Lex: Queer & LGBTQ+ Friends Reviews

I never leave reviews on apps. Mostly cause I don’t care enough to tell people what I think. But Lex-wow. Just wow. I’m sure by the time you’ve found Lex you’ve already tried Tindr, Grindr, Taimi, Bumble, Meetme, Badoo etc- this is the magnum opus, the creme de la creme, Lex works because it gets rid of the picture. It gets rid of the ability to like or not like someone based on what they look like and who I interpret them as. It works because it just brings people together regardless of what u look like. I feel like I’m getting repetitive so let me get to my favorite thing.

Never. Ever. In my 21 years of queer socializing have I met so many amazing people. Best part is they all live within 50 miles. With any other app it would give me people farther away just to get me to click more and use it more. Lex has been nothing but wonders and I promise I’m not being paid to leave this review. Please. Keep Lex a safe and wonderful place. Keep this a place that our community can use. Ik there isn’t really a way to keep bad people out or predatory straight cos people out but-as long as the team stays on top of getting rid of the bad apples that get reported- Lex is the only social media app I need.

I really do love Lex. The anonymity is empowering and makes it easier to put yourself out there. I can think of a couple things that could improve Lex , but it’s kinda great in its simplicity. I’m gonna list a couple things, but honestly even as is I am pleased with Lex .

My biggest wish is that they’d give you more characters for your ad (and a character counter would be helpful too, though not necessary!) Obviously you don’t want like whole essays for an ad, but just a couple extra sentences worth maybe?

I’d also love to see an area on your profile for like a mini bio, but I wouldn’t mark down for that bc I understand Lex is based on old school newspaper personals and the idea is not to have those. But maybe just a spot for your orientation too, or what kind of relationship you’re in/want? As a queer ace that’d be cool so people could see right off the bat that I’m not interested in sex (bc there’s not always room to include it in my ads :’(

Okay wait, I did just think of another thing—it’s a little hard to find your messages at first, I didn’t even know how to check them for like two days... 🤦‍♀️ But again! This is constructive criticism bc I still do love Lex ! Thanks devs! ❤️

Here is an app where the ugly come to hide behind its text based appeal. However, now there is an option to add a profile pic and it is a much needed update since linking to an external zuckerballs social media company just to see who a person is, while needing to add them as a friend there just to bypass their stupid profile picture thats not them and then to actually see whether or not this person is someone id like to see irl, its just not worth it. There are a lot of snowflakes asking for reparations who arent bipoc. Lots of people talking about random reddit trans intro type stuff i dont really care about. Lots of just gross sex stuff that im not really expecting to see but sort of get assaulted by. Just a horribly thought out app thats run amuck. No filters! so i block people. Ive blocked everyone at this point. Screw trying to meet anyone here for dates! There are angsty posts that shame for not being a poly queer person or not being trans enough or enby enough or progressive enough blah blah

I love the variety of uses Lex has. Way more fun than tinder, it’s kinda ruined other dating or connection apps for me. Only thing I want to suggest is a way to limit who responds, or how.

For instance, I am only interested in people local to my area. I specify this every time and I still have people states away responding to me or messaging me. It’s frankly annoying. They’re either bots or they do not have reading comprehension. Therefore, I want to limit the radius of people who can reply to me.
Would also love to see “relationship style/preferences” in the bio. Like monogamous, polyamorous, relationship anarchy, open, other, etc.

Lex has such a wonderful concept and design but is somehow a less safe place to be than Grindr was at launch as there is virtually no moderation. Bots and scammers are granted first class in the ecosystem and preserving locality is basically a manual process. I don’t know why people in Jakarta and Sweden are messaging me when I post about local PDX goings on, but something stinks when it’s even possible to end up in this scenario in the first place. I understand wanting to make global connections, but not letting people constrain their visibility is a massive security risk and I would have thought queer people making apps for queer people would have understood that. But that’s the gap in understanding at the level you need to be to work in tech; being so detached from reality and self-absorbed by product benefits that they don’t consider anything practical. Disappointing at best.

⚔️🌈I absolutely love this app. It was my first step to meeting people in the community after coming out during a pandemic. I was so nervous but the anonymity actually made it easier.

this app is so down to earth and refreshing compared to other superficial SSmedia apps. It makes me feel calm and makes queer life the norm (as it is)😌❤️. Seeing how everyone thinks ranging from “let’s have steamy sex” to “let’s bake cookies” or “ wanna be a goblin and go to a lake” makes my Sapphic heart soar and I know that the people talking to me are there for my personality — not my looks (which has always been an insecurity of mine).

I’ve made lasting friendships from this app and will forever recommend it 🌈⚔️

Lex isn’t treated as a game unlike other apps. It’s a very slow burn and I love taking the time to think about what I want to post in an add. I don’t feel rushed to match or go out with anyone. I feel like I can take the time to like someone over a long period of time just through the adds they post. Hopefully they like the romantic things I dream about too. I also have the freedom to develop a relationship with someone far away. It’s also from what I’ve experienced free of chasers who tend to harass folks like me. Instead I can seek out someone I could connect with who is also wlw.

The concept of this app is phenomenal, the people are wonderful, and the folks behind the company are super responsive! The only reason it’s getting four stars from me is because the large text (THANK YOU for making an effort to make Lex accessible to Visually impaired folks!) is unreadable at times/gets cut off with the format of Lex . And not all of the buttons are screen reader friendly so it’s a little frustrating to navigate.

That said the team was amazing and had a prompt email response to my access issues. No doubt as they grow their resources they’ll be able to troubleshoot this.

I’m very happy that it doesn’t include photos at all because I hate apps that force you to upload profile photos and such of yourself. I met a great friend through this, but a bit sad that there’s not enough people using it that no one is in my area.

The problems my friend and I experienced are Lex crashing , not showing notifications despite them being turned on , and sugar mommys. Other than that , I would recommend. With a bit more updating , it can be even better. Hope more people use it so that I can come back and find people in my area.

This is the first queer social/dating app ive ever felt comfortable using !! I adore the idea of missed connections and texted based posts for this community. I also love the ability to link instagrams and edit pronouns however we want (she/they for me).

My one suggestion would be to enable a comment or thread feature. I think this would be particularly helpful for when someone posts a question asking for help in terms of coming out or safe bars etc. This way many different people can answer and others can see the responses and learn the information for themselves.

For example, someone just posted about National Coming Out day and how we can support each other. This post would be even more powerful if people could read each others responses and interact, forming an even closer community.

Thank you for Lex and for considering improvements !!

Overall I really like Lex, but it’s confusing to try to keep track of who’ve you’ve reached out to and what you’ve already read. A few simple fixes would be:
1. A delete button for posts that aren’t of interest.
2. A way to respond directly to a post (instead of having to refer to the post in a private message)
3. Easier tracking of who is who
4. A section that for is people you've already contacted so as not to contact them again inadvertently

Only app I have a desire to review because I really believe in the vision of Lex. this app, historically _personals_ on Instagram is the most inclusive, lesbian and qt-focused, app out there. It’s about more than dating and relationships: it’s about community. Also, Lex is centered around ‘ads’ that are generally pure poetry. I hope the ads stay that high quality; I didn’t have an ad I wanted to post on the ig page yet, but still I’d scroll through and read. With Lex, I’d definitely like to post an ad. My only want for Lex is to have a log of messages I’ve sent.

Downloaded it to see what the hype was about. Upon logging in I somewhat filled out the profile and questionnaire and post a message to get the idea and feel of things. I ended up banned because my profile and or post was “reported by the community.” I didn’t insult anyone in my post nor threaten nor objectify etc… I literally stated facts and was genuinely asking a serious question. Anyway unless you enjoy dictator fascist type outlooks and being actively censored you’ll love it. For me I couldn’t get away fast enough. These people are no better than Twitter. So I’ll consider my brief sojourn at this app a blessing because I’m allergic to hypocrisy and censorship as well as fragile pathetic people that feel pronouns are something that need to be required 😂

Yes, a play on words because I’m obnoxious that way. I love the concept for Lex and adore it isn’t limited to dating and hook-ups. I enjoy the goal to create community and the simplicity. The history behind the inspiration is cute as well and I feel they are staying true to that.

EDITED (3/5 ~> 4/5)

06/25: My only gripe is that it is hardly useable. I cannot update anything on my profile without the entire app just refusing to load nor does it save (despite saving it). I can scroll through ads people have made, but beyond that I cannot even make my own posts.
06/26: I’ve seen some improvement despite no update so it could’ve easily been any number of other outside issues. I still cannot fill out the parts of my profile like “About Me” without Lex just going completely blank and refusing to load until I relaunch it.

I feel like this is a really conducive style to how queer people date and interact with each other which I haven’t seen in any other dating app yet. Would love to see expanded profile sections. Also I’ve been having a problem where if I’ve been scrolling for a little bit it’ll jump me back up to the top even if there’s still more profiles below. Not a big deal though just probably a bug or my phone crashing, not sure

What a cool idea for an app! It’s different than all the other queer apps I’ve used being not centered entirely around dating/hookups. It’s familiar in a nostalgic yet natural way with the similarity to newspaper personals. It’s a much more authentic and community-building experience without selfies, and you can react to posts without the superficial “like” counts. Hope this keeps catching on to bring more folks together, especially outside urban areas; I’m telling all my people about it.

First off, having a free app is amazing, and I love it! However, it is soooo buggy for me. I had to delete my account because I couldn’t edit my profile, logging in glitches, so I can’t press the login or sign up button, and when I change things in the filter, I just get the loading circle. I think it might just be my phone, but Lex is great! :) I also understand as a software engineer too 😅 Keep up the amazing work 🥰

I’ve been SO hyped for Lex for... so much time I can’t even remember how long. I love the consistent aesthetic, which keeps a familiar vibe to the Instagram page previously used for personals posts.
there’s only one thing: maybe there could be a feature to stop seeing personals from specific people besides blocking them? they didn’t do anything wrong - but I’m not interested, and their repeated posts happen to be clogging my feed!
either way, I adore Lex & im SO happy it’s finally here

Since this app is based on a geographical radius, users near to you will always pop up. Unfortunately for me, there is a user nearby to me who constantly posts about their hardcore kink, which I don’t want to see. It’s not judgement - I just don’t want to see it. I see this person’s posts every time I open Lex , they make me nauseous and upset, I close Lex . I have tried blocking, I’ve tried reporting, nothing works. I’ve reported the bug, I’ve suggested the feature, I’ve heard absolutely nothing back from this app. Incredibly disappointing. What’s the use of a block feature if it doesn’t work? this app, why don’t you care about your users?

Its kinda neat to see a sort of social media mixed with dating. You get to see into people’s ideal fantasies and dates before even starting up a conversation. Its very cute 🥰 However, if you are trying to find people in your area, the results are limited because the users have to have been actively posting in the last 30 days.
I do hope Lex picks up popularity so i can find more people near me. 😌

never thought i’d be lucky enough to be with another butch but i think that might become a reality soon enough ...! they’re just everything i’ve been looking for and so much more. i love the concept but there are some issues w messaging id like to see fixed. one thing i would also like to see is an age range for people who can see your profile. im 17 (thank you for allowing 17 year olds on Lex btw!) and i’d really like if i could make sure those over a certain age can’t interact w my profile. it would be good to add to just ensure the safety of younger people on Lex !

When I first installed, Lex kept immediately crashing when loaded. I finally left a scathing one-star review and deleted it.

Days later, a trusted friend hounded me into trying it again and, this time, it completed the setup and appears to work as designed. I’m intending to give it fair consideration and will update my review accordingly.

If you are queer you need to be on Lex, period. Find friends, a running group, a steamy date, a partner, whatever! People are so hot and funny on here. You can truly find your community. And the best part is that since it's text-only you can say exactly what you want, people are very honest and specific on here. Also no cishets, it's the safe queer haven we've been waiting for.

I have tried a couple different meeting app but this app is the most queer friendly app to meet friends and lover. WhatI like about Lex is, not too many visual information like other dating app - I am so enjoying their writing like reading poems. But also easy to connect instagram acount to stalk their interests and visual if I’m into it!
But most, I love NOT seeing heterosexual mans profile and I feel very safe as queer person :)

Listen. Let me tell you about my first 24 hours on dating apps: I joined a mainstream app, and I downloaded this app.

The mainstream app was...fiiiiine? Didn’t feel like I could really be myself there. But this app! Wow. I went from being a skittish dater who had never used an app... to exchanging messages about our respective art practices...To a really lovely phone date with plans to meet in person…all on day one. Going on a second IRL date tomorrow, and I’m excited instead of nervous :)

The outpouring of quirky, poetic, generous, funny personals made me feel confident that there was space for me on this app, and honestly, I enjoy reading people’s posts even when they’re clearly not for me, just because the posts are so adorable.

Thanks this app!!