\u201cI can\u2019t speak for everyone, but the experience in the last few years since we launched is that people that go on Howdy have used the other dating apps and are still single, so they\u2019ve gone to Howdy for something that\u2019s actually long-term and meaningful.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not about a quick fix.\u201d<\/p>\n
Unlike other apps, Howdy gets users to scroll rather than swipe potential matches. They can also set a radius of their local area or further afield.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are people that want that lifestyle, so if you\u2019re not technically living in a rural area but might [be] open to meeting someone who is, you can jump on Howdy,\u201d Ryan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you wanted to meet someone in the bush, in Australia, then go for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
New Zealand Young Farmers partnered with Howdy for the app\u2019s expansion into New Zealand, and chief executive Cheyne Gillooly described it as the latest dating tech meeting the country\u2019s oldest rural dating agency.<\/p>\n
He said it was absolutely going off on local clubs\u2019 social media accounts.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re now at over 1.9 million impressions since it launched, people are signing up, and we\u2019re now having events being planned,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was everywhere at Fieldays; it was fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gillooly said the app fit in nicely with balls and other events clubs organise, which were growing in popularity.<\/p>\n
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