Comparison

Queerie vs TROYBOY

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Queerie

Connect with the queer community for dating, friendship, and events in a safe, inclusive ecosystem. Discover curated events, join conversations, and build meaningful connections online and in real life. Designed by and for the queer community.

Highlights
  • Queer dating and friendship connections
  • Curated queer events and nightlife
  • Community building and conversations
  • Sliding pay scale membership
  • Radical privacy protections
  • Safety tools like Shady Mode™
Features
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Queerie is the queer social platform built by us, for us. Meet people for dating, friendship, and everything in between. Join communities built around identity, interests, and connection. Discover queer events near you. Share your Vibe. Make a Spark. Find more ways to connect online and IRL. BELONG HERE. Queerie was built because queer people deserve more than another platform designed around swiping, engagement tricks, and turning our identities into data. Here, connection comes first. MEET PEOPLE Build a profile that reflects who you actually are, discover people across dating and friendship, and send a Sparq with intention when someone catches your attention. No swipe-first design. No endless matching game. JOIN COMMUNITIES Find spaces built around the identities, interests, cultures, and experiences that matter to you. Communities make it easier to find your people, start conversations, and stay connected around the things you share. FIND THINGS TO DO Discover queer events nearby and beyond, from nightlife and music to culture, community gatherings, and more. Queerie helps move connection off the screen and into real life. SHARE YOUR VIBE Post what’s happening in your world, join conversations, and connect with real people without a feed engineered to manipulate what you see. BUILT DIFFERENTLY Queerie centers ALAANA (African, Latinx, Arab, Asian, and Native American) + MOGII (Marginalized Orientations, Gender Identities, and Intersex) communities, and welcomes allies who show up with respect. No data brokering. No feed manipulation. No swiping for validation. Dating. Friendship. Communities. Events. Connection. Queerie. Belong Here.

About

TROYBOY

A private social platform for men to connect through friendships, networking, dating, and community events. Discover nearby users, engage in private chats with photo sharing, and utilize an AI assistant for navigation. Offers tiered membership options.

Highlights
  • Friendship and networking connections
  • Dating and travel meetups
  • Community event discovery
  • Private, encrypted chat with photo sharing
  • AI assistant for app navigation
  • Tiered membership options
Features
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A social space for men, online. TROYBOY connects men through friendships, networking, dating, travel, and community events — all in one place. Designed for those who value discretion, quality, and genuine connection. DISCOVER WHO'S NEARBY Browse profiles in your area. See who's visiting your city. Explore community events happening around you. CONNECT YOUR WAY Send a Tap to break the ice. Chat privately with photos that remain between you. Your conversations, your pace. MEET VIKTOR Your in-app assistant. Viktor helps you navigate the app, answers questions, and keeps things running smoothly — available anytime. MEMBERSHIP TIERS Start free. Upgrade when you're ready. · FREE — Browse, tap, and chat · MORE — More profiles, more photos, fewer ads · MAXX — Ad-free, discovery filters, Viktor priority · APEX — All of the above plus directory listing, profile badge, and personal website BUILT FOR PRIVACY Your photos and conversations are yours. Chat images are private and encrypted. We don't share your data with third parties. TROYBOY is operated by Corban Digital Media LLC. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://troyboy.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Queerie4 screens
TROYBOY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Queerie at none against TROYBOY's shown. TROYBOY's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Queerie sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.79 per month and TROYBOY sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Queerie against 5.0 for TROYBOY. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Queerie ships an update every 3 weeks, TROYBOY every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Queerie versus TROYBOY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQueerieTROYBOY
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB118 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperQuute, Inc.Corban Digital Media

Customer experience

Queerie

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TROYBOY

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Queerie

Subscriptions9
  • Marcher$1.791 Month
  • Pillar$12.991 Month
  • Riotstarter$19.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Vanguard$19.991 Month
  • Marcher$21.491 Year
  • Ally$59.991 Year
  • Riotstarter$108.991 Year
  • Pillar$124.991 Year
  • Vanguard$179.991 Year
3 purchases

TROYBOY

Subscriptions3
  • MORE$4.991 Month
  • MAXX$9.991 Month
  • APEX$14.991 Month

Questions

Is Queerie free?
Queerie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TROYBOY free?
TROYBOY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Queerie or TROYBOY?
Queerie and TROYBOY are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Queerie or TROYBOY have ads?
TROYBOY shows ads; Queerie does not.
Which is updated more often, Queerie or TROYBOY?
Queerie ships an update every 3 weeks, and TROYBOY every 9 days. Most recently, Queerie was updated on October 13, 2026 and TROYBOY on October 12, 2026.

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