Reviews for GROWLR: Gay Bears Near You

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

I love the idea! I do like the app once in a while, BUT I am constantly getting these “we miss you” and “to keep your account active” messages. So then I login and instantly get 3 messages from scammers asking me to go to their website. No wonder why I don’t login all the […]

I’m having a continuous error pop up every time I try to make my profile, I’ve tried all the troubleshooting paths I know and nothing seems to work. it keeps saying that growlr is experiencing an error and to try again later. I’ve had the app before and wish to be able to log back […]

Only a limited number of nearby Bears visible unless you’re a paid user. Limited number of blocks unless you’re a paid user. Invasive advertising that is loud in volume and ruins any chance of privacy. The app is currently being taken over by “bot” profiles. I’ve had the paid version in the past and it […]

I’ve used this app on and off for several years. Unfortunately, lately one if the biggest annoyances are the bots, sending me messages to invite me to their site. Of course I don’t click, but block and report them, but unfortunately they keep coming back. This is becoming annoying as hell. Update 7/31: Reduced to […]

My chats seem to be down. It says I’m getting message notifications but the chat windows are blank, even when I try to send messages. They are not even appearing in my read messages or unread messages lists. Not sure what happened as it worked up until the past few days. I even tried uninstalling […]

I enjoying the app…but I just got to experience myself what I read from others. I just got a new device and I lost all my messages… today’s day that should be something that shouldn’t happen… I’m sure that it can be easily addressed by your technical team… it’s honestly frustrating… when there’s no way […]

It’s ridiculous that this is the app that has the most expensive premium amount. People are actually paying for this app? You lose all your messages switching to a new phone. and then you have so many blank profiles in your nearby.. LOL. Definitely not paying for this there are better apps for free and […]

The navigation of Growlr is very user friendly and all the features that are available with the free membership are great. My criticism would have to be all the fake profiles that have overrun the app. I would say the majority of users I receive messages from turn out to be either bots or catfish. […]

My experience with this app has been frustrating and the support team seems nonexistent. Initially it would tell me I was not allowed to make an account for unknown reasons I could not figure out. I emailed support, no response. I was then able to make an account suddenly so I did. Didnt get a […]

Only one photo viewable without Pro subscription. App is rife with fake profiles who try to entice you to questionable websites. This has been a problem for over a year. Also limiting things like “bookmarks” (formerly Favorites) that used to be unlimited, just so they can give you more if you pay them. They’re not […]