Cuddlr App Is All About Cuddling With Total Strangers

Cuddlr is an alternate to the variety of hooking up apps available in the market that aims to bring two strangers together to, well, "cuddle" without the pressure of intimacy.

In the ocean of organized dating and hooking up apps, a new app with a unique conception changes the way people interact with total strangers. Aptly named as Cuddlr, the free iOS-based mobile app helps strangers cuddle with each other without the pressure of intimacy. Cuddlr is a location-based social meeting app to help two strangers set up a meet and track the other person's walking direction toward the desired cuddle spot.

The app features a simple, user-friendly interface and works by finding the closest cuddlers within a walking range and shares brief profile info. Users can send a cuddle request or accept one if willing to meet the other person. Two users can set a location to meet up with a brief message that pops up on the app's screen, NY Daily News reports.

Cuddlr promotes the idea of the old-fashioned way of real time conversations instead of "just chat for months, or swipe left-or-right, or send photos," the app's official webpage reads. Launched earlier this month, Cuddlr aims to help with the "under-explored time and a place for a more gentle, no-pressure intimacy."

Users of the app can also rate the cuddles and find a trustworthy cuddler based on the past cuddle ratings. Any problematic incidents can be reported on the Cuddler's public profile, which will alert other users.

"Users with a substantial proportion of reports are unlikely to have their requests accepted, and we ban anyone who is consistently using it improperly," Cuddlr explains the app's security features. "In addition, we don't share your location until you've indicated that you do actually want to cuddle this person, and you can block anyone if you don't want them to even see you on the app."

Cuddlr was formed by a team of three members, founder and developer Charlie Williams, designer, Jeff Kulak and Damon Brown. Williams previously worked on Shazam and helped the music-recognition app expand to iOS platform. His works include vocal game SingSmash and Jingle+.

The app is currently available for devices on Apple's iOS platform and the startup is already working on an Android version.