Nearly 400,000 members in the US
Offers cheap three-day trial
100% Male
If you’re a gay or bisexual man looking for hookups, casual dating, or even serious relationships, Gay Tryst isn’t a bad place to start. The site has a nice look and feel, and it’s easy to navigate the site. Once you delve in, you’ll notice plenty of other members on the site. However, if you want to meet other men, you’ll have to pay for the premium plan, as that’s the only way to slide into DMs and chat with other users. All you can do for free is send out winks to other members to let them know you’re interested in them.
Owned by Together Networks Holding Limited, Gay Tryst is one of the company’s many dating and hookup sites. That means they know how to design and build a site that functions well and attracts thousands of users. The dating site does an excellent job at matching gay men with like-minded individuals and ensuring the members of the site are who they say they are. However, it’s important to know that the information you share with Gay Tryst can be used in whichever way the company wants. For this reason, we recommend that you don’t share sensitive information that you wouldn’t want to be shared with other parties.
For singles looking for casual fun
Moderators regulate photos for authenticity
Has security measures for added safety
No free mobile app is available
Not always many active users
Fake users on the site
Per month: $31.80
Total: $31.80
Per month: $16.20
Total: $48.60
The sign-up process with Gay Tryst couldn’t possibly be much easier. The process involves you choosing who you’re interested in (there’s only one option: a man looking for a man). After that, you’ll provide your run-of-the-mill information, including your email address, a password of your choosing, sex, location, age (18 and over), and match references.
You can start building your Gay Tryst profile after completing an email verification step. It’s up to you how much you want to include in your profile. Most users at least upload some photos and some basic information so that other users can get a better idea about them. Just remember that the information you provide can be shared with third-party websites, so it’s best to stick with the basics and avoid providing any sensitive data.
Registering and creating a profile is free on Gay Tryst. Once you have everything set up to your liking, you can start browsing other members and sending winks to the ones you like. If you want to message or take advantage of other useful features, you have to upgrade to the premium plan.
While a lot of Gay Tryst’s member base is located in the United States, you’ll also find users from the United Kingdom and Australia. We even noticed a large population of Japanese and Korean men on the site. Approximately 350,000 come from the US and globally there are over 580,000 visitors per month. All of these members are gay or bisexual men looking for other men. We didn’t notice any female profiles on the site.
Because of the nature of the site (men looking for casual hookups and fun), the demographic tends to lean towards the younger side, between the ages of 25 and 35. However, we noticed a lot of men in their late teens and early 20s, as well as men in their 40s. You’ll also find a considerable amount of silver men when browsing Gay Tryst.
While most men on the site are interested in casual encounters and no strings attached fun, there are also plenty of stories of men finding their husbands on the Gay Tryst. However, those cases of men finding long-term relationships usually start with a casual fling that eventually turns into something more serious. Either way, it’s important to be upfront about your expectations before starting any type of relationship on Gay Tryst.
With Gay Tryst, there are no personality quizzes or tests that are used to match you with like-minded men. Instead, you’ll be given display and search functions that allow you to find other men and send them winks or messages. Premium members are given advanced filtering options so they can find their man more easily.
If you’re into the Tinder/roulette-style swiping, you’ll enjoy Gay Tryst’s “Like Gallery.” This way, you can quickly go through profile previews and click the heart symbol if you like someone or the X symbol if you’re not interested. When you find men you’re interested in, you can add them to your favorites list and decide if you’d like to contact them later.
Aside from sending winks, the contacting features on Gay Tryst are premium features. That means you’ll have to pay if you want to send messages to other users. That includes sending photos and videos. You can use the swipe function to match with other users before starting conversations, or you can use the browse function and message any member you would like.
Even though messaging is a paid feature, which usually prevents suspicious behavior, we would recommend exercising caution when other users reach out to you. After signing up for Gay Tryst, we received many winks and messages before even building out a profile with photos and information. This isn’t to say these messages were all from bad actors, but that tends to be a sign of suspicious activity.
We found that the mobile app version of Gay Tryst is actually more sleek and user-friendly than the desktop version. Although the iOS and Android app is not free to download, you can still use your desktop version credentials to sign in on your phone. It’s hard to say how many members prefer using the app, but our research shows that a large portion of members are on the go while using Gay Tryst, which usually indicates that people prefer the app.
The Gay Tryst app definitely gives the gay dating site a leg up over some of their competition. It has a modern design and sleek user interface and offers members a minimalist experience that makes it easy to meet other gay men while out and about. Plus, you’ll get all the same functionalities as you get on the desktop version, including the Flirtcast, Safe Mode, and Satisfaction Guaranteed.
For the most part, Gay Tryst is a solid option when deciding which gay dating site to go with. While there isn’t much you can do for free on the platform, the paid version is fun to use and offers enough features to find gay men in your area. Because the number of users is still growing and is far less than some of the giants out there, we recommend seeing how many users are in your area before committing to the paid plan. You can sign up, create a profile, browse profiles, and send winks before deciding if you want to spend any money.