trick dash
Off the grid. On the map.

The free LGBTQ+ app for finding who's actually nearby.

See who's around. Chat without limits. Browse anonymously. No ads. No email. No paywalls.

100% free No ads No email Shareable profile link Anonymous Dark Room 2,400+ venues 20 languages
Free in your browser right now. iPhone and Android apps coming soon.
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We built the app the others won't.
Other apps charge $20 a month for things that should be free, then sell your data on the side. Trick Dash works differently.
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Map first, not grid trapped

A real map with real pins. See who's nearby right now. Travel to any city before you fly there. Find LGBTQ+ venues with hours and directions.

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Private by default

No email. No phone number. Your location is fuzzed before it leaves your device. The good privacy controls are free, not locked behind a paid tier.

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Free where they charge

Unlimited messaging. Advanced filters. Read receipts. Private albums. Anonymous personas. All free. No hostage situation.

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Shareable like Instagram

Your profile gets a real link. trickdash.com/@yourname or a short share code. Drop it in your Instagram bio, send it in a DM, print it on a card. No other dating app lets you do this.

Discover
Three ways to find your people.
A real map. A swipeable reel. A photo grid. Switch with one tap.
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Live Map

See who's nearby on a real map of your city. Zoom into your block. Tap a pin, see a profile. LGBTQ+ venues show up too: bars, clubs, saunas, cafes, with hours and directions.

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Photo Grid

Big photo cells. Quick scan. Tap to open the full profile with photo carousel, bio, interests, and action buttons.

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2,400+ Curated Venues

A hand picked database of gay bars, clubs, saunas, cafes, bookstores, and cruising spots across hundreds of cities worldwide. Yellow pins for venues, gold pins for sponsored partners.

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Search by Handle

Find people by their Instagram, X, Bluesky, or TikTok. Results never expose anyone's location on the map.

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City Dashboard

Tap a city, see who's online, who's visiting, and what events are happening. Plan a trip before you fly. Or just see what's moving where you live.

Connect
Every way to reach out.
Message, wave, favorite, share albums, link your partner. All free. All in real time.
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Chat that feels alive

Type and they see it. Send a photo. Share where you are. Take it back if you change your mind. No message limits, no upgrade walls.

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AI live translation (a first)

Land in SΓ£o Paulo, Tokyo, or Tel Aviv and talk to locals from minute one. Tap the globe on any message or profile. AI translates between 20 languages and keeps tone, slang, and emoji intact. No other dating app has this.

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GIFs and reactions

Full GIF library built into the chat. Long press any message to react with an emoji. Works in Gallery and Dark Room, no third party keyboard.

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Albums on a timer

Share private albums in chat. Set them to disappear after an hour, or a day. You control who sees what, and for how long.

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Waves, favorites, matches

Wave to show interest. Favorite to keep track. When you both favorite each other, it's a match with a celebration animation.

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Events and groups

Find local LGBTQ+ events, RSVP, see who's going. Create or join groups for your scene with cover images and member lists.

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Flashes

Post photos that disappear in 24 hours. People can react without starting a conversation. Visible above your inbox.

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Partner linking

Link your profile to your partner's with a two way approval flow. Show up together for everyone to see.

A second persona. Fully anonymous.
Browse, chat, share albums without anyone knowing it's you. Your Dark Room identity is completely separate from your main profile. Available exclusively on the web app.
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Anonymous persona

A separate name, photo, bio, and albums. Nobody can link your two identities. Chat and explore without putting your main profile on display.

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Stall Wall

An anonymous shout board for the Dark Room. Post short messages visible to everyone nearby. Digital graffiti, ephemeral and unfiltered.

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Dark Room only mode

Skip the public profile entirely and exist only in the Dark Room. Upgrade to both modes any time you want.

Explore
Go anywhere. For free.
Browse profiles in any city before you arrive. Other apps charge $15 to $23 a month for this. We don't.
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Trip Planner

Tap a city and you're there. See who's around, plan ahead, roam virtually for up to 24 hours. Cities sorted by distance with live profile counts.

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Smart Radius

Whether you're in Manhattan or rural Vermont, we'll find your people. Search expands automatically until it finds someone near you.

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Share your profile (a first)

Your profile gets a real URL. Pick a custom @username (trickdash.com/@yourname) or use the short share code (trickdash.com/u/abc123). Drop it in your Instagram bio, your X profile, your link tree, an iMessage. It even unfurls a preview card. No other dating app does this.

Your Profile
Show exactly who you are.
Rich profiles with photos, interests, identity fields. No character limits. Built in crop tool.
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Interests and identity

38 interest pills (cycling, gaming, vinyl, drag, and more), identity tags, pronouns, gender, relationship status. Profiles feel complete, not like a form.

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Sexual health

Share your status if you want to. Stored encrypted on our end. Even we can't read it. A full database leak gives away nothing.

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Passkey login

Sign in with Face ID, Touch ID, or your fingerprint. No email, no password, no phone number. Sync across your devices automatically.

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20 languages

Every screen, every button, every label. From English and Spanish to Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, Thai, and Vietnamese.

We don't want your data. Seriously.
Other apps profit from your personal info. We built Trick Dash so a full database leak would give attackers almost nothing.
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Location stays fuzzy

Your exact GPS is never stored. Your position is offset before it touches our servers. Not even we know exactly where you are.

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Health data we can't read

HIV status and prevention preferences are encrypted before they hit the database. Even we can't read them back.

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No email stored

If you ever sign in with email, we store a one way hash, not your actual address. We literally cannot read it back.

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No birth date

We only store your age as a number, never your date of birth. Your birthday stays on your device.

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Messages on your timer

You choose how long messages stick around. From 1 to 14 days, then they're permanently gone. No backdoor copies.

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Delete in one tap

Export everything we have on you, or delete your account entirely. Real and immediate, not a 30 day hold.

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ID free age check

Where required by law, we verify your age with an anonymous selfie or Apple's built in age check. No ID upload, no facial scans saved.

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We catch the bad stuff first

Photos and bios are checked before they go live. False reports can't get you banned. Real ones do. A human reviews edge cases.

How we compare
Free shouldn't have an asterisk.
On most apps, privacy, visibility, filters, and the conveniences you actually use get carved into paid tiers. Trick Dash has no tiers. Every feature is free for everyone.

Trick Dash (free)

  • Map, grid, reel, and swipe discovery
  • 2,400+ curated LGBTQ+ venues
  • Advanced filters (Find)
  • Trip Planner: browse any city
  • Hide my location and distance
  • Read receipts and typing indicators
  • Unlimited messaging
  • Photo, location, and album sharing
  • GIFs and message reactions
  • Private albums with expiry timers
  • Flashes (24 hour stories)
  • Events and groups
  • AI live translation in 20 languages
  • Partner linking
  • Anonymous Dark Room persona
  • Passkey login, no email needed
  • Encrypted health data
  • Cross device sync

Most other apps

  • Often grid only
  • Rarely curated, mostly user submitted
  • Usually paid tier
  • Usually paid tier
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  • Usually paid tier
  • Sometimes capped
  • Yes, but ad supported
  • Often missing or third party
  • Usually paid tier
  • Rarely available
  • Basic or none
  • Not available
  • Not available
  • Not available
  • Email or phone required
  • Stored in plaintext
  • Usually paid tier
Who's behind it
Built independently. Not shareholders.
No ad network. No data brokerage. No growth hack quarterly review board. Trick Dash is built by Bunk Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation operating out of Toronto, for the community first.
2,400+
Curated venues
290
Cities worldwide
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Supported languages
$0
Subscription fee
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18+ onlyVerified at sign up. Explicit content is off by default and easy to turn off again.
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Zero tolerance for abuseNCII (intimate image abuse) is reported to law enforcement. Repeat offenders are banned automatically.
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Real human reviewersEdge cases get a person, not just an algorithm. Reports come back resolved, not lost in a queue.
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Plain language rulesCommunity guidelines you can actually read in five minutes. No 40 page user agreement designed to bore you.
Global
Speaks your language.
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Ready when you are.

No signup. Just open and go.

Open Trick Dash
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Legal
Built with boundaries.
We took the time to write this stuff in plain language, so you can actually read it.
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Terms of Service

18+ only, FOSTA / SESTA compliance, NCII zero tolerance, Section 230 safe harbor, arbitration.

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Privacy Policy

No email stored, location offset, health data encrypted, messages auto expire. GDPR, CCPA, and PIPEDA compliant.

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Community Guidelines

Plain language rules for Gallery and Dark Room. Safety resources and three tier enforcement.

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Child Safety Standards

Zero tolerance for content involving minors. Reporting to NCMEC and law enforcement. Our published CSAE standards.

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FAQ and Support

Accounts, privacy, features, messaging, troubleshooting. Everything you need to know.