NYC open beta starts first. First 500 get a free month of cruush+.

cruushcruushthe world's first queer cruising map.

Open cruush in your browser and see who is close, available, and looking for the same kind of night. Built for trans, nonbinary, sapphic, gay, bi, pan, poly, kinky, questioning, fluid, and every queer person who wants a map that speaks their language.

Open beta starts July 31, 2026 in NYC. Viewing the map and messaging users will always be free. We will never sell your data.

Queer-centered profilesVisibility controlsGhost ModeCrowdsEncrypted photosDL ModeLocal feedPrivate messaging
first 500 signups get 1 month of cruush+ freeNYC first

NYC open beta starts first. Your email locks your place in line.

cruush NYC beta map screenshot with heart profile pins

Developer preview

The map opens with privacy, specificity, and mutual intent at the center.

cruush is built around the bar, the park, the hotel, the beach, the party, the apartment, and the quiet night when you still want to know who is close.

Queer group posed against a blue and magenta wall

A cruush can become mutual.

Have a cruush on someone. If they have a cruush on you too, it becomes a mutual cruush.

Queer nightlife portrait in mesh and club lighting

Profiles with real specificity.

Identity, body, role, position, vibes, presentation, kinks, crowds, and so much more are built in.

Queer male couple in pink and blue neon light

No guest mode, no blank profiles.

Required onboarding keeps the map intentional from the first open.

Queer couple posed back to back under neon lights

Be seen on your terms.

Visibility controls decide who is able to find your profile, with additional T4T, Sapphic, and Gay Crowd selection.

Androgynous queer portrait under neon lights

Approximate until you match.

Ghost Mode shows a shifting location inside your chosen radius until you have a mutual cruush.

Drag nightlife portrait on a dark stairwell

NSFW stays intentional.

DL Mode blurs explicit photos, with controls for sending, viewing, and full reveals.

What launches with cruush

The first release centers privacy, signal, moderation, and queer-specific discovery from the start.

  • Mutual cruushes
  • Required onboarding
  • Rich queer-centered profiles
  • Visibility controls
  • Ghost Mode
  • T4T, Sapphic, and Gay Crowd selection
  • DL Mode NSFW blur
  • Profile field sharing controls
  • Expiring local feed
  • Private individual and group messaging
  • Suggested nearby profiles
  • Server-side encryption

What comes next

After launch, the roadmap expands into events, public groups, encrypted communication, travel, places, expiring content, and deeper local context.

  • E2EE encryption
  • Public groups
  • Public events
  • Places and cruising hot spots
  • Expiring photos
  • Expiring messages
  • Video calls
  • Voice calls
  • Voice messages
  • Private albums
  • Local calendar of events

Launch Party: July 31, 2026 in NYC.

cruush is kicking off open beta at THOTOGRAPHY 101, a launch party for the people shaping the first city. Join the waitlist now so you are on the list when tickets go live.

First 500 waitlist perkFree month of cruush+ and 15% off THOTOGRAPHY 101 tickets

The first 500 waitlist members get a one-month cruush+ code and a 15% ticket coupon code for the NYC launch party.

Get the coupon

cruush+ starts at $9.99 weekly.

Viewing the map and messaging users will always be free. cruush+ gives power users deeper controls with weekly, monthly, three-month, and six-month plans while the first 500 waitlist members get one free month and 15% off THOTOGRAPHY 101 tickets.

  • All seeking filters
  • All visibility controls
  • Post on the local feed
  • See everyone who has a cruush on you
  • See everyone who viewed your profile
  • I'm Feeling Lucky feature to discover new cruushes
  • Stealth Mode
Join the NYC waitlist