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GROWLR: Gay Bears Near You
GROWLR, LLC · 55,097 ratings · ★ 3.7
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Top complaints - extracted from 52 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"account"
13 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "block account sesuka hati" - Yohanes Imanuel
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"verification"
6 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "awful age verification can't even use the app anymore" - TopBadger
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"work"
6 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Love how the app stopped working and nothing works to get it to start. One less app to use I suppose." - Sigurd
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block account sesuka hati
awful age verification can't even use the app anymore
This site, likes to force you to pay. I have my settings set for distance. People close by think I'm 500 kms away and People far away think I'm 5 kms close by. this site makes it difficult to connect with people.
unusable
I read the reviews and saw the complaints elsewhere online and still downloaded the app. The customer service is pretty poor. I had my account for less than a week and it was banned w/o warning. I honestly thought I was within the user agreement as described in app (updated 2025). the one contact I had with CS cited an old TOS from 2021, not even explaining where I might have violated the terms, just a link to a pdf. I just wish they would email back. could just make another acc. but why bother?
app is broken. won't open.
App crashed, won't show profiles just white screen, nothing happening, pure shite.
if they can't get money from your account by upgrading to premium, they will suspend your account.
don't install. if you have a membership and you uninstall you lose it till the next year.
Love how the app stopped working and nothing works to get it to start. One less app to use I suppose.
A total waste of Money and Time. Rubbish!
The AI this site uses to approve profile pics is broken. I've tried many times to update my pic with something appropriate but sexy and it rejected it automatically if there's any skin showing at all ie underwear pics. Very annoying. also does not work properly if logging in from multiple devices. chats do not carry over to the other device.
A truly awful app run by amateurs and con artists. Tried to create a profile and before I'd even finished entering my details, the app logged me out and said "account suspended". No reason given. Tried to contact Growlr Support (twice) but got no answer. Considering the amount of bad reviews and warnings about fake profiles and poor customer service, it's not an app I will waste any more of my time on. Do NOT give them your money under any circumstances.
age verification system they picked is completely rank pig shite compared to Grindr, Scruff et al
Doesn't open anymore....
not good
bad apps, no matter how I uploaded my pic also get blocked...but mostly of them are allowed to upload
The app looks almost exactly how it looked in 2011 when I started using it. The UX is very outdated and not really intuitive. lacs features that are common in modern messaging apps.
it just won't work, try to open the app and it won't go beyond the first page
i can't create new one after deleting the account. frustrating
deleted the app - the photo/video needed for age verification doesn't work so now I cant use the app. I bring the camera close to my face but on review it shows I'm too far away. A left over April fools prank maybe? Good bye growlr
I had an account years ago that I thought I deactivated. But now I can't create a new one. I have reached out to customer service multiple times and have received only brusque replies that don't solve anything. They never address my actual problem. I remember the app being pretty decent but they evidently have zero customer support.
Still getting tons of bots. nothing changed also have to turn off notifications cause of the live stream otherwise it blows my phone up need a off buttom and need its own button for live chats
can't register. error message doesn't fully reveal itself
Can't even create a profile after being locked out of my old one. Password reset dosent even work
I would not date anyone on this app because it will be more drama especially if you do live streaming a lot. people are recording the drama and putting it on YouTube and tiktok which can ruin people's lives. the support group needs to work harder because they are not doing anything. I reported my ex boyfriend because he sent a harament through a message so I emailed them the proof and his account is still on it's crazy they should delete him off because he is a big time lurker and harassment 🧐
This is cool. I just paid for premium and now the app still will not disable the blocked premium features.
very few guys in my area are online
The account has been locked for age verification, despite the fact that I have had it since 2012.
Freezing; unable to login; constant errors. Having to reinstall the app. Paid for the extra access, worthless without access.
Keeps logging me out randomly while I'm using it
I still got shouts even though I've turened them off. Also is there a way to block some of the notifications? it really doent matter to me who's just started streaming, or who is live now.
this guy is using my picture for his profile my picture is on his profile and he's using my photo and I don't understand why he can do that pictures of my picture for his profile
My account was suspended LOL
This app sucks and bans people for no reason
Headline: Banned for reporting a bug? Unbelievable. This app is broken on Galaxy S25 FE. I tried to contact support many times, but they ignored me and eventually banned my account for no reason. I’m a paying customer and this is how they treat me? Worst customer service ever. Fix your app and your terrible policies!
wants a video for age verification... no. Just delete my account because I'm uninstalling the app.
Bad app with a bad interface
ruined. cannot verify age
bad
Required automated age verification step is unable to correctly identify a face with a full beard and so fails continuously. On an app for Bears.
don't work
I live in MY this app was banned and can't install on iphone
app is pretty mediocre better then cash grab grindr forsure
this is the funniest name for an app I've ever seen!
too many no faces and blank profile fisher and sammers
I was about to use the app once more since the app is good but app got suddenly got worse and its not working on my end.
Can't create new account
cant not be tracked
I have money in my account, but they keep rejecting my credits. The upgrade is useless as it doesn't activate on my account.
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Sentiment summary
64%
Positive (4-5★)
7%
Neutral (3★)
29%
Negative (1-2★)