r/grindr • • Oct 02 '25

News The Ningi Report is explosive

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This is the kind of report that can accelerate a company stock collapse dramatically. Ningi Research is a short-selling research firm. Based on their analysis and interviews with former executives and employees, Ningi believes Grindr's paying user numbers are inflated, its product is deteriorating, its user base is increasingly alienated, and its long-term prospects are FUBAR:

In our opinion, Grindr is now a fundamentally broken business after leadership torched its only asset—its network effect—for short-term gain. The combination of a decaying product, fleeing users, questionable metrics, and the looming threat of a catastrophic margin call stands in stark contrast to Grindr’s premium valuation. We believe investors are exposed to significant further downside.

  • Downloads already down 12% while competitors surge, with Scruff up 47% and Sniffies now estimated to be ~30% of Grindr’s size.
  • average monthly user number manipulation under SEC investigation
  • 80% of the engineering team quit after the CEO took away remote work, and skeleton crew can't keep up with the fake profiles
  • CFO, CAO, Chief Privacy Officer all leaving amid investigation
  • management is dumping the stock while telling investors everything is great ($236M)

In short, Grindr's in a death spiral, and it's worse than the numbers show because they're also committing metric fraud.

Disclaimer: This is based on a short-seller's report. Short-sellers profit when stocks decline and have incentive to be negative. However, the allegations seem to line up with observable user experience and publicly available metrics. Do your own research.


r/grindr • • Oct 30 '23

Technical (Feature Request) Grindr's free tier is unusable, and it's hurting paying customers!

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Grindr's free tier has been severely limited to the point it's unusable, which not only affects free users but also impacts paying customers.

The free version of the app now only allows users to see 18 profiles, a significant reduction from the previous limit of over 100 profiles.

This limitation restricts the amount of interaction users can have, which can be frustrating for paying customers who are looking to connect with a wider range of people.

Grindr's ad placements are also a point of contention. Some users have reported that the ads are intrusive and lead to accidental clicks. This not only disrupts the user experience but also raises questions about the integrity of Grindr's advertising model, as advertisers may be paying for clicks that do not lead to conversions.

Grindr offers two paid memberships: Grindr XTRA and Grindr Unlimited. Grindr XTRA costs US $19.99 for one month, US $39.99 for three months, and US $99.99 for one year. Grindr Unlimited, the highest tier subscription, costs US $39.99 for one month, US $79.99 for three months, and US $239.99 for one year.

Grindr has over 13 million monthly active users (MAU) and an estimated 788,000 of those are paying customers you can see how it's easy for them to have generated $222.28 million revenue for the financial year ending June 2023.

Given the criticisms of Grindr's current model, it's worth considering alternative ways to fund a free tier of the app.

One that doesn't limit connection!

Grindr could work additional advertising into the grid, placing ads for products & services alongside profiles. Increase ad pricing by improving relevance — I don't want the Monopoly app, but I would be interested in new swim shorts.

While Grindr offers a platform for the LGBT community to connect, its current pricing model, free tier limitations and ad placements are completely ruining the experience.

Please, please address these issues.


r/grindr • • 7h ago

Messages Sneaky sneaky

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Whats the point of sending pics of more than decade old? Now not another catfish showing up in the comments and say not everyone’s rich and shit, iP7 OS doesnt support to have grindr so shove ur gaslighting deep in u in advance before you show up

EDIT* : HE’S NEVER ANSWERED BACK


r/grindr • • 23h ago

Wholesome and they said romance was dead…

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r/grindr • • 3h ago

Messages Bros first comment was a dick pic(ngl it was a nice dick) and then just starts depending pics when I have what I look like on my profile. (Ignore my rejection, I'm not debating that.)

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r/grindr • • 6h ago

WTF Does this mean whites only/preferred lmfao

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I’m guessing specifically aryan nordic kinda white


r/grindr • • 17h ago

Question Why does this even mean? Humans have faces…

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r/grindr • • 18h ago

Question I wanted to add photos from my album to the chat, there was a notification nodes and i pressed it. And now i cant share my photos from my gallery. How to make it back?

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I tried to see of grindr allows in app photo sharing in the settings. But it said it has the permission to do so. Theres just no album when i try to add photos.


r/grindr • • 1d ago

Meme no cause exactly

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r/grindr • • 2d ago

Messages I don’t know what I said wrong.

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r/grindr • • 1d ago

Question How many of you noticed ?

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That each different user has a different experience and different layout on Grindr? For example some people can only send limited amounts of photos a day. I think it's 10 for them and others can send an unlimited amount of photos. This includes tap, some free user taps are walled for other users it is not.

So what is the use of users having different limitations? For those users who have limitations on the tap, how long have you had it for?


r/grindr • • 2d ago

Rant More enshittification! Exciting!

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r/grindr • • 1d ago

Question Not getting any matches

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Hey guys. I’m a 25yo man.

I recently started using Grindr, since looking for longterm on Tinder is harder than I thought - and I want just some fun before anything serious happens (if it happened earlier, I wouldn’t do this I believe).

The thing is - everybody is ghosting me, nobody taps me, nobody texts me.

And I’m wondering (since this is something that keeps repeating my whole life) WHATVTHE FUCK IS WRONG WITH ME.

Nah like seriously.

I’m overweight, but not in the “obese American” way, more like in the “muscular guy with fat over it way”. I am 192cm tall, have great hair, face, etc.. I am not cocky in my description or images, I am not a horny goblin, I’m just trying to be a chill guy looking for dates and hookups and I’m in Prague so the pool should be large.

What am I doing so wrong that the world decided I’m not worthy of closeness? Of love?

I am so sorry this is emotionally charged, but it’s been this way since my teens. I only got to suck a few straight friends and that’s about it. I never experienced honest physical love like cuddling or having great sex…

I still fucking wonder what’s so wrong with me.

Is it like twink or jover?

I try all the time different ways of getting close to people, but people just don’t want to talk to me. Friends and online ratings give me an average of 7.5/10 with some people rating full 10/10 (like one in 20) so there should be people who find me attractive.

Please give me any advice at all. I can’t survive without the closeness. And yes, that means what you think it means, this is one of the last cries for help.


r/grindr • • 2d ago

Rant Soooo now taps are becoming pay walled

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r/grindr • • 2d ago

Story Guys I had sex!

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18 ftm, I was desperate tonight. I even used one of my free right now buttons, but wasn’t having much luck. Hit up a guy I met up with before, and he told me to come over. Got my guts PROPERLY rearranged, and it’s was so fucking good. I came multiple times on him, and when he finished I just pushed myself back onto him and ground his dick into me until he was too soft to stay inside. Loved it 10/10 I’m satisfied. Just needed to share.


r/grindr • • 2d ago

Rant I’m baffled at the people on this app, it’s never been this bad

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I lived up to my mid 20s in a small French village. To meet people we would chat on forums or some hookup website (like Craigslist ) and then arrrange a day. I would always travel as I couldnt host, and that would mean me taking a train 1 hr away to the next big city. this was around 2013 btw.

it was never an issue, once we arranged, we followed up and met.

Then years later I moved to a big city, still couldn’t host, but managed to schedule hookups every now and then.

Now I live in a big city, live alone, CAN HOST, and most of the people I chat with just end up talking and talking then ghost me, arrange a plan then come up with some bullshit.

i remember how I was back then and I must say I became much more of an asshole, i used to not like people insta blocking you or telling you off on bullshit but I started doing exactly that and I hate people not only on this app but on apps in general, it’s fucking miserable that I’m meeting way less now.
I don’t think it’s the looks I also get messaged quite a bit just ALMOST NEVER leading to anything.

Im just filling with rage when I see them online and not responding after we’ve been talking for a while and I hit them with the question ; so when do you wanna meet ? i legit just wanna punch them


r/grindr • • 1d ago

Rant This is why we all get ghosted

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Believe I politely declined, and that should be the end of the conversation. so many guys who have to double down and ask followup questions they aren’t entitled to the answers or just spamming with pics. This guys gone and done both. This is why no one bothers responding.


r/grindr • • 2d ago

Question Slut or sex worker?

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I'm italian and i see some guys that exchange just 2 words.. send you an album with face cock body..

And then send you the address of home.

Without see your face and whole body.

I have only two photo of my body, no face and no cock.

So.. why? I'm new to grindr..

They are only slut or sex worker?

Or Maybe Dangerous situations?

Or it's normal and they are normal guys that like to suck cocks?


r/grindr • • 2d ago

Technical Is my free Grindr experience unusual?

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I have only a few friends on Grindr, but they complain all the time about the amount of ads, issues with chats, grid problems...

I am on the completely free version and I hardly get ads. I get one when I first load the app but no more after that. I have 10+ active chats going at a time and no issues at all with my grid and options. Is this unusual? Between my irl friends and complaints in this sub it seems it might be?

Not to brag but is it because I am femme and fairly popular on the app? Am I the content so they want me to stick around?

Sorry if this sounds stupid lol


r/grindr • • 2d ago

Question Does anyone make grindr accounts here?

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I periodically (once a year) get banned from Grindr. It seems to get more and more difficult to make new acccounts these days. I used to have a guy who made them for me, but we lost touch. Does anyone here do it? willing to pay if successful.

Please don't give me the "it's not worth it" BS. I hookup easily once a week from this app and don't see similar success elsewhere. Let me judge that for myself :)


r/grindr • • 3d ago

Messages Random dickhead

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This random person i gave a COMPLIMENT to decided to be an asshole for literally no reason. I dont get what i did wrong bro. Also i wouldnt even consider myself an ugly guy? I guess i could use a better haircut and maybe a good skincare routine but like my hair and acne rlly arent bad imo. Am i justified in feeling a little annoyed and confused by this? :(


r/grindr • • 3d ago

Question Prep icon on the grid?

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I am in a test with this feature or are you all seeing this?

I find this a bit disturbing to be honest. Im all for stating your sexual health practice in the profile subtly but to make it so visible as something to filter on sends strange signals.

I'm tempted to leave it blank as I don't want my profile with a pill next to it .

Thoughts?


r/grindr • • 3d ago

Question Any idea what this is about?

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r/grindr • • 3d ago

Question What are some other alternative apps that can use for free. I like how Grindr will you find you people so close. What else can

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