However, just because these teen dating apps exist doesn’t necessarily mean they’re safe. Instead, teen dating apps have popped up in their place, their popularity fueled in part by two years of social distancing and virtual learning. Gone are the days of shy phone calls to your crush’s house and awkward trips to the mall. These days, there’s an app for nearly everything, and not even kids are safe from the digitalization of what once were only in-person activities.