With 1 in 4 Aussies experiencing loneliness, this new app encourages real-life connections

Many Australians – especially younger Australians – report anxiety about socialising
Many Australians – especially younger Australians – report anxiety about socialising
Recently released data has found that since the pandemic, more people are feeling lonely, with young and single people feeling the most lonely.

KRUNK, is a new app designed to help people aged between 18-34 connect and find active like-minded people by location, activity, and interest. KRUNK is not a dating app, but rather is designed to get people offline and experiencing the world with likeminded people. Social media has many people replacing real life connections with online communication. Although they may have many “friends” on Instagram they may never meet these people let alone have a real life connection with them. The reality is that for people they have never been more disconnected than we are today.

KRUNK is changing the way people meet, interact, and connect. By using unique search criteria, it allows its users to connect with active likeminded people in real-time. When you sign up to the app you will choose at least five activities that interest you and you will set your location. From there KRUNK will recommend people for you to connect with. Unlike with a dating app, they avoid the left and right swipe. Rather, you can scroll down and see everyone and choose who you want to connect with from there.

KRUNK has a Groups function which is a place where runners, cyclists, and hikers for example can create their own group and users will be able to search that group by location, activity, interest. Let’s say you are in a running group but also like rock climbing or hiking, you will then be able to meet, interact and connect with others that also like said activities.

What’s coming next?

KRUNK U will be a place where university students will have their own private account to meet, interact and connect.

KRUNK CORP – corporate connect within a corporate business. This will be for organisations to help improve the experiences, host and post specific events and allow users to connect outside of work ours.

KRUNK is the creation of Toby Quinn who is the founder and CEO. Over the past 20 years Toby has been fortunate enough to travel the globe trying his hand at a variety things. From a Camp Counsellor and Nanny in the US to an Actor and stuntman in Japan and a personal trainer and strength coach in Australia.

Toby has always understood the importance of friendships and the power of human connection. He would always be the one to drag his friends to play a game of tennis, a round of golf or they would all head to the lake to go fishing or sailing. There was never a shortage of things to do or people to do it with.

With the rise in technology and social media ability that we have today, KRUNK was designed to make it easier for friends and new friends to organise these outings and enjoy spending time and connecting with other.

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