Scissr: a new mind-blowing dating app for lesbians. Photograph: Scissr

Its being tipped as the lesbian equivalent of Grindr, but classier, a dating app for lesbians, by lesbians: introducing, the none-too-subtly named, Scissr.

The free app, which will be available on iOS and Android, will fill a gap in the women-seeking-women app sector.

The brainchild of the Chicago-based climbing instructor Allison Ullrich, Scissr promises to offer a mind-blowing experience.

After experiencing little luck with the more traditional dating techniques of bar hopping and mingling with mutual friends, Ullrich hit on the idea of Scissr.

I think what spawned the idea was life reality and conversations Ive had with my friends regarding relationships and women, she told DNAinfo.

Ullrich was disappointed with heterosexual-focused apps and websites such as OkCupid, Match and Tinder.

Tinder, for instance, will often throw up men as options for women who have set their preferences for other women.

With the the help of her friend, Adnan Beck and developers Ora Interactive, Scissr was born.

Users must be over 18, and are allowed to upload three photographs and write a bio of 300 words.

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