However, if you see the word Scruff and don’t immediately shout ‘Oh Scruff Pit Crew’ in your best Mama Ru voice, then why are we even doing this? Scruff is hookup oriented, but does have a ‘match’ function if you’re looking for dates.īeing slightly more niche appeal than Grindr, Scruff doesn’t have the same critical mass of users, nor the cultural clout.
If masculinity isn’t high on your list of priorities, I wouldn’t necessarily look here. As with Grindr, the amount of users has diluted its USP, so it’s not exclusively ‘scruffy’ guys on there, just mainly, and still overwhelmingly masc. Scruff has been on the scene almost as long as Grindr, so it’s also amassed a large user base. The age range of users skews a little older than its main rival, and they are more uniformly of the muscular persuasion. Scruff, as the name suggests, is the hairier, bearier alternative to Grindr. Basically, it isn’t going away anytime soon. Since a change at the top in 2016, Grindr has been on a one-app mission to be the centre of gay universe, with big events, an online magazine and a gay emoji keyboard. People are also pretty trigger happy with pics, if you’re into that sort of thing. You can also be as anonymous as you want or as open as you’d like with your gender, preferred pronouns and status.
A lot of this stems from the fact that users have license to be incredibly specific about their wants and desires, which apparently for some people means being specifically terrible.Īwful behaviour aside, there are a lot of pros to Grindr.
If you’re using the free version, be willing to suppress your rage at the incessant ads.Īs is also the case with large gatherings of people, there’s a lot of bigotry and generally unacceptable behaviour on Grindr. All you need to do to get started is sign up, set your preferences and scroll through guys close by. That being said, if you’re looking for a brief encounter, Grindr will do the job, as it’s more of a free-for-all than some other apps with little restriction on who you can talk to. As is the case anywhere a lot of people gather, there’s something on Grindr for everyone – from one night stands and fuckbuddies to long term relationships. When using a search engine such as Google, Bing or Yahoo check the safe search settings where you can exclude adult content sites from your search results Īsk your internet service provider if they offer additional filters īe responsible, know what your children are doing online.The general consensus is that Grindr is only for hookups, but this isn’t necessarily true. Use family filters of your operating systems and/or browsers Other steps you can take to protect your children are: More information about the RTA Label and compatible services can be found here. Parental tools that are compatible with the RTA label will block access to this site. We use the "Restricted To Adults" (RTA) website label to better enable parental filtering. Protect your children from adult content and block access to this site by using parental controls. PARENTS, PLEASE BE ADVISED: If you are a parent, it is your responsibility to keep any age-restricted content from being displayed to your children or wards. Furthermore, you represent and warrant that you will not allow any minor access to this site or services. This website should only be accessed if you are at least 18 years old or of legal age to view such material in your local jurisdiction, whichever is greater. You are about to enter a website that contains explicit material (pornography).