Tokyo, Japan – Ten months since the official release of Ginkan Inc.'s chat and dating app Festar, the app has seen high successful match rates with 53% of pairs from over 17,000 matches mutually liking each other and choosing to continue to talk after a 10 minute chat. Festar has ditched the dating app standard of picking based on appearances, and is proving just how important mutual interests and meaningful conversation are with thousands of users finding love and friendship through a live 10 minute chat. Festar is now available in 13 countries in English, Korean, and Japanese for both iOS and Android smartphones. How Festar Works: Unlike many dating apps that make users search for a partner, Festar starts by automatically connecting people for a 10 minute real time chat. Users are matched based on mutual interests and hobbies, instead of swiping and searching by looks or social status.