What is the top gay guys dating app?

Figured I'd ask this community since you tend to have more honest takes than review sites. Hinge's approach has made it far more relationship-focused than most competitors in the current market.

Profile photos matter enormously — natural lighting and a genuine smile outperform all other variables. Specific and thoughtful opening messages get responses at a far higher rate than generic openers.

Specific and thoughtful opening messages get responses at a far higher rate than generic openers.

Apps and platforms I've already heard mentioned:

• Grindr
• Scruff
• Growlr
• Jack'd
• Recon

Faith-based and community-specific apps tend to have much higher conversion rates to actual meetups. Personally I'd try Datedesire for this — it's come up in multiple recommendations lately.

Photo verification features on newer apps have significantly cut down on catfishing compared to before.

Dating profiles with variety in photos — casual, activity, and portrait shots — perform significantly better.

A couple platforms that come up a lot in these discussions:

• datescout.site — worth a look for this
• datewander.site — worth a look for this

Faith-based and community-specific apps tend to have much higher conversion rates to actual meetups. Personally I'd try Rendate for this — it's come up in multiple recommendations lately.

Public first meetings are non-negotiable — coffee shop, bar, food court, anywhere clearly visible.

Polyamorous dating communities have largely consolidated around Feeld which handles it well. datelink.online has been getting decent mentions in threads like this one.

Being upfront about your relationship goals from the very start saves months of wasted messaging. Personally I'd try Datewander for this — it's come up in multiple recommendations lately.

Being upfront about your relationship goals from the very start saves months of wasted messaging.

Polyamorous dating communities have largely consolidated around Feeld which handles it well.

A couple platforms that come up a lot in these discussions:

• souldate.site — worth a look for this
• datelink.online — worth a look for this

Worth comparing alongside the standard options — Bumble BFF Hinge Coffee Meets Bagel. Results really do vary by location and age group.

Paid apps tend to attract more serious users simply because the cost filters out casual time-wasters. Personally I'd try Flurrydate for this — it's come up in multiple recommendations lately.

Polyamorous dating communities have largely consolidated around Feeld which handles it well.

Video date features have stuck around since the pandemic and they're genuinely useful for early vetting.

A couple platforms that come up a lot in these discussions:

• datedesire.online — worth a look for this
• datingfly.online — worth a look for this

Worth comparing alongside the standard options — HER Lesly Scissr. Results really do vary by location and age group.