Some may find it hard to find someone because of a busy schedule or they just simply haven't found the "right one."

Now, single people might get some help that makes it easier to get out there and date. And it's right at their fingertips.

Singles are turning to mobile dating apps on their smartphones to find matches.

According to Metro, the mobile industry is growing rapidly. It's expected to be worth $2.3 billion by 2016, according to Juniper Research.

"Dating happens in the real world," said Joy Martinez, marketing director of dating app MeetMoi. "It's not a solitary activity of sitting home for hours looking at profiles."

MeetMoi is just one mobile app; there are many more. OkCupid is another, and apps like these provide location-based matches, meaning users with GPS on their smartphones can find connections nearby and meet up in minutes. Daters don't have to sift through profiles to find someone they like; the app does it for them.

For the ones who feel that it's weird to meet someone at moment's notice, there is an app called LikeBright, which connects users with matches through mutual Facebook friends.

Here is a rundown of these three mobile dating apps from their websites:

MeetMoi

"MeetMoi is the leading mobile social discovery service in the United States. MeetMoi matches users with one another based on preferences and proximity by leveraging uniquely mobile capabilities like location awareness and push communication channels. MeetMoi is accessible via iPhone and Android apps, or through the mobile and desktop web." Andrew Weinreich is the chairman and founder of this dating app.

OkCupid

"OkCupid is the fastest-growing online dating site. We use math to get you dates. It's extremely accurate, as long as (a) you're honest, and (b) you know what you want. We are completely free.

"Most other matching sites are just glorified personals services; their "matching" systems are nonexistent or overly subjective. We don't claim to evaluate you perfectly, but we do claim to find someone who claims to fulfill your claimed requirements, exactly. "

LikeBright

"We at LikeBright believe you're closer to finding love than you think. In fact, we bet your match is someone cool your friends already know. And better yet, someone they can vouch for.

Here's how it works: Log in (privately) with Facebook. No one will know you're in here. Browse your friends' friends and pick someone who catches your eye. We tell that person a friend of a friend wants to meet - but we never say it's you. They'll see three profile pics, one of which is yours. If they choose you, we make the intro. And bam --- we're out. You wouldn't want us tagging along on that first date, would you?" Nick Soman started LikeBright.

There are 99.9 million single people (18 and older) in America as of 2010, according to the U.S. Census. There are 88 single men for every 100 single women in the U.S.

According to USA Today, Census data recently released said that 31 million households in 2010 consisted of just one person. Singles make 27% of U.S. households. In large cities, such as New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C., it's more than 40%.

Let's take New York for example. According to Epodunk, in Bronx County, there are 72 single men per 100 single women. In Queens County, there are 80 men per 100 women. In Nassau County, its 78 to 100, and in New York County it's 81 to 100.

According to a poll my New York magazine, "Love by the Numbers," 36% of women said it was easy to date while 56% said it was difficult to date. Fifty-two percent of men, however, find it easy to date, while 40% find it difficult.

Single ladies and gents, don't worry. Love is in your reach soon.

According to Metro, MeetMoi will host several events throughout the city this fall where users can meet up. MeetMoi users chatting in Soho, for example, might get an alert recommending they meet at Balthazar nearby.

According to the New York Times, several dating sites are now hosting offline events at bars so many can meet up in person.

"There have been so many times I've met up with someone from the Internet in person and didn't feel a spark," said Emily Clapp, who was at a recent beer-tasting event organized by the popular dating site OkCupid in a basement bar on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. "It's so disappointing to invest all that time e-mailing and then... nothing."

Like many others, Ms. Clapp says the offline events can help identify a potential date more quickly, according to the New York Times. Online, they find they can spend weeks or months exchanging messages with someone and then schedule dinner or drinks - only to realize within minutes that the date is a dud.

Dating mobile apps are not the only dating devices that can be used and spreading around.

The DateEscape app allows users to set alarms for fake texts and phone calls, providing fast excuses for dating gone downhill.

The Whatif? App poses hypothetical questions to keep the banter flowing, in case the date gets boring and nobody has anything to say.

Apps such as Sonar and Blendr tell users what nearby locations are dating hot spots, such as bars filled with lots of registered app users.

So Books & Reviewer's, would you find dating through these mobile apps on the rise? Comment below!