# Gas app

> Gas reached No. 1 in the US App Store before Discord acquired the compliments app.

- Owner: Find Your Crush LLC; acquired by Discord
- Kind: App & software
- Sector: Technology
- Seed date: 2022-08-29
- Peak date: Week of Jan 23, 2023
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 36 (Niche), v1.2
- Mechanics: Maker origin, Platform jump, Press loop, Pairing, Dupe economy

## Summary

Gas launched in August and topped the US App Store in October. Teens shared it with friends while a false trafficking rumor spread on TikTok and Snapchat. Discord acquired the app in January, then announced its closure in October.

## Timeline

- 2022-08-29 — Find Your Crush LLC (App stores) — The iPhone app launched publicly as Crush before adopting the Gas name in September.
- 2022-09-29 — Find Your Crush LLC (App stores) — The released app changed its name from Crush to Gas.
- 2022-09-30 — 42matters (App stores) — 42matters later estimated 79,557 downloads on the final day of September.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/gas-app

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Gas app.” Case HIS-00462. Spread Score v1.2: 36/100. Updated 2026-10-14. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00462