MOTTO: for gay and queer guys Reviews

by Sameb23

In a big city and been on the “waiting list” for over a year with no information about when they will be expanding. It says it’s starting in New York but I’ve heard they are also in Miami. While on the “waiting list” you can create a profile and see the fake profiles they made to lure people to MOTTO . Then they don’t update you on when they will “expand” MOTTO to include other areas. Even if you are close to New York you can’t interact with any profiles because you are on the “waiting list”. There’s no reason to download MOTTO because you can’t and won’t be able to use it for at least another 5 years while they “work out the kinks” it’s literally updated twice in over a year. Don’t waste your time with MOTTO

by Majorr90

*only shows profiles in Miami*

I signed up to check this thing out and am still confused. Most Grindr users show their faces in major cities. It’s only an issue in rural areas but for good reason. Why be coy about being a sex (“casual dating”) app? It’s like the developers the developers are taking the worst aspects of straight dating and hookup culture and concentrating them in an app. Let’s just all pretend to be serious and not only interested in sex on the surface but really it’s just sex. Like just be open and honest instead of pretending to be something else.

by Nick_Arnold

Who knew the man who made grindr could make an app that’s more socially isolating? I’ve been on MOTTO daily for 2 months and haven’t gotten a single message. have cleared my daily batch every single day. No responses. No messages. If you’re not a 10, don’t even bother on MOTTO. btw, I’ve seen less than 5 POC in those 2 months.

by Deafboioh79

I did download and check it out but unfortunately it not available for Ohio or few other states near by and I been wait for few month to check update and never happened anything and it total waste time for that

by JM Productions

I thought MOTTO would be better (considering how it’s marketed) but it’s just a bunch of shirtless men who don’t take dating seriously. I don’t know what else to say. I’ve had it for a week and I’ve only had one response and it was weird and random. The guy was like “you should go outside and enjoy the weather”. How about you come with me? It’s lackluster.

by Kingversx

10 profiles a day is limiting especially when they’re all just rich white guys from Manhattan who don’t want anything to do with us poorer non whites in the outer boroughs. There’s barely any people of color and if you don’t live in the most populated regions of the city, you’re basically in a desert.

by Bythebay10

Downloaded this in NYC but after filling in tons of profile info and uploading photos and doing photo verification, you end up on a “wait list” with no clear position or expectation of how/when you might be approved. Also MOTTO mandates giving location access always but then shows you people in Miami when you’re in NYC as other reviewers have mentioned. Maybe it’s just trolling for our pics and personal info…

by J. ⏱

I've had MOTTO for a while and it's basically useless. They don't even give you the option to delete your account, so I'm stuck on waiting until they add this feature so I can delete MOTTO from my phone.

by Danman061

MOTTO started notifying you when ppl you’ve matched with join the Now group, and it doesn’t allow you to disable it! It’s the most annoying thing bc I only want to notified when I get msgs but obviously the developers want you to log on every 30 seconds by sending you these Now notifications that you can’t stop 🙄
And yeah I know I can disable ALL notifications via iPhone’s system settings but I still want to get msg notifications. It seems like MOTTO doesn’t want you to be able to choose that. Ridiculous.

by Quinncyrusxxx

Created my account, uploaded my pictures, verified my identity, and waited for more than a week but they still didn’t approve my pics & account. I just had it sitting there in my phone for no reason. I deleted it today.

by Jhon7001728

I waited 3 days for my pictures a to be verified and when I did they said they weren’t me I did this several times and every time at least one of the pictures apparently it’s not me when it clearly is

by Lukraniom

I don’t know if MOTTO is only for certain locations or not but I have had my profile 100% complete for a while now and nothing. I get this is a very new app but this is just frustrating is all

by Dignity2007

I thought MOTTO would be better (considering how it’s marketed) but it’s just a bunch of shirtless men who don’t take dating seriously. I don’t know what else to say. I’ve had it for a week and I’ve only had one response and it was weird and random. The guy was like “you should go outside and enjoy the weather”. How about you come with me? It’s lackluster.

by Rafib1346

They wanted to change up online dating, and that’s great. Issue is that I haven’t been offered a single profile that was my type. It isn’t that I’m picky, it’s there aren’t filters to find people you might find attractive. There is only an age parameter, and they continue to suggest people who are out of it. I’m simply not into chubbier people, and I’m allowed to have my preferences without feeling like a bad person. Being out as gay means that you aren’t ashamed of people attracted to some people and not others, same should apply here. I’m deleting MOTTO, it’s a waste of time.

by JayLam07

App looked like it had a lot of promise. I don’t think the developers know much about how to run an app well for success.
Maybe in the future my review will change.

by Edddy23323

Only major issue is that it only lets me change 2 of my pictures and the rest I can’t.

by Tmcalli

Easy to use! Sexy and interesting guys. I’ve been wondering when one of these apps would start requiring face photos. Finally! I waste so much less time trying to figure out if people are real on here. Definitely worth trying!

by Bc201833

Such a refreshing app compared to other platforms. There’s no games because everyone is an actual person and has multiple pictures.

by FBG2023

This is a big improvement over other stuff out there. Really appreciate the transparency / fact that you know what you’re getting. MOTTO is filled with sexy interesting prospects. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

by StevezieNyc

MOTTO seems to take the best parts of Grindr and Hinge. They incentivize face pictures and more complete profile information. The interface is intuitive and makes it easier to connect instead of mindless scrolling. I hope this becomes the new standard!

by Hottyyy

Thanks this app for building something the community truly needs!

by Davewithsilver

Just launched in NYC, already 10x better than other dating apps. There’s no doom scrolling, it’s set up for real conversations.

by Michael Yuasa

Love the ui of this app and their overall vibe. Much better then any of the other dating apps I’ve used in the past.

by KingCharles5

It’s exciting to see new tool for the gay community that isn’t full of empty profile and headless torsos. It seem so far like they’ve taken the best of Grindr and a few other services to provide what every gay man has been asking for. Excited to see how far this goes and if they manage to keep it fun and without the blank/headless torso profiles.

Can’t wait to get the full experience once it’s into Seattle.

by TaylorJB1994

Very impressed with how aesthetically pleasing MOTTO is, despite how new it is! So far it works great and there are lots of attractive people.

by Leo_moon_1

So glad about MOTTO. Great that this has verified photos so that I know I’m not wasting time. It’s got great design and easy to use.

by HHF08

Really nice to see a company that cares about getting us away from the toxic culture of other gay dating apps!

by Lets Be Reak 669

Ammmaazzzing because of Alexx lol doing it for a drink ticket because I went to a club and they would give me free entry to a club

by MTB 10

So far so good! Love that I can see everyone! The vibes are fun and I've met up with some cuties!

by Themaninshades

Honestly, I don’t need to go to church anymore. I get my sacrament every Sunday with this app

by A Bowl Of Fresh Cherries

Real people and real photos!