Shanty provides a safe platform for LGBTQ+ individuals to meet, chat, and form connections. It is catalogued under Dating & relationships on PulseGate.

Shanty is a consumer product built for LGBTQ+ individuals.

What platforms does Shanty run on?

Shanty runs on the web and Android.

Is Shanty still active?

Unverified. Shanty has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

Shanty is developed by Hernest.

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Shanty

Name: Shanty
Author: Hernest

Google PlayDating & relationships

Shanty is a dating and chat app designed for LGBTQ+ individuals, offering a safe environment to meet, match, and connect. It features chat messaging, user profiles, and matching capabilities for building meaningful relationships.

FreeWebAndroid

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Overview

4 features

Shanty sits in PulseGate's Dating & relationships category. It provides a safe platform for LGBTQ+ individuals to meet, chat, and form connections. It is built as a consumer product for LGBTQ+ individuals. Shanty is free to use. It runs on the web and Android.

It is developed by Hernest. Among its 4 catalogued features are LGBTQ+ dating, chat messaging, and user matching.

LGBTQ+ dating
Chat messaging
User matching
Profile creation

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserAndroid

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tierStore-verified publisher

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed14 Jun · 08:59 UTC
Listing verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Shanty

What does Shanty do?: Shanty provides a safe platform for LGBTQ+ individuals to meet, chat, and form connections. It is catalogued under Dating & relationships on PulseGate.
Who is Shanty for?: Shanty is a consumer product built for LGBTQ+ individuals.
Does Shanty have a free plan?: Yes — Shanty is free to use.
What platforms does Shanty run on?: Shanty runs on the web and Android.
Is Shanty still active?: Unverified. Shanty has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who develops Shanty?: Shanty is developed by Hernest.

At a glance

Platforms: Mobile
Languages: English
Built for: LGBTQ+ individuals
Model: B2C
Solves: Provides a safe platform for LGBTQ+ individuals to meet, chat, and form connections.

Registered as

Google Play: com.hernestinc.shanty

Developer

Hernest

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 86.8
Indexed: 14 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 14 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: shanty-lgbtq-dating-chat-google-com
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 14 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by the 2026 taxonomy migration.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Canonical URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hernestinc.shanty

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