We all know that you can find love or lust online but now you can also find it with the help of your mobile phone. With the recent surge in technology and a constant stream of new mobile phones to hit the market, apps are popping up all over the place that helps you to do that very thing.

The Apple App Store, Telecom, the recently rolled out Ovi Store by Nokia, as well as the BlackBerry App World all have applications that can help you on your way to find that special someone. From hints and tips on love for both men and women to easy access to dating sites and web chat. It is now easier than ever to find your perfect mate.

So we here at Etch are giving you our top 5 applications to help you out this summer in your search to find love or something like it.

New Zealand SpeedDate

New Zeland SpeedDate is a fun way to find lots of single kiwis, quickly and conveniently. You can download New Zealand SpeedDate through the Apple App Store for your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Its features include being able to create a free profile with your basic information, view thousands of photos of New Zealand men and women and receive messages from anyone who writes to you.

Love and Romance Tips

If you want to improve your love life, this app is for you. Regardless if you have just started dating or have been in a relationship for 20 years this app comes with well researched tips useful for every couple.

You can download this app through the Apple App Store and its features include daily romance tips for both sexes as well as a reminder system for special dates such as your anniversary.

NZDating

Exclusive to Telecom NZDating is New Zealand’s most popular dating and friendship website. Easy access through Telecom’s T-World, you can now login, search for members and find out who’s online all while on the go with one of Telecom’s latest mobile phones.

Sex Appeal Test

The Sex Appeal Test was established by using psychological criteria, which apparently tells you exactly where you can score points with the opposite sex and which areas you should perhaps improve.

A fun app that no doubt will keep you entertained for a few hours which is available for download through the Ovi Store.

Dating Tips by Tracey Cox

Fresh, chatty, and filled with Tracey Cox’s (former editor of cosmopolitan magazine) personal tips and hilarious anecdotes, Superdate takes the reader through the fundamentals of dating, then shows you how to express the messages you want to send and how to read what other bodies are saying to you. Packed with exciting concepts like getting what you want and seductive body language, you will learn how to become better at attracting the opposite sex. And you can do it on all on your mobile phone.

This app is available for download through the BlackBerry App World.