# MOTTO: for gay and queer guys — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of MOTTO by Serengeti Ventures, LLC, rated 3.69/5 from 179 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/motto-for-gay-and-queer-guys/id1589516650/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/motto-for-gay-and-queer-guys/id1589516650.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 117 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 53 ## Newest reviews (10 of 50) ### 3/5 — Can’t sort/ limit by distance. *2023-07-30* This app supposedly launched in NYC but I don’t think they really understand NYC. Most of the profiles shown would take 2 hours to get to. Nobody from Inwood is going to hook up with someone in Jamaica Queens. The lack of headless torsos is nice but being able to find people near you is where Grindr gets it right. **Developer response:** Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. Motto aims to elevate queer matchmaking; in the app, we give you options to set your intentions and preferences so that you can find matches, whether that is for tonight or something more. You can user a variety of filters to get an accurate batch every day, we are also working to growth the network size. If you have feedback on the app or would like to speak with someone from our team, please reach out at help@findmotto.com ### 3/5 — Not too bad *2023-07-29* Only major issue is that it only lets me change 2 of my pictures and the rest I can’t. ### 2/5 — The did their best *2023-07-21* They wanted to change up online dating, and that’s great. Issue is that I haven’t been offered a single profile that was my type. It isn’t that I’m picky, it’s there aren’t filters to find people you might find attractive. There is only an age parameter, and they continue to suggest people who are out of it. I’m simply not into chubbier people, and I’m allowed to have my preferences without feeling like a bad person. Being out as gay means that you aren’t ashamed of people attracted to some people and not others, same should apply here. I’m deleting this app, it’s a waste of time. **Developer response:** Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. Motto aims to elevate queer matchmaking; in the app, we give you options to set your intentions and preferences so that you can find matches, whether that is for tonight or something more. You can user a variety of filters to get an accurate batch every day, we are also working to growth the network size. If you have feedback on the app or would like to speak with someone from our team, please reach out at help@findmotto.com ### 1/5 — 2 months is a bit long to review photos *2023-01-03, version 2.5.2* I don’t know what their methods of screening are but It’s disappointing that I’m putting personal data into an app to have a complete profile and then they wont activate me after 2 months. ### 1/5 — “Queer”? Stop claiming what you’re NOT. *2022-12-19, version 2.4.1* No app that doesn’t let you add in your gender identity is queer. THIS IS A GAY CIS GUY APP. Just say that and stop trying to be what you’re not. Or become an actually inclusive app. ### 1/5 — Lol *2022-12-12, version 2.3.3* Lol Grindr 2.0 built by the same company ### 1/5 — It’s been almost a month *2022-12-02, version 2.3.3* I don’t know if this app is only for certain locations or not but I have had my profile 100% complete for a while now and nothing. I get this is a very new app but this is just frustrating is all **Developer response:** Hi there, Thank you for the feedback! Sorry to hear you haven't been approved yet. While we have approved some members in the Miami and NYC area, if you happened to submit your profile without location shared or created your profile in a different area your location may not show for us to know your profile could be approved. We're taking things slow and growing with intention, but please send an email to contact@findmotto.com and we'll be happy to assist with getting your profile approved! ### 5/5 — What every gay man has been waiting for. *2022-11-25, version 2.2.1* It’s exciting to see new tool for the gay community that isn’t full of empty profile and headless torsos. It seem so far like they’ve taken the best of Grindr and a few other services to provide what every gay man has been asking for. Excited to see how far this goes and if they manage to keep it fun and without the blank/headless torso profiles. Can’t wait to get the full experience once it’s into Seattle. ### 1/5 — The worst *2022-11-16, version 2.2.1* It’s been over a year and it still says my profile is under review. Now my pics say over a year old and they were just taken for the app 13 months ago Ha ha ### 1/5 — Don’t down load *2022-11-13, version 2.1.1* I down loaded app. Added pictures and bio and it has been weeks like almost 3 and still not approved don’t waste your time and effort ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Forces Unwanted Notifications *2024-05-09* This app started notifying you when ppl you’ve matched with join the Now group, and it doesn’t allow you to disable it! It’s the most annoying thing bc I only want to notified when I get msgs but obviously the developers want you to log on every 30 seconds by sending you these Now notifications that you can’t stop 🙄 And yeah I know I can disable ALL notifications via iPhone’s system settings but I still want to get msg notifications. It seems like this app doesn’t want you to be able to choose that. Ridiculous. **Developer response:** Hi there, thanks for your feedback. We totally hear you, and good news! That annoying push notification? Gone since our latest update Please send an email to help@findmotto.com and we'll be happy to assist ### 1/5 — Won't let you delete account *2024-03-13* I've had this app for a while and it's basically useless. They don't even give you the option to delete your account, so I'm stuck on waiting until they add this feature so I can delete the app from my phone. **Developer response:** Hi J, We're sorry to hear that you've decided to leave our community, but we want to make the process as simple as possible for you. You can delete your account since version 1.0 following these steps: Open the Motto app and navigate to your profile page. Tap on the settings icon (gear icon) in the lower right corner of the screen. Scroll down and select "My Account". Tap on "Close my Motto Account" and confirm. Once your account is deleted, all of your data will be permanently removed from our systems. Please note that this action cannot be undone. If you need some assistance please reach out at help@findmotto.com. ### 1/5 — App specifically for rich cities and travel destinations *2023-10-29* In a big city and been on the “waiting list” for over a year with no information about when they will be expanding. It says it’s starting in New York but I’ve heard they are also in Miami. While on the “waiting list” you can create a profile and see the fake profiles they made to lure people to the app. Then they don’t update you on when they will “expand” the app to include other areas. Even if you are close to New York you can’t interact with any profiles because you are on the “waiting list”. There’s no reason to download this app because you can’t and won’t be able to use it for at least another 5 years while they “work out the kinks” it’s literally updated twice in over a year. Don’t waste your time with this app **Developer response:** Hi there, Thank you for the feedback! Sorry to hear you haven't been approved yet. While we have approved some members in the Miami and NYC area, if you happened to submit your profile without location shared or created your profile in a different area your location may not show for us to know your profile could be approved. We're taking things slow and growing with intention, but please send an email to help@findmotto.com and we'll be happy to assist with getting your profile approved! ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2023-07-18* I thought this app would be better (considering how it’s marketed) but it’s just a bunch of shirtless men who don’t take dating seriously. I don’t know what else to say. I’ve had it for a week and I’ve only had one response and it was weird and random. The guy was like “you should go outside and enjoy the weather”. How about you come with me? It’s lackluster. **Developer response:** Hi there, Thank you for the feedback! Sorry to hear you are not able to use Motto yet. Referral code is an optional step, all profiles are reviewed by our team. Approval review is less than 24 hours, please send us an email to help@findmotto.com in order we can review your profile and verify if we are live in your zone. ### 1/5 — Waste time *2023-05-09* I did download and check it out but unfortunately it not available for Ohio or few other states near by and I been wait for few month to check update and never happened anything and it total waste time for that **Developer response:** Hi there, Thank you for the feedback! Sorry to hear you haven't been approved yet. While we have approved some members in the Miami and NYC area, if you happened to submit your profile without location shared or created your profile in a different area your location may not show for us to know your profile could be approved. We're taking things slow and growing with intention, but please send an email to help@findmotto.com and we'll be happy to assist with getting your profile approved! ### 1/5 — Collects info from you then shows guys in another city *2023-03-19* Downloaded this in NYC but after filling in tons of profile info and uploading photos and doing photo verification, you end up on a “wait list” with no clear position or expectation of how/when you might be approved. Also the app mandates giving location access always but then shows you people in Miami when you’re in NYC as other reviewers have mentioned. Maybe it’s just trolling for our pics and personal info… **Developer response:** We’re sorry to hear that you are not getting the attention you deserve. Please contact us directly at help@findmotto.com and we would love to review your profile and see if we can help you find what you are looking for on Motto. We take our role as hookup matchmakers very seriously and are eager to help you find your matches ### 1/5 — “We’re starting in NYC” *2023-03-16* *only shows profiles in Miami* I signed up to check this thing out and am still confused. Most Grindr users show their faces in major cities. It’s only an issue in rural areas but for good reason. Why be coy about being a sex (“casual dating”) app? It’s like the developers the developers are taking the worst aspects of straight dating and hookup culture and concentrating them in an app. Let’s just all pretend to be serious and not only interested in sex on the surface but really it’s just sex. Like just be open and honest instead of pretending to be something else. **Developer response:** Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. Motto aims to elevate queer matchmaking; in the app, we give you options to set your intentions and preferences so that you can find matches, whether that is for tonight or something more. Motto doesn't only ask users to post three face photos, we also verify that those photos are real, accurate and recent. We're currently live in NYC and Miami and hope to be live in more cities. If you have feedback on the app or would like to speak with someone from our team, please reach out at help@findmotto.com ### 1/5 — Kinda useless *2023-03-14* 10 profiles a day is limiting especially when they’re all just rich white guys from Manhattan who don’t want anything to do with us poorer non whites in the outer boroughs. There’s barely any people of color and if you don’t live in the most populated regions of the city, you’re basically in a desert. **Developer response:** Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. Motto is for the whole queer community. We are working to grow our user base so that it is representative of the diverse population that makes NYC special. We would love your help in getting a more diverse community. If you have feedback on the app or would like to speak with someone from our team, please reach out at help@findmotto.com ### 1/5 — Worse than Grindr *2023-01-21, version 2.5.4* Who knew the man who made grindr could make an app that’s more socially isolating? I’ve been on the app daily for 2 months and haven’t gotten a single message. have cleared my daily batch every single day. No responses. No messages. If you’re not a 10, don’t even bother on this app. btw, I’ve seen less than 5 POC in those 2 months. **Developer response:** We’re sorry to hear that you are not getting the attention you deserve. Please contact us directly at help@findmotto.com and we would love to review your profile and see if we can help you find what you are looking for on Motto. We take our role as hookup matchmakers very seriously and are eager to help you find your matches. With regards to the diversity of the Motto community, we take this very seriously as well and based on the data have a good representation of ethnicity, race, age, gender, etc. However we are always trying to improve the diversity of the community and have recruitment programs in place to increase diversity. ### 1/5 — So bad *2023-01-19, version 2.5.4* Created my account, uploaded my pictures, verified my identity, and waited for more than a week but they still didn’t approve my pics & account. I just had it sitting there in my phone for no reason. I deleted it today. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Truth baby *2023-01-29, version 2.6.1* Ammmaazzzing because of Alexx lol doing it for a drink ticket because I went to a club and they would give me free entry to a club ### 5/5 — Kp *2023-01-29, version 2.6.1* It’s soooooo good ### 5/5 — 👌 *2022-12-17, version 2.4.1* This is a big improvement over other stuff out there. Really appreciate the transparency / fact that you know what you’re getting. The app is filled with sexy interesting prospects. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 ### 5/5 — Religious experience *2022-12-17, version 2.4.1* Honestly, I don’t need to go to church anymore. I get my sacrament every Sunday with Motto ### 5/5 — 12/10 *2022-12-17, version 2.4.1* Love this app. Lots of hot guys. I found love. ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2022-12-17, version 2.4.1* Amazing. Move the app! ### 5/5 — Slay of an app mama *2022-12-17, version 2.4.1* Easy to use, looks nice, and no catfishes! A dream ### 5/5 — Refreshing *2022-11-29, version 2.3.1* Refreshing take to a dating and hookup app ### 5/5 — Great new dating/hook up app *2022-11-28, version 2.3.1* So far so good! Love that I can see everyone! The vibes are fun and I've met up with some cuties! ### 5/5 — The answer to our prayers. *2022-11-28, version 2.3.1* Thanks Motto for building something the community truly needs! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*