Its full name is Tea Dating Advice, and the central idea is a women-only app that gives those who are dating the ability to access background checks on men. This includes whether they have a criminal record (or if they're sex offenders), as well as reverse image searching to identify catfishing (assuming a false identity online).

The application found itself atop Apple’s App Store earlier this week after hordes of new users signed up to the app.

Controversial Dating Platform Tea App Faces Massive Hack; Raises Privacy and Safety Concerns for Women A shocking data breach has hit the American dating app Tea, a platform designed exclusively for women to rate and review men they’ve interacted or gone on dates with.

The "Tea" app, a dating advice platform made for women, has gone viral on TikTok as users leave controversial reviews. An expert says it could be harmful.