A grid built for the
full spectrum.
A better grid, built on real profiles, deeper preferences, and smarter matching. Every connection starts with authenticity.
Hate annoying, spammy bots? So do we.
Every Gaydar account is tied to a real phone number, not a throwaway email. Phone numbers are far more expensive for bot farms to acquire than email addresses are to spin up in bulk, which is why phone-based signup cuts fake accounts by up to 80% right at the door.
And when something does get through, our abuse-detection systems watch for the behavior patterns real people never exhibit and flag or remove those accounts automatically. So your grid stays clean.
- SMS verification on every signup. No exceptions.
- No login-by-email backdoor for spam farms to abuse.
- Behavior-based spam detection running in the background.
- Fewer fake profiles in your grid, more real people to actually meet.
Hate annoying, spammy bots? So do we.
Every Gaydar account is tied to a real phone number, not a throwaway email. Phone numbers are far more expensive for bot farms to acquire than email addresses are to spin up in bulk, which is why phone-based signup cuts fake accounts by up to 80% right at the door.
And when something does get through, our abuse-detection systems watch for the behavior patterns real people never exhibit and flag or remove those accounts automatically. So your grid stays clean.
- SMS verification on every signup. No exceptions.
- No login-by-email backdoor for spam farms to abuse.
- Behavior-based spam detection running in the background.
- Fewer fake profiles in your grid, more real people to actually meet.
Set your grid.
It's that simple.
I'm a man interested in men and trans men.
Your grid fills with men and trans men whose own preferences include men. Every card is already a possible match.
Tell Gaydar who you are and who you're into. You can pick one preference or every one. Your grid fills with the people whose preferences line up with yours, so you only interact with the gender identities you want to interact with.
- Men, women, trans men, trans women, non-binary, gender fluid
- Cis and trans modifiers on every identity
- Select one preference or many. Your grid adapts instantly.
I'm a man interested in men and trans men.
Your grid fills with men and trans men whose own preferences include men. Every card is already a possible match.
Set your grid.
It's that simple.
Tell Gaydar who you are and who you're into. You can pick one preference or every one. Your grid fills with the people whose preferences line up with yours, so you only interact with the gender identities you want to interact with.
- Men, women, trans men, trans women, non-binary, gender fluid
- Cis and trans modifiers on every identity
- Select one preference or many. Your grid adapts instantly.
More verified faces than any other grid.
Verified Selfie is our way of building trust. Take a quick selfie inside the app and we run a face validation check to confirm it's a real person, not a screenshot or a photo of a photo. Every verified selfie is an authenticated image of the person using the account.
Every verified selfie is visible to every user on Gaydar. Tap the badge on any profile to see a recent photo of the person you're talking to and confirm it's really them. Selfie verification expires after 365 days, and users can update their verified selfie at any time.
More verified faces than any other grid.
Verified Selfie is our way of building trust. Take a quick selfie inside the app and we run a face validation check to confirm it's a real person, not a screenshot or a photo of a photo. Every verified selfie is an authenticated image of the person using the account.
Every verified selfie is visible to every user on Gaydar. Tap the badge on any profile to see a recent photo of the person you're talking to and confirm it's really them. Selfie verification expires after 365 days, and users can update their verified selfie at any time.
Say what you're up for. Without saying it.
Let others know your vibe right now.
Set a mood from your profile or from any chat. A small colored dot on your card tells everyone what you're actually up for right now. Skip the “so what are you looking for?” opener on every chat.
Let others know your vibe right now.
Say what you're up for. Without saying it.
Set a mood from your profile or from any chat. A small colored dot on your card tells everyone what you're actually up for right now. Skip the “so what are you looking for?” opener on every chat.
Instant connection,
in your radius.
Swipe right to like, left to pass. A match happens the moment two people say yes. Set how near or far you want your deck to pull from, and as you swipe, the algorithm gets sharper about who it puts in front of you next.
- Swipe right to like, left to pass
- Radius from 10 miles to global. You choose.
- The more you swipe, the smarter the deck gets
- Match means you're both into each other.
Instant connection,
in your radius.
Swipe right to like, left to pass. A match happens the moment two people say yes. Set how near or far you want your deck to pull from, and as you swipe, the algorithm gets sharper about who it puts in front of you next.
- Swipe right to like, left to pass
- Radius from 10 miles to global. You choose.
- The more you swipe, the smarter the deck gets
- Match means you're both into each other.
Fluent in 130 languages.
Live. In-thread.
Type in your language. Read in your language. The translation happens live, inline, between every message. No copy-paste, no side-app, no awkward silences. If you can match across the world, you can talk to them too.
- Type and read in your own language, always.
- Voice notes sent in another language are both transcribed AND translated in real time. Nothing else does this.
- Active Translate ships free, not as a Pro upsell.
Fluent in 130 languages.
Live. In-thread.
Type in your language. Read in your language. The translation happens live, inline, between every message. No copy-paste, no side-app, no awkward silences. If you can match across the world, you can talk to them too.
- Type and read in your own language, always.
- Voice notes sent in another language are both transcribed AND translated in real time. Nothing else does this.
- Active Translate ships free, not as a Pro upsell.
More room for your photos, video, and vaults.
Gaydar gives you a real media library and real vaults, even on Free. Video uploads go up to 30 seconds (competitors cap you at 15). So you can show who you are, keep the stuff you want close, and never delete a photo to make room for a better one.
More room for your photos, video, and vaults.
Gaydar gives you a real media library and real vaults, even on Free. Video uploads go up to 30 seconds (competitors cap you at 15). So you can show who you are, keep the stuff you want close, and never delete a photo to make room for a better one.
One adevery 15 minutes.On Pro, that goes to zero.
Your attention isn't a product we resell. On free, you'll see one full-screen ad every 15 minutes, plus a few small inline placements in the grid and your inbox. On Pro, none of it.
One adevery 15 minutes.On Pro, that goes to zero.
Your attention isn't a product we resell. On free, you'll see one full-screen ad every 15 minutes, plus a few small inline placements in the grid and your inbox. On Pro, none of it.
Real security, on every account.
Encrypted messaging, PIN and biometric lock, unlimited blocking, vault screenshot protection, account break. Real privacy ships on every Gaydar account, without asking you to pay first.
Pro adds an extra stealth layer (browse invisibly, hide last seen, hide from Viewed Me, screenshot blocking on profile + chat). See it side-by-side in pricing.
Real security, on every account.
Encrypted messaging, PIN and biometric lock, unlimited blocking, vault screenshot protection, account break. Real privacy ships on every Gaydar account, without asking you to pay first.
Pro adds an extra stealth layer (browse invisibly, hide last seen, hide from Viewed Me, screenshot blocking on profile + chat). See it side-by-side in pricing.
Your exact location is never exposed.
No matter where someone checks from, they only see the same general area. Your actual location stays hidden.
Other dating apps have been caught leaking users' exact locations. Someone nearby could figure out precisely where you are. We designed Gaydar so that can never happen.
We round your location to a general area instead of using your exact spot. Other people only see an approximate distance, not where you actually are. No matter how many times someone checks, they only ever see the same general area. Your precise location never leaves our servers.
No matter where someone checks from, they only see the same general area. Your actual location stays hidden.
Your exact location is never exposed.
Other dating apps have been caught leaking users' exact locations. Someone nearby could figure out precisely where you are. We designed Gaydar so that can never happen.
We round your location to a general area instead of using your exact spot. Other people only see an approximate distance, not where you actually are. No matter how many times someone checks, they only ever see the same general area. Your precise location never leaves our servers.
So what actually makes us different?
If someone on another app asks you why you switched, this is the answer, in eight pieces.
Built for every identity.
Men, women, trans men, trans women, non-binary, gender fluid. One grid, one app, and your preferences decide what it shows.
Verified selfies.
Every verified selfie is visible to every user on Gaydar. Selfie verification expires after 365 days, and users can update their verified selfie at any time.
Fluent in 130 languages.
Active Translate runs live, inline, inside every conversation. Talk to anyone, anywhere, in your language.
Your radius, your rules.
Pull your deck from 10 miles or across the world. The more you swipe, the sharper the match.
One full-screen ad every 15 minutes.
Plus a few subtle inline placements in the grid and inbox. Never mid-chat, never intrusive. Pro removes all of it.
More media, for free.
A real media library, a photo vault, and 30-second video uploads on the free tier. Competitors cap you at 15.
Security as the baseline.
Vault screenshot protection, distance controls, and the encrypted core ship to every account. Pro layers stealth on top.
Community-owned. Forever.
Privately owned inside the LGBTQ+ community. Never going public. Every dollar reinvested in us.
We will never sell out the community that built us.
Gaydar is privately LGBTQ-owned and operated. We're not going public. We're not flipping to adtech. That means no board, no shareholders, no fiduciary pressure to squeeze more revenue out of the people using the app. Your experience stays yours. We stay focused on supporting the community that made this possible, and improving the ecosystem for everyone in it.
“Owned by the community. Built for everyone in it.”
Signed, the Gaydar team
Two tiers. That's it.
Free or Pro. No middle tier, no confusing bundles. Every new account includes a 14-day Pro trial. No credit card required.
Every new account includes a 14-day Pro trial.
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Find your people.
An experience built for all of us, grounded in trust and authenticity. A better app for the community, with a promise to stay for the community. Join the waitlist and be first to know when Gaydar lands in the App Store and Google Play.
Launching on iOS & Android · Free forever tier · 14-day Pro trial