Grindr - Gay Dating & Chat
★ 3.6AndroidGoogle Play
What it actually doesDating app for the LGBTK community with location-based search, messaging and photo sharing, but suffers from frequent crashes, instability, excessive ads and aggressive monetization.
35%Marketing ≈ reality15%Stability90%Live project
Actually does
- ✓Dating70% of reviews
- ✓Freemium40% of reviews
- ✓Messaging40% of reviews
- ✓File sharing35% of reviews
- ✓Subscription25% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free15% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Location Tracking
- ⚠Поиск по интересам и тегам
- ⚠Приватные фотоальбомы
- ⚠Режим инкогнито (премиум)
Common complaints
- ✗Frequent crashes and errors when loading profiles45% of mentions
«After the last update, I open the app and get an error 'failed to update/load, try again' and nothing updates»
- ✗Unable to complete registration, SMS delivery issues20% of mentions
«Can't send SMS, it keeps saying so! The app won't let me register»
- ✗Aggressive monetization, almost all features behind paywall25% of mentions
«Have you completely lost your minds? You can't just view profiles for free. Grindr is a pay wall dumpster»
- ✗Instability, frequent connection drops and glitches35% of mentions
«Works quite unstably. Constant disconnects. Glitch upon glitch!!!»
- ✗Excessive ads in the free version15% of mentions
«Every 3 minutes it stops and shows ads. Way too much advertising»
What people praise
- ★Core functionality works (profile, search, messages)
«OK; Great site, would recommend to everyone»
- ★Easy profile creation
«Creating your profile is easy (though there's little confirmation in reviews)»
- ★Geo-location search feature (when it works)