BRO's FAQ

Yes. BRO is free to download and use. Discover, Daily Bros (up to 30 a day), chat, fistbumps and one Bromance a week are all free, and anyone can hide their distance. BRO Premium is an optional subscription that adds a bigger Daily Bros deck (up to 100 a day), a Bromance every day, Who Likes You, Rewind, Ghost Mode, Travel Mode, hidden age, advanced filters, extra reactions and no ads.

BRO signs you in with your phone number: we text you a code. On iPhone you can also use Sign in with Apple. Facebook login is no longer available. If your old account was linked to Facebook, sign in with the phone number on that account, or on iPhone use Sign in with Apple and choose Share My Email with the same email address, and we will find it for you. If we cannot find your account, write to us through our contact form at https://broapp.com/contact.

BRO is for men 18 and over: gay, bi and open-minded guys looking for friends, dates and more. We have zero tolerance for anyone under 18 on the app. Every photo is screened when it is uploaded and every report is reviewed by a person. You can read our Child Safety Standards at https://broapp.com/child-safety.

BRO is for adults 18 and over. You will only see the wait list screen if the birthday you entered during sign-up made you under 18. If that was a typo, write to us through our contact form at https://broapp.com/contact and we will sort it out.

Every photo on BRO has to be a real photo of you. A clear face photo works best as your main picture, and body shots are fine too. We decline nudity, underwear shots, cartoons, screenshots and ads, photos of someone else, and heavy filters. You can add a different photo anytime from Edit Profile.

Yes. If you would rather stay private, you can keep your profile without photos and still browse Discover and chat. Daily Bros and matching need an approved photo of you.

Daily Bros only opens once you have an approved photo, so everyone in the deck can see who they are swiping on. A clear photo of you is usually approved automatically within seconds. If yours is still under review, adding a clearer one is the fastest way in.

Open Edit Profile and change your home city there. Your home city is separate from your live distance, which updates as you move. If you still need help, write to us through our contact form at https://broapp.com/contact.

Open Edit Profile, scroll down to the social links and tap the network you want to add, then enter your username for it. Check that the link opens correctly before you save.

The distance on a profile is how far he is from you right now, and it updates as he moves. The city is his home city, which only changes if he edits it.

Daily Bros is a fresh deck of guys near you, every day. Swipe right to like a Bro or left to pass. When you both like each other, it's a match and you can start chatting. You can see up to 30 Daily Bros a day, or up to 100 with BRO Premium.

The number of Daily Bros depends on how many Bros are near you and how many have already been shown to you. You can view up to 30 Daily Bros a day, or up to 100 with BRO Premium. If your deck runs out, widening your age range is the one filter that will show you more - distance is already widened for you automatically. Travel Mode, on both iPhone and Android with Premium, also lets you see Daily Bros in another city.

Open Daily Bros and tap the 'likes you' pill at the top. You will always see how many Bros have liked you. With BRO Premium you can see exactly who they are and like them straight back, which creates the match immediately.

Yes - tap the rewind button under the deck to bring back the last Bro you passed on. Rewind is a BRO Premium feature. It cannot bring back a Bro you have already matched or bromanced with, since that has already been sent.

A Bromance tells a Bro you are extra interested and puts you in front of him right away. Everyone gets one free Bromance a week; BRO Premium gives you one every day, and you can buy packs of 5, 10 or 15 in the app. A Bromance sends him a notification, so it cannot be taken back.

A fistbump is a quick, free way to get a Bro's attention without writing a message, like a poke. You can fistbump each Bro once a week; if he bumps you back, you can bump him again.

Matches have their own tab at the bottom of the app; your Favorites are on the same screen, one tap over. You can favorite any Bro from the star on his profile.

Yes. Tap and hold a message to react to it with an emoji, or to unsend a message you sent. Reactions and unsend are free; BRO Premium adds an extra set of reactions. Bros on an older version of the app see your reaction as a short message instead.

Open Settings in the app and switch off the notification types you do not want - they are listed separately, so you can keep matches and messages while turning off the rest. You can also turn BRO notifications off entirely in your phone's own settings: on iPhone under Settings > Notifications > BRO, and on Android under Settings > Apps > BRO > Notifications.

BRO Premium is a subscription, and the plans differ by store. On iPhone you can choose 3 months (which starts with a 7-day free trial), 6 months or 12 months. On Android you can choose 1 month (which starts with a 7-day free trial), 6 months or 12 months. The current price is always shown in the app before you subscribe; prices vary by country and can change. Payment is charged to your Apple Account or your Google Play account, and the subscription renews within 24 hours before the end of the current period unless auto-renewal is turned off. To manage it or turn off auto-renewal: on iPhone go to Settings > your Apple Account > Subscriptions; on Android open the Play Store, tap your profile picture, then Payments and subscriptions > Subscriptions. A free trial converts to a paid subscription unless you cancel before it ends.

Ghost Mode is a BRO Premium feature that makes you invisible while you browse - you can look without appearing in other Bros' grids or decks, and without your views being recorded. Bros you have already liked or matched with are unaffected. You can switch it on from the ghost icon in the top corner, or in Settings, and switch it off the same way at any time.

Travel Mode lets you browse and match in another city. It is a BRO Premium feature for accounts at least 7 days old, on both iPhone and Android. The blue airplane next to a Bro's name means he has Travel Mode switched on right now.

He has chosen to hide it. Anyone can hide their distance in Settings for free; hiding your age is a BRO Premium setting.

Open his profile and tap the Block tile - it opens a sheet where you choose Block or Report. Reports are anonymous, a person reviews every report, and repeated reports lead to a ban. Blocking is unlimited, and you can unblock anyone later from the List of Blocked Users under Settings.

You can appeal from inside the app - the ban screen has an appeal option that sends your case straight to us. You can also write to us through our contact form at https://broapp.com/contact. Please include anything that helps us check, and we will review it and write back.

Open Settings and tap Pause Account. Your profile disappears from every grid and deck and you stop getting new messages until you switch it back on from the same place. Your matches, favorites and messages are kept.

Open Settings, tap Delete Account and confirm. This deletes your whole account - photos, messages, matches and favorites - and it cannot be undone. If you only want a break, choose Pause Account instead: it hides your profile until you switch it back on. Full details of what is removed are at https://broapp.com/delete-account. If you still need help, e-mail delete@broapp.com.

Yes. Our Privacy Policy is at https://broapp.com/privacy and our Terms of Service are at https://broapp.com/terms.

Open Settings and tap Support & Feedback, or write to us through our contact form at https://broapp.com/contact. For account deletion requests, email delete@broapp.com.