Free chat
Free chat online, with nothing to buy
Almost every chat site calls itself free. Here that means the whole thing: text and video, no account, no subscription, no coins and no advertising.
What free means here
You are matched one-to-one with a random stranger, in text or on video, and neither mode costs anything. There is no paid tier sitting above the free one, no filter you can unlock, no currency to top up and no ads on the chat.
Before your first chat you give a display name, your gender and your age, and confirm you are 18 or over. That is the whole price of entry. There is no email, no password and no account to create.
- Text chat and video chat, both free
- No subscription, VIP tier, coins or boosts
- No advertising in the chat
- No account — a display name, gender and age, then you are in
- No time limit on a conversation
What "free" usually hides
Free chat sites have to be paid for somehow, and the model tells you what the product is really optimising for. We checked what the bigger names say on their own sites. None of these is a scam; they are just less free than the word suggests.
- Knotchat: basic text chat is free, but gender, age and region filters are paid VIP and SVIP access.
- Thundr: free to start, and sells coins — up to $999.99 for 100,000 — spent on Boosts.
- Chitchat: text and video are free, funded by optional subscriptions, and video needs a free signup.
- Chatspin: basic chat is free, with a paid Plus subscription above it.
- ChatBlink: free, and supported by advertising.
- Emerald Chat: free to use, with a paid tier available.
What you give up for it
Nothing for sale also means nothing extra to buy your way into. There are no filters: matching is random, with no choice of gender, country or interest. There is no friend list, so a good conversation cannot be picked up again after you skip. And there are no rooms, only one person at a time.
If filters matter more to you than paying nothing, one of the sites above is the better choice, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise.
Free does not mean unmoderated
Every chat has a report button, and reports go to a human reviewer. Skipping is always available. The service is for adults only, and nudity and sexual activity on camera are against the rules.
Common questions
Is this chat really free?
Yes. Text chat and video chat are both free, with no subscription, no paid tier, no coins and no advertising.
Do I need an account to chat for free?
No. You give a display name, your gender and your age and confirm you are 18 or over. There is no email, password or account.
Is there a time limit on free chats?
No. A conversation lasts as long as both of you want it to.
Why do other free chat sites charge for filters?
Filters are the easiest thing to sell. Choosing who you meet by gender, age or region is valuable, so many sites keep random matching free and charge for control over it.
Can I filter by gender for free?
Not here. Matching is purely random, so there is no gender filter, free or paid.
Someone is waiting right now
No account, no download, no reason to put it off. Press start and see who you get.
By starting a chat you confirm you are 18 or older and accept the terms.