--- title: Threesome Hookup App: 3nder Wants to Be Tinder for Group Sex description: Though we believe there's already a service for this called "Craigslist" canonical: https://time.com/9596/theres-now-a-hookup-app-to-facilitate-threesomes/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-02-24T18:30:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:07:19.401Z og:title: Threesome Hookup App: 3nder Wants to Be Tinder for Group Sex og:description: Though we believe there's already a service for this called "Craigslist" og:url: https://time.com/9596/theres-now-a-hookup-app-to-facilitate-threesomes/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f694a5415d64638/698683283bc9998edf1a213a/hookup-app-threesomes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1400 og:image:height: 788 og:image:alt: 157743832 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Threesome Hookup App: 3nder Wants to Be Tinder for Group Sex twitter:description: Though we believe there's already a service for this called "Craigslist" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f694a5415d64638/698683283bc9998edf1a213a/hookup-app-threesomes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # There's Now a Hookup App to Facilitate Threesomes > Sponsored content. 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Well, if you’re on the hunt for a new dating app with a new twist, say hello to [3nder](http://www.3nder.us/), the service that promises to provide “threesomes made easy.” Before you get too excited about all the _ménage à trois_ that awaits you: this app is still in its [funding stage](https://angel.co/3nder). So you’ll have to be patient, but the upside here is that the developers still have time to come up with a less-confusing and easier-to-pronounce name. (Threender? Three-ender? Three-inder? Ender?) Here’s the gist, according to the app’s [website](http://www.3nder.us/): --- > “” --- But 3nder doesn’t just seek to help individuals satisfy their needs and fulfill their fantasies. It also seeks to make society as a whole more open about sexual desires. “We need to evolve our social acceptance,” the website says. 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