{"id":5966,"date":"2025-02-01T06:46:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T06:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.downapp.com\/dating\/?p=5966"},"modified":"2025-02-06T07:47:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T07:47:18","slug":"founder-of-down-app-says-find-what-feels-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downapp.com\/dating\/founder-of-down-app-says-find-what-feels-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Founder of DOWN App says &#8220;Find what feels right&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Colin Hodge, Founder of DOWN App by The GDI &amp; Social Discovery Podcast\" width=\"810\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F2012988779&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=810\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent episode of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaldatinginsights.com\/news\/podcast-colin-hodge-founder-of-down-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The GDI &amp; Social Discovery Podcast<\/a><\/em>, Colin Hodge, the founder of DOWN App, shared insights into the app\u2019s evolution, its role in the dating industry, and what\u2019s coming in 2025. He highlighted how DOWN sets itself apart from other dating apps by prioritizing honesty, choice, and fun\u2014values that continue to shape the platform\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The app is free on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/down-official\/id601174087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IOS<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=down.date.hookup.app&amp;referrer=utm_source%3Dwebsite%26utm_medium%3Dhome_gpbutton%26anid%3Dadmob\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Android<\/a>. Download and start swiping today!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Highlights:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>DOWN App\u2019s Vision<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/colinhodge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hodge<\/a> discussed how the app redefines online dating by offering users more control and transparency in their romantic and casual connections, encouraging its users to <em>Find What Feels Right.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Exciting Updates for 2025<\/strong>: He teased upcoming innovations designed to enhance the user experience and foster more meaningful interactions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Industry Insights<\/strong>: Reflecting on trends and challenges in the dating landscape, Hodge explained how DOWN plans to stay ahead and continue evolving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The conversation provided a glimpse into the future of DOWN App and its commitment to revolutionizing digital dating in 2025 and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Want to explore and have some fun? Download DOWN and let your adventurous side out! Available on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/down-official\/id601174087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">App Store<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=down.date.hookup.app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Play<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More like this:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downapp.com\/dating\/a-safer-stronger-down-our-commitment-to-user-protection\/\">A Safer, Stronger DOWN: Our Commitment to User Protection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downapp.com\/dating\/7-common-mistakes-in-dating-app-from-dating-app-founder\/\">7 Common Mistakes In Dating Apps According to Dating App Founder<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downapp.com\/dating\/is-ai-your-next-best-wingman\/\">Is AI (Apple Intelligence) Your Next Best Wingman?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colin Hodge, the founder of DOWN App, joined The GDI &#038; Social Discovery Podcast to discuss the app\u2019s evolution, its place in the dating industry, and what\u2019s coming in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5973,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-about-down"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downapp.com\/dating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downapp.com\/dating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downapp.com\/dating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downapp.com\/dating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downapp.com\/dating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5966"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.downapp.com\/dating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5998,"href":"https:\/\/www.downapp.com\/dating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5966\/revisions\/5998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downapp.com\/dating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downapp.com\/dating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downapp.com\/dating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downapp.com\/dating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}