Grindr Review December 2024

There are two ways to connect with Grindr gays: Messages and Taps.

You can chat with nearby users as a basic member. You can also message other users located within your country for free. Your conversations can be filtered to Favorites’ messages and Unread messages.

Taps contain those who are interested in you in three different ways: Looking, Friendly, and Hot. These are made of emoticons which you can also use to send your interest to another member. For example, simply send a Hot to a member you think is hot.

Add more fun while you converse by downloading Gaymoji. It is a free keyboard for everyone and a collection of over 500 LGBTQ-themed stickers that you can use to personalize your chats. It is downloadable on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Make your profile more appealing by adding interesting information about you.

Info

It contains short descriptions of yourself.

Stats

You can add your age, height, weight, body type, ethnicity, relationship status, position, ‘My Tribes’, and ‘I’m Looking For’ in this section.

Take note that "position" means your preferred sexual position. ‘My Tribes’ is also related to a sexual preference (what you describe yourself as). Tribes include Bear, Clean-cut, Daddy, Discreet, Geek, Jock, Leather, Otter, Poz, Rugged, Trans, and Twink.

‘I’m Looking For’ describes who you want to meet. You can state that you are seeking Chat, Dates, Friends, Networking, Relationship, or Right Now. Right Now simply means hook up.

Identity

This contains Gender and Pronouns. Identify your gender as either a man, woman, non-binary, or custom non-binary. Set your pronouns according to your gender which you can also customize.

Sexual Health

There are four items in this section namely: HIV Status, Last Tested Date, Testing Reminders, and Sexual Health FAQ.

This section became controversial early on after its launch. Grindr’s data are sent to third parties including the HIV status that violated the users’ privacy. The company already took action and declared that they have ceased sharing any data with third parties.

Social Links

You can link your social media accounts. Enter your Instagram username, or Twitter handle, or Facebook username to connect your Grindr app.

Completing the above sections is encouraged. Grindr made it simple to edit anyways. It may increase your matches. It makes you more attractive. Thus, an accomplished profile furthers your chances to find that one true soul mate.

Targeted Ads

Grindr users can opt out of seeing targeted ads. Members who opt-out won’t be seeing LGBTQ promotions elsewhere as their data is safe within Grindr.

Although Grindr is continuously checking accounts for suspicious activities, there are still fake profiles present on the app.

Albums

Albums are curated sets of photos you can now directly share to another member's inbox. It is designed to add an extra layer of control and privacy over a user's shared images. They have the opportunity to add a favorite photo from their phone, take a new one, or even choose from previous photos they’ve shared in chat to get started. Album is designed to help matches form deeper connections amongst each other.