Mates, not just pins on a map
The Sniffies Alternative Built for Making Mates, Not Just Hookups
Sniffies made cruising maps mainstream — and left a lot of men with a map full of pins and nobody to call on a Sunday. B8Mates keeps the honesty about what men want but flips the order: real mates first, with bate mates, JO buddies and hookups there when you want them. Profiles instead of anonymous pins, end-to-end encrypted chat, hosted events with approvals, Tribes for specific scenes, M8s and Close M8s — and no ads following you around.
B8Mates vs Sniffies
- Mates first: M8s, Close M8s and Tribes vs a one-off map pin
- 18+ members with real profiles vs anonymous pins
- End-to-end encrypted chat with revocable photos
- Hosted events with approvals and hidden locations until accepted
- Tribes for bators, edging, gooning and more
- Member-rated bate locations with etiquette and best times
- No ads, and premium free for alpha users
The real difference: mates first
Sniffies is built to get you to a spot in the next twenty minutes. B8Mates is built to leave you with men in your life. Tribes gather blokes around what they actually do — surfing, gaming, lifting, camping, bating — and events get you in a room together more than once. M8s and Close M8s give your circle an inner ring. The hookups, JO buddies and bate mates are still on the table; they just follow the mateship instead of replacing it.
In practice that means the man you bate with on Saturday is often the same one you go for a hike with the next weekend. Most experienced bators end up with a small circle of regulars rather than a stream of strangers, and B8Mates is designed around exactly that.
Where Sniffies falls short
A web map with anonymous pins is easy to join and easy to abuse. B8Mates is 18+ only and members have real profiles — what they are into, whether they host or travel, what else they do — which means fewer time-wasters and fakes. Chat is end-to-end encrypted and photos can be revoked. Hosts can keep an event location hidden until they approve you. And the app is ad-free, so nothing is being sold on the back of your activity.
Cruising, events and Tribes
Browse men nearby by distance and availability, or go straight to events happening this week — anything from a hosted session to a group meet at a known spot. Tribes gather bators, edgers, gooners and other scenes with their own feeds and Tribe-only events, so you find your crowd instead of scrolling a map.
Bate locations can be listed and rated by members, with details on best times and etiquette, giving you a community-maintained alternative to anonymous pins.
Discreet by default
Hide your face, show approximate distance, use discreet mode, keep private albums, block instantly. B8Mates is built for men who need discretion — including bi, curious, married and DL men — without making anyone feel like they are doing something wrong.
Find mates, not just pins
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Frequently asked questions
Is B8Mates a cruising app?+
It can be, but that is not the point of it. B8Mates has location-based discovery, member-listed bate locations and hosted events — and it is first and foremost a social app for making real mates, with Tribes, M8s and Close M8s and encrypted group chat. Cruising is one thing you can do with the men you meet, not the whole app.
How is that different from Sniffies?+
Sniffies gets you a hookup; B8Mates gets you mates who sometimes bate together. The men you meet have profiles, interests and a circle, so a session is far more likely to turn into a regular — or a friendship — than a pin on a map ever is.
Is it anonymous like Sniffies?+
You can be as anonymous as you like — hidden face, approximate location, discreet mode — but every member is 18+, has a profile and has agreed to our Community Guidelines, which keeps the quality much higher than an open map.
Does it have a map?+
Yes. Bate locations and events can be viewed on a map, and the Discover grid shows men nearby by distance.
Is it free?+
Yes. Download is free on iOS and Android; premium features are free for alpha users for three months.