# SURGE – Gay Dating & Chat

> Match, Meet and Date Hot Men

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id709551897](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id709551897)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id709551897`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Cosmic Latte s.r.o
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (20,242 ratings)
- **Version:** 11.21.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-08
- **First published:** 2014-04-15
- **Size:** 199 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/surge-gay-dating-chat/id709551897)
- **Website:** [https://www.surgeapp.com](https://www.surgeapp.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.surgeapp.com/privacy](http://www.surgeapp.com/privacy)

## Description

**SURGE – Gay Dating & Chat** is a dating and social app for gay, bisexual, trans, and queer adults. Browse nearby profiles, swipe to match, chat for free, share photos and videos, and connect for dating, relationships, friendship, or community. Users can filter by age and distance, send secret photos, use profile verification, and protect the app with fingerprint access.

Premium features include Private Mode, Who Liked Me, Power Messages, advanced filters, location changes, hidden age and distance, after-match galleries, chat stickers, and access to previous profile decisions. SURGE is for users 18 and older and includes messaging controls, disappearing snaps, and support for privacy-focused connections.

## Rankings

- #11,924 — Overall
- #7 — gay

## Review summary

Reviewers praise Surge for its ease of use and ability to help users meet people and date in a welcoming, judgement-free community. However, recurring downsides include a costly paywall to access messaging, intrusive ads, a relatively small user base, and concerns about scammers or fake locations. Overall sentiment is mixed: strong positivity about usability and social potential, tempered by cost, ads, and safety issues.

### Pros

- Easy to use with a quick setup
- Strong potential for meeting people and dating
- Welcoming, judgement-free environment with real users
- Positive, enthusiastic user sentiment across reviews

### Cons

- Paywall / expensive to access messaging and features
- Pervasive ads that disrupt the experience
- Small user base / not enough people online
- Scammers / fake locations; trust and safety concerns

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id709551897)