SCRUFF - Gay Dating & Chat

Name: SCRUFF - Gay Dating & Chat
Rating: 4.4 (28710 reviews)
Author: Perry Street Software, Inc

Connect with LGBTQ+ people and find events.

by Perry Street Software, Inc

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 30 Aug 2026

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Quick verdict

What it is: SCRUFF is a social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people to connect with each other. It offers features such as profile verification, video chat, and event discovery.
Best for: someone who wants to connect with LGBTQ+ people
someone who wants to find LGBTQ+ events
At a glance: Free to download
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Social Networking
Lifestyle

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Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Free app	Yes	Free	—	Store published
In-app purchases	Yes	Limited free	—	Store published

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Pricing & paywalls

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Shown for US

Browsing Pro — $3.99
Messaging Pro — $4.99
SCRUFF Pro — $9.99
SCRUFF Pro — $12.99
SCRUFF Pro — $14.99
SCRUFF Pro — $16.99
SCRUFF Pro — $19.99
SCRUFF Pro — $39.99
SCRUFF Pro — $119.99

Last verified 30 Aug 2026

Ratings & reviews

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4.4 28710 ratings · App Store

5/5Great App!
I recommend this app for scruff guys and all guys of every kind. I don’t view it as a “hook up” site, and believe although the option is there, it’s also a great place to make new friends. The “venture” feature is amazing and unique for these types of apps. It allows you to search guys in any area around the entire world. If you plan on traveling, I definitely suggest utilizing this feature to meet guys online before you arrive. This enables you to meet potential date, no matter what intent, and allows you to learn about the good spots friendly to our sexuality! I did this when traveling several times, and all I can say is I was very happy and fortunate to have this app. I believe you can get a free trial before upgrading to “Pro”, which will allow you to familiarize yourself with Scruff, and realize why upgrading is not only the best route, but is fair in features and price. Try it out! It’s undoubtedly the best tool out there for meeting new guys. I’d just like to add (because it’s happened to all of us), men on here are way more friendly and courteous. They try to constantly out-do themselves, and will even ask for your opinion or suggestions on any potential changes, but it’s unlikely as this app provides just about everything! Xoxo

Bukouras · 30 Aug 2026
3/5A once great app that gets worse with each update…
Scruff used to set itself apart from other gay apps in a good way. Navigating the app was easy and compared to other apps like Grindr it wasn’t flooded with spam bots. That has all changed now. My biggest complaint with Scruff is its insane slender picture cropping feature it has for when you upload pics. It forces you to pick a tiny rectangular portion of your photo to upload…cutting out a large portion of your pic. The only way to get a full head-to-toe photo to display is to upload a picture of you that was taken from a far distance away. My second biggest gripe is that the app is now flooded with spam accounts, women larping as men, and hustler/escort profiles which Scruff claims are against their rules; however when you report these accounts nothing happens and they stay active. I preferred the older layout rather than the new one where you have to click-click-click to see who woofed at you. Oh! Would be cool if they actually added a sound notification for when you get a woof! Finally…the “moments” thing is by far the worst feature they ever came up with. I really don’t care that I have “several moments waiting for me” to view…which are nothing more than nude pics uploaded by some guy who randomly woofed or messaged me months ago. Come on Scruff…be better…like you used to be.

cozyfrog · 30 Aug 2026
5/5Young gay hot men! Try Scruff!
Without a doubt Scruff delivers a daily feast of gay men. You can spend hours reading the profiles and viewing face photos of aspiring young gay men on your Smartphone in the privacy of your home or office. You are allowed to “woof” any man that you might fancy. This is purely your individual choice. You can even contact any of these individuals if their profile offers any interest to you. It is up to the individual you try to contact to message you back. It may be problematic as to whether you receive a message back because that is based on mutual interest of looks, hobbies, business interests and numerous other factors. These factors can be included under the very general term of “chemistry”. The basic plan is free. You are limited on the number of guys you can view. It is still very generous on the number of men you can view. For a nominal monthly fee you can upgrade to the “Pro” plan. With this plan you can view many more gay men along with their profiles as well as message any guy you might want. It is very addictive to browse the guys. It is very entertaining as well. I would highly recommend this app! If you are a gay man I guarantee you will enjoy yourself!

Hank 68 · 30 Aug 2026
1/5Grindr on steroids
Scruff is just Grindr on steroids for some reason. People talk about Grindr guys being creepy and awful, but at least you deal with a wide variety of men. This app just has the worst of the awful guys, the lowest of the low in our community; it’s disgusting. This app is geared towards ‘masculine’ men, although it claims to be inclusive (more on that below), so you get all the toxic masculinity that comes along with it. I have been using this app for about 5 years and I’ve only hooked up twice from it for the first time this year. I’m not going to pretend to be a stud, but I’ve always had much better luck on Grindr. It’s only because the personalities of the guys on Scruff make me want to vomit so I lose interest quickly. Even if just for a quick hook up, it’s still not worth it. The app allows you to write more stuff on your profile than Grindr does, which makes some guys write entire essays about their likes and dislikes and that’s where you start seeing all the racism, and internalized homophobia even more. I could go on for hours writing about the kind of guys that get on the app, but it’s clear they only cater to a very particular audience. The app claims to be inclusive and what not, but even the staff is prejudiced. It’s clear that the good reviews mostly come from the same people who contribute the worst our community has to offer. To top it all off, the same guys will message you on Grindr, but not on Scruff. It makes no sense.

ih02912 · 30 Aug 2026
5/5It’s like that gay version of Facebook
When I decided to find a new man in my life I joined Scruff and started chatting with guys who live nearby. Seeing how close some guys are is nice because you can both choose whether or not you want to develop a relationship with someone before you get to know them. Something that takes a bit of getting used to though is that the distance that this app shows you is as-the-crow-flys distance. In other words, my boyfriend lives 37 miles away according to the app, but in actuality he’s about an hour’s drive away from me. It might be nice if Scruff utilized Google maps to give you the driving distance instead of what it gives you because it can be misleading. I ultimately found the man of my dreams on Scruff and me and my boyfriend now use Scruff to communicate with each other. We also have an agreement that we can flirt with other guys as long as we’re not looking for potential hookups. Scruff has been wonderful. I have met a lot of new friends in addition to finding my new boyfriend. This app has changed my life for the better!

NailedOne · 30 Aug 2026

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Versions

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7.59.1
- Sign-in by tapping an email link - Moments - share your fresh pics and videos with people you know
7.60.0
- New design for chat bubbles
7.60.1
- New design for chat bubbles
7.61.0
- New launch screen - Make a strong impression with the Profile Strength Guide
7.61.1
- New launch screen - Make a strong impression with the Profile Strength Guide
7.62.0
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - New design for chat bubbles - New launch screen - Make a strong impression with the Profile Strength Guide - Added smart lists and time stamps to Moments - Age Verification now supported in the US Recent Features - Sign-in by tapping an email link - Moments - share your fresh pics and videos with people you know - Age Verification now required in the UK - Updated album content viewer - Redesigned albums page More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.0.0
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - New opening launch animation - Moments improvements: video sharing, timestamps, and mute Recent Features - Make a strong impression with the Profile Strength Guide - Sign-in by tapping an email link - Redesigned albums page More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.0.1
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - New opening launch animation - Moments improvements: video sharing, timestamps, and mute Recent Features - Make a strong impression with the Profile Strength Guide - Sign-in by tapping an email link - Redesigned albums page More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.1.0
- New favorites folder for Moments
8.10.0
We're always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - Explore more profiles with Location Search - Add text & stickers to Moments - Send your Moments to the new It's Mutual list - Easily send emoji reactions to Moments Recent Features - Discover curated profiles on Nearby More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.11.0
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - Add text & stickers to Moments - Send your Moments to the new It's Mutual list - Easily send emoji reactions to Moments - Improvements in Arabic - New stacks on the Discover grid in Korea Recent Features - Discover curated profiles on Nearby - Explore more profiles with Location Search More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.12.0
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - Easily send emoji reactions to Moments - Improvements in Arabic - New stacks on the Discover grid in Korea Recent Features - Add text & stickers to Moments - Send your Moments to the new It's Mutual list More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.12.1
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - Easily send emoji reactions to Moments - Improvements in Arabic - New stacks on the Discover grid in Korea Recent Features - Add text & stickers to Moments - Send your Moments to the new It's Mutual list More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.13.0 · 16 Jul 2026
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - Tap in to join group Moments Recent Features - Easily send emoji reactions to Moments - Improvements in Arabic - New stacks on the Discover grid in Korea More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.13.1
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - Tap in to join group Moments Recent Features - Easily send emoji reactions to Moments - Improvements in Arabic - New stacks on the Discover grid in Korea More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.14.0 · 27 Aug 2026
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - Improved Account Verification process - Translate profiles and conversations - Tap in to join group Moments - Nearby and Discover performance improvements - Moments in Nearby - Trending Moments Recent Features - Easily send emoji reactions to Moments - Improvements in Arabic - New stacks on the Discover grid in Korea More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.2.0
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - New favorites folder for Moments - Quick action boost button added to Nearby - Send your moments to Nearby Users Recent Features - Make a strong impression with the Profile Strength Guide - New opening launch animation - Moments improvements: video sharing, timestamps, and mute More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.2.1
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - New favorites folder for Moments - Quick action Boost button added to Nearby - Send your Moments to nearby members Recent Features - Make a strong impression with the Profile Strength Guide - New opening launch animation - Moments improvements: video sharing, timestamps, and mute More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.3.0
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - New favorites folder for Moments - Quick action Boost button added to Nearby Recent Features - Make a strong impression with the Profile Strength Guide - New opening launch animation - Moments improvements: video sharing, timestamps, and mute More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.3.1
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - New favorites folder for Moments - Quick action Boost button added to Nearby Recent Features - Make a strong impression with the Profile Strength Guide - New opening launch animation - Moments improvements: video sharing, timestamps, and mute More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.4.0
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - New favorites folder for Moments - Quick action Boost button added to Nearby Recent Features - New opening launch animation - All-new design featuring Liquid Glass - Moments improvements: video sharing, timestamps, and mute More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.5.0
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - Send your Moments to nearby members Recent Features - New opening launch animation - All-new design featuring Liquid Glass - Moments improvements: video sharing, timestamps, and mute - New favorites folder for Moments - Quick action Boost button added to Nearby More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.6.0
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - Send your Moments to nearby members - Redesigned Send screen for Moments - Discover curated profiles on Nearby Recent Features - New opening launch animation - All-new design featuring Liquid Glass - Moments improvements: video sharing, timestamps, and mute - New favorites folder for Moments - Quick action Boost button added to Nearby More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.7.0
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - Send your Moments to nearby members - Redesigned Send screen for Moments - Discover curated profiles on Nearby Recent Features - New opening launch animation - All-new design featuring Liquid Glass - Moments improvements: video sharing, timestamps, and mute - New favorites folder for Moments - Quick action Boost button added to Nearby More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.7.1
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: Recent Features - New opening launch animation - All-new design featuring Liquid Glass More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.8.0
We’re always improving the app—here are the latest updates: New Features - Explore more profiles with Location Search - New Modern font Recent Features - Send your Moments to nearby members - Redesigned Send screen for Moments - Discover curated profiles on Nearby More at: https://www.scruff.com/releasenotes
8.9.0
- New tools for creating Moments - Pinch zoom added to Moments - Send your Moments to the new It's Mutual list - Translate profiles

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Last verified: 30 Aug 2026
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          "body": "I recommend this app for scruff guys and all guys of every kind. I don’t view it as a “hook up” site, and believe although the option is there, it’s also a great place to make new friends. The “venture” feature is amazing and unique for these types of apps. It allows you to search guys in any area around the entire world. If you plan on traveling, I definitely suggest utilizing this feature to meet guys online before you arrive. This enables you to meet potential date, no matter what intent, and allows you to learn about the good spots friendly to our sexuality! I did this when traveling several times, and all I can say is I was very happy and fortunate to have this app. I believe you can get a free trial before upgrading to “Pro”, which will allow you to familiarize yourself with Scruff, and realize why upgrading is not only the best route, but is fair in features and price. Try it out! It’s undoubtedly the best tool out there for meeting new guys. I’d just like to add (because it’s happened to all of us), men on here are way more friendly and courteous. They try to constantly out-do themselves, and will even ask for your opinion or suggestions on any potential changes, but it’s unlikely as this app provides just about everything! Xoxo",
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          "body": "Scruff used to set itself apart from other gay apps in a good way. Navigating the app was easy and compared to other apps like Grindr it wasn’t flooded with spam bots. That has all changed now. My biggest complaint with Scruff is its insane slender picture cropping feature it has for when you upload pics. It forces you to pick a tiny rectangular portion of your photo to upload…cutting out a large portion of your pic. The only way to get a full head-to-toe photo to display is to upload a picture of you that was taken from a far distance away. My second biggest gripe is that the app is now flooded with spam accounts, women larping as men, and hustler/escort profiles which Scruff claims are against their rules; however when you report these accounts nothing happens and they stay active. I preferred the older layout rather than the new one where you have to click-click-click to see who woofed at you. Oh! Would be cool if they actually added a sound notification for when you get a woof! Finally…the “moments” thing is by far the worst feature they ever came up with. I really don’t care that I have “several moments waiting for me” to view…which are nothing more than nude pics uploaded by some guy who randomly woofed or messaged me months ago. Come on Scruff…be better…like you used to be.",
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          "body": "Without a doubt Scruff delivers a daily feast of gay men. You can spend hours reading the profiles and viewing face photos of aspiring young gay men on your Smartphone in the privacy of your home or office. You are allowed to “woof” any man that you might fancy. This is purely your individual choice. You can even contact any of these individuals if their profile offers any interest to you. It is up to the individual you try to contact to message you back. It may be problematic as to whether you receive a message back because that is based on mutual interest of looks, hobbies, business interests and numerous other factors. These factors can be included under the very general term of “chemistry”. The basic plan is free. You are limited on the number of guys you can view. It is still very generous on the number of men you can view. For a nominal monthly fee you can upgrade to the “Pro” plan. With this plan you can view many more gay men along with their profiles as well as message any guy you might want. It is very addictive to browse the guys. It is very entertaining as well. I would highly recommend this app! If you are a gay man I guarantee you will enjoy yourself!",
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          "body": "Scruff is just Grindr on steroids for some reason. People talk about Grindr guys being creepy and awful, but at least you deal with a wide variety of men. This app just has the worst of the awful guys, the lowest of the low in our community; it’s disgusting. This app is geared towards ‘masculine’ men, although it claims to be inclusive (more on that below), so you get all the toxic masculinity that comes along with it. I have been using this app for about 5 years and I’ve only hooked up twice from it for the first time this year. I’m not going to pretend to be a stud, but I’ve always had much better luck on Grindr. It’s only because the personalities of the guys on Scruff make me want to vomit so I lose interest quickly. Even if just for a quick hook up, it’s still not worth it. The app allows you to write more stuff on your profile than Grindr does, which makes some guys write entire essays about their likes and dislikes and that’s where you start seeing all the racism, and internalized homophobia even more. I could go on for hours writing about the kind of guys that get on the app, but it’s clear they only cater to a very particular audience. The app claims to be inclusive and what not, but even the staff is prejudiced. It’s clear that the good reviews mostly come from the same people who contribute the worst our community has to offer. To top it all off, the same guys will message you on Grindr, but not on Scruff. It makes no sense.",
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