Hornet - Gay Dating & Chat

Name: Hornet - Gay Dating & Chat
Rating: 3.8 (3046 reviews)
Author: Queer Networks Inc.

Chat & date guys nearby

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

3K Ratings
Ages

18+
Years
Category

Social Networking
Developer

Queer Networks Inc.
Language

EN
+ 28 More
Size

351.2
MB

Hornet is a free gay dating app trusted by over 100 million gay, bi, trans, and queer men worldwide. Built for real connections, Hornet lets you chat, meet, and express yourself with guys who share your interests - whether you’re looking for dating, new friends or meaningful conversations. Looking for a date with a hot gay guy? Want to chat with someone nearby? Searching for friends, love or just living in the moment? Hornet makes it easier to connect with gay men who want the same. Designed with authenticity, safety, and self-expression at its core, Hornet gives you a welcoming space to connect with your local gay community anytime, anywhere. FIND GUYS NEARBY OR EXPLORE THE WORLD - See who’s online nearby with Hornet’s guys grid - Explore and connect with gay, bi, trans, and queer men from around the world - Use hashtags to discover like-minded people - Apply filters to find exactly who you’re looking for CONVERSATIONS THAT FEEL REAL - Chat through text and audio messages with hot gay, bi, trans, and queer men near you - Express yourself with emojis, stickers, and reactions inspired by LGBTQ+ culture - Enjoy fast, real-time conversations that feel natural and alive YOUR PRIVACY, YOUR SAFETY - Verify your identity so everyone can know that you are for real - Chat with real, profile-verified gay, bi, trans, and queer men - Upload private photos with added screenshot protection - Block and unblock users as you like AUTHENTIC CONNECTIONS - Connect face-to-face with video chat - Explore complete profiles and show your true self - Build deeper connections through genuine, real-time interactions UPGRADE YOUR EXPERIENCE ON HORNET Hornet offers three flexible plans, so you can choose the level that fits you best. With a paid Hornet experience, you unlock powerful features designed to give you more visibility, privacy, and control: - Browse the app without ads - Enjoy unlimited guys in your grid - See who viewed your profile and know when your messages are read - Use advanced filters, such as position, photos only, online now and more, to find the right match - Protect your photos with screenshot prevention - Build trust with face verification or stay discreet with invisible mode - Delete messages without limits - Explore freely with Travel Modes Get NOTICED FASTER & STANDOUT WITH: - Profile Boost: Put your profile at the top of the grid and get more views and messages - Moment Boost: Promote your posts to reach more guys and spark new conversations instantly GO LIVE & EARN WITH HORNET LIVE - Go live and meet gay, bi, trans, and queer people from around the world - Send and receive Awards on live streams using Honey, Hornet’s virtual currency - Each Award earns you Diamonds, that can be withdrawn as money to your bank account If you need help, write to feedback@hornet.com. Support is free and available 24/7, with record response times. Privacy Policy: https://hornet.com/about/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: https://hornet.com/about/terms-of-service/ Join us on social media: Facebook: @HornetApp Instagram: @Hornet X: @Hornet

Ratings & Reviews

3.8

out of 5

3K Ratings

Social media fun, spam bad
03/16/2021

NoStoppin
I have always loved learning about other cultures and how people live their everyday lives. Hornet’s Feed section, until recently, has been a way to get a glimpse of this especially in Asia, Russia, and South America. That part is wonderful. The last 3 months or so I get 3 or 4 stings a day from OBVIOUS fakes generated by Hornet. I guess they think we are stupid. Over 3500 follows on a profile that was created today? Posting in my feed about this results in the post disappearing. Replying to this profile with the question results in the message disappearing... Image search on google usually finds the profile pictures belong to someone on Instagram or similar.. Hornet has gone bad and the way they are doing it is SO OBVIOUS that I question why. What do they stand to gain, unless the app itself is malicious? I’m sad because browsing the Feed section has become my morning cup of tea activity, but I am seeing a sharp drop in activity there so by by hornet.
Social media fun, spam bad
03/16/2021

NoStoppin

I have always loved learning about other cultures and how people live their everyday lives. Hornet’s Feed section, until recently, has been a way to get a glimpse of this especially in Asia, Russia, and South America. That part is wonderful. The last 3 months or so I get 3 or 4 stings a day from OBVIOUS fakes generated by Hornet. I guess they think we are stupid. Over 3500 follows on a profile that was created today? Posting in my feed about this results in the post disappearing. Replying to this profile with the question results in the message disappearing... Image search on google usually finds the profile pictures belong to someone on Instagram or similar.. Hornet has gone bad and the way they are doing it is SO OBVIOUS that I question why. What do they stand to gain, unless the app itself is malicious? I’m sad because browsing the Feed section has become my morning cup of tea activity, but I am seeing a sharp drop in activity there so by by hornet.
FAKE PROFILES
01/12/2020

bksrmt
A nice idea though I don’t see the need to categorize the chats as they are. The main problem are the fakes; at best they waste time, but at worst they’ll scam you out of money and potentially your identity. I don’t know if that’s really possible, but I’m sure lots of folks enable location tags on pics and I know one’s email is linked to many apps, including bank apps. Even if that isn’t a problem, Hornet needs to do more. If I, a user, can find where the same photo has been used in three profiles, then surely a tech company can do the same- and I’ve reported quite a few profiles. I have a photo storage app that automatically identifies and collates pictures of people; why does Hornet do that? I’ve been chatted up by no fewer than FIFTEEN fake scammers in one week. Hornet does offer nice advice on instant protestations of love and “too good to be true” issues, and boy do these fakes deliver there. Military, on a mission but coming home soon, maybe a dog or two... strange though, that a guy supposedly born and raised in the states can’t type in English. It’s more than just grammatically poor, it’s absolutely incomprehensible. Hornet needs to find a way to weed these out somehow. I’ll be deleting my account soon, but I’ve started having fun messing with the fakers’ minds a bit. If all I can find are fakes, I don’t need it.
FAKE PROFILES
01/12/2020

bksrmt

A nice idea though I don’t see the need to categorize the chats as they are. The main problem are the fakes; at best they waste time, but at worst they’ll scam you out of money and potentially your identity. I don’t know if that’s really possible, but I’m sure lots of folks enable location tags on pics and I know one’s email is linked to many apps, including bank apps. Even if that isn’t a problem, Hornet needs to do more. If I, a user, can find where the same photo has been used in three profiles, then surely a tech company can do the same- and I’ve reported quite a few profiles. I have a photo storage app that automatically identifies and collates pictures of people; why does Hornet do that? I’ve been chatted up by no fewer than FIFTEEN fake scammers in one week. Hornet does offer nice advice on instant protestations of love and “too good to be true” issues, and boy do these fakes deliver there. Military, on a mission but coming home soon, maybe a dog or two... strange though, that a guy supposedly born and raised in the states can’t type in English. It’s more than just grammatically poor, it’s absolutely incomprehensible. Hornet needs to find a way to weed these out somehow. I’ll be deleting my account soon, but I’ve started having fun messing with the fakers’ minds a bit. If all I can find are fakes, I don’t need it.
Spammy app
08/05/2019

Lavender X
Lot of fake profiles on these “LGBTQ+” social networking apps. I just recently uncovered a profile on this app using my friend’s photos. It was definitely not my friend and he confirmed it. Of course the fake user was making political discourse... I really think these “LGBTQ+” social apps might be an attempt to make identity politics out to be more popular than it truly is. I used to be more progressive minded, as were a number of my friends, but when you see most real LGBTQ+ people in person are nothing like on these “LGBTQ+” social networks (whom the media doesn’t seem to publicize as much as they do the “elites”), you realize there’s something off about the ebb and flow of these internet social networks. But then this is just for cyberloafer people without real jobs that moreso waste their time online. This is where the propaganda for identity politics flows. In my own experience, I think the discrete political movement to try to propagate our LGBTQ+ community are falling apart, which is good. Their little elite failure groups only have the Internet. All the rest of us are live in person and not buying it. If this wasn’t true, then these app developers would fix the spam problem, but obviously they could care less, and We the LGBTQ+ People are aware of all the fake internet posers.
Spammy app
08/05/2019

Lavender X

Lot of fake profiles on these “LGBTQ+” social networking apps. I just recently uncovered a profile on this app using my friend’s photos. It was definitely not my friend and he confirmed it. Of course the fake user was making political discourse... I really think these “LGBTQ+” social apps might be an attempt to make identity politics out to be more popular than it truly is. I used to be more progressive minded, as were a number of my friends, but when you see most real LGBTQ+ people in person are nothing like on these “LGBTQ+” social networks (whom the media doesn’t seem to publicize as much as they do the “elites”), you realize there’s something off about the ebb and flow of these internet social networks. But then this is just for cyberloafer people without real jobs that moreso waste their time online. This is where the propaganda for identity politics flows. In my own experience, I think the discrete political movement to try to propagate our LGBTQ+ community are falling apart, which is good. Their little elite failure groups only have the Internet. All the rest of us are live in person and not buying it. If this wasn’t true, then these app developers would fix the spam problem, but obviously they could care less, and We the LGBTQ+ People are aware of all the fake internet posers.
Scammer Site/Don’t Download/Don’t Join This Sote
01/12/2020

Hugalex
I’ve been on this site for a few years. But all of sudden in the past two months pretty much everyone who is approaching me are scammers. It starts with photos from attractive 20somethings, and leads to asking you to go Google Hangouts so chat is taken off this site. So far it is always someone from Africa/Togo to be clear, impersonating someone in the US Military. Several times it has led to asking me to send them a phone as theirs isn’t working well, but they seem to be communicating fine from their phone, to claims they are in Afghanistan and have an ulcer from the food on Base and are looking for help funding their off-Base restraint bill. In all cases it was easy to see the unsophisticated deception as the person on the other end isn’t really talking proper English. Their texts are often off grammar, miss basic Americanisms that anyone would easily type. One of these was Bradley Davidson another today was Kokey Wagner....I’ve blocked them but for what I can see this site is 100% fake people and as they aren’t monitoring this may be helping scammers to take advantage of you.
Scammer Site/Don’t Download/Don’t Join This Sote
01/12/2020

Hugalex

I’ve been on this site for a few years. But all of sudden in the past two months pretty much everyone who is approaching me are scammers. It starts with photos from attractive 20somethings, and leads to asking you to go Google Hangouts so chat is taken off this site. So far it is always someone from Africa/Togo to be clear, impersonating someone in the US Military. Several times it has led to asking me to send them a phone as theirs isn’t working well, but they seem to be communicating fine from their phone, to claims they are in Afghanistan and have an ulcer from the food on Base and are looking for help funding their off-Base restraint bill. In all cases it was easy to see the unsophisticated deception as the person on the other end isn’t really talking proper English. Their texts are often off grammar, miss basic Americanisms that anyone would easily type. One of these was Bradley Davidson another today was Kokey Wagner....I’ve blocked them but for what I can see this site is 100% fake people and as they aren’t monitoring this may be helping scammers to take advantage of you.

Hornet is proud to release V9, offering a more personal, immersive, and secure user experience. Our latest update is all about making chat feel alive—every face, voice, and expression brings a new layer of fun. What’s New in V9: - One-on-One Video Chat: Get face-to-face with guys on Hornet, adding authenticity to every conversation. - Video Messages: Send short, non-expiring videos for a chat experience beyond just text. - Boosted Video Stories: Highlight your video posts at the top of the feed to increase visibility with other guys. - LGBTQ+ Stickers: Spice up your messages with new, fun, and colorful stickers. - Enhanced Private Photo Access: Manage all private content in one place and easily view your granted access to photos and videos. - Screenshot Prevention: Protect your privacy with screenshot prevention in private chats and on your profile page. - Typing Indicator: Know when the other person is typing for a more responsive chat experience. In addition to fixing bugs and improving behind-the-scenes performance, we'll continue to update Hornet often to make it a faster and more reliable way to connect with the community!

Version 9.37.0

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