H.I.M. vs Trick Dash

H.I.M. ("Hi, It's Me") is a friendship app for gay men — not a dating app, and not a hookup app. It's built on the things that made the early internet feel like home: a screenname that's yours, an away message that says what you're up to, a buddy list of people you actually know, and chat rooms where conversations happen out loud. No swiping. No match queue. No "people nearby." No photo-first browsing. Just talking — the way friendships actually start. WHY H.I.M. IS DIFFERENT Most apps for gay men are built to pair you off. H.I.M. is built to help you make friends. There is no swipe mechanic, no proximity radar, and no algorithm pushing you toward romance. You meet people in chat rooms, get to know them in conversation, and add them to your buddy list when there's a real connection. CHAT ROOMS Drop into regional rooms (New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, and Everywhere Else) or vibe rooms like Late Night and Sunday Reset. See who's around, jump into the conversation, and meet people who share your corner of the world or your time of day. BUDDY LIST + AWAY MESSAGES Build a buddy list of people you've actually met in the rooms. Set an away message so your buddies know what you're up to — "grabbing coffee," "doomscrolling," "finally cleaning my apartment." It's status as self-expression, the way it used to be. DIRECT MESSAGES Private one-to-one conversations with the buddies you choose. Send text, photos, and voice notes. Messages queue offline and send when you're back online. BUILT FOR SAFETY AND PRIVACY - Block and Report on every profile, every message, every room. - A content filter screens messages for objectionable language before recipients see them. - Notification previews default to sender-only, so a message snippet never lands on your lock screen where someone could read it over your shoulder. - Face ID / Touch ID app lock keeps your conversations yours. - Delete your account anytime, in two taps — your account and your content are deleted. - Download a copy of your data anytime. WHO IT'S FOR Gay men 18+ looking for friendship and community — new-in-town, starting over, between friend groups, or just tired of every app being about dating. If you've ever wished there were a place to just talk, this is it. H.I.M. is made by Saman Technologies LLC. Privacy Policy: https://hiitsme.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://hiitsme.app/terms Questions? support@hiitsme.app

Meet your people, anywhere in the world, for free. Trick Dash is the LGBTQ+ social and dating app for gay, bi, trans, and queer men, including everyone who identifies as a man. Built by our own community. Owned by no corporation. Free in every way that counts. ACTUALLY FREE No subscriptions. No paywalls. No premium tier holding the good stuff hostage. Unlimited messaging, advanced filters, read receipts, and private albums, all free. No banner ads, no video ads, nothing getting between you and a conversation. The things other apps charge for, we just give you. A MAP THAT MEANS SOMETHING See your community on a real map with real pins, or switch to a photo grid with one tap. Open a profile, send a wave, start a conversation. Two ways to explore, both built to help you connect with the men around you and the ones you haven't met yet. TALK TO ANYONE, ANYWHERE Land in Tokyo, São Paulo, or Tel Aviv and talk to locals from the very first message. Tap the globe and live translation does the rest. You write in your language, they read in theirs, and the slang and emoji still land. It's the feature that turns a trip into a story. A PASSPORT TO QUEER LIFE Browse more than 2,400 curated LGBTQ+ venues worldwide. Bars, clubs, drag brunches, parties, meetups, and community spaces, with hours, directions, and ratings from people who actually go. Heading somewhere new? Roam into any city before you land, see who's there and what's on, and let Trip Planner keep your itinerary together. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Sign in with Face ID, Touch ID, or your fingerprint. No email, no phone number, no name required. Your exact location never reaches our servers. We don't sell your data, and we don't share it with ad networks or aggregators. The whole app is built so we know as little about you as possible. YOU, FULLY Multiple photos and private albums you control. Pronouns and gender options that go past two boxes. Interests, languages you speak, what you're here for, and links to your Instagram, Bluesky, and more. Show up as the whole person you are. SAFE AND HUMAN Every photo is checked at upload. Press and hold anything to report it, anonymously, to a real person on our team. Clear community guidelines and support, around the clock. Verified adults only. TWENTY LANGUAGES, ONE COMMUNITY English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Hebrew. Every screen fully translated, with live translation between all of them. Trick Dash is for adults 18 and older. By using the app you confirm you are 18 or older and agree to our Community Guidelines, Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy. Built by Bunk Labs, Inc.