About us

Proudly independent since 2010.

For more than 15 years, Perry Street Software has built dating and social apps for gay, bi, trans, and queer people — with a rare commitment to privacy, safety, and being run by the people who use them.

Our story

SCRUFF and Jack’d each launched as some of the first apps ever published in the app stores, built by gay men, for gay men.

SCRUFF helped to pioneer the app revolution on iOS and Android, and quickly grew to become one of the largest gay apps in the world.

In 2019, Perry Street acquired Jack’d, uniting two of the world’s largest GBTQ+ communities under one roof.

Today, our platform reaches more than 3 million members across 180+ countries each month — from cities where pride is celebrated openly to places where LGBTQ+ rights are yet to be fully secured.

That responsibility shapes how we build. We don't use third-party ad networks in our apps, we publish travel advisories for members entering countries that criminalize same-sex relationships, and we keep our community’s data out of the hands of data brokers. When the people building the product are part of the community — not part of a conglomerate or publicly traded global corporation — it leads to very different product, business, and social outcomes.

Learn more about this vision from our co-founder and CEO in this presentation from 2019 about third-party ad networks. You can also learn more about Perry Street Software’s Engineering Team on our blog published on Medium.

Our Culture

Hear from our team

Our CEO, along with members of our product team, introduce our family of apps and describe what it's like to work at a company focused on building for the queer community.

While we are a remote-first company, we come together regularly as a group to collaborate and meet in-person. This video was taken during our Berlin Summit in 2026.

Scenes from our Berlin Summit

PSS brings its global teammates together periodically throughout the year, and has hosted a summit in Berlin annually since 2022. We are fortunate to have co-workers from more than a dozen countries worldwide who collaborate online daily to help improve our community.

Perry Street Software team members chatting at a dinner
Two Perry Street Software team members smiling with drinks
Perry Street Software team members talking together
Perry Street Software team members sharing a laugh
Perry Street Software team members gathered together
Perry Street Software team members enjoying the summit
Perry Street Software team members gathered outdoors
Perry Street Software team members posing together
Perry Street Software team members smiling together
Perry Street Software team member smiling at dinner
Perry Street Software team members talking together
Perry Street Software team members smiling under patio lights
Perry Street Software team members enjoying an evening together
Perry Street Software team members laughing together
Perry Street Software team members sharing a conversation
Perry Street Software team members gathered outdoors with a child
Perry Street Software team members sharing a meal indoors
Perry Street Software team members gathered around an outdoor dinner table
Perry Street Software team members enjoying dinner outdoors under string lights

What we stand for.

Privacy first

We don’t sell member data. We removed third-party ad networks from our apps and treat sensitive data with the care our community deserves.

Safety by design

From travel advisories to profile verifications and active community monitoring, safety is a feature — built in from the first screen, not bolted on later.

Belonging for all

Diversity is our product. We build communities where gay, bi, trans, and queer people of every background can show up as themselves.

Excellence in engineering

Our team pushes the boundaries of mobile software and architecture, and has spoken at numerous conferences around the world about our approach.

Want to build with us?

We’re always looking for people who care about this work.

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