The navigation of Growlr is very user friendly and all the features that are available with the free membership are great. My criticism would have to be all the fake profiles that have overrun the app. I would say the majority of users I receive messages from turn out to be either bots or catfish. I really don't like that the distance isn't required to be revealed, and there always seems to be profiles showing up in the nearby grid view that end up being on the opposite coast, or like Beirute.

Only one photo viewable without Pro subscription. App is rife with fake profiles who try to entice you to questionable websites. This has been a problem for over a year. Also limiting things like "bookmarks" (formerly Favorites) that used to be unlimited, just so they can give you more if you pay them. They're not as limiting as Scruff but that's not really saying much. Also, their ad provider has some really sketchy clients. Update: No longer better than Scruff.

My experience with this app has been frustrating and the support team seems nonexistent. Initially it would tell me I was not allowed to make an account for unknown reasons I could not figure out. I emailed support, no response. I was then able to make an account suddenly so I did. Didnt get a chance to interact with a single person on the app because next time I tried to log in I was told my account was suspended. I emailed support because I believe this is in error. No response. I give up.