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Grindr - Gay Dating & Chat
Grindr is the world’s #1 free dating app serving the LGBTQ community. If you’re gay, bi, trans, queer, or even just curious, Grindr is the best and easiest way to meet new people for friendships, dates, and whatever else you’re looking for.
On a trip? Grindr is an indispensable tool for LGBTQ travelers—log in to meet locals and get recommendations for bars, restaurants, events, and more. With Grindr in your pocket, you’ll always be connected to other LGBTQ people around you and have your finger on the pulse of what’s happening.
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.
Grindr is faster and better than ever:
• 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
Looking for even more? Upgrade your Grindr experience to XTRA for more features, more control, and more fun:
• 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
Want the ultimate Grindr experience? Upgrade to Grindr Unlimited for our most premium features:
• Unlimited profiles
• Full access to your Viewed Me list
• Incognito mode - browse profiles without being seen
• Unsend messages and photos
• All XTRA features
Need help? If you are experiencing any issues, you can get support by contacting us through https://help.grindr.com
Grindr Ads:
Grindr (excluding XTRA and Unlimited accounts) includes third-party advertising, which involves the sharing of limited data with our Ad/Marketing partners as described in our privacy policy. Grindr does not share any of your Grindr profile information with Advertising or Marketing partners. You can adjust your third-party advertising privacy settings within the app at any time.
Grindr Subscriptions:
Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the renewal price within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period unless you change your subscription preferences in your App Store account settings. You can manage your subscriptions at any time through your App Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when making a purchase of an auto-renewing subscription.
Grindr, Grindr XTRA & Grindr Unlimited are for adults 18 years and older only. Profile photos depicting nudity or sex acts are strictly prohibited.
Terms of Service: www.grindr.com/terms-of-service/
Privacy Policy: www.grindr.com/privacy-policy/
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Developer & User Discourse
estebanesteban2 • Jun 15, 2026
You should focus on a better base experience to increase the quality of people here
jteran21 • Jun 15, 2026
I jot got block from the app for no reason. I just know that I was been blocked some guys from app because I wasn’t interesting in then they made the account Again and continue messaging me and I got mad. I just told them I was not interested and I told them to the truth And somehow I got blocked from the app.. That’s is stupid.
Mrigco • Jun 14, 2026
The app is buggy. It tells you have messages when you don’t. The count reflects profile views or taps. Even after you’ve viewed the people who have tapped and viewed you it still shows a notification. It’s very irritating. There are Lots of bots and scams trying to get your attention. Don’t have that problem on Scruff for some reason.
Thatboyishere • Jun 14, 2026
Truly speaking, the app was much better before. Its simply terrible now. Guessing the greed has kicked in. Now they charge on top of a subscription. sorry bro, but thats totally unfair. I am sure they might read this and go like “meh…..” but honestly, a huge number of subscribers have fallen and switched to other apps like sniffies and tinder, bcaz yall raised prices. Users are tired of these hidden costs. Take a hike and gather your thoughts again to bring back those users back you lost.
Julian42 • Jun 14, 2026
Navigating this app in 2026 as a free user is practically impossible, 30 second ads for simply moving from one window to the next, a tiny search radius and extremely high prices like $30 for one WEEK of “premium” use (premium being simply what being a free user was about 4 years ago), this app has gone totally off the rails and consumed itself in the name of greed. Ads, pop ups, sponsors pretending to be messages, it’s highly predatory. Avoid like the plague.
No more wire hangers • Jun 14, 2026
This app is trash now it traps you in adds to where you gotta close out of the app completely and restart it to get out of them then restart it go to check your messages after u check one your trapped back in an add again not how Grindr used to be…. Sell outs
kuntshi • Jun 14, 2026
why tf my dad got grindr uninstalled??????????
Wadder84 • Jun 14, 2026
Ridiculous money grab
pokeman90 • Jun 14, 2026
This app sucks i don’t use it for 1-2 years and before that I just get on to see if anyone I’m interested in is in the area but since covid started in 2019 I only logged on and had not sent any messages and have not used this app in over a year only to find out I’m banned is it because I’m not using said app for over a year… and even then I made an appeal over a month ago and still haven’t received any response good or bad i don’t recommend this app to anyone
luck_ie • Jun 13, 2026
For some reason this app will only show you people hundreds of miles away. It will not let you choose your own city where u live you have to choose a major city around you. This app is about as useful as a message in a bottle. Someones gonna see it but they gonna be across the world.
big gucci 1450 • Jun 13, 2026
This is app is horrible constant bots and scammers that the developers do nothing to try to stop meanwhile my account gets banned for terms and conditions violations when I haven’t even used the app in weeks completely unacceptable wouldn’t recommend at all plenty of better apps don’t even waste your time all they care about is money l
UWS NYC • Jun 13, 2026
If Grindr put half of their efforts into their product and customer service instead of only focusing on marketing and ripping off subscribers with their bait n’switch multi tiered membership subscriptions, they’d be worth it.
Absolute garbage!!
Absolute garbage!!
blmjemtrmjmm • Jun 13, 2026
It says $27.99/week for unlimited… do you realize that’s $1,456 per year?
Squirtlesquad214 • Jun 13, 2026
Polymarket Ads over and over… and then once you wait 30-60 seconds it’s a game of find the “X”
This kind of advertising should be illegal and feels like I’m doing a bad job of living in the matrix.
This kind of advertising should be illegal and feels like I’m doing a bad job of living in the matrix.
Urmomsuxxx • Jun 13, 2026
Only here to say that F THIS MADONNA UPDATE. I am constantly clicking to get off the pop up notifications the update leaves.
WhyAmiHerelooo • Jun 13, 2026
⭐☆☆☆☆ (1 Star)
I am giving Grindr one star because the number of ads has become excessive. The app is difficult to use when ads constantly interrupt the experience. It feels like there are more ads than actual time spent browsing or chatting.
The frequent advertisements make the app frustrating and less enjoyable to use. While I understand that free apps need advertising, the current amount feels overwhelming and negatively impacts the user experience.
I would like to see fewer ads or a better balance between advertisements and the app’s core features. Until then, I cannot recommend the free version of this app.
I am giving Grindr one star because the number of ads has become excessive. The app is difficult to use when ads constantly interrupt the experience. It feels like there are more ads than actual time spent browsing or chatting.
The frequent advertisements make the app frustrating and less enjoyable to use. While I understand that free apps need advertising, the current amount feels overwhelming and negatively impacts the user experience.
I would like to see fewer ads or a better balance between advertisements and the app’s core features. Until then, I cannot recommend the free version of this app.
ChrisFranco99 • Jun 13, 2026
Demasiados comerciales y muchas restricciones para poder volverlo de pago
Payed user1969 • Jun 13, 2026
I don’t know what’s going on with the app right now. Every time I open it, it says I changed my icon. I’ve never once changed my icon. It changed my icon to some annoying pink thing. Then there’s Madonna. What??!?!? How on earth any company including grinder, would align itself with the single most un-American human being alive. Very disappointing. But more disappointing than that is I cannot get her off my feed. IDK. Unfortunately for what it is for it is ok. But my eyes are open for something new. And would it kill you guys to offer a less well known alert sound?!?!?!?!
PDXCharles • Jun 13, 2026
I appreciate some of the features targeted to verify users such as the time stamped photo watermark. I also like that it has a large user base.
This app is too busy to navigate. From the Madonna icon I didn’t ask for and don’t want, to the nagging pop up to push notifications every time I log in. In addition the app is riddled with porn ads and catfish coming directly to my inbox. I use the Xtra account subscription so I shouldn’t have all this hassle. I think they could do better.
This app is too busy to navigate. From the Madonna icon I didn’t ask for and don’t want, to the nagging pop up to push notifications every time I log in. In addition the app is riddled with porn ads and catfish coming directly to my inbox. I use the Xtra account subscription so I shouldn’t have all this hassle. I think they could do better.
SaaS Metrics
“We are unable to refresh your grid due to your device location accuracy”.
Tried refreshing the app etc. if I go to “explore more profiles” it has me near Kansas or in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean towards Africa. what’s going on Grindr?!