Software:Couple (app)
| Operating system | various |
|---|---|
| Website | couple |
Couple, formerly Pair, was a mobile app that provided a mobile messaging service for two people,[1] especially romantic couples.[2] Like many mobile phone messaging applications, Couple allows users to share text, photos, video and other content. It is a competitor to apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and KakaoTalk, but it is unique in that it is for communicating with exactly one other person.[3] Couple is one of a slew of mobile applications that intentionally confine their communication to a small group, as opposed to large public or semi-public networks like Twitter.[1]
The app is no longer available on iPhone and Android.[4][5] The free application garnered more than 100,000 users after only a week.[1] TenthBit, the company producing Couple,[6] is part of the Y Combinator startup incubator.[7]
On February 2, 2013, TenthBit announced that it had acquired rival U.K. app Cupple and changed the name of the merged app from Pair to Couple.[8]
On February 12, 2016, Couple was acquired by Life360.[9]
Since April 22, 2019, the app is defunct and the web interface returns Error 503.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Social Networks, Small and Smaller", The New York Times, April 14, 2012, https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/business/path-familyleaf-and-pair-small-by-design-social-networks.html?_r=1
- ↑ "In a Long Distance Relationship? This App Is for You", Mashable, March 23, 2012, https://mashable.com/2012/03/23/pair/
- ↑ "Pair App for Couples Strikes a Chord in First Four Days", All Things Digital, March 27, 2012, https://allthingsd.com/20120327/pair-app-for-couple-strikes-a-chord-in-first-four-days/
- ↑ "Pair app review", Washingtonpost.com, March 30, 2012, https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/pair-app-review/2012/04/01/gIQA36bHoS_story.html
- ↑ "Pair, the Social Network for Two, Launches an Android App", Mashable, May 8, 2012, https://mashable.com/2012/05/08/pair-android/
- ↑ "Pair: A Social App That's Just for Couples", Techland (Time (magazine)), March 30, 2012, http://techland.time.com/2012/03/30/pair-a-social-app-thats-just-for-couples/
- ↑ "Pair Is A Path For The Two Of Us", TechCrunch, March 23, 2012, https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/23/pair-is-a-path-for-the-two-of-us/
- ↑ "Pair Acquires UK Firm and Rebrands as Couple", SocialZoo, February 2, 2013, http://www.szsu.com/2013/02/02/pair-acquires-uk-firm-and-rebrands-as-couple/
- ↑ Perez, Sarah. "Family App Life360 Acquires Couple, A Private Messaging App For Two | TechCrunch". https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/12/family-app-life360-acquires-couple-a-private-messaging-app-for-two/.
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