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men. The website features a map that shows the approximate locations of nearby users who are currently active or have recently been active on the platform. The map also shows the locations of groups and popular meeting places in the user's area. Users can browse the map to view profiles, chat, and share pictures with potential sex partners in their area. Sniffies does not require registration to use; however, certain features, such as filtering results, require free registration.

History

The website was launched in 2018 by its founder, Blake Gallagher, in Seattle, Washington. In 2021, the marketing officer for the company stated that the name "Sniffies" originated from a previous website for trading underwear, later evolving to mean "sniffing out what's around" and "sniffing out the fun". However, in 2022, Gallagher stated that this claim was a rumor and explained that the name "Sniffies" was chosen because it was "just an evocative and available domain name". In 2024, Sniffies introduced two new features. In January, the site launched "vanilla mode", which allows users to browse more discreetly by blurring explicit images. In late April, the site introduced "cruiser filters", allowing users to refine their searches based on criteria including age, sexual position, body type, and penis size. An official app was released on

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in 2025. The app is currently only available in the US and Canada. The app, however, did not have the anonymity feature present on its website at the time of its release on iOS. Because of the initial issues with

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, the app opened on "vanilla mode" by default.

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named the app "the best hookup site for gay men" in March 2025.

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