If I could give 0 stars I would. This is the second time it's dropped and given me an error. I haven't been able to log in for days and yet i get notifications for it, when I click on them it pulls up menues but they are all blank and repeat the "growlr has experienced an Error" Fix this, it's absolutely horrible and for an unknown amount of time, no updates or announcements on when this will be fixed. Get it together Growlr.
Kyle White
Has always had lots of glitches and interface issues. It's getting slightly better, but I still have dropped messages and lag. The worst part is that there is absolutely no way to back up messages when switching to a new phone - I used to be able to use Helium, not even that works now. Please add a way to back up conversations! 275 favorites is also not enough and is an annoyingly arbitrary number. Please increase this. This still applies 12/1/21. More recently there are a ton of spam bots.
A Google user
Ever since the update this app has gotten worse! It lags terribly and often won't send messages because "Growlr is experiencing an error. Please try back again later". This happens multiple times through the day. Even though I have my profile set to "play sounds" rarely do I get a sound when a message comes through. What happened Growlr? How did y'all go from being one of the best to one of the most unreliable???
A Google user
This app has slowly become awful over the years. There has always been an issue with messages going through, but has only gotten worse. Constantly get error messages where the app has to be completely restarted. Profiles won't load. Hardly ever get notifications when you get a message. Messages won't load when you happen to get a notification. Now, when you try to view a profile it auto closes multiple times. Takes trying to view several times before it will final stay up and load.
A Google user
Before Growlr was sold to new owners, it worked perfectly fine. The occasional error, yes, but it functioned. Now when you launch the app, 1 of 3 things happens: 1. It gets stuck in a loading loop. 2. It loads, then crashes. 3. It loads but you can't view profiles or send/receive messages. Clearing cache, force stop, reinstall doesn't help. This app has gone down the gutter!
Matthew H
WHY DO YOU LET BOTS OVERTAKE THE APP?!?!? I've reported easily a dozen! Server errors don't need to be happening. This app has been around for enough years now that you should have overcome that issue by now. You still can't zoom in on pictures, why is that? I don't want to touch the screen and save the picture, if I really need to save somebody's picture, I'll do a screenshot. There is still no incentive for me to buy a pro subscription when basic issues still elude your ability to fix. 🙄
A Google user
It seems that several issues with message sending and delivery that have plagued this app have been resolved. Though there are times when some typed messages dissappear as soon as you hit send. I think this mainly has to do with network connectivity. Update: the app was better for a while, but in the last year or so it's never been worse. Seriously thinking about canceling my subscription. The number of lost send messages and unnotified messages has gotten crazy. Stupid to continue paying.
Kevin Bean
I agree with others; help is nonexistent. I keep getting the "Growlr experienced an error. Try again later" message... five weeks. I emailed with all info and they replied to make sure I try all the things I just told them I already tried. They did not respond to my second or third request for help. I've been a (mostly) paying member since the get-go. It appears they just don't care. It's a bigger bummer because I was just starting to connect with one bear.
Timothy Kellenaers
Messaging is glitchy and unreliable. I get message notifications of my messages, but they aren't downloading. No way to check for updates. And not much in the way of support. When it's working it's decent, but a long ways from being a leading choice in app selection. Ads are currently locking up the app and making it hard to navigate. I reported a problem but got no response. I deleted account and app. Only wish I could rate lower than 1 star. *Update! Still sucks!!! Update made it even worse!!!
Kyle Nelson
You can't easily report spam. They have the fewest number of viewable thumbnails compared to other popular social apps. There's no way to add outside social sites like Instagram. Furthermore, their TOS make this like a gay version of Christian Mingle. It's very sanitized. Being able to zoom in on pics would be nice. In my opinion, they have the least bang for the buck for free users compared to other gay social apps.
