Are you hAPPy with LBQ apps? Bigger, bolder, busier - more apps than ever to choose from!

It is almost a year since we last talked about apps. they say a lot can happen in a year; and my oh my how true. I've linked to our original review for a look back in time below as this article was extremely popular when we first wrote it.

APPS: Are you hAPPy with Brenda, LezFindr, Dattch & FindHrr? We tried and tested them all! June 2013 | Read the full review here

Once you're done with the nostalgia, you can read on and find out what app choices you have today.
   
The first thing I have noticed is that there is more choice available. The second, and most important is that they are all offering quite different features. Below we have done a comparison so that you can see what is best for you.

Our original review featured Brenda, Dattch, LezFindr and FindHrr. Now we also have Wing Ma'am, My Pocket Planet, LesFinder, L Beach Planet and FindHer.



Our original review was all about the apps and how they helped you to find women. Apps are evolving and now include much more. Apps are being designed around the community; your lifestyle and of course women! There is much more thought going into the design and features.

Apps for meeting women
Brenda | Dattch | LezFindr | FindHrr | FindHer

Apps for finding events and additional content such as articles and reviews
My Pocket Planet | LesFinder | L Beach Planet | Wing Ma'am

Lesbian App Comparison table   (p = premium feature)

App Name	Cost	Format	Origin	Purpose	Features	Pros and Cons	General Comments
Brenda website **winner of Ultimate Planet Award for DATING/ NETWORKING SERVICE OF THE YEAR**	Free to install. Optional upgrade £1.99pm or £13.99py	iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry 10	Sep 2012 Brighton, UK	social networking for LBQ women	General Features Chat with women and see how close they are 10 photos per profile Beamer mode so you can check a location before a holiday or trip Filter by age, online status and location Unique Features Built in translator Send video messages up to 60 seconds to other users see who viewed your profile (p)	Pros On most platforms so maximising the pool of women using the app Cons Profile doesn't currently move between devices so if have different devices can end up with multiple profiles	This app is extremely popular. It has a large number of active users. I spoke to a few of my friends and they said it was their preference for older, more stable LBQ women! Easy to use
Dattch website	Free	iPhone	Aug 2012 London, UK	social networking for LBQ women	General Features List of profiles Would You Rather game Blog Filter by age and location Unlimited photos Unique Features Would You Rather game Unavailable feature Wishlist	Pros Simple No ads All accounts are vetted Cons Simple As soon as you get used to it they change the layout	Clean and I like the large images. The would you rather game seems a little pointless in that you are comparing women to inaninate objects - I'd rather celesbians or other lesbians
FindHer website	Free	iPhone	2014 Australia	social networking for LBQ women	General Features List of profiles 6 profile photos Filter by keywords, age, ethnicity and distance Block users Unique Features Check In	Pros Simple No ads Can search nearby Cons Mainly Australian users at the moment (still new)	This is a fairly new app; and also an Australian one. Don't be put off though as it has a growing UK user group. Most users are on the younger side at present. Images are vetted before being uploaded
App Name	Cost	Format	Origin	Purpose	Features	Pros and Cons	General Comments
FindHrr website	Free to install. Optional upgrade £2.99 pm/£13.99py	iPhone	Feb 2013 London, UK	social networking for LBQ women	General Features Map of users List of users Like and favourite profiles Newsfeed 2 photos (more available to premium users) Unique Features Map of users (helpful for deciding where to live and creating a lesbian community - or stalking!)	Pros use the map to see where there is a buffet of lesbians Cons You need to upgrade to get the most from the app	Since the re-brand and re-launch in April, this app has lost the events and venue directory. It still contains the lesbian utopia map - great for deciding where to live if you want to immerse yourself into the lesbian community!
LesFinder website	Free	iPhone	Jan 2014 USA	social networking for LBQ women	General Features Friends list and friend requests News feed Articles Blog Photos Search by nearby or keyword Unique Features Friends	Pros use the map to see where there is a buffet of lesbians Cons Not that easy to navigate	This app is kind of like a lesbian Facebook. You add friends and can view a newsfeed and upload photos and videos. It links to external content.
LezFindr website	Free	iPhone, Android	Oct 2012 USA	social networking for LBQ women	General Features List of users in grid format Block list Favourite profiles View recent profiles Unique Features none	Pros Photos are approved before they are published Cons Very limited features - you can't filter by age or location; just by favourite, all, recent or blocked	This app is great if you aren't very techy and just want to view profiles and chat to women.
L Beach Planet website	Free	iPhone, Android	2013 Germany	L Beach Festival app with social networking for LBQ women	General Features Radar all girls near you Chat, flirt and date with your girls See existing and create your own events Listen to international lesbian DJs Beamer mode so you can check a location before a holiday or trip Unlimited visitors list (p) Unlimited chat histories (p) ‘StealthMe’: Hide your profile in radar (p) ‘DeleteMe’: fantastic auto-delete of pictures sent (p) ‘I like’:  See list of your matching women (p) Unique Features L Beach festival content Internet radio Channels (external sites)	Pros optional registration (you can use as a guest only) Cons Lots in German. Mainly US and German users at the moment	I haven't used this app lots; it doesn't have a lot of UK users and a lot of the content is in German language. It has potential if it had more users. It is a little stalkerish in that you can go into 'I visited' and see who you have looked at and who has looked at you. Not sure if I like this or not!
App Name	Cost	Format	Origin	Purpose	Features	Pros and Cons	General Comments
My Pocket Planet website	£1.25	iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire	Feb 2014 London, UK	lifestyle and loyalty app for LBQ women	General Features London events calendar featuring all of the events in London for LBQ women Exclusive events calendar for large multi-event spaces Blogs, articles, features & reviews Book and film reviews DJ Profiles Unique Features Loyalty card for LBQ bars and businesses (like Costa Coffee) LBQ events calendar Discounts Planet London website content	Pros Saves you money in LBQ bars and businesses Cons Different from other apps on the market - no social networking so not about meeting women; more about access and supporting the community	Although this app costs £1.25 to download; unlike various free apps available - it has the ability to save you lots of money so is well worth the small amount up front. The famous Planet London events calendar is super charged and fully loaded on this app and it is bursting with content, as well as a 'Costa Coffee' style loyalty card where you collect stamps when you buy drinks in LBQ bars.
Wing Ma'am website	Free	iPhone	Jan 2014 USA	social networking for LBQ women	General Features Local events organised by users that you can sign up to join List of users Filter events by distance, event type, popularity or date Unique Features Create your own events for people to come along to My agenda detailing events you are signed up to only	Pros Empowers women to set up their own events to meet women in real life Cons A bit buggy (but still new) - crashes if looking for list of users Events list for UK less than 5% of what is on	I like the idea of this app - empowering women to set up their own social scene. Kind of like Meet Up but in an app. The name is very American and may put off some UK users but I'd urge you to take a look at the very least before you judge on the cover

To help you decide we have also downloaded some screen shots of each app.

Brenda

Dattch

FindHer

FindHrr

LesFinder

LezFindr

L Beach Planet

 

My Pocket Planet

Wing Ma'am

So, which one will you download? Perhaps you have them all? If you use any of these apps, or know of others, why not share your experience here?
 
Review by Naomi

Are you hAPPy with Brenda, LezFindr, Dattch & FindHrr? We tried and tested them all!

These days most of us have a smartphone, it is surgically attached to us and we use it to communicate. Additionally we us social media. There are a number of apps now available for lesbians to find each other, so I've downloaded them, played about with them and have reviewed them here so you can choose the right one for you!

Either read through the whole review, or jump to the app that you like the sound of!

Brenda | Lezfindr | Dattch | FindHrr

 

 

Brenda

 

Rules to enter the app:
1. Over 18
2. Identify as female
3. will not post sexual photos or text and understand it is not a sex app

Usage Rules:

• Photos must be non-sexual and they must feature you .. no porn, no photos from the internet, we can spot fakes a mile away!
• Most genuine girls don't say filthy things on their profile, if you do .. it'll make us look at it twice. We're very good at telling the difference between the things a man pretending to be female would say as opposed to a real female
• Don't contact other users out of the blue saying filthy things, for the same reason as above
• Abuse of any kind will not be tolerated! Be nice, or be somewhere else!
• Genuine trans users will always be welcome on Brenda as long as the above rules are obeyed, transphobic abuse will not be tolerated

Best Feature: list view shows name, age, height, intro and image at a glance


LezFindr - www.lezfindr.co.uk

This app doesn't work very well on an iPad. It freezes but the basic function is to see who has the app and chat with them.

This app is free, and you can report users with a simple click.

All photos are vetted before being uploaded.

This app is available on Android and iPhone which is a benefit over some of the other apps, but it needs some of the bugs working out.

Best feature: simplicity of seeing a list of all women



Dattch - www.dattch.com

This app has a simple design and function. See women who are online, click on their photo to see how far away they are and chat with them.

The main benefit of this app is that it is very secure. Access to the app is invitation only, and even then you have to register, receive a link, send a Facebook message to Dattch via their page with your name, age, location so they can vet you, and then you get an access code linked to your email so you can't share it with others. This does make registration a little laborious, but you can be sure that users are genuine.

Best feature: simplicity to use. Reliability of app

FindHrr - www.findhrr.com

This app offers more that most and is trying to be more than a chat app. You can see what venues and events are nearby as well as women. You can chat, like and favourite users and rate events and venues.

This app offers international listings, which is no mean feat, I mean there are hundreds of events in London alone, never mind worldwide! Sadly this means that the listings are not exhaustive, or 100% accurate. We found a few events that had ended and there was a lot missing. There is the ability to rate an event but no obvious way to report inaccurate listings. The map function is useful for being out and about but I would probably back up with a search online to check the event is still running.

All women are listed and you can sort by online or distance and a green dot indicates women are online

Best Feature: map of all women!

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In addition to all of the above which can be free, there is also Girl Dates Girls Community. Free to download, but you have to pay to actually use it. Has good reviews but with free options above I'm not sure this is really worth the risk unless you have tried all the others.

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So, which one will you download? If you use any of these apps, or know of others, why not share your experience here?