Ivy Dating

I spent so much time on swipe apps, looking for THE one for me. I feel I wasted so much time, energy, and even money for a dead end… I rlly prefer in person meetings over that but never found it. Fast forward to now, my best friend brought me to an ivy event at a local spot which changed, EVERYTHING. The way I approach dating is now different!! I even open the app at the gym because there’s a guy I crush on. Guess who was on Ivy dating ???? Well I guess I’ll have to come back and update the community because we have a date coming up after I messaged him, and he came up to me so fast. THANKS IVY DATING❤️

The full experience is only live in Chicago as of May 2026 (which is kind of annoying if you don’t live here), but I do! 

I use Ivy everyday. The map tells me the dating activity in Chicago (single people open to connecting RIGHT NOW at different spots and also things like places with recent check ins, views, ect.) They also do events where there are ALWAYS people checked in. 

The profile is just my name, age and a pic (they see profiles as a way to recognize someone in real life, not to share about your personality — this is meant to happen when you are actually in the same room). NO ONE CAN SEE MY PROFILE UNLESS WE ARE BOTH CHECKED AT THE SAME PLACE, I only appear on the map as a “1” until someone shows up at my exact venue. You can tell they think a lot about trust and safety, I can check out at anytime and disappear (think SnapChat but for an actual venue).

Here’s my Ivy routine for where I check in:

Gym in the morning
Coffee shop for work
Nights out 

My friends and I all check in together and we can meeting multiple people in the same night. I actually had someone interesting approach me while I was passively doing work, pretty cool. 

They are new and growing fast, but if I’m at a spot that doesn’t have anyone else checked in I can leave a note behind (they call it a breadcrumb), which can only be read at that venue. 

They are constantly putting out new releases and I can tell they are working hard to make this work. 

Very excited about this one - it’s called Ivy Dating, but I don’t really use it like I would a dating app. 

More people in Chicago = better experience for everyone..try it please!

I think it gives you a little bit of a dopamine boost when someone likes your profile. It’s really nice to see all of the singles in the venue before you even start talking or crushing on someone who may already have a partner. I love that it’s Chicago based right now and as the app grows it will really help people get connected while still keeping that meet cute feeling. I’m excited to see where this goes!!!