A recent update in guidelines by Apple states “hookup apps” that may include pornography or may facilitate prostitution will be rejected from the App Store. But the company has not banned the dating app Grindr from its store, a company spokesperson told Reuters.

Does Grindr require phone number?

“No matter how Grindr advertises their new Kindr Grindr, it will never help ease a gay mans concern for his safety, especially since unlike Tinder, they dont require a cellphone number to ensure we are in fact real users,” Betancourt adds.

Can you use Grindr without a phone number?

“No matter how Grindr advertises their new Kindr Grindr, it will never help ease a gay mans concern for his safety, especially since unlike Tinder, they dont require a cellphone number to ensure we are in fact real users,” Betancourt adds.