GROWLr: Gay Bears Near You

- December 22, 2016

Mature 17+

Social

Contains ads

Offers in-app purchases

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Description

More Bears in More Places...

Winner of the 2014 Cybersocket award for "Best Hookup App" for gay men!

What's a Bear? A Bear is a masculine gay man who belongs to a very inclusive part of the gay community. Some are have hairy, some are muscular, and some are heavy-set. ...And some are none of those things. Being a bear is about being yourself, and being accepted for it, and we are all amazing no matter how we are labeled.

With over 8,000,000 members worldwide, GROWLr allows you to meet other Bears from around the world or right in your own neighborhood. GROWLr is fast, reliable and easy to use.

It's the perfect way to meet guys and make friends whether you are sitting at home or traveling abroad. Send and receive private instant messages, pictures and video. Complete and up-to-date Bear Run and Bear Bar listings. Galleries, Checkin features, Notes and More.

GROWLr allows only males 18 years or older. Photos depicting nudity or sex acts are strictly prohibited.

Visit us on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/growlrapp

Or on the web:
http://www.growlrapp.com

Reviews

4.1

27,923 total

5 15,788

4 5,965

3 2,427

2 1,154

1 2,589

Dries du Preez

It's okay~ it could be far better considering how long it's been around and how much cash they make from pro users. Developers, please look at something like Telegram. Great chat app, very smooth and very secure, inspires feelings of safety. Having a more polished app for something as sensitive as this would be great. Not to mention group chats, to actually speak to clusters and announce dodge assholes and fake profiles/bashers.

Mark Taylor

It seems like lately the app appears to not be working. All those that I have met here have disappeared and and nothing has been showing up in more than a month. I'll stick with POF. At least there, people I am in contact with, whom I have also met on this app, as still there. Waste of time!! I'm out of here!!

Patrick Vroman

Notifications are so user-unfriendly. With Scruff, the notification gives you the full text of a person's message. When you tap on the notification, you're taken directly to the message. And if you're on Android Nougat, you can reply directly from the notification. On Growlr, *BLING* "You have a message from so-and-so." Tap the notification, and you land on the app's home screen. Then *BLING*, you get another notification sound, because WHY exactly?! Then you open the messages menu option, and you finally get to access your message. Please upgrade, developers.

Nick Wyatt

This app needs a major adjustment because even though I'm not a pro member, I get a lot of guys that I dont want to talk to and want to block and never hear from again. It's dumb that non pro members are limited. Favorites I can understand but blocking people should be unlimited or at least manageable without them knowing.

Michael Vargas

I'd gladly pay for a subscription if the UI were ever updated. Messages don't come through sometimes unless I'm connected to a WiFi network even though I have a working data connection *update* my mobile security app has now informed me GROWLr has malware. Uninstalling!

Roman Minyaylyuk

Need to get rid of the loud ads Ok I like the service, and I get the reason for advertising for the free version of the app, but the ads recently have been absolutely ridiculous. They pop up even if my phone volume is down. How come Scruff can get away without having disruptive apps and still maintain a free product?

User reviews

Dries du Preez May 30, 2017

Mark Taylor April 5, 2017

Patrick Vroman May 14, 2017

Nick Wyatt May 7, 2017

Michael Vargas June 25, 2017

Roman Minyaylyuk January 9, 2017

Ryan Whatley-Loveall April 2, 2017

The search function just doesn't work. Not being able to change notification sounds is ridiculous. Messaging is also super buggy. Which is a bummer because it's the main feature. Messages are constantly dropped or delayed for minutes. This app kind of rests on the fact that it's the first/only one targeted toward bears. There's a lot that could be better. Wouldn't dream of paying for pro until these issues are resolved.

Phil G April 7, 2017

The developers are forcing loud, uninterruptible video ads with ever increasing frequency. Once they start, there is no immediate stopping, and this overrides your volume and muting controls as well. Costs for premium subscription are skyrocketing. Just not worth it either way. Edited to deduct that last possible star because of the near continual barrage of shrill, unstoppable Uber ads. The delivery of messages, or lack thereof, is a sick joke. Many other more reliable apps and services out there.

Sergio Barros May 6, 2017

I like the App but their sales team needs to find new advertising.. UBER commercial is getting wicked old and is annoying at this point. I don't mind ads since I use the free version.. but switch it up

Gede Anunya June 15, 2017

Honestly your app so so suck, someone reported that my account is fraudulent and when you check it manually it is legitimate. And when I open the app my account deleted and I should create it again. Well as I promised I will rate your app to be 1*. Thank you.

Ron Archuleta January 30, 2017

Great update! I'm so glad blogs are gone. That was such a pointless feature. I also love that it stays on the Nearby tab now. I wish you had a "hide" option in addition to "block", just so I don't keep seeing profiles of guys I'm not a match with. Please fix the problem of messages just disappearing after hitting send.

Keith Compeau March 4, 2017

The new single column profile display is awful. Please bring back the grid display, or give the user the option for display format. I also hate the fact that you lose all of your message history when you change devices or the person you've been chatting with changes devices.

Eliezer Irizarry March 19, 2017

Now you gone and done it. You add video ads that pop up every once in a while. I force close the app to avoid them so it won't blow mybdata limit. but i shouldn't have to do that. The banner ads were fine, but the random video ads are not. Lately have been having to uninstall and install the app because the notification of messages are not working. When i do that, i lose lots of recent conversations and that's messed up. I emailed support and they tell me they don't see nothing wrong.

Daoud Mohammad April 5, 2017

I would give it a better rating but literally every message I send is just deleted and is never actually sent to the person. I've used this app on and off and it's never been as bad as this. I can't even message anyone. Fix your app, growlr. It's literally unusable. On the Samsung s7 edge.

Nate Kok May 18, 2017

Sickling app. Message keep on disappearing when I click send. Have to retype again n again. Do you know how annoying this is? Please do kindly close your app n do some adjustments before launching. Very disappointed.

Chris Smith January 1, 2017

Stupid ads and video There is no reason for this crap at all. I should not have to deal with an ad or video just to get to my messages. This is a disgrace. This is one of the reasons I won't pay for the service.

Dino G January 12, 2017

Loud advertising!!! Hate it!!! If I could give -5 stars I would. I hate with a passion loud adverts. I don't mind video ads or pop up ads. But with sound. $#@& that is me swearing at your noisy ads and your developers. RUBBISH...

Coach Josh Muscle Mesmerizer January 16, 2017

Pay to Lose Messages It won't keep your messages if you get a new phone, even if you are a subscriber. Block and fave numbers should also be higher for subscribers. But reason for one star now is they started sending push notifications for viewers and I can't find a way to turn them off. I want notifications for messages and growls only, not viewers.

Bob N May 31, 2017

It's a good app for chatting and possibly meets other guys. Unfortunately, the designers of Growlr is poz-phobic and promotes stigmatizing HIV+ people in a negative way.

Johan Tampubolon July 13, 2017

This version overrides my notification setting. Even during Don't Disturb Mode, it keeps on vibrating. I isolate the app notification but still it vibrates everytime I receive a message. Driving me mad.

A Google User March 2, 2017

Went from GAY-BEAR ORIENTED Site, to lame semi-social app With the REMOVAL of blog capability... Just what ARE they aiming for? (It already served às a good meet/greet site.) Just text, pic swap, events, and lite profiles... Some of the sub-profiles are a bit specific.... 'Nearby' sorting is best feature, other sort groups are really debatable. Still list "blogging," as one of memberships "perks" Yawn, time to hibernate!

T T March 5, 2017

I used to love this app, but now the full page, loud, obnoxious ads are getting out of hand. Yes, I understand the reasons for advertisements in free version. But this is ridiculous. I'll probably just uninstall it soon.

Shane Lindsey March 28, 2017

I am really disappointed in the customer service that's provided by this particular app. I have reached out to them on multiple occasions without any inkling of response. As a paying service number, you would think that someone would at least acknowledge your communication. Sadly that is not the case.

R. A. Ross April 2, 2017

I use to love this app. However, since the removal of the blog feature I never get any messages. It also seems that people that didn't renew still have profiles but are no longer using the app.

Eric Novikoff March 21, 2017

Three is very like activity in this app. I don't have trouble chatting and meeting guys in other apps, but do here. You can't silence the alerts and buzzing, which is just offset of the general problem that its impossible to find and change settings. But worst of all is that chats are trapped on the device you had them on, so it is impossible to switch devices and continue a chat. That's unacceptable!

Javier Alejos January 6, 2017

Love this app...but Today I had my image removed as it apparently violated the photo policy of Growlr. The photo was of some food I had cooked lol. What I don't get is this; if profiles are not required to have a phote, hence all these faceless guys on the app who aimlessly creep around asking for nudes, why is my image in violation of Growlr? I suggest that Growlr make it necessary for all active accounts to have a clear picture of the user, otherwise why take down images as innocuous as baked chicken? Lol.

Clarck Kent February 7, 2017

This app is developed by a retarded monkey. It is so massively bad that the rating of 4.1 stars is obviously pumped up and fake. Loss of messages, retyping the same message twice because the first one is magically lost, terrible adds and lots of other crap!

BIGMAN CLASSIFIED July 18, 2017

Developer should try updating this app. since 2016??? am still emphasizing on a good block feature to prove that i blocked someone. i hate these blank profiles viewing my profile. right now i cannot see who i blocked. no way to believe some idiots have been blocked because they keep coming back.

July 5, 2017

It's a decent app. The over all interface could use a major refresh. Take a look at how scruff or even grizzly works. Plus the sound effects and the full window alert s are not very user friendly.

ThePositivity Garden June 16, 2017

Do not bother paying for a subscription as its not worth it and rubbish customer service. And non stop problem with messages disappearing after typing them and they refuse to fix it in spite of large numbers of people complaining of same issue.

Scuba Stev February 28, 2017

I don't see any full screen ads. Would give more stars if I could delete viewers file when I want, it fills up fast and uses a lot of memory on phone. If you could get to that...great!

costas costa December 27, 2016

Nice appl It's been a nice aplication so far although gps sometimes doesn't work and i am unable to see who's online locally. This is a problem not just for me, but to my friends as well. Pls fix this if u can

Matt Herrick January 11, 2017

Love it My only complaint is video ads on the free version. Ugh. But like oh well. It works very well. The free version gives you enough to make it worthwhile while there are still motivations to buy the subscription. Simple. Functional. Furry and fun. ❤︎

Chris T June 25, 2017

I suspect that the designers are responsible for this, but the caliber of guys is horrible. ( At least here in Canada. ) Too many stuck up, better than thou fugly idiotic trolls who think they are an imaginary sky friends' gift of any guy whom is a half decent person. Nobody actually talks on the app, they just seem to stalk, & creep people. The app has false advertising - this isn't for guys, this is for unoffical stalkers. I don't think I can uninstal this program fast enough.

Adam Rocca December 23, 2016

Change for the better I am so happy they got "desease free" off the app. Poz shaming is what creates stigma. Now they have undetectable as an option which is much nicer. It has made the app a fun app again

Christopher Carta March 17, 2017

This app has a great feature that other sites haven't installed and that would be the ability to post instant pics from your device's gallery. However moderators here are very conservative when it comes to public pics.

Werner Fraser-Vorstman January 3, 2017

App works BUT This app does what is advertised but, the new "you had X views" notification is annoying, especially at 2am. There is no obvious way to kill this feature. Also, app looks very dated

Peter Lacko February 7, 2017

Refuses to send messages and keep losing them! Ok, the latest gripe with this app (besides not being able to transfer messages to a new phone) is NOT SENDING your messages! Happens to me almost every second time, I write a message, press send and the message won't get sent and disappears as it never existed! This is an example of lousy programming! Don't tell me you don't test this app at all. Fix this problem!

Wallen Aydante April 2, 2017

I don't know.. I mean, the last version did this already to me... And still does it even after the update... It won't let me change anything on my profile, it always pops a message saying "growlr is experiencing some errors"... It also won't let me upload pics on my profile plus on my chats... Same error message pops up every time... My internet is freakin' fast already... What should I do?

Patrick Spike May 7, 2017

Its great accept for the fact that it allows people to make new profiles anytime using fake pics and details. It gives other users no clue if the profile was just created so there's no way to know if this is a long time user or a faker liar stalker. Other similar apps show profile create date so you can at least be cautious of newbies. So hence only 3 star rating. Ask the company to add this! It would make it much better for all.