Once,-a dating app that takes a more human approach to online matchmaking, has introduced Fitbit and Android Wear integration to help users follow their hearts. Currently available in the U.K., France, and Spain, and claiming-a user base of 600,000, the app can now be sync-with the aforementioned fitness trackers to display the user’s real-time heart rate in reaction to each potential match. Future updates will allow users to opt-in to a function that sends their heart rate to a counterpart or potential suitor, reports TechCrunch.-For the time being, however, only you will be able to see your true heart rate’s desire. Related: The Tinder True Love Robot reads your body to swipe left or right Aside from its integration with wearables, Once also takes a unique approach to the matchmaking side of things. The service currently employs a team of 120 matchmakers that trawl through member profiles to create combinations; a single handpicked match is then offered for users to like or dislike each day. The company’s-employees choose prospective suitors based on profile history, such as previous matches. Once founder and CEO, Jean Meyer, says the service offers a relaxed dating option. “[Other] dating platforms are too complex, aimed toward an older demographic, or…focused on casual dating and hook ups,” Meyer told TechCrunch. Meyer claims that his app’s single daily match-up methodology and human (and hormonal) heart-rate feature sets it apart from the pack. A U.S. launch date for the app has not been disclosed. Fitness fans who like the sound of Once can also seek out Sweatt, a dating app for regular gym-goers that launched in December.
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