Steel Krush vs Spark Matched
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Steel Krush
Connect with the LGBTQ+ community in Pittsburgh. Discover dates, friends, and local events with a neighborhood map and detailed profiles. Prioritizes safety with age verification and content moderation.
- Neighborhood map with check-ins
- Advanced profile filtering
- Moment-based 'looking' posts
- Queer-affirming venue discovery
- Direct messaging with photo support
- Age and photo verification
- Content moderation and reporting
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Steel Krush is a social and dating app built for Pittsburgh's LGBTQ+ community. Connect with people who actually live in your neighborhood, find dates, friends, and people to do things with, all in one place. NEIGHBORHOOD MAP Check in at a bar, park, or any spot in the city and let people nearby know you're out. Live presence across Pittsburgh neighborhoods, from Bloomfield to the Strip District to the South Side. Check-ins can be GPS-verified or manually picked, with a duration you control. PEOPLE Browse profiles with filters that go beyond the basics. Search by orientation, identity, hobbies, age, and what someone is currently looking for. Profiles show verification badges, photos, bio, and availability. LOOKING Post what you're looking for in the moment, whether that's a date, friends, a tennis partner, or a coffee buddy. Each post has its own duration and audience, so it expires when the moment passes. VENUES AND EVENTS Discover queer-affirming bars, clubs, restaurants, and resources mapped across the city. Hours, reviews, and active events at each one. Check in to see who else is there tonight. MESSAGES Direct messages with photo support, privacy controls, and the same adult-content gating used everywhere else in the app. Block, report, and conversation controls available on every chat. VERIFICATION AND SAFETY Age verification through liveness check and ID scanning. Photo moderation runs on every upload. User reports are reviewed within 48 hours. Community guidelines are accessible from inside the app at any time. ADULT CONTENT Steel Krush is intended for users 18 and over. Adult content is gated behind both age verification and an explicit per-user opt-in. You always decide what you see. PITTSBURGH FIRST We're launching in Pittsburgh because we live here. Neighborhoods, venues, and events are hand-curated for the city, not auto-imported from a national database. More cities are coming after launch. Steel Krush is built and run by Steel Krush LLC. Read our privacy policy and terms of service in the app.
Spark Matched
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Steel Krush at every 5 days against Spark Matched's every 3 weeks. Spark Matched's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Steel Krush ships an update every 5 days, Spark Matched every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Steel Krush | Spark Matched |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Steel Krush LLC | Nathan Chackerian |
In-app purchases
Steel Krush
No in-app purchases
Spark Matched
No in-app purchases
