* Send unlimited number of messages, and talk to as many members as you want. * Simply scroll the map to find members in your close proximity, or move the map to your desired location and zoom in. * Create your profile and connect with guys worldwide within minutes. With Cruising you can do all this stuff for FREE: Send invites with the location and date, and have fun. But if you're looking for more than a hookup, you might look elsewhere.Cruising helps you meet the guy of your dreams, or have the night of fun you’ve been looking for!Ĭruising is the ONLY dating app for gay, bi, and curious guys that makes dating as easy and fun as it should be! Chat, meet new guys, and create Cruising meet ups private or public with your newly found friends right from inside the app. A basic account gets you enough, but a premium account gets you so much more. Grindr is a great, easy-to-use app for those looking to hook up. If you're looking for a partner, you might look to Tinder or Bumble. Mostly sex-based: While we've heard of couples meeting on Grindr, the app, which features tons of topless shots and sexual data, does seem designed for hookups.
ConsĪnnoying ads: If you don't upgrade to a premium account, then be prepared to have your experience interrupted by ads. A paid account also enables you to send timesaving saved phrases, such as "Nice Profile! How are you?" and as many photos as you'd like.
With an upgraded account, you can block or star as many profiles as you want.Ĭhat options: Within Chat, you can type a message, send a photo, send a meme, and share your location. You can also tap the message box to send a message, the star icon to favorite them, or the circle with the slash through it to block or report them. Then tap "My Type" to adjust Basic Filters, such as Age, Looking For, and Tribes (Bear, Daddy, Jock, and so on.) To unlock Advanced Filters - such as Height, Weight, and Body Type - you need to upgrade to a premium account.Īpproach-avoidance: You can tap the fire icon to alert guys that you're interested. If you see a green dot, that means they're online now and ready for action.įilters: Tap the mask icon on the bottom rail menu to adjust filters. If they fill out a more complete profile, you'll also learn their height, weight, ethnicity, body type, sexual position, what they're looking for as far as chatting, dating, friends, or hookups their HIV status and when they were last tested. Tap one user to get their age information. There's also a Fresh Faces carousel up top that you can swipe through from left to right. To see more guys, you must upgrade to a premium account, called Grindr XTRA, for $11.99 per month. We recommend allowing notifications, so you'll be alerted when guys are interested in you.Įasy to navigate: Grindr shows you a grid of the 100 nearest guys that you can swipe down through. You'll also need to grant Grindr access to your location, so the app can show you guys who are near you.
If you're nervous about providing personal information, such as a birthdate to an app developer, feel free to change the date by a few days. Quick setup: To create a Grindr account, you'll just need to add your email, password, and birthdate. Grindr is the go-to, location-based hookup app for gay, bi, trans, and queer men, making it easier to connect with guys in their vicinity.