CBS News features Grindr on ‘HowAboutWe joins a growing list of mobile dating apps promising to help you find love on the go.’

CBS News features Grindr on ‘HowAboutWe joins a growing list of mobile dating apps promising to help you find love on the go.’

CBS News features Grindr on 'HowAboutWe joins a growing list of mobile dating apps promising to help you find love on the go.'

When it comes to your love life, not surprisingly, there’s an app for that. A few actually. But one new addition to the mobile dating scene promises to get people to stop staring at that little screen, and start being social. Popular dating site HowAboutWe launches its new location-based iPhone app today, answering the age-old dating question: “Where can I meet someone?”

The answer in the smartphone era, it turns out, is right around the corner — and right now.

Here’s how it works. Users post a perfect first date description in the app, then get connected in real time to one or more people nearby who are game.

For instance, a guy in DC who writes: “How about we grab a hot dog at Ben’s Chili Bowl,” might get an instant “yes!” moments later from a girl three blocks away — and that afternoon they’re enjoying chili dogs together.

The start of something beautiful? Perhaps. The app features real-time access to thousands of nearby date ideas, adding a little serendipity to digital dating.

Still like looking at that little screen when it comes to love and romance? Ok, fine — better try these apps:

Skout: This app lets you see who’s around you and browse their profiles, including photos, notes and comments, as well as chat with multiple users.

Grindr: This app was designed with gay guys in mind, using a location-based mobile network to determine a user’s location and instantly connect them with nearby matches.

Zoosk: Zoosk lets you receive “flirts” on your phone from nearby users, upload pics and tag them, and peruse a list of local singles.

Lovetricity: Prefer a party trick to woo ladies at the bar? Try this one: two people place a thumb on the app’s “love-sensing” pads and the app measures the chemistry — from “Burning Hot” to “On Life Support” — between you two.