Want to make new friends? There's an app for that

First there were dating apps. Now, there are apps not just for meeting romantic mates, but platonic ones, too.

Timeleft, a subscription-based app that helps you meet friends, is in over 160 cities. While the company doesn’t publicly report their user numbers, the app’s Instagram page has over 1.3 million followers.

Timeleft, Bumble BFF, and 222 are all “friendship” apps you can find in app stores, and are becoming increasingly popular across the globe. Their prime demographic is young working professionals who don’t feel they have enough time to make new connections outside of work, but might still be willing to shell out a small monthly subscription fee.

Amarah Hasham-Steele is an editorial fellow at The Walrus, a Canadian magazine. Hasham-Steele tried out some of these apps. She spoke with “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal about her experience.