HARDLINE Chat vs Gain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HARDLINE Chat
Connect with gay, bi, and curious men nearby for dating and conversation. Share photos, manage privacy, and communicate via text or voice chat. Discover new connections wherever you are.
- Photo management (public & private)
- Access control for private photos
- Block unwanted users
- Text messaging
- Voice chat
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Meet hot gay, bi, and curious guys near you on the best chat dating app Hardline Chat! Whether you are on the go, on a trip, at the office or at home, the HARDLINE Chat app is Where Guys Meet. FEATURES: • Photo Manager - Load up to 5 Public & 5 Private Photos. • Access Manager lets you unlock your private pics for guys or block guys you don't want to see. • Message or Voice chat with other guys
Gain
Connect with contacts, explore career opportunities, and discover services. Engage in profit-sharing through an affiliate program and shop for unique items. Access fitness and scheduling tools to achieve your goals.
- Seamless messaging
- Affiliate profit-sharing
- Career exploration
- Services marketplace
- Online shop
- Fitness and scheduling tools
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gain at 5.0 against HARDLINE Chat's 2.8. HARDLINE Chat's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HARDLINE Chat has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HARDLINE Chat ships an update every 4 weeks, Gain every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | HARDLINE Chat | Gain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | FMG Inc. | GAIN-TRAIN.COM LLC |
Customer experience
HARDLINE Chat
Gain
Bugs and requests
HARDLINE Chat
Reported bugs
55 issues- Login button grayed out
- Required fields not checked
- Scammer profiles (Fazza)
- Cannot hear 'Phone Guys' outgoing messages
- Cannot respond to 'Phone Guys' messages
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- No signal for listened messages
- Live connection never worked
- Phone Msg Play right over each other
- Cannot update settings
- Cannot edit profile
- Cannot upload voice greeting
- Chat IM overlays and doesn't display properly
- Chat bubbles stack on z-axis
- Audio chat bubbles don't play
- Initiating live-chat sends blank message
- Phone users report connections never go through
- Voice messages from phone users stay in upper inbox
- App crashes unexpectedly
- App Store link for support is incorrect
- Required to pay to use features
- Cannot update location
- App force closes
- App unexpectedly quits
- Picture of friend used without permission
- Debit card validation error
- Filter 'Back' button missing
- Cannot see who's near
- App crashes when editing filter
- Cannot view own profile
- Cannot listen to voice messages
- Cannot watch videos in chat
- App shuts down when viewing profile/messages/videos
- Bad customer service
- Glitches
- Won't load anything
- Videos won't play
- Deletes accounts
- Location not set error
- Server error during registration
- Videos only play twice
- Video square jumps to chat screen
- Invisible messages
- Locked in conversation
- Back button disappeared
- App keeps closing
- Force closes
- Phone line part doesn't work
- Deletes profile after saving account
- Cannot use the app
- Messages won't play
- Requires new voice greeting
- Won't let you go back to inbox
- Lack of push notifications
- Low standards
- Worst app
Requested features
17 requests- Add iPad version
- Implement search button
- Fix location services
- Add block caller feature
- Add filter for closest to furthest
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- Add push notifications
- Implement subscription fee instead of credits
- Fix live connect feature
- Allow recording outgoing messages
- Scan for scammer images (Fazza)
- Fix filter 'Back' button
- Add more allowable adult content
- Add something new or upgrade app
- Allow users to pay with MoneyGram or Western Union
- Fix phone line part of the app
- Add dark mode
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Gain
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HARDLINE Chat
No in-app purchases
Gain
No in-app purchases
