and global. “It is just taking what women have always done – about men and putting it online,” a redit user took a pinch.

While the app is still campaigning, it remains to be seen how it will be considered in a long time. And can it handle concerns about privacy, false allegations and fairness that some men are demanding vigorously on social media.