Recon - Gay Fetish App

Name: Recon - Gay Fetish App
Rating: 2.5 (357 reviews)
Author: T101 Limited

By: T101 Limited

Find, Connect, Meet Fetish Men

Features & Capabilities

Recon is the world’s largest kink and fetish dating app and online community for gay, bi, queer, trans, and curious men. Discover desires, connect with others who share gear and fetish interests, and become part of a global community built on consent and safety.

Find your fetish, show your profile, and meet guys nearby or worldwide. Use filters and your top-five interests to discover matches, cruise, and plan in-person meetups at Recon events. Premium unlocks unlimited profile views, full galleries, and advanced search, while curated articles, interviews, and podcasts fuel exploration and education within a supportive community.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Community Social Media Privacy & Security Content

By:

T101 Limited

Rating:

2.50

(357) 1 new ratings

Version:

2.31.7 Last updated: 2026-02-19

Version code:

881489599

Creation date:

2009-12-18

Compatible devices:

Size:

96.45MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 115,837 ▲ 216

Other rankings

#28 in gay keyword 2 ▲ 9

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Developed by:

T101 Limited

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/recon-gay-fetish-app/id346152901

Website:

https://www.recon.com

User Reviews

Recon is a long-running, niche gay kink app that can connect like-minded people, especially in cities or while traveling. However, it suffers from aging UI, frequent crashes, heavy photo censorship and mislabeling, and limited free access with costly subscriptions. Support is often unresponsive, and bans or refunds are reportedly unfair. Moderation inconsistencies and removed features further hinder usability, and the user base is uneven, reducing meeting opportunities in many areas.

Pros

Longstanding niche platform for kink/fetish within the gay community enabling real connections.
Great for finding like-minded people near home or while traveling.
Niche focus for kink/fetish within gay dating.
Long history and continued use by dedicated members.

Cons

Photo moderation mislabels photos as adult and makes management difficult; you can't easily see which photos were flagged.
Frequent crashes and bugs; the app feels unstable.
Heavy premium gating: limited free access, few profiles per day, and high subscription costs.
Poor customer support and reports of bans/refunds without explanation.
Content moderation and feature removals differ across platforms; inconsistencies and outdated capabilities.

Recent reviews

This app is old and kludgy. Is this only for boomers? Not many people are on Recon, and I’m saying that living in San Francisco. Uploading and managing photos is a pain. Recon is constantly calling G-rated and PG-rated photos as adult photos. You don’t get a notification of this, you just discover a bunch of red circles with slashes. You can’t even see which photos got labeled because you can’t view them anymore. The photo management kills this app - it’s painful to reorganize between profile, public, and private albums, especially when regular non-adult photos are labeled as adult. This issue doesn’t happen on other iOS apps like Grindr, Scruff, etc. I even signed up for the new trial and never heard back. It’s sad, because we need a kink-based gay app, but this isn’t it.

by RU*****, 2026-04-14

If you take a break from using it, without doing anything, not deleting not putting it in a certain mode, nothing. The site deletes you. This has happened countless times and it’s been so frustrating. Ugh!