Launched in 2023 by Sean Cook, a Bay Area tech exec whose mother was catfished, Tea aims to give women more control in the often murky world of online dating.

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

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).