SCRUFF - Gay Dating & Chat

Name: SCRUFF - Gay Dating & Chat
Rating: 4.46056 (24453 reviews)

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SCRUFF - Gay Dating & Chat

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24.5K ratings

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Perry Street Software, Inc

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User Reviews for SCRUFF - Gay Dating & Chat

Great App!

I recommend this app for scruff guys and all guys of every kind. I don’t view it as a “hook up” site, and believe although the option is there, it’s also a great place to make new friends. The “venture” feature is amazing and unique for these types of apps. It allows you to search guys in any area around the entire world. If you plan on traveling, I definitely suggest utilizing this feature to meet guys online before you arrive. This enables you to meet potential date, no matter what intent, and allows you to learn about the good spots friendly to our sexuality! I did this when traveling several times, and all I can say is I was very happy and fortunate to have this app. I believe you can get a free trial before upgrading to “Pro”, which will allow you to familiarize yourself with Scruff, and realize why upgrading is not only the best route, but is fair in features and price. Try it out! It’s undoubtedly the best tool out there for meeting new guys. I’d just like to add (because it’s happened to all of us), men on here are way more friendly and courteous. They try to constantly out-do themselves, and will even ask for your opinion or suggestions on any potential changes, but it’s unlikely as this app provides just about everything! Xoxo

Bukouras, Aug 24, 2018

Paying member...update ruined experience

I’ll start w/ saying Scruff for me has easily been one of my favorite hookup/dating apps, both in ease of use, selection of eligible great guys, and features for lying members. I deleted my Grindr soon after joining as a premium Scruff member because I felt I only ever easily found what I was searching for (with actual follow through) on this app. But all withstanding, this recent update has been abysmal from a technical perspective. Woofs and photo unlocks only seem to work half the time, often you have to fully back out of a chat & profile to see a new incoming message, and don’t even get me started on the photo viewing experience. The best part of premium IMO was the ability to quickly, easily, and fully see a members photo album; to get a better sense of if someone is your type. But now it is almost a pain to view a members full album. If you zoom too much or in a slightly careless way, it completely bumps you out of a user’s photo album back to their main profile, sometimes happening over and over. When you aren’t completely forced out of an album, half the time the zoom feature stops working all together. And will also frequently bump you to a completely different picture than you were viewing. It’s a mess to say the least.

connor from da hood, Jun 17, 2019

Get Scruffy on Scruff.

A noun and an adjective? A stimulating montage of beards, hairy chests, scrappy fellows, muscle dads, tattooed pigs, pups and varied interests run through my head and I’m here for it. This app is my go-to for not only sex but comradery (no joke!). I’ve met so many men with similar interests without hang ups and insecure jealousy who have become good friends. I mean, with Scruff there’s plenty to go around, right? And it’s much safer than any dark alley (as much fun as they are). If you just want to chat, let’s chat. If you want to hang out, let’s hang out. If you want to indulge in some WS with three different friends on a hiking trail, so be it (dibs on the middle)! In a Post-pandemic, PrEP-era, Queer-embracing, Shame-dismantling world I’m no longer apprehensive to say to anyone, gay or straight, “I’m getting Scruffy on Scruff.” (Side note reason for 4 stars: Sometimes unread messages get marked as read. It’ll be weeks before I go back to chat and see an old response that I missed. And I wish there was a sort of bulletin board for day to day updates without having to change my profile.)

d.o.t.h.e, May 21, 2023

Limited blocks make Scruff risky

TOS enforcement is hit or miss and seems to favor some users over others. I'm baffled about why it's cool to let someone post a diatribe against unemployed job seekers but it's not okay to post a photo of my favorite vista when there's already search parameters that can bring up profiles with people photos only. Scruff claims there's screenshot protection which could lead anyone that reads that in good faith to post a profile photo right away but that feature doesn't apply to the profile photo itself, it's unclear to which photos it applies or if it even applies to the chat (it should), and the Help article doesn't make much of this clear from the get-go. Along with critically limited blocks, this setup gives irl stalkers more of a chance to track others more easily. Even if you buy the Pro subscription, which entitles you to slightly more blocks, but you let the subscription lapse, Scruff will instantly revoke the number of slightly increased blocks and all those users within the most recently blocked range suddenly become unblocked, potentially creating a risky situation irl. Grindr is still superior and more consistent in managing privacy.

Earnest Dork, Dec 25, 2022

Great Guys But That’s Changing

So this is by far the best app I’ve found to work for me. The guys overall are mellow, it is much more so than Grindr…And silly petty disconnects etc. happen much more in frequently. It is, however, changing at least in the city I live in and that probably has to do with the demographics of our city changing. We have had a lot of people from the West Coast moving in who are used to a different style and pace of life and although we welcome them it’s sad to see the friendliness we’ve been used to and becoming more impatient as well that is way way too specific in the types of guys they are looking for. In fact I think guy types should be much less of a feature than it is. Just like Facebook (Meta🙄), the fewer people we allow into our little world even just for chat, the more specific and less friendly people become when someone outside of their limited preference range tries to say hello. My opinion.

Erik D. Phillips, Nov 30, 2021

Young gay hot men! Try Scruff!

Without a doubt Scruff delivers a daily feast of gay men. You can spend hours reading the profiles and viewing face photos of aspiring young gay men on your Smartphone in the privacy of your home or office. You are allowed to “woof” any man that you might fancy. This is purely your individual choice. You can even contact any of these individuals if their profile offers any interest to you. It is up to the individual you try to contact to message you back. It may be problematic as to whether you receive a message back because that is based on mutual interest of looks, hobbies, business interests and numerous other factors. These factors can be included under the very general term of “chemistry”. The basic plan is free. You are limited on the number of guys you can view. It is still very generous on the number of men you can view. For a nominal monthly fee you can upgrade to the “Pro” plan. With this plan you can view many more gay men along with their profiles as well as message any guy you might want. It is very addictive to browse the guys. It is very entertaining as well. I would highly recommend this app! If you are a gay man I guarantee you will enjoy yourself!

Hank 68, Mar 17, 2019

Grindr on steroids

Scruff is just Grindr on steroids for some reason. People talk about Grindr guys being creepy and awful, but at least you deal with a wide variety of men. This app just has the worst of the awful guys, the lowest of the low in our community; it’s disgusting. This app is geared towards ‘masculine’ men, although it claims to be inclusive (more on that below), so you get all the toxic masculinity that comes along with it. I have been using this app for about 5 years and I’ve only hooked up twice from it for the first time this year. I’m not going to pretend to be a stud, but I’ve always had much better luck on Grindr. It’s only because the personalities of the guys on Scruff make me want to vomit so I lose interest quickly. Even if just for a quick hook up, it’s still not worth it. The app allows you to write more stuff on your profile than Grindr does, which makes some guys write entire essays about their likes and dislikes and that’s where you start seeing all the racism, and internalized homophobia even more. I could go on for hours writing about the kind of guys that get on the app, but it’s clear they only cater to a very particular audience. The app claims to be inclusive and what not, but even the staff is prejudiced. It’s clear that the good reviews mostly come from the same people who contribute the worst our community has to offer. To top it all off, the same guys will message you on Grindr, but not on Scruff. It makes no sense.

ih02912, Dec 08, 2020

Three reason... +1

I dislike the amount of people that use scruff. That’s it, truthfully, I can’t thing of any other grievances.At first glance the interface is wonky (Being that all gay boys start on Grindr). However, Scruff has amazing capabilities! Everything I could ever ask for in an app of this sort is there, it’s very well thought out. Some of my favorite things are the private photo albums •You can quickly catch a guys attention by unlocking, rather than a nearly invisible ‘hey’•The human body is art, one should capture it is ways that communicate that and share often•I also love the fact that you can jot quick notes about someone for yourself •I don’t have PRO at the moment but this would be something I’d us after every conversation•He likes/dislikes... Don’t talk to him he... *giggles*•Lastly I enjoy the match sectioning the app •I think it’s super cutesy•It keeps me coming back just about every day, there aren’t very many profiles that catch my attention in my area [What can I say, I’m out of their leagues]•It’s an awesome way to see profiles that I do not come by on a day to day bases•Okay, okay, okay; This is really the last one. The ability to search lNo need to elaborate•Truthfully Grindr gets more attention than it deserves and I wish more people would use scruff. Pleeeaasssss make it happen some how!!! But only allow the men... I like men not boys... MEN 😍

J_C., Sep 22, 2017

It’s like that gay version of Facebook

When I decided to find a new man in my life I joined Scruff and started chatting with guys who live nearby. Seeing how close some guys are is nice because you can both choose whether or not you want to develop a relationship with someone before you get to know them. Something that takes a bit of getting used to though is that the distance that this app shows you is as-the-crow-flys distance. In other words, my boyfriend lives 37 miles away according to the app, but in actuality he’s about an hour’s drive away from me. It might be nice if Scruff utilized Google maps to give you the driving distance instead of what it gives you because it can be misleading. I ultimately found the man of my dreams on Scruff and me and my boyfriend now use Scruff to communicate with each other. We also have an agreement that we can flirt with other guys as long as we’re not looking for potential hookups. Scruff has been wonderful. I have met a lot of new friends in addition to finding my new boyfriend. This app has changed my life for the better!

NailedOne, Apr 03, 2019

Keep it Social, Make it Slutty, No judgment for all

Grindr, Growlr, Jack’d Scruff, Squirt, have all been rites of passage for us since I was beginning college back in 1992. WIth HIV and the AIDS epidemic, a generation of us was literally taken from the world, the generation that was the whole reason we can be who we are today in fact, and with them the art of cruising, bathhouses and all the kinky mysterious outlets dwindled into almost nothing. This is not from lack of necessity, mind you, so fast forward to THe social dating application age. I definitely am one that has no issue with them, and I see them for what they are… social apps. This may generalize them for some, but yo make of them what you want, and SCRUFF is definitely my favorite. In all the time I have had SCRUFF, I can say that it has rarely been something for me to hook up as much as the rest, but that is not a dig at all. I have made and still have several good friends that I met on SCRUFF, and that meansmore to me than anything else. It’s user friendly, not too set in its namesake niche, and always keeps it interesting consistently. with out being bigger than its competitors like to fancy themselves to be. THats about all .

Snowcoolio92, Oct 20, 2021

Description

SCRUFF is the top-rated and most reliable app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people to connect with each other. SCRUFF is an independent, LGBTQ+ owned and operated company, and we use the app that we build. We give users a private and secure experience, a friendly and diverse community, and more features than any other gay dating app.

We’re dedicated to protecting our members’ data and improving user experience, so you’ll never see banner ads on SCRUFF, and we won’t sell your data to shady 3rd party companies. MAKE REAL CONNECTIONS 30+ million users, no spambots Find exactly the people you like with search and filters View, Woof, and chat with people from around the world SCRUFF Match connects you with the people you like Click "I'm Interested" on a profile and SCRUFF will let you know if there's a mutual attraction EXPRESS YOURSELF Share your story with multiple profile pics, rich profiles, private albums, hashtags, and more Let others know what you’re into with profile details like sex preferences and safer-sex practices Comprehensive pronoun and gender identity options put you in control of your identity A SMARTER, SAFER EXPERIENCE 24/7 support for our community, including in-app links to our Safety Center We never share your data with 3rd party ad networks or data aggregators like Google or Facebook Message history, photos, and videos sync across your devices and never get lost VERIFIED PROFILES Let others know you're real by verifying your profile photos Complete the process in seconds and receive a verification badge on your profile Know whose photos are real by looking for the badge on other profiles VIDEO CHAT A fun and sexy way to get to know each other before you meet Prefer to keep it virtual? Video chat has you covered MATCH Every day, SCRUFF Match shows you a new stack of profiles who are looking for people like you Swipe left to pass, right if you’re interested - if it’s a match, we’ll let you both know Choose “Ask later” if you’re not sure about them, and we’ll show them again tomorrow SCRUFF EXPLORE Browse the top LGBTQ parties, prides, and festivals around the globe RSVP, see who else is going, and find your squad Traveling? Let others know when you'll be in their area and chat with local members before you arrive Question? Comments? We’re available any time at support.scruff.com. ABOUT SCRUFF SUBSCRIPTIONS This subscription is valid for 30 days, 90 days, or 1 year, depending on the subscription type selected. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID Account upon confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal at the price listed within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renew may be turned off via Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Apple Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ SCRUFF Privacy Policy: https://www.scruff.com/privacy SCRUFF Terms of Service: https://www.scruff.com/tos