“A lot of advertising — A lot of ads, it is impossible to use the application”
Public review signal · 500 reviews scanned · scope limited to review patterns.
3.8 ★3,187 ratings
—Downloads
17+Age rating
422 MBApp size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
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.
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 people who match your interests
CONVERSATIONS THAT FEEL REAL…
Preview
Real screenshots from the store listing.
Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
No theme reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
Under 65% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
Aggressive ad load39 reviews · user report
Paywall blocks the basics5 reviews · user report
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“too much ads — awful”
“Ads are a pain! — Too many ads”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 9.54.0.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Business modelFree
Prices and terms as disclosed by the store listing.