# Hornet - Gay Dating & Chat

> Meet nearby gay, bi & queer guys for dating, chat and friendship

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hornet.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hornet.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.hornet.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Queer Networks Inc.
- **Category:** SOCIAL
- **Downloads:** 19,371,095
- **Rating:** 3.41 / 5 (250,969 ratings)
- **Version:** 9.56.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2012-04-11
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 346 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hornet.android)
- **Website:** [https://hornet.com/](https://hornet.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://hornet.com/about/privacy-policy/](https://hornet.com/about/privacy-policy/)

## Description

**Hornet - Gay Dating & Chat** is a social dating app for gay, bi, trans, and queer men seeking dating, friendship, meaningful conversations, or casual connections. Discover people nearby or explore the global LGBTQ+ community using profiles, hashtags, filters, and a guys grid.

Chat with text and audio messages, share emojis and stickers, connect through video chat, and build trust with profile and identity verification. Hornet also includes privacy tools such as private photos, screenshot protection, blocking, and discreet browsing options. Premium plans add ad-free browsing, advanced filters, profile viewers, unlimited grid access, travel modes, message deletion, and profile or post boosts.

## Rankings

- #7,830 — Overall
- #8 — gay

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTION`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.REORDER_TASKS`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.amazon.privacypass.ATTEST`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.hornet.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Overall, Hornet is viewed as a popular, feature-rich dating app with a positive user vibe. Many praise its broad reach and usability, but frequent complaints center on account suspensions without explanations, heavy and sometimes scammy advertising, and strict censorship that limits content. Other recurring issues include performance problems (crashes, slow loading), mismatched online/offline profiles or delays, and missing or weak filters. A few users cite pricing concerns. Taken together, the app is valued for its presence and features, but these reliability and policy problems dominate user sentiment.

### Pros

- Positive overall experience and usability.
- Popular and well-known within the gay dating space.
- Feature-rich app with many useful features.
- Ad load is lower than some competitors.

### Cons

- Account suspensions without clear reasons.
- Excessive and intrusive ads, including scammy or forced video ads.
- Censorship and strict content rules restricting photos and posts.
- Performance issues: crashes, can't open, slow loading.
- Filters missing or not effective; some features don't work as expected.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hornet.android)