Scruff vs. Grindr: Find Out Which Dating App is Right for You

Part 3: Scruff vs. Grindr: A Detailed Comparison

Now when we have covered the basics, let’s do a Grindr vs. Scruff comparison based on different perspectives.

Target Audience

While both Grindr and Scruff are targeted to the LGBT audience, Grindr has a more diverse appeal. For instance, you can find gay, bisexual, transgender, and people of other orientations on Grindr easily. On the other hand, Scruff provides a more refined experience and is mostly used by mature gay men who are looking for a serious commitment.

Culture

Grind has been associated with “hookup culture” for a while now – and it is pretty much true. Most of the people on Grindr are looking for hookups, but there are plenty of exceptions as well.

Similarly, on Scruff, you will find guys who are looking for hookups and serious relationships. Since Scruff mostly has mature men, most of them are looking for dating and relationships over hookups.

Free Features

Both Scruff and Grindr have similar features when it comes to dating and communication. You will get a list of nearby profiles on your radar, and you can freely message them or leave a tap.

Besides that, you can share your location with others on both apps and can call them as well (video or audio). Though, on Scruff, you will get more filters for free that are still restricted on Grindr. Also, there is a dedicated Events feature in Scruff that is missing on Grindr.

Premium Features

Grindr has two premium plans – Xtra and Unlimited. Unlimited is a more popular premium feature that costs $29.99 per month.

By getting Grindr Unlimited, you can browse the app invisibly via its Incognito Mode. It will also let you browse unlimited profiles on your radar, and you can also un-send your messages. You can also check you viewed your Grindr profile on the app with the Unlimited version.

Scruff also offers a premium version (known as Scruff Pro) that you can get for $19.99 monthly. While Scruff’s premium version is cheaper than Grindr, its features are also not as extensive as Unlimited. It will disable all ads from your account and would let you check up to 1000 profiles.

There will be an option to set up to 25,000 profiles as favorites and you can create secret photo albums. If you want, you can change your location to anywhere in the world with Scruff Pro and it would suggest 4x times more profiles to you.

Other Differences

As you can see from our Grindr vs. Scruff comparison that both the apps can be quite different. If you just check their free versions, then Scruff would have an upper hand. Apart from a radar-based search, Scruff will suggest handpicked profiles to you as matches and would also let you create events.

Though, if we compare the features of their premium versions, then Grindr Unlimited simply offers more options than Scruff Pro. For instance, with Unlimited, you can browse Grindr invisibly, which is not possible with Scruff.