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Want to hook up? So do about a billion other people, and they're all on hook-up and dating apps. It isn't just Tinder, anymore. There's an app for your personality type, your job status, and your level of dedication to the dating game. Perhaps you want to have a one night stand tonight but meet your future spouse for dinner this weekend. There is an app for that. Maybe you're scared shitless by the dating app game and need your friends to take the wheel. There is an app for that, too. Maybe you just really need someone to drag along during wedding season. Get on the apps, my friend.

Dating and hook-up apps don't regularly publish stats on user success rate—you'll have to rely on word of mouth and app ratings—but the Pew Research Center has some hard data that might be of interest. According to a new Pew study, 12 percent of Americans say they have been in a committed relationship with or married to someone they met on an app, while six in 10 Americans who use online dating services say they've had generally positive experiences. Of course, seven in 10 of Americans on dating apps and websites think it's common for people to lie to seem more attractive. Hey, it's a risk you've got to be willing to take. And don't pretend your own profile won't stretch the truth out.

Here, to help you on your journey, is a quick breakdown of what to expect on these many hook-up apps, should you have completely avoided them all thus far. Most apps are free to join, but then offer you paid subscriptions to get better results, supposedly. Options, options, and more options. Go get 'em.

Facebook Dating

It is: Facebook's new dating app that takes your Facebook groups and events and uses them to pair you up.

The catch: You have to actually join Facebook groups and RSVP to Facebook events. You also have to trust Facebook.

Who you want to find: A like-minded individual who hasn't totally transitioned their social media output to Instagram and TikTok.

Who you actually find: A Russian spy.

Get: Facebook

OkCupid

It is: A more serious dating app with extensive user profiles that's currently trying to woo younger folks.

The catch: You probably won't get a hook-up here.

Who you want to find: Someone to marry.

Who you actually find: Someone to marry, then divorce.

Get: App StoreGet: Google Play

Ship

It is: A dating app that your friends can control to set you up with strangers.

The catch: Well, how much do you like giving up control of your dating destiny?

Who you want to find: One of those partners where, in the future, you can introduce them by earnestly saying, "They're my best friend."

Who you actually find: Honestly, probably no one, because your friends can't be trusted to selflessly invest time into the hunt.

Get: App StoreGet: Google Play

Tinder

It is: The most notorious hook-up app, especially among the younger folks. Swipe right on a profile photo you like, hope they swipe right too to get a match.

The catch: You can get stuck swiping until your fingers bleed.

Who you want to find: A beautiful stranger who's down.

Who you actually find: A passable stranger who chats for a bit and then ghosts you.

Get: App StoreGet: Google Play

Hinge

It is: A dating app for more serious contenders—think more second and third dates, fewer hook-ups, and possibly even marriage.

The catch: Your profile must have three witty/charming/personal answers to Hinge's pre-selected questions.

Who you want to find: Someone as witty/charming/personal as their answers seem to indicate.

Who you actually find: Someone who is very seriously looking for "the one" and who won't waste their time on duds.

Get: App StoreGet: Google Play

Coffee Meets Bagel

It is: An app that selects your matches for you. As in, no swiping required.

The catch: Women are only sent matches who've already expressed interest.

Who you want to find: Whoever the algorithm deems fit.

Who you actually find: Just another reason to never trust computers.

Get: App StoreGet: Google Play

Raya

It is: An elite app for celebrities, models, artists, and other generally cultured people. Also, increasingly, influencers.

Gatekeeper: You have to be one of the above. And rich.

Who you want to find:Channing Tatum or John Mayer.

Who you actually find: Jeremy Piven. Allegedly.

Get: App Store

Grindr

It is: Essentially Tinder, but for queer people and with more customizable search options.

The catch: Like Tinder, it stresses quantity over quality.

Who you want to find: A put-together man who wants to grab a drink, and then some.

Who you actually find: A flighty 22-year-old who likes talking about his abdominals.

Get: App StoreGet: Google Play

Happn

It is: An app that literally tracks you, showing you when and how often you cross paths with other users.

The catch: You need to leave your apartment.

Who you want to find: The person with the dimples you've seen at the corner store twice.

Who you actually find: The stalker you didn't know you had.

Get: App StoreGet: Google Play

The League

It is: An app that admits ambitious, successful users only after an extensive screening period.

The catch: You need a LinkedIn account. An Ivy League education doesn't hurt, either.

Who you want to find: An attractive progressive with lofty career aspirations.

Who you actually find: A banker in the family business who uses the word "handouts" unironically.

Get: App StoreGet: Google Play

Bumble

It is: Essentially Tinder, but women make the rules. As in, only women can start a conversation after a match is made. (The rule doesn't apply to same sex matches.)

The catch: Matches only last for 24 hours, so if she doesn't start a convo, you've been hung out to dry.

Who you want to find: A young professional with an adventurous spirit. Or Sharon Stone.

Who you actually find: A hundred women who never move past the first swipe.

Get: App StoreGet: Google Play

Feeld

It is: Essentially Tinder, but for finding threesomes and other sexual adventures.

The catch: Faking chemistry with one person is one thing. Faking it with two is near impossible.

Who you want to find: Two ungodly attractive individuals who you will never have to see again.

Who you actually find: Two similarly inexperienced individuals who won't make this any less awkward.

Get: App StoreGet: Google Play

Blendr

It is: Essentially Tinder, and very chat focused.

The catch: You have to converse with the hoards.

Who you want to find: A casually attractive hook-up.

Who you actually find: A casually attractive hook-up, but only after 37 failed attempts to chat it up.

Get: App StoreGet: Google Play

Luxy

It is: Essentially Tinder, but for rich people.

The catch: You gotta make over $200K a year or be voted in based purely on your looks.

Who you want to find: A one-night stand who supplies the Dom Perignon and cashmere blankets.

Who you actually find: A one-night stand who is already bored with you.

Get: App StoreGet: Google Play