LOS ANGELES — After 25 years as a cornerstone of cruising culture for gay, bi, and curious men, Squirt is launching its first mobile app in the U.S.
Launching nationwide today after a soft launch in the UK and Canada, the new Squirt mobile app "brings the platform’s famously direct, community-driven experience into a streamlined, app-store-compliant format, all while staying rooted in what made Squirt iconic in the first place — real-time connection, global reach, and unapologetic cruising culture," said a company rep.
Unlike newer apps built around swiping, gamification, or influencer aesthetics, Squirt was built by and for queer men long before "dating tech" was a category. The app connects seamlessly with Squirt.org, meaning users aren't dropped into an empty grid or forced to rebuild their community from scratch.
"Squirt has always been about making connections simple, immediate, and stigma-free," said Andrew Nolan, head of dating businesses at Pink Triangle Press. "The app brings that same philosophy to mobile without losing the culture or the people who made Squirt what it is."
The Squirt app offers 10 free days of Fan Club access for new members, push notifications so you never miss an opportunity, cross-platform messaging with Squirt.org members, and a fully populated Guys Grid from day one.
While the launch version of the app is intentionally more PG-rated to meet app-store requirements, Squirt emphasizes that this is only the beginning. Future updates, including one-on-one video chat, are already in development.
"This isn’t just another guys-on-a-map app," added Nolan. "It’s a mobile extension of one of the largest, longest-running queer meetup communities in the world."
The Squirt app is available in the Google Play Store as "SQ Dating – Gay Chat & Meet."
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