GROWLr: Gay Bears Near You

- August 18, 2016

Mature 17+

Social

Offers in-app purchases

( 25,484)

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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 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 6,000,000 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

25,484 total

5 14,505

4 5,595

3 2,153

2 1,029

1 2,202

Stephen Cunningham

Ads This app was great until the pop-up ads were introduced. Now I'm tentative to check messages because of the loud, annoying ads (which can't be stopped until 5 secs in, even though they usually just restart themselves for another 5 secs of disruptive noise).

Marx Jeffer

Auto play video adds Just started getting full screen autoplay video ads with sound. It plays at full volume even if you have your sound turned off. Completely unacceptable on a mobile app. Ditching the app if it doesn't stop soon. Waited a bit but it's still going on. Bye bye growlr, it's been fun.

Ryan Whatley-Loveall

Needs lots of work. 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. Not being able to change notification settings or 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. Wouldn't dream of paying for pro until these issues are resolved.

Matt R

Pic quality, unblocking and AWFUL ads Really? Video ads on cellular data? A great way to make users plow through their data plans. Pics are displayed at a low res compared to other apps. You can't unblock anyone without showing up in their "viewers" list. So they know you view them when you unblock them. Needs to be like Scruff & just let you unblock them secretly. Also, "nearby" should be the default view. Also, do you want to HATE some app called Stash? If you do, Growlr is for you. Because you will CONSTANTLY see ads for it.

Jeff O'connor

Crap! The app keeps crashing...and I mean almost every time. Im not even able to send one word answers! And whats up with the feedback button? Theres no way to report an error.

Justin Perkins

This app has gotten terrible If you don't pay for pro you see maybe 20 guys, plus all the pop ups, and can't even see pics that have been unlocked. Grindr and Scruff are much better... I used to not think so... don't waste your time

User reviews

Stephen Cunningham September 18, 2016

Marx Jeffer September 24, 2016

Ryan Whatley-Loveall September 3, 2016

Matt R August 28, 2016

Jeff O'connor September 24, 2016

Crap! The app keeps crashing...and I mean almost every time. Im not even able to send one word answers! And whats up with the feedback button? Theres no way to report an error.

Justin Perkins September 12, 2016

Michael Edmonds August 25, 2016

terrible. why the hell did you guys blow up everything? i liked it waay more when it was in rows of 3-4 guys and i can easily view them like that. i hate this way so much. change it back. i literally stopped using it for this very reason!

Chris September 15, 2016

White screens Was my favorite app, to the extent I've uninstalled others, but now this is playing up. Constant white screens making messaging near impossible. Please fix this so I don't have to return to the creche of grindr! Only workaround I've found is to write message outside app and copy/paste it over. But this isn't ideal!!

September 9, 2016

Full-Screen Video Ads When you go to check your messages, Growlr pops up a full-screen, unmutable, unskippable advertisement. Because of that, I am going to have to uninstall this app.

Craigslist Contact September 20, 2016

CRAP Nothing but problems with this app. I would give it a ZERO if I could. ERROR MESSAGE AFTER ERROR MESSAGE. It never works. I'm taking it off off my phone permanently and never using it ever again. IT'S CRAP!

Andrew Dobbs August 22, 2016

Crap app I have an account and I am logged in with open public pics. So why can no one see me? Useless if guys can't see who I am.

Tito Caceres September 18, 2016

everytime i go to open the the application it says " Growlr has experienced an error" please try again later? Not sure whats wrong with this app - and there is no solution that i can see or think of ?

wayne edwards September 6, 2016

Useless This app was great, but been unable to use it now for days getting the unable to upload please try later message . No customer service to be found anywhere to resolve the issue. Very disappointed.

Chad Creamer September 14, 2016

Overrated Think it's silly you can only view two pics on the privates and no videos. Have the time I get an error when viewing profiles even when I did pay for it. It's over priced. You have to wait 48 hours to view the meets feature. Dumb. And don't be in a quiet place you have random videos for advertising that play and you can't shut them off unleas you close them out. Very not cool.

A Google User August 27, 2016

Not functional Paying for pro.. app isn't working on S7. Not loading even after restarts and reinstalls. Come on guys you're better than this, fix it.

Pup Kobalt September 16, 2016

Won't work Keeps crashing on me all the time I try to install it. I have uninstalled and reinstalled, cleared my app cache, cleared my phone cache, tried to log in, and all that. It keeps saying that the app is having an error. My iPad works but my Nexus 5x is not. I used to have it on here and it worked. But had to uninstall it for certain. Reasons.

Andy G September 14, 2016

White Screens Since the last update, the app hangs dreadfully. I get a white screen on loading it up every time which can last anything from a few seconds to several minutes. Please fix!

Gringo a la Carte September 4, 2016

Same guys nearby forever, useless. Chat is difficult, messages don't always thru. Restarting app numerous times helps ugh. Experiences errors A LOT when viewing profiles!

Henry September 5, 2016

Ads suck It's like this app has a death wish. Full screen ads that last too long are crap. None of the competing apps do this. The interface is also ugly and badly needs an update.

Andrew Stegner August 31, 2016

Annoying adds when subscribed I have cancellend my automatic subscription because I have had enough of the adds/notifications you still push through even though I am a paying member.

Matt Green August 29, 2016

Shite! So far this is doing nothing for me. All I'm getting is crap spam in my inbox about events I couldn't give a toss about!

Michael Stork September 15, 2016

No alerts Love the app, I can even deal with the few adds, but I'm not getting any alerts.

938833 August 25, 2016

Not working on note 7 Keep getting error message. Ive uninstalled and reinstalled mamy times. Same result

September 15, 2016

Hate all the pop ads ,and have to view them numerous times just to check your mail,,, the ads havent changed in months so I have the videos memorized ,definitely a way to discourage users ,,, its the last app i ever check do to the annoying hassles to just sign in and check your mail

September 14, 2016

Escorts escorts everywhere! The operators don't seem to have a handle on how many hookers permeate their platform. Too bad, really. Works, even if the interface is clunky and the color scheme hideous.

James Conley September 1, 2016

Here are the Bears I have found this site to work well 90% of the time. The guys on this site are nice and approachable most of the time. Great for meeting guys local and far. You will enjoy it.

Tulsa Techie August 24, 2016

Sucks up data with ads 15 second loud video ads when checking messages.

September 8, 2016

Messages?? Keeps dropping messages that I send. I have to retype several every day

Rosario Russo September 18, 2016

Time stamp? Please add a time stamp on messages read. It help knowing if you're message is read seems posting to someone that doesn't reply is kinda rude. A stamp would indicate when the thread was viewed. Beside the one you use now

Sean Warner September 16, 2016

Too many ads I get they have ads to offset costs buy when you click the X I expect the ad to go away not replay 2-3 times

Derenik Acosta September 24, 2016

Disappointed I used to like the app but since i cant receive my message notification its been a downer. And i already updated the app. Still no progress. :(

Thomas Sandifer September 10, 2016

Great app I suggest one small change...The green dot that says a guy is on...make it a T for tops, a B for bottom and a V for versatile. If I am seeking a top, I don't wanna have to look at all profiles.

Ken Sun August 22, 2016

Lost all contacts and favorites after the most recent update. Terrible apps. Will not recommend.

Blake Daniels-Britton August 22, 2016

Not working in android 7 Force quits. Will not sign in either.

September 5, 2016

Adbots Adbots so bad they miss black and white guy's pictures!

Karl Schleelein September 6, 2016

Way too intusive ads now Want to read msgs, watch a video ad. Want to see anything more than a thumbnail, then pay up.

Zetroc Rebrab August 31, 2016

Was hoping to see more local men, the site is great, however there are lots of rude people on your site, (wish you had a section for black and white men together)

Sarjono Sutedjo September 25, 2016

I want to just zoom, but it will be saved. That one I mention in the title really annoying...

August 23, 2016

Does not load Keep getting an error message

Greg Hartbarger September 22, 2016

Now w/ video ads and bots The full screen pop up ads were whatever but video ads that blast loud which can be embarrassing plus usually repeat even after u wait the 5 seconds so u have to close it immediately..and NOW I keep getting spammed by bots.. they got a global feature but these profiles ain't international users..all profiles say similar stuff and act in the same manner.. and I'm not even going into fact majority of users aren't remotely bear like at all but straight up chubs but I know they can't help that