[1] http://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/guy-creates-own-tinder-a...?
* check out if there are sub-reddits where you can post an article about it
* ensure users can invite friends from within the app
* get it posted on product hunt
* ensure you social accounts and make a daily post promoting features of your app, testimonials, ...
* have a landing page on a url like getmyapp.com with links to app stores
* do networking, go to meetups and do a pitch
* find influencers willing to post about your app
* send your pitch to apps, mobile, teens and tech websites
Similar to Secret, Whisper, Yik Yak?
here's some ideas on how they got started:
http://ingenexdigital.com/success-of-yik-yak/
http://www.ingenioussem.com/blog/yik-yak-crowd-sourcing-inge...
https://www.spaceotechnologies.com/will-yik-yak-be-the-next-...