Singles on The Grade Can Now Browse and Communicate With Matches Right from Their Wrist
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 13, 2016 / Snap Interactive, Inc. ("SNAP," the "Company," "we," "our," or "us") (OTCQB: STVI), today announced that "The Grade," the Company's patent-pending female-friendly mobile app designed to bring accountability to dating and encourage positive dating behavior through grades, has launched its Apple Watch App for iOS. The Grade's Apple Watch app enables users to have quick access to their matches and messages right from the wrist, including robust browsing and messaging functionality. The app also includes the use of the dictation feature, which enables speech to text functionality.
New Apple Watch Features on The Grade Dating App for iOS:
- Robust Browsing Experience: Quickly flip through photos of nearby potential matches and indicate who you like. Users will get notified in real-time about new matches.
- Profile & Photo View: Access a user's additional photos and profile information to learn more about them.
- View and Communicate with Matches: Access a list of all of your matches to communicate with.
- Enhanced Communication Experience: Initiate and respond to your messages, including making use of the dictation feature, which enables speech to text functionality.
Cliff Lerner, President of The Grade, commented on the launch saying, "Users of The Grade have been asking for more ways to access our high quality community of users. Together with our iPhone and Android applications, the Apple Watch app represents a great way to participate in a ‘creep-free' dating experience. We believe our Apple Watch app is best of breed."
The Grade is currently free and available to download in the App Store here on iTunes or by searching "The Grade Dating." More information about The Grade can be found at: http://www.thegradedating.com.
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About The Grade
The Grade is an entertaining, patent-pending, female-friendly mobile dating application that holds users accountable for their behavior by using a proprietary algorithm that assigns letter grades to users ranging from "A+" to "F" based on profile quality, responsiveness, and peer-reviews generated from the opinions received from other users. Users with a grade of "D" or "F" receive a warning and instructions on how to improve their grade, while users who maintain an "F" grade are expelled. Expelled users have the ability to "appeal" the decision by providing compelling reasons why they should be allowed back; however, re-entry is not guaranteed. By expelling low-quality users who receive an "F" grade, The Grade aims to create a community of high-quality users who are desirable, articulate and responsive.
The core concept of The Grade, in bringing accountability to dating, was informed by market research that revealed a deep dissatisfaction amongst singles of current popular mobile dating offerings. A recurring theme, particularly from women using mobile apps, was that they were unhappy with the quantity of low-quality daters and the frequency of inappropriate, hostile, and sexually suggestive messages.
The Grade is owned by Snap Interactive - http://www.snap-interactive.com.
About Snap Interactive, Inc.
Snap Interactive, Inc. develops, owns and operates dating applications for social networking websites and mobile platforms. The Grade is a patent-pending mobile dating application catering to high-quality singles. SNAP's flagship brand, AYI.com, is a multi-platform online dating site with a large user database of approximately 30 million users.
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