Mixing the traditional with the unique, the Thursday app shuts down for everyday of the week except its namesake, when it opens for 24 hours for users to match and chat. This is thanks to research by the founders which found dating apps are used most on Thursdays, presumably to save giving up precious weekend nights to strangers.

The twist comes with the Thursday events, where members can attend organised events for singles, in the UK’s biggest cities, and include things like fitness classes with a post-sweat mingle, rooftop bar meets, dinners, comedy club nights and more. You do have to pay to attend the events, though Thursday bags exclusive drinks deals at most.

Sadly for those outside of the capital, most of the events are in London at the moment (with the odd one in other big cities like Manchester), so keep your eyes peeled for expansion. Thursday promises to “bridge the gap between online dating and offline experiences.” The gender split is 52 per cent men to 48 per cent women.

• Free membership (limitations)
• More than 320,000
• LGBT inclusive
• Available on the Apple App Store and Google Play