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Ready to get started? Creating your profile is easy, and you can share as much or little about yourself as you like. Within minutes you’ll be ready to connect, chat, and meet up with people near you.
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• See people nearby based on your location
• Chat and share private photos
• Add tags to share your interests
• Search tags to find others based on their interests
• Create private albums to share (and unshare) multiple photos at once
• Filter your search to find what you want
• Star your favorites and block others
• Report people easily and safely
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• No 3rd party ads
• See up to 600 profiles at once
• View only people who are online now
• View only profiles with a photo
• Filter by position, relationship status, and more
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• Unlimited profiles
• Full access to your Viewed Me list
• Incognito mode - browse profiles without being seen
• Unsend messages and photos
• All XTRA features
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Grindr - Gay Dating & Chat Negative Reviews
Paid subscriptionWould love an unlimited membership, but it’s overpriced. And the one thing I don’t understand is if it’s $40 a month why is one week 2399 for unlimited that doesn’t make any sense. if it was $10 a week I’d consider maybe trying it. there is a lot more guys I see on this app then I’ve seen on some other ones, but some of them are fake and there’s a lot of headless profiles on here. in this day and age anything without a face shouldn’t be allowed on an app in my opinion, even if you’re in the closet or trying to be discreet or whatever sorry then you should have your face picture locked up and your profile locked up. and the only way you’d be able to advertise is to open your pictures to somebody if you don’t wanna show your face. your whole profile should be not available for any of us to see. You should only be contacting people if you want to remain anonymous. For the rest of us that don’t care it should be clear headshot, and those should be the rules for this app no blank profiles no pictureless profiles no bull. and the picture should be verified like they are on the Scruff app to make sure it’s a real person. again, Grindr think about the prices. It’s way too much. prices should be lowered and still include some ads that way you make money still. The ads dont bother me. I think a fair price for your unlimited subscription would be $20 a month. ditch the extra nobody wants half of a membership. this app has the potential to being a really great app if things were to change..Zoom614Version: 24.14.0
Don’t kill the messengerI see a lot of bad reviews about how grindr is dangerous and they don’t care about their users. Let’s be clear, if ppl weren’t using Grindr to target victims then they’d use phone hotlines or personal ads or dark alleys. Ppl are dangerous. Apps are just a tool they abuse. Also I don’t agree that grindr doesn’t care about its users, but we definitely take a backseat to at least one thing- money. Grindr doesn’t wanna give you the best dating app experience, they want you to PAY for the best dating app experience. companies are meant to make money, but you shouldn’t bait or lower the quality of the product to entice your customers to upgrade. And the prices are ridiculous. But honestly, my biggest issue is with navigating the app. You Tap to cycle thru pics and to see a pic in full size and you swipe to see another profile then you gotta hit that tiny little arrow to get back to the main screen. Am I the only one that takes 3-4 attempts minimum to hit that arrow and get back to the grid screen? If I wanted to blindly swipe I’d be on tinder. I’d love the swipe to function like Instagram so it just takes you back to where you were.. anyway I recently started using the app again after months of inactivity and I expected to see some new and improved features but all I got was the same old features I hate, plus exciting new ones (that only cost $20!). Grindr needs to make some changes y’all want to survive. The marketplace is vastly different than when y’all started.HemanishVersion: 7.7.0
Lagging and Limited Free VersionWow, grindr has never been the smoothest app to use but the bugs on this app have only been getting worse. I think they’ve been attempting to fix everything but it seems like with each problem they fix another one occurs. The worst part is they are simultaneously limiting the functionality of the free version of the app to encourage everyone to pay for premium or whatever it’s called. Ads pop up almost every three minutes and they last so long I just close out the app and go back in to avoid them. There are so few profiles you can browse now. If you select a tribe to browse through it will sometimes only give you three profiles to look at, i’m dead serious. I paid for premium for a week to see how it is, it seems like that’s the only way to use grindr as it was intended nowadays. Otherwise you can only view 5 albums at a time, browse through an incredibly sparse amount of profiles, and deal with ads completely intervening with the experience on the app. You would think with the amount of bugs and issues they were having they would be doing more to encourage us to spend more time on the app. I would encourage others to delete or limit their time on grindr. They seem to think we need them more then they need us and they will continue to limit the app so we all have to pay to play if we let them think they’re right. It’s probably for the best, I will just have to keep revisiting the men I have on other socials cause i’m done wasting my time on here..Danieljames5683Version: 24.7.1
Unlawful and unfair practices and should be turned into the federal train or Better Business Bureau.Depending on your location and applicable data privacy laws, they may still be required to provide you with some explanation about why your account was suspended and could be considered somewhat problematic if they refuse to provide any information at all; especially if they are claiming to protect other users without giving you a chance to address any potential issues with your account. / their terms and conditions. It’s a joke people who really read it because it honestly contradicts itself. You say private information that you don’t do anything with it but yet you sell it to a third-party. And number two you say you’re protecting other users by not giving my personal information. with my name on it, I call that. Slandering which is illegal and I think the federal trade company business you should be turned into them. Not only do you sell a third-party private information with your ads, and then you say that you don’t tamper with people’s profile profiles because of private. Wrong why do you delete people’s profiles and why do delete photos if they’re not appropriate, and you also I’ve read people say that they tap into IP addresses to make sure that you can’t get into grinder ever if you get tampering again with other people’s privacy, so you were literally going against every word in your terms and conditions and need to be turned in to the federal trade..Idc1313Version: 24.18.0
Huge backward leapsLongtime user and Unlimited Subscriber here. The recent releases make the app almost unusable, and definitely undesirable.
The new Fresh grid is sparsely populated and not worth an entirely new screen. People are miles apart and it isn’t refreshed continuously like the regular grid used to be. You can no longer see a continuous stream of people getting further and further away from you whether they are neighborhood regulars or whether they are new faces instead you can only see regulars on one screen and new faces on another screen and no connection between the two at all.
The regular grid looks the same but the math behind it has changed entirely. Locations are no longer updated continuously or by a refresh swipe. I’m not talking just the relative distance from you I’m also talking about the last time they were online and other metadata. They’re not updated either, and it’s very easy to find yourself looking at potentially hours-old information, since there’s no indicator that it’s old data or how old. Distance, time since online, pics etc can be obsolete. You have to force an update, and the only way to manually refresh now is to force close the app and reopen it. That’s a lot of fun.
What no one knows is whether this has an element of an intended functionality or not, perhaps to curb stalking or the ability to narrow location easily, or just a bug. I hope it’s the latter and it gets fixed quickly.
My Unlimited subscription is up for renewal in a few days, and frankly, as it is now, I’ll pass on it..BnhVersion: 7.16.1
AbysmalThis app was much better under the previous couple of owner groups… It worked much better without countless glitches all of the time. I used to be able to see 100 people around me. The amount had been cut, and it was even recently cut again several days ago. I can only see 50. This is a corporate power move to try to get people to pay an ungodly amount of money for access. The price to access extra profiles or features is also at least double these days. Not to mention, tons of the few profiles I see are people 100, 200 miles away instead of nearby people. It literally keeps people from seeing certain profiles that are closer holding them hostage and trying to get people to pay to see them. Not to mention, there are 5X the amount of ads that pop up constantly. People have to hit an arrow or an “X” 3, 4, or 5 times to get the stupid things to close. They are the most annoying ads on all of social media I have experienced. They make the person be involved at a certain level usually under mandatory opening of the app store and having to close that out too. This app is junk and the worst it has ever been. Tons of people I have talked to don’t touch it anymore. Most are no longer on the app because it is so bad. All I see on peoples’ profiles is how they are going to leave or the app is total trash. It is obvious there are paid reviews and ratings on here. It is the worst it has been. The other ownerships were much better. This app needs a serious competitor soon. Leave it to an American ownership to absolutely turn it ghetto..BeastWeaveVersion: 25.19.0
The most ridiculous app and process to unban your account. Customer service are a bunch of queensCustomer support doesn’t get back to you if your account gets banned. Your literally stuck in a waiting game after countless emails back and forth. They should be lucky they don’t have a phone number to call or they’d get their assess handed to them on the stupidity of their app. There are fakes, bots that right fake reports which therefore get you banned from the app. You can’t get it unlocked or make a new profile since you need a number to verify your new account. Since you can’t use the number on your banned account since that number is now banned. It’s a game of he said he said without any proof and it’s not even worth it anymore. They’re going to lose so many guys and I hope they do. Given the reviews on here like mine I’m hoping it won’t be that long. Besides that point they keep your data I’m sure and are actually harboring drug addicts, pornstars and actually fake people who abuse there app than the guys actually on there trying to make good conversation and possibly wanting to get off that app. Lastly your prices are a JOKE. It should be illegal to charge over 20 bucks and that’s not even the most expensive version. 20 bucks don’t even give you all the perks haha! You have to buy the top tier package which is way more than that, and what you’re getting with their crappy queeny support group and them not acknowledging the real problem the app is not worth it and should be banned from the USA..Burgy219333Version: 7.8.0
DangerousUpdate at bottom. This app has never been known for its safety but the newer updates dramatically fail in safety. Let’s start with search functions. Trans people are grouped up like we are all the same causing hate coming our way. Then the latest update put the most invasive adds I have ever seen. If I go to try and block someone or just about anything in this app. I am forced to watch an add first. Sometimes while the person is spamming me with hate and nudes I’m forced to watch an add then see those new unwanted messages before blocking. I have never experienced an app with such disregard for user safety by putting so many invasive adds on block buttons and messages like this. Trans people need a function where if someone does not want to see us they don’t need to which will greatly reduce the hate brought to us.
The adds have become so frequent the app is almost unusable. It’s clear what they are trying to do but in the end with this economy they will sink the app and people will in time migrate to a less invasive app.
Update 1: Grindr has progressively gotten worse since I wrote this last review the ads have become way more aggressive, compromising, safety conversations, and overall use of the app it feels like they are trying to brute force you into subscribing so that you can do relatively anything. They added interests, but no way to filter those interests so transgender people are still being targeted on the app, regardless of the new feature..ChrisaverybennetVersion: 26.9.2
Not what it used beWhat happened to this app? What are all these “T4T” profiles telling cis men to keep away? What’s with all these popup ads after closing every message I read? What is this twenty bucks a month they’re trying to charge for this? Why am I action blocked from seeing any profiles more than 10 feet away? We need a new app, cuz this is nothing like what it was 7 years ago. Gay men can’t possibly be satisfied that this is their only option for meeting up. I would give this app zero stars if I could. The app went way downhill after it was sold to greedy American investors. Instead of improving the user experience the new owners have put all of their resources into locking basic features behind a very expensive paywall. They have made the app almost impossible to use without one of the paid membership tiers. The app only shows you a couple profiles in your immediate neighborhood and hides all the rest unless you subscribe for twenty bucks a month. This makes for a worse experience for everyone. Because most people don’t have a paid subscription, even if you are a paying subscriber, the users who aren’t almost certainly cannot not see you. The app is also full of bugs. The block button doesn’t work, the individuals you try to block still show up in your taps and messages. When someone taps or messages you just once, you get three or for notification alerts simultaneously. I am seeing fewer and fewer new users instead of the same faces. I guess gays are finding alternatives that are less scammy than what Grindr has become..SuddenGlassVersion: 24.11.1
Too many fake profiles, fake taps, invasive ads.Update: The invasive ads on this app have gone from bad to worse: - Repeated multiple times while browsing. - Childish ads for childish online games (get a clue about you customer base Grindr!) - Immediately after an invasive ad, I’m forced to watch ANOTHER ad before browsing can continue. - Can only see 1 person who’s recently viewed me? You promote the pay version by being greedy with the free version? - The fake taps and profiles have taken over (see previous feedback below). ——————— It’s always flattering to get taps, but I’ve seen a substantial increase in fake taps from fake profiles: 1) The other profile is always offline 2) The initial chats are always worded the same 3) The initial lines in the profile are always worded exactly the same 4) The distance is unavailable 5) The location is never listed 6) The conversation starts with “hi” and 1 pic. At first I thought it was just a curious coincidence, then it became a daily, then an hourly occurrence. My guess is that these are bots hunting for pics, data, or trying to get me to access a website. It’s making the app less and less usable.
2024 update: started using your app again, to find the invasive, browse-stopping ads continue, and this time, the app freezes when trying to view “views” or “woofs”, forcing a relaunch. The invasive ads and freezing cause me to relaunch the app every time. Why would I pay for an app with such limited capabilities in the free version? Sad that developers are yet to get a clue about ongoing issues..Love Facebook, hate the AppVersion: 9.18.3
HorribleI have been using this app for several years for what this app is used for. Then on the day I decide to purchase a one month membership to get the Xtra features I was banned without notice. I thought it to be a technical glitch so I reached out to the support for them and asked for reasons on the ban and they said all I have todo is appeal the ban. I went a week without word back, and reached out again and again. Then I received a email back that only said that I now have a lifetime ban and that I’m screwed because I purchased it, but better cancel my subscription or they will keep billing me. The only thing they said why I was banned was because of community guidelines. I asked for clarification on what I violated because I had no nudity, no foul language, no in appropriate speech, and as a person I don’t talk bad about other people.
This is a horrible app, if you are doing what you are supposed to be doing. And they are no help in trying to rectify the situation. The language that they used in there correspondence with me makes me feel like I am a bad person, and being punished for something that never happened. I have been warned about random people getting banned for no reason then get excommunicated for absolutely no reason. Shame on the company Grindr, Inc. same on what you do to loyal customers and I hope this prevents you from marking any money off of your next victim. The essential stole from me and now won’t tell me why. ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE!!!!!!.Jmanay18Version: 7.15.1
Wrongly banned, Harassed, with no explanationI have been using the app for years since I’ve turned 18 actually I’m 23 now every year even a couple times a year since I turned 18 I have been harassed banned restricted had to verify my age had to prove that I’m not a fake account had my information blasted on their app from other users. Have had people pretend to be me wrongly being reported and the list goes on. But have a peeled every time and was always right when I appealed and was able to get access again but now for some reason, they won’t tell me why they banded me or what I have done to be band. won’t give me access to my data so I can see what I’ve done wrong. I have every email still from having to prove who I was and everything from all the bands before. To even be told that they would put my email under a special tag so I wouldn’t have to deal with this anymore and was given a free month subscription for compensation. To now getting banned appealed waited for a response to be told that they can’t provide me with any information and and to leave my band on. I am just really upset because I did like this app but since they keep harassing me and keep banning me and after how many times approving, I have done nothing wrong to be permanently banned. I’m writing this bad review because of that and I will be taking all my information to my lawyers for being lied to and harassed for six years. If they don’t figure it this out..Huntress lambVersion: 24.7.1
How frustratingI could not possibly use enough proper and articulate words to express how frustrated I am with this app right now. It is in dire need of a revamp, firstly, but that’s beside the point. Not only does this app foster an extremely hostile and negative environment that allows for an absolutely horrible CHAT experience, it’s “human” moderators choose the absolute worst time to place absolutely unnecessary bans at the worst of times. The fact that hostile individuals are allowed to use the app freely is extremely unfathomable for an app that will wrongfully ban individuals in friendly conversations. And then there’s an appeal system that I can only assume takes forever. Yes, you may take things seriously and that is why it takes long, but it should not take long for a SINGLE person to determine whether or not a user is being wrongfully banned in this day and age. I have returned to this app despite its flaws because it is convenient, but this absolutely horrid mood killer quite may have lost you a user. Which, with a platform infested with bots that you claim to be actively banning—yes, I have seen this written while reporting these spam, scam, and bot accounts—should mean a lot more than you think. Ok, that was admittedly dramatic, but there is a huge amount of bots getting through your moderation system. Fix it however you can, efficiently and effectively. Friendly conversations are so rare on this, even getting close to wanting to meet is an even more minuscule probability..Youneedto read thisVersion: 25.12.0
Do not pay for this appThis app is so glitchy even if you pay for it. I am not out and live in a small city. I pay $40 a month for Unlimited so I am able to use the “Incognito” mode and not be seen. Two days ago the app stopped letting me use any of the Unlimited functions so everyone was able to see my profile when I logged on. By the time I deleted my picture it was too late. The grindr developers need to fix this, it is not only unacceptable but it’s dangerous. Grindr is outing people with these glitches. The developers need to ensure that this doesn’t happen. It’s unacceptable when they’re charging almost $500 a year to use the additional “features”. Another other thing that happens even if you pay is Grindr STILL has pop-ups. $500 a year is not enough. They keep begging you for $8 for a “boost” and your inbox is full is “sponsored” messages. GRINDR IS GREEDY. They don’t care if they out you or if you already pay $500 a year for the app. They only care about your money. No matter how much they charge for it they are still going to have pop ups and want more money for a “boost” or some other gimmick. Absolute garbage. “Ad free” is a scam. *Edit* I stopped paying for the app to see what the free version was like. The answer is… absolutely unusable. Ads every 10 seconds. If you set certain filters you can only see 4 people. Trash. I hope everyone jumps ship to something better. Sniffies from here on out. ✌🏼.GpnuserVersion: 24.0.4
App is hardly tolerable nowGrindr used to be good for it being free. Ads common enough but not so annoying to get through. Seeing enough people before you have to get unlimited. No glitches that are frustrating to deal with.
Now it seems like half the ads are glitched that your stuck on one, having to press multiple buttons to say no to another app I want even less now, buttons so small I honestly don’t know how someone with smaller phones or wider fingers don’t constantly press the outside to be dragged to the AppStore (even for me with skinnier than average hands). The taps won’t even show up on your feed unless you completely close the app to see them, causing you to go through more stupid ads. Getting notifications on my app saying there are “15” new messages/taps when there is actually 3 messages in total. Receiving notifications of new message notifications of someone you’re literally on the screen talking to or have already replied to them and leaving the chat to receive the notification a few seconds later. The keyboard showing up to message a profile you are currently looking at with no way to close it to see the full profile. Profiles not showing up as “online” when they are on (not including the ghost feature). With constant other annoyances this app does now.
I would not recommend this to anyone, especially paying the premium at this time. Use something else until Grindr upper management finally decides to fix these problems and annoying ads that I will never want to get or recommend because I’m stuck on the ad for 5-7 seconds (it’s not crazy long but it’s gets annoying opening a chat to get stuck with it).13BroHamVersion: 24.0.3
Keeps getting worseHave been using Grindr for years and been an Xtra subscriber for about seven years. Initially, it was great, but over the last couple years, the application has gotten worse. The first issue was when they removed the “ethnicity“ filter in response to “fighting against racism“. However, this in itself is an act of racism as it now does not allow you to be more selective or look for individuals close to one’s own identity. There has been a strong feedback from the user base, stating that it wants it back, but it doesn’t appear that the corporation has any interest in this. The next issues that arose, or the creation of the unlimited level at a ridiculously high price for features that used to be a part of Xtra. While this is not overly bothersome, the problem came with the “view me list” being restrictive. Over the last two months specifically, it has become even more problematic with a view me list having issues, including restricting the amount of people that you can see as an extra, the inability to block individuals from the human list, and most recently, the inability, to actually view the profile of someone who viewed you. If there’s someone that interest me in my view me list, it would be nice to actually be able to find out more details of that person so that I can actually connect with them especially since I’m paying for a membership! what the worst part is, is that I just renewed my Xtra membership and now I have even less features. Now I have to wait a full year before I can get rid of this sinking ship of a gay app..TriathleteMDVersion: 8.19.2
AdsI used to love this app and I still do don’t get me wrong but they used to play an ad every couple profiles you clicked on… kind of annoying but recently every time I click on a profile it plays a 30 second ad you can skip after a few seconds. The problem is when the app freezes because of the ads and you can’t do anything until you refresh the app, but when you refresh the app it plays another ad. I understand you guys need some sort of income but premium is literally $20 for a month. I know not a single person that controls pricing will see this but if you dropped the premium price and refunded the minuscule amount of profiles that bought premium you wouldn’t have to play 15 ads in 10 mins. Please fix this app before everyone in the community stops using it.
Edit: I updated the app yesterday before I got on and my favorite new feature has to be the constant freezing because of the tiny ads refreshing. It’s literally so much fun to be in the middle of typing a response and it just freezes, so you have to refresh the app and type it out again only for the app the freeze again 45 seconds later. I understand my phones older (iPhone 6s+) but the app is so simple that it shouldn’t freeze my iPhone because of a tiny game ad. Like I said before please fix this app before your entire user base ends up leaving. The app is already a sad excuse for a dating app but the constant ads and bots sending you links (probably also being paid for by other dating website but Grindr wouldn’t want to let us know) is truly ruining the experience of trying to find someone to hangout/date/hookup/etc..MickeyKinsella12Version: 8.2.0
Safety is not a commodityI’ve downloaded and deleted this app several times over the years, my only issue: the safety. Users must PAY for SAFETY FEATURES. I understand the need to monetize, but there are other ways - host member only community events. Prioritize member profiles in the grid. Something, anything, but safety. Why can I not delete an address I accidentally sent? What if that person actually comes to my house or stalks me? It happened. Why do men who have had accounts deleted or removed for harassment have so much access to the app, the ability to create seemingly unlimited accounts? Grindr is transparent about their non liability in safety policies but I expect more for my community. Safety cannot be guaranteed, that is a given in any space online or physical. But why is dangerous behavior permitted? Why must I, a struggling college student, pay $20/month for access to basic safety features I can find in any other social media platform? Especially in the current climate of violence towards LGBTQ people, to trans people facing disproportionate amounts of violence. I come back to the app occasionally because I like to emphasize my effort to be a part of the community, connect with people I feel seen by and safe with in a world I already see as so dangerous to people like me. I want the community. But I’m disappointed time and time again to see Grindr devalue their users, violate and capitalize our right to safety..Disappointed community memberVersion: 8.20.0
Banned for no reasonI’ve always heard of this app on one big platform just as TikTok never considered getting it cause it didn’t seem real and every video I came across seem like bait
This year I’ve lost hope in finding something real but I went through many apps and I was like hey why not install this one so I did. It had me at first make account post a couple pictures boom paid features but I ain’t let that get in the way I still proceeded to use the free side of the app to find people the texts were flowing through I responded to some and others I ain’t feel as comfortable responding to cause off the rip “ let’s meet” all this big sexual gestures but no greetings such as “hey” “how are you” one day outta this week I go into the app and it’s say I’ve been banned for violating the community guidelines which I am so confused to why I did I even searched multiple videos to see what could I’ve possibly do no harassment no slander no discrimination what so ever everyone that swiped up I either responded or kept it pushing if I didn’t feel right bout how the chat started
I’ve tried to make a new account day by day and it’s banning them before I could even put a picture up and I’m confused as to what could l possibly cause all of this cause at this point I’m over the whole online find a mate,friend ,lover stuff cause this experience is by far the worse and I refuse to ever experience this again.Userrrrrr356Version: 9.8.1
LESS ADS MORE SOCIAL AWARENESSI hope that someone at your headquarters sees this & they have the power to make something happen.
it’s crazy that you’re charging as much as you do for features that should be free. in case you haven’t realized most gay ppl are poor minorities. i can’t believe you’d charge 10 for a day pass. have you no shame?
the block feature should not be removed. you’ve just put so many ppl in danger. what is the logical explanation for this?
i understand that you charge minimum of 20,000 per month for ads. if you’re going to charge that much for ads & there is ads every 16 seconds on the app there is absolutely no reason why you should be charging for subscriptions while you’re force feeding ads after replies, ads just because, ads in our inboxes!
clearly you don’t care about the community at all & all you’re concerned about is money. it’s truly sad how people ruin good things just because they want more money. guess what? all the money in the world can’t make you live forever & all that you can leave behind is how you make ppl feel. & how do you think you make your users who use this app to express themselves & find themselves, people are already struggling enough as is & you guys just want to profit off them?? i truly hope there’s at least one person who sees this & actually pushes it to the right people at your headquarters that can’t be bought.JustjadrianVersion: 25.5.1
A car crash of an appThe company must want this app to be the worst possible version of itself in the worst ways. Locking nearly every feature behind a paywall and pushing ads at every possible corner would make you think that they are trying to pay for the development of a functional app. The reality of it is is that this app is broken at its core now and the user experience is the worst I’ve seen from an app of this nature. The messaging system is broken now most of the time. Constantly getting false notifications for taps and messages only to find that there’s no new activity; my own messages being marked as “new message”; photos failing to load constantly; messages failing to send; UI elements vanishing from the home screen randomly forcing an app restart to get them back; bios are now randomly cutoff; and so much more. Aside from just the technical issues, there’s also the bots issues. So many bots that run rampant on the app. Please implement some form of verification system that doesn’t involve using just a phone number. Tinder and bumble have verified profiles that allow users to submit photos for verification. At least do that to reduce the fake profiles and catfish. So much work needs to be done to make this a usable app again, but right now it’s just absolutely broken..StuhtingrayVersion: 24.5.0
Will ban your account and ability to create any other accountsI’ve given this my utmost effort, and really did not want to give a bad review. The Grindr support team is not very helpful, and has not responded to me in almost a month after a 4-month battle to try and get my accounts back or restore my ability to create a new account and use the app. I was banned in March of 2022 and instantly reached out to support with an appeal, with my main profile being unbanned. However, was told that I needed to submit an appeal to all of the accounts I had, which was one other account through my Apple ID. After submitting a second appeal for my Apple ID account I was required to know the date of creating my account, which was unknown to me since I had not used it in a long time. I was told that there was nothing they could do since I did not know when I made the account and have since not received an email back from my email sent on June 10th, 2022. It is July 4th. This all sprung from a claim that I was underage even though I had sent pictures of my drivers license to prove it, which apparently isn’t enough. I’m still unable to use the app whatsoever or create a new account without an instant ban. I’m not the only person with this issue, and others have had this issue even after purchasing a subscription and completely losing the money. Beware..Broken BevanVersion: 8.12.0
My account got banned for no reason and Grindr support is nonexistentI went to a guys place 15 miles away and when I got there he had told me to “kms”, then proceeded to block me. I was obviously shocked so I decided to warn other by putting his user in my about me and warning others about him. The next day I had found out I had been blocked, I was confused and looked it up. There’s apparently no other way to get your account back unless you file an appeal, so I did. The Grindr support that reviewed my case didn’t care and told me the decision was final. So I just gave up on that account and tried to create a new account but as soon as I was down creating the account, it would say the account was banned. I’ve tried deleting the app, restarting my phone, trying different ways to create a new account, you name it I’ve tried it. All to no avail. I proceeded to reach out to Grindr support team once again but they again told me they couldn’t do anything and pretty much dismissed my problem. I had been getting tired of the app for a while but that just did it for me. What got me was how unhelpful the “support” team was, and how they literally didn’t care about what I had to say or anything. This was two weeks ago and I have not found a solution to my problem and a member of the support team even told me they will not respond to any of my further emails..Q123cartVersion: 8.3.0
Better off finding another appI seriously have no clue how this app is as popular as it is, considering how awful this company has become. Firstly, nobody is paying $20 a month just to see a few extra bots who only send you links to sketchy websites. The pricing is ridiculous and all it’s good for is getting rid of ads (that you can skip after 5 seconds, mind you.) Secondly, you’d think they’d be putting the money they made to good use, but they aren’t. There are barely and people behind this and it’s mostly robots moderating accounts and support forums. They promise in their support website a response within 24-48 hours after submitting a ticket, but you’re lucky if they take the time to respond with some automated message within months. Third, they don’t care about user safety. They got rid of the block button and gave us a piss-poor “hide” button that just prevents you from seeing them. All while they can still see everything on your profile. This company has shown its true colors over the last couple of updates, and those colors are ugly. There really is no coming back from this big of a downfall. Lastly, if you look at the 5 star reviews, it’s either people trying to warn others that this app is a waste of your time, or it’s more bots that the company put here to get it out to more people. Truly disgusting..AzurevetteVersion: 25.14.1
Worst app imaginable, epitome of owner greedThe people who own the rights to this app are blatantly taking features away on a regular basis, even from those paying for their most premium subscription. To be clear, all prices for all subscriptions to this app are exorbitant, but I have their unlimited subscription and even with that I suddenly I can no longer view my full chat history which now only goes back a few months, and the search feature for favorites notes was removed. For a service called “unlimited” it sure seems like they are adding more and more *LIMITS* by the day. They obviously do this because they are the most well-known app of their kind and people will use it anyway, but they should absolutely continue to be called out for it, or they’ll continue to take things away and keep charging the same price. Hopefully a competitor will eventually fix that. Their 4.5+ star rating in Apple is absurd and not at all deserved, most likely paid for or something along those lines because there’s no way the majority of this app’s users are actually satisfied with it. As a result, I don’t expect the legitimate negative reviews to make any difference as they won’t outweigh the contrived ones, but still, any users reading this should give it the poor rating it deserves so they either go out of business or are forced to bring back the features they know users want but they get away with removing anyway because users don’t voice their extreme dissatisfaction. They deserve zero stars until they stop exhibiting this blatant greed and disregard for people paying way too much money for their terrible app just because of the name recognition..SDqbf2782Version: 25.8.0
The activity on the app is leading by a mile for this segment, costumer support lacks. Badly.Last year I got banned on Grindr for no given reason, I emailed about 10 months ago and I’m still yet to get a response. The activity is the best out of all gay dating apps I will give them that. I just wish they would get better at communicating with there people that have been banned or emailed Grindr. If you go on redit, there are tons of people talking about wrongful bans, waiting time for a response is crazy! I seen one person say they’ve been waiting 3 years for a response, I guarantee it’s true. All kinds of people saying their wait time has been over a year, they really need to fix this issue. If you want to be a successful great gay dating app you have to put the dedication, they’re not doing such. It’s just crazy that I myself have been waiting for TEN MONTHS! For a response mind you I’ve sent more than 1 email, at first I sent them 1 then waited 2 months sent another email, waited another month, sent another email, it’s now been about 4-6 months since I sent my last one, I’m done trying because it gets me no where. Grindr you guys need to get better at customer support. The app itself is great! Super simple and easy to navigate and super active. It’s the customer support that they cannot be good at to save their lives! THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED!.The apple LOVER 123Version: 25.8.0
Would give 0 stars if I couldThis is a good app and it’s intentions are nothing but pure, it’s a “dating” app that people use to have one night stands with each other just like tinder, maybe even have those one night stands go into something more. Here is my issue. The company loves to ban unsuspecting people for no reason. Example, I had my account for maybe 8 months now and I have one bad interaction with someone and I block them and they block me. Two to three days later, I’m not able to open up my account and see that my account was suspended, I try to appeal the suspension, they send me back and forth between the app that I can’t open and the actual information online. The issue is that the developers will ban you and then not even give you a reason as to why. I was banned without any reason whatsoever and when confronting the people over the internet about why my suspension was turned into a permanent ban, I was left with “We can’t tell you because we don’t want to” is what was basically said. If an account is banned, the people have a legal right to know what happened to that specific account to deserve such a treatment. If it wasn’t a private owned company, I’d definitely consider sueing because accusing someone of doing a crime is a crime itself, and I’ve been accused of enough just based off my appearance, it’s good to know that the devs and the people on the Grindr team care more about the money in their pockets than the user’s experience. Don’t download the app, your account will just get banned for no reason whatsoever a few months/years later for no reason like mine was and a lot of others were too..Edib JVersion: 9.3.1
Please fix your quality control, Grindr devsThe following is not a helpdesk/end-user problem; it is a long-running QC issue that should not have the buck passed on to us consumers to solve. Pros: The only thing this app has going for it in terms of positive user experience is that there are so many people using it. 1 star for the ubiquity. Cons: Unfortunately, for me, with my iPhone 12, my phone constantly freezes any time I download and use this app. Further, my phone gets extremely hot to the touch, and my battery drains so drastically that I have to charge it any time I’m using this app. These behaviors occur only when I have Grindr running. If I kill the app, my phone is fine. When I delete the app, my phone is fine. I’ve yet to do an iOS restore as a last-stitch effort, but in this nearly Web 3 era and decades of smart phones, how can this one app crash my phone so badly? I’ll tell you: sometimes I can’t even kill the app for minutes; the entire phone becomes unresponsive. Have you read their version update logs? It’s a generic description each time. What are the developers actually fixing with the plethora of versions being released? How about focusing on RAM and CPU usage? Very limited recommendation and I would never pay for it at this point. Minus 4 stars for nearly melting my phone’s internals—I’m guessing it’s the CPU overheating..ChristomapherVersion: 8.1.0
Hiding/ blocking needs fixingCouple things: Have you ever compared Right Now feeds or grids with each other? Even with matched settings and filters (if any at all) you'll see discrepancies. Probably par for the course with a free account and ai assisted grids serving up profiles from wherever but it's abusive how bad it's become. Are both the ads and spam accounts targeted? It's sometimes a little offensive how bad, not funny/ not cool. DNS filters help. You'll see that along with the ads so too will the fake accounts disappear. But the grid will take a while to load properly. This is where you'll notice, if you haven't already that the hide feature is broken. You can solve some issues with it by cleaning your safari website data and clearing the Grindr cache. (Profiles will still appear after hiding them) However with a dns filter applied you'll start getting the ability to block back. (Thank god).
Main gripe: hide/ block feature needs work ASAP. Why is it that some profiles you can only hide and some profiles you can't? some you can block but can't hide? I've taken to abusing the spam reporting function to get the hide feature to actually work/ stick. But I don't want to do that. Please fix and maybe I'll bump up the rating to 3/4?.Kaspr80Version: 25.9.0
ArbitraryThe developer does whatever it wants to the users, even if they're paid users. Two main problems:
1) "Use of bad language" is a very childish way to ban adults for. This is not an app for children. Some people behave very badly and test us to our limit, until we curse them so they can report our profiles to be banned. This shouldn't even be a thing. If an adult can't deal with being called what they deserve, they should be back in kindergarten. This app is not allowed for minors, so the idea of language censorship in a private conversation between two adults is completely insane. Specially considering how people use grindr to be flakey, vicious and mean to people just for fun. Without saying a single "bad word". I've had my account banned being a payer of the unlimited version, I lost dozens and dozens of contacts all over the world because I work on a cruise ship and I'm constantly traveling. I asked for a review and they simply said that I violated the community guidelines and banned my profile for life. I felt back at school. And robbed. I lost all the days I had left in my subscription. And it's a very expensive one.
2) added to that, another problem: Whenever I'm at sea, I'm blocked from making searches because the app accuses me of not being able to be located. Just because I'm in the middle of the ocean. As if it's impossible to be in the water. The app blocks the users from using it and it wasn't like this before, it was some very bad decision made recently and they need to turn it back to how it was. I want to be able to make searches and speak to people that are on the places that I'm visiting on the next day..BrunomidiVersion: 9.17.0
Not inclusive of trans womenFor a dating app that states they cater to the LGBTQ community, they don’t really care for transgender women. I used Grindr a lot prior to my transition and never had an issue. Fast forward 5 years later and now a post-op trans woman I decided to try it out again and my account was banned after a few weeks on the app. When I reached out to appeal my ban, Nathan from “Grindr Support” stated that the decision was final, there’s nothing that can be done, and that they would not be responding to any further inquiries about my account. Even though I express to them that I didn’t care to know “who” reported me, I more so wanted to know the reason of my ban for example what exact term or condition did I “violate” to get banned? Being that I didn’t lie about who I was, I never offended/disrespected anyone, nor used fake info, my profile was the cleanest profile on that app. There are some that have their bare bottoms as their profile pics, sending endless inappropriate pictures/messages, and even some literally offering money for sexual favors…..yet, I was the one that got banned. It felt like they didn’t even bother to look into it or actually try to help. At this point I’m getting BIG transphobic vibes. Tinder was a lot more helpful about this issue, I just wish Grindr was the same, but anyways Happy Holidays everyone!.CatalinaOharaVersion: 8.22.1
Grindr disrespects it’s usersHave you noticed that Grindr without polling it’s users eliminated the search by ethnic:race option. It seems Grindr thinks it’s users are racist and bad therefore they should not be allowed to search on the basis of race for example. Grindr is against freedom and trivializes it’s users thinking because someone searched in the basis of race that is bad. So if you want to find an Asian guy or a Black guy you can’t search on the basis of race and chat with someone you find.
Yet Grinder has a place for people to self identify their race. Shouldn’t that be outlawed because someone might see it and not click on the guys profiles pretty stupid isn’t it?
If you can’t see unlimited views then you are stuck with the same old neighborhood Grindr guys you see everyone you log in. Ah. I get it now. Before you could search by race and could find a wonderful assortment and diversity of guys to try out! But Grindr doesn’t want you to find that Latino guy or mixed guy or Asian guy easily so it stopped your option to search by race. It prevents you from accessing the diversity of guys out there and on different days you can look for guys if different races because you like diversity! But Grindr won’t let you do that. Adam for Adam snd Jackd will let you do such searches. But Grindr doesn’t want to make it easy for you . They sent you to pay more to see more guys but you can’t search by race. That seems a racist thing of Grindr to not let me find an Asian boyfriend. I’m not Asian by the way but that shouldn’t matter should it freedom means we find the guy we like no matter what are races are.NYScorpio2Version: 7.15.2
Account Banned For No ReasonI’m noticing this has been happening to others as well and it’s quite disheartening. I purchased the Grindr XTRA subscription and my account was immediately seized and now it no longer opens. I’ve updated my phone and the app and made more storage on my phone in hopes of troubleshooting but now I’m realizing the bug isn’t from my side. It seems this was a deliberate action on the end of the developers because I’m reading these reviews and they all sound identical to my situation. I’m shocked, appalled and so many questions are revolving in my head as to why the runners of this app and hand picking people to restrict. I believe it may be part of a larger scheme to prove to certain demographics from possibly finding love. My account was not restricted when I was engaging in frivolous one offs, but when I purchased the XTRA package in hopes of dating intentionally my account went dark and I haven’t been able to log in via app or website. This is sick. I emailed the helpdesk and the general Grindr email distribution and got no response. Don’t know if I ever will. Congrats Grindr and its affiliates for showing your hand and your true motivations. I will find love and you’re gonna watch. Thanks for making it clear to me that the online cesspool isn’t where I need to be anyway. I’ll find him in real life..SaltCheykerVersion: 24.19.1
More and more wobbly and now brokenThis is pretty much a must-have app but they seem determined to drive it into the ground. Taking away free features one by one is their prerogative but they’re breaking the app. Ads pop up while you’re writing a chat response and you have to start over. I frequently review and delete old chats and taps; instead of keeping my place in the list it now jumps up or down and I have to find the same item to delete it. In a conversation, a response I type often doesn’t appear in the chat window until I exit the conversation and reenter. Rinde That’s all annoying. I always hope an update will make things better but the opposite seems to be true. Today's update broke it altogether: now the app doesn’t open at all. On one try I got a message to get the latest version from the App Store but that was the version that got the message. I’ve tried opening it from my list of completed updates, from the App Store, and from my phone screen and their mask icon just spins without opening. Congratulations, Grindr—you’ve killed your app! Last update: I can no longer see profiles in Messages. Can’t see who I talked to before, can’t see who’s messaging me today. Can’t block or report problem accts..Santa Cruz JoeVersion: 24.7.0
Too Much Spam/BotsWhile Grindr is arguably one of the most used apps for hookups, it is absurd how many accounts are obviously bots designed for spam. These accounts tend to share the same characteristics and clearly have similar pictures and names (sometimes even exactly the same) to be separate individuals. For Grindr to also be charging such high premiums for XTRA and Unlimited and still not have the capability to effectively detect bot accounts prior, during, or even after creation is alarming. As a long time user, the image of a grid that is increasingly spam pushes me away from wanting to use the app. Sniffies is a great alternative for hookups, despite the lack of a dedicated app. Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge (the list goes on), are suitable for meeting persons with long-term relationship goals. At this day and age, the argument for paying for Grindr, or even using the free version for that matter, has sharply decreased. The developers need to step up their game or risk continually losing clients. There exist better alternatives for many things that are not only cheaper, but have less AI nonsense that causes frustration when trying to get your needs met.
TL;DR: Avoid Grindr for hookups due to too many bots/spam/AI junk. Use Sniffies or similar alternatives for hookups, and other apps for dating and finding long-term relationships..Totally Unbiased ReviewsVersion: 26.5.0
Grindr is money hungryI miss the old Grindr. I understand ads that you can’t close out of, sure. I understand a limited amount of things you can put as your tags, I understand limited seeing who viewed your profile, and all these other “edge you and stop til you pay” features that didn’t exist pre-‘post-covid Grindr gentrification’ but limiting the amount of pages you can talk to, to like 25 people, making sure that all
The attractive ones are on the list of people you’d have to pay to even start a convo with and I’m sorry but that’s gotta be a desperate move… broke or not… I literally go on, see 18 no profile pics, five 68, and 2 people who are into diapers … like. It’s sad that the app I used to actually use and meet people on, met two of my exes on (ya I know SHUTUP lol) is the same app that i now cant spent more than four minutes on without either running out of options of people, or being hit with an ad that i can’t even exit out of unless I close the app . I read about this and found out the app was bought out by a money hungry sht who has no plans in changing back to the way people were satisfied with, because he’s more interested in a quick buck than the millions of people using a service that he picked up and selfishly destroyed.EdenshizzleVersion: 25.4.1
Tooo much commercial and endless upgradesDear developers, owners or whichever company running this app! I got a question: Why do you making us to upgrade this app literally every couple of weeks? To install more pop up adds and nonsense options? And even without upgrade I can’t use the app so you’re forcing us to do that, how so? And what’s the point of these endless updates? Does this app gets better? No, not at all, but it getting worse - pop up adds/commercial after every 10 seconds of using this app and now you installed your super distracting and annoying adds in our chats?! Four positions of adds so I can’t see my actual chats, ARE YOU OK?! Jezzzz. Do you understand this is totally not normal, now it’s hard to see the actual messages. How greedy are you? I was pretty much happy with this app years ago and would love to stay on that old version without any no-needed options but no, you keep upgrading it. We don’t need your new features, all we need is simply send messages and pics and receive it from the other person and that’s it! But no, now we’re fighting with your endless pop up adds and 70% of the time spent on Grindr we trying to close your adds and re-load the app. Just make this app paid for everyone then, right?.TerribleGrindrVersion: 25.5.3
Grindr!? - OOOOONF! - Do better!!You know what made me not want to pay for premium on this app? It was the fact that when I had it, still I would get the “boost” notifications for no actual benefit other than just a pat on the back for the CEOs who own this app 🙄. I used to love this app and it sometimes still has its benefits, but I just don’t understand why it ever would cost as much as they are charging when the cons far outweigh the pros of this app 💸. The CEOs aren’t even a part of the community, 🤡 they just claim they hire people from the LGBT community, suresure 💅🏼. Let’s see them bump that money they are charging for subscriptions down to a reasonable amount and Grindr will finally be seen as a useful app for the LGBT community, instead of a leech on it. But the CEOs don’t actually care. I can see this application go way of the dodo 🦤 very soon if good changes aren’t made in full-jest. People will pay only for so long before they question the true value of what it is they are paying for, once that happens everyone will realize they are overpaying for something that should essentially be free with how many ads play on a near per-second basis. If you ask me it is relentless price gouging and isn’t that technically illegal and exploitative? Hmmm 🤔.Cody.CakesVersion: 24.3.4
Full of spammersHorrible! Abide by every rule. Never done anything except be nice. And get banned right after telling a ‘sugar daddy’ who wants to do some bitcoin favours that I reported him to crime stoppers. This app is full of human traffickers and spammers. You get reprimanded for standing up to both..AlexN19851Version: 6.36.1
Garbage App - BannedAfter being user for five years, often on I decided to pay a full year subscription which expires March 2021, for no just cause a reason explain to me they just simply banned my account and my device. In order to reactivate I had to write a PhD explanation asking why I was banned. In the end there was no reply back from grindr, they have full control, you have no control. I wanted a credit but no credit was given. I hope grindr sinks into the abyss , along with his people..Expensive & GreedVersion: 6.36.1
Better off free, beware of spamGlitchy app riddled with spam. Subscription way over priced for such a buggy app..This-is-irrelevantVersion: 7.18.0
Intrusive advertisingAuto plays adds that automatically open multiple apps and redirects. no option to opt out or close add before the redirect to advertiser’s app store.All namestaken1273268Version: 6.37.0
Banned for being MYSELFJust a trans woman on this app... this app has no consideration for women like me . Since we all know men have sexuality complex issues— straight men come on this out of discretion and expect anyone to take care of there needs- I politely reject the ones I’m not into—- they can’t take rejection and boom, I get banned!!! I wrote to Grindr team explaining them these men are f_____ and it’s not my fault that I have a voice and standards etc, they do not unban me but rather ignore me... it’s obvious that this team rather put d__ first than humanity.... it’s too bed cause these men still back to their wives... they will never be Grindr teams bfs.. anyhow just overall disappointed..ShahywbwnkonwVersion: 7.18.0
Still don’t download if you’re transFull of transphobic people who have sent me actual death threats and they did nothing about it. They let people threaten others with death and do nothing about it..Anne5698Version: 9.16.0
Anti-unionThey’re refusing to negotiate with the new union that their employees have signed under and have implemented a sudden return-to-office policy with orders to comply within two weeks. This is ableist, anti-parent, and just plain bad-faith tactics..NMoonsVersion: 9.15.1
This application is bugged filledThis application has a bug in it where, when you try to view a profile it jumps to another. I have deleted cache, signed out and deleted the app and reinstalled several times, I am not a subscriber but wouldn’t even consider paying $300/ year for this given it performance and the lack of support.HG devoteeVersion: 7.18.0
Too much adsYou have 10 seconds in the app before it will display a very confusing 30s ad for you to skip, followed by another ad, and a link redirectioning you to the App Store..JuliaoandradeVersion: 25.8.0
TerribleLiterally so pathetic I’ve been banned for the stupidest things and when I tried to make an appeal nobody has gotten back to me. Terrible reporting system and customer service I see.Ty5267Version: 7.6.0
GarbageWorks until you actually want it to, then it refuses to refresh for no reason whatsoever.
This app doesn’t even come close to rewarding enough to put up with constant pics or being asked for pics. Avoid like the coronavirus..HdheivejdhlendlbdkdVersion: 7.7.0
Full of Adds and Spam AccountsThe app freezes, locks up its full of fake accounts profiles it’s amazing how it can serve up adds non-stop but can’t function in any other way. Save yourself the frustration and stay far away from this app..RayCanadaVersion: 25.14.1
GlitchyTerrible interface, full of glitches and irrelevant updates that fix nothing. I’m a paid member but performance is way below a reasonable expectation of a paid, add free app..LdisbagndndiVersion: 25.8.0
Usually apps get better over time..Buggy, core features don’t even work (album photos don’t load, not getting notifications, or getting notifications from chats from a long time ago), constantly taking away features (3 explore chats down to 1), personal bios not loading (messages get cut off after one line) This app is a hot mess. I can’t imagine how people who pay for it feel… Tear it down and build it from the ground up….LyrainezVersion: 24.5.0
Useless9 profiles until you pay?? No thanks. I’ll stay nothing before I feed you 30) per month.RolBastVersion: 8.15.0
Account wrongfully banned, no customer service, BBB complaint filedAccount got banned just because I switched phones, and customer service only replies with template response. In addition to their crap buggy software, they also enjoy banning users for no actual reason and never following up on why they were banned or how to fix it.
Please visit the subreddit r/Grindr on Reddit and feel free to browse through and see the same complaint over and over. Users stating they were banned, their confusion over why, and the lack of response from Grindr’s so-called “customer service”.
Edit: you know what’s sickening? That the developer’s response is the only indication anyone on grindr’s team has actually read my complaint, unlike the INFINITE AMOUNT OF BAN APPEALS I’VE ALREADY SENT!!!!!!!.OnlyReviewsWhenTickedOffVersion: 8.9.2
SpamA lot of spammers to login to certain fake website and telling that it is safe because they don’t feel safe if you don’t register in that website and lot of fake sugar daddies to get your phone number or PayPal info
If you received any thing like this block him there is no point to report the cycle continues...DaltongomezVersion: 7.20.1
Grindr Has Become Unusable Due to the Incessant AdsI understand why developers include ads in the free version of their apps—everyone needs to make money somehow. But wow, the number of ads on Grindr has gotten completely out of hand. It’s reached a point where the app is basically unusable. You can barely navigate or have a conversation without being bombarded by pop-ups, banners, and video ads that take over your screen. It’s not just a minor inconvenience; it’s impossible to use the app for more than a minute without getting hit with some sort of ad.
At first, I dealt with it, but now it’s so frustrating that I’ve started using other dating apps instead. If the developers want to push users towards a paid subscription, this is definitely a way to do it—by making the free version unbearable. For now, I’m done with Grindr and am sticking to alternatives that are far more user-friendly.
What do you think? Would you like to tweak anything?.DesignboyzVersion: 24.14.0
Unprompted adsAds open in browser unprompted for legit spam. This app continues to go downhill to squeeze out as many quick $$.DoordashstarvingcustomerVersion: 24.10.2
Messages don’t send, full screen ads, horrible stabilityAs I said, the app is so unstable, messages not sending, multiple repeated notifications, full screen ads it’s horrible, use sniffies, scruff or anything else..Mr.italiano9Version: 24.6.1
Stay away if you want to keep your sanityThis app very much feeds, thrives and amplifies all the worst of the gay and broader LGBT community. Unless you’re cis, skinny, muscular and white be prepared for constant ridicule, insults and vitriol being thrown at you in the most unprovoked ways. And if you’re black, trans or are a member of a minority group in general be prepared for constant objectification. The people on the app not only makes you feel bad if you aren’t in one of those groups they also go out of their way to waste your time. Most people on there have zero clue what they actually want or just thrive off of making you annoyed. Not to mention the people who start arguments with you for simply pointing out their hypocrisy. Frankly what makes this app even worse is that it is the only solid place to meet anyone in the community. The people who run it are fully aware of this so the incentive to want to change dynamics on the app is non-existent. This app is trash, will always be trash and the fact it is just now part of the gay community is very sad..Ooooooah!Version: 9.4.0
Too much spamEvery day I get multiple taps from false accounts trying to get me to sign up to an East Europe dating app if you sign your visa / MasterCard will be compromise Interesting that it’s so bad here and not on other dating apps also so expensive way way.Yo_123Version: 8.12.0
Don’t recommend unlimitedNot sure why one would pay for unlimited yearly, when they are still forced with Madonna ads. It is getting beyond annoying. I paid for unlimited for no ads, guess unlimited is not add free. Thanks Grindr will not be renewing.
The app crashes constantly, and definitely not worth the paying for. Not sure why either, you can’t get your grid updated if you aren’t connected to wifi..Bong420Version: 26.9.1
Went downhill after becoming publicThis app doesn’t serve gay people, it serves the shareholders. constant bombardment with ads and services which are so extremely expensive it’s laughable. on top of that, you cannot trust that people are actually real. it feels like the majority of accounts are ai chat bots trying to get your info or scam you. try literally any other app or maybe go to the bar, queen.Josiah MartinVersion: 26.9.1
Aplicación de cacaEs una aplicación de mierda que por cualquier razón te bloquean..Aciel je je ejeVersion: 26.9.1
Boring and spamfulToo many spam accounts, tra.nnies and chasers - it doesnt feel like “gay app” anymore - deleted.FolmswroipoyexVersion: 26.9.1
The Online status is disappointingYou better start fixing the delay this app has. How is it possible that it shows a guy as online and then 35 minutes ago?????? It feels like everyone is ignoring you when they actually put their phone down or whatever, but they are not with this app open!.DiarziVersion: 26.9.1
DownfallThere are so many fake profiles and spam that never used to be on Grindr, and once I opened the app and my phone yelled “Hello Grindr!” Wtf. It seems that Grindr is either creating or allowing a ton of fake trans girl profiles that feel like they’re trying to create a division in the LGBTQ Community. Plus the constant ads. Grindr is becoming a tedious chore to use..B HamiltonVersion: 26.8.1
Why on earth would you do this??Why on earth would you make the app say “Hi Grindr” when you open the app?! This makes no sense. There are a lot of gay men that would like to keep their business to themselves and not broadcast to the world that they’re on a gay hook up app! Also, there needs to be a lot more consideration and importance given to spaces for GAY MEN. This app feels like it’s for TRANS and “fem” people and their fans. Not cool..Alert!DoNotUseThisApp!Version: 26.8.1
Beware: Bots/Fake Accounts, Spam, Ads & Expensive!This app used to be really good. Lately it’s <90% OnlyFans/similar site ads, fake profiles, bots and/or spam messages. To top it all off, the paid options are crazy expensive, especially when compared to old pricing, and virtually everything is paywalled. When I add limited filters (online, with pics) I can only see like 3 real profiles nowadays. I’ve been using this app pretty much since inception and it’s comparatively trash now, unfortunately. I sincerely hope they turn things around..Angels&devilsVersion: 25.15.0
Pathetic app and old lisping wh0re.Why bother making an app with discrete icon, and then have adds with some old wh0re lisping “Hi grindr, it’s me Madonna”, even audible when phone is in silent mode. Just one of hundreds of issues with this POS app. From the fake bots obviously set up by grindr, and the pathetic nearby grid with people hundreds of Kms away. Pathetic app..ObnoxxxxVersion: 26.8.1
Audio when loadingAudio full blast going hi grindr when loading and 9 messages 15 taps an hour from fake profiles. Full premium cost over 1300$ a year and the ads interrupt every 15 seconds to a minute. Notifications rarely work and there’s no processes to ensure there’s no minors. Is also not just a gay male for gay male app so prepare to get unsolicited pics from all genders.Not4gaymalesanymoreVersion: 26.8.1
Opening my browser w/o consentWhile scrolling the profiles the app will suddenly open my browser and redirect to a website . There is no options I can find to report the problem so I will post it here ..RobshottVersion: 26.6.0
Spam, spam, and more spamHow does this app ALWAYS have a spam problem? All the damned time. Does nobody work at this company?.BfortinVersion: 26.6.0
DO NOT DOWNLOADDon’t. They have destroyed the app with their greed.
Everything is behind a paywall and they never issue anything saying what is new or what is being placed behind said paywall. You’ll use a feature one day only for the next time to get a message saying “upgrade to …. “
This app is trash. They are purposefully populating the grid with people hundreds of KMs away so that you pay to use the feature that was once the biggest draw to their app - chatting with locals whom you can meet up with or not.
This is no longer and app for queer people, either. So many straight men are now flooding it with nasty profiles saying “not a fa**ot, NO MEN.”
There are better alternatives out there. Steer clear of this trashy app..Craneno85Version: 26.1.0
499$ crasy ? 🥶Des abonnements à 500 $, êtes-vous tombé sur la tête?.Québec Canada 418Version: 26.1.0
Prohibitively ExpensiveFAR too expensive for new features, no perks given to long time subscribers, too many ads EVEN IF you’re subscribed (an in-house ad is still an ad.)
It’s a CONSTANT nag to pay more, more, more.
Their new AI slop features currently cost $119 a WEEK, which is ludicrous..CennonVersion: 26.1.0
Busted appSo your telling me your going to give me a “can’t refresh” error not let any messages work or any app features but your still able to force the ads nobody wants, yeah that makes so much sense, why would I want to messsge people when I can watch ads between the unable to refresh errors while the servers are down, fix your busted servers instead of forcing ads down people’s throats, maybe then people would pay for premium, it’s sad when tinder does a better job.MRCKNMVersion: 26.1.0
Fakes, Spam, Ads. Not worth the hassle.Infuriating to use. Ads pop up relentlessly, at least every 2 profile views requires an ad. Weren’t getting enough clicks apparently, so prepare for your browser to auto-open ads from the app. So many AI / spam chat bots on the app that you can’t even see who’s close to you or a legit profile. Devs just want profits over actually supporting the queer community. Not worth the frustration or the storage on your phone..123410203040Version: 26.0.0
Bugs, bots, and unusable without payingThe app is horrendously buggy, some updates have been made but it is barely usable at times. Bots and scammers have absolutely overrun Grindr. Lastly they paywall the amount of profiles you can interact with, so without premium (which is a ripoff), you just see the same 20-40 people all the time. The amount of ads contributes to the app being unusable. Unfortunately though Grindr is still somehow the best option, good luck out there soldiers..Beans of PowerVersion: 26.0.0
The worstI pay $49 a month and it’s not ads not but scams, only fans and escort. You guys dont get rid of them when there there, i have reported it which does nothing and if I block them they are still there getting ppl to go to WhatsApp or IG or OF. I should cancel my payment..Foxe3jVersion: 25.21.0
Most ensh*tified app everAs with nearly every app ever created Grindr has gone from something really awesome that everybody had when it first started to an absolute money grab that is entirely unuseable unless you pay and even if you do pay, they want more money for the extra extra version which is absolutely ridiculous to charge $50 a month for an app that you use basically as a bass house in your pocket get f-d Grindr unlike all your free users!.CrawfordMacleayVersion: 25.19.0
Very annoyedI am exhausted of Ads on Grindr + you have to pay for a subscription that is WAY too expansive… you see fewer people than before, they struggle with fake accounts. There is many options unavailable now. If you block someone you will have one less profile available on your feed. If you didn’t look at your taps fast enough a few hours later and they blurred it so you have to pay to see it back. Very very annoying and sad to have an app that tries to take advantage of us by increasing the price of the subscription...LessimsmedécoiventVersion: 25.17.0
Bots are out of controlConstant messages and taps by bots. Super annoying..UberJohn2Version: 25.17.0
Just use scruffJust a hot mess of nonestop ads. Even when you try and delete spam messages you get an ad right after so clearly they don’t care about the user experience.Mark11117Version: 25.16.1
AnnoyingNothing but constant scams and bots. You report one and block it, and 20 appear in its place. This app used to be amazing. Now all they do is nickel and dime you for every feature. The app used to be totally free when it started. Now the free version is basically useless..Nathan4810Version: 25.16.1
All spam and adsThere is nothing but ads, and a ton of spam. This app is probably the worse for spam.Malacai71Version: 25.16.1
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