GROWLR: Gay Bears Near You
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3.4star
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About this app
The only app for Bears and Bear Chasers!
More Bears in More Places...we are a global community with over 10,000,000 members worldwide. GROWLR allows you to meet other Bears from around the world or around the corner. GROWLR is free, fast, reliable and easy to use.
A Bear is a gay man who belongs to a very inclusive part of the gay community. Some are hairy, some are muscular, and some are heavy-set and some are none of those things. Being a bear is about being yourself - we are all amazing no matter how we are labeled.
Bear Chasers are the men who love Bears – and if you’re a Chaser you’ve come to the right place! More Bears in More Places.
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, live video calls, pictures and video.
We also have an amazing Event section with complete and up-to-date Bear Run and Bear Bar listings. Tons of Galleries, Check-in 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
More Bears in More Places...we are a global community with over 10,000,000 members worldwide. GROWLR allows you to meet other Bears from around the world or around the corner. GROWLR is free, fast, reliable and easy to use.
A Bear is a gay man who belongs to a very inclusive part of the gay community. Some are hairy, some are muscular, and some are heavy-set and some are none of those things. Being a bear is about being yourself - we are all amazing no matter how we are labeled.
Bear Chasers are the men who love Bears – and if you’re a Chaser you’ve come to the right place! More Bears in More Places.
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, live video calls, pictures and video.
We also have an amazing Event section with complete and up-to-date Bear Run and Bear Bar listings. Tons of Galleries, Check-in 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
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Ratings and reviews
3.4
52.2K reviews
Mano Biletsky (Open MAKER)
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May 16, 2023
Nice app, however there is a HUGE amount of fake profiles that send you multiple messages a day. Scammers or commercial links. Also the fact that you can see only one image of the user is a pity. You have to decide on if you want to contact someone based on one image? Overall, i don't use the app regularly because of the scammer profiles and seeing only one picture in the profiles. Both should be fixed. More control on profiles and a waiting time before you can contact anyone on new profiles.
15 people found this review helpful
Robert Arredondo
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October 7, 2025
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. I really don't like that the distance isn't required to be revealed, and there always seems to be profiles showing up in the nearby grid view that end up being on the opposite coast, or like Beirute.
Scott Jeffers
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September 26, 2025
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 as limiting as Scruff but that's not really saying much. Also, their ad provider has some really sketchy clients. Update: No longer better than Scruff.
89 people found this review helpful
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About the developer
The Meet Group, Inc.
100 Union Square Dr
New Hope, PA 18938
United States
+1 215-776-0146
