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Maybe it started as a joke, but it turned out to be the perfect name. If you want to see more, you have to physically get up and move. Editor's note: The Sniffies app, which launched in March when this interview occurred, is no longer available on Apple's App Store.

Like the browser version, the app shows the approximate location of nearby users in real time. Sniffies debuted in as a web-based experiment — part cruising map, part chat room — and developed an underground following. A statement from the Sniffies : "Due to ongoing content restrictions, the app has been temporarily removed from the App Store.

While apps like Grindr and Scruff were chasing venture capital and onboarding new users with photos of gay brunch, Sniffies offered snuffies felt, gay the now-crowded field of digitally mediated sex, a bit old-school: real-time, typically anonymous IRL sex.

Whether you're a seasoned cruiser or just a curious explorer, here’s how to use Sniffies like a pro—with discretion, confidence, and maybe a double dose of PrEP. Our core web app remains fully operational and continues to offer the unfiltered Sniffies experience.

Sniffies emphasizes cruising as an immersive, interactive experience, making it the hottest, fastest-growing cruising platform around. The name has layers. According to Trujillo, Amtrak cops have been using the Sniffies app to target and arrest gay men on a charge of lewdness “even if their response is innocuous.”.

After I left Grindr and its ilk for good — detailed in a recent Last Call post in this magazine — this news made me conflicted. But users can opt out of it by visiting the website and toggling NSFW content back on.

For users who already have the app installed, it will continue to function normally. As an app, it joins the ranks of competitors like Grindr and Scruff. Was Sniffies off-limits now too? He shelved it for a while but kept the name.

The platform restricts you to profiles within a certain radius of your location. What Is Sniffies? Sniffies is a -based, map-style hookup app for gay, bi, and curious men—and the occasional adventurous couple. This default setting blurs explicit images and turns Sniffies into a toned-down messaging platform.

Present-day Sniffies is a jump from that original concept, but Martin believes the name still works.

After seven years as a browser-only cruising platform, Sniffies officially launched an iOS version March 3. On the map, blue pins mark active users near you.

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We're committed to providing the best experience possible for our community and will share updates as we explore next steps. Orange pins show known cruising spots — parks, bars, bathrooms, and more. Sniffies is a map-based cruising app for the curious.

Hence the name. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. With a new app, the platform Sniffies wants to bring queer cruising back offline.