Reviewed 2018-09-20 l Last update on 2020-10-25
The internet's true free chat and cam site, Chaturbate, offers you free sign-up, free browsing, free viewing and no membership fees. After that, it's up to you. Buy tokens, tip the models to get them to show you more, pay for private one-on-one chat and masturbate sessions, or use credits to download candid photos, you can even fix up your profile and get chatting and earning yourself. Meet 10,000 + models, straight, gay, trans and couples from all over the world.
Chaturbate is one of those sites where what you see for free is what you get; you can even browse more or less everything without taking advantage of the free Account set-up. Then, once signed in and with some bought tokens in your wallet, if you want them, you can browse, search, find, chat to, view and go private with any number of models for as long as you want.
Tips are the way to go as that's how the models make their money. Search out who you want to play with from the easy to use menu, choosing Female, Male, Couple, Trans and Spy Shows - of see who's currently being featured, and simply click to the viewing/chatting page. You might find your babe already naked and playing, a couple on the bed together or a solo lad, and then all you have to do is start typing. You can see what languages the models use, what their rules are and what they are aiming for, by which I mean: some models set a target, and when it's reached they will do the cum show, the hardcore fuck on cam, the strip and vibrator show, whatever it is they have lined up. You contribute, and they put out. Or, you can simply chat and not pay any credits at all.
You have a lot of variety at Chaturbate, there are models from the USA, South America, Europe and Asia and a basic filter system under the advanced options helps you find who you want to hook up with. For example, when I was there, I found 360 solo male models from the USA, 630 solo girls, 30 straight couples and 39 trans models, all live, ready and waiting - and that was just from one of the country filters. There are, they say, over 10,000 models in this setup, surely making it one of the biggest chat and cam sites around and that goes a long way to explaining its popularity.
As for what you models will do, well, that's between them and you. You can just watch and chat and sometimes they will be dressed, and sometimes naked and masturbating, the same as you perhaps. Other times they request credits for their shows, and you pay or tip (which is how they make money) to get those shows moving along. Each one has a profile where you can see what he/she/they will do, you can see who else views them and hook up with them. Many of the models also have images or vids that you can buy to download. I found some really hot pics of amateur girls and their guys available for 50 to 100 tokens per set, and the pics came out at various sizes, but acceptable quality.
And talking about quality. You will find many models have HD cams and the streaming viewer you use has different settings. You can view at 720p right down to 240p, with a function that lets you go full screen. Depending on lighting, some models prefer darker rooms, you get a great view and clear viewing.
I've seen several chat and cam site, and Chaturbate is one of the easiest to use. Technically it works smoothly, and navigation is straightforward. Choose Chatrooms from the menu and then male, female etc., and you'll see a sample frame taken from the streaming cam so you can see who's naked and who's clothed. You can also see how long they've been online and how many are viewing. Click through to the chat room, the screen is a decent size, with sound, the chat box holds the latest chats and the rules, and you're able to see what target the model is aiming for before she does what she's promised to do.
Some girls (and guys) have a remotely controlled vibrator facility and, for credits, you can control the speed at which she uses it; now that's a neat trick and really puts you in control. The models also have a bio.
Working through the menu, you come to 'Broadcast yourself' where you can set up your own chat from and start earning money. Then there's the Tube area, in Beta mode right now, where models upload their private videos and from where you can follow them. The Tags page is an excellent way to find exactly who you want to spend time with and you can see the top models in each category. The Blog opens in a new window and gives you a glossy feed with photos and news, and My Collection shows you the pics/vids that you've bought.
And as for the cost of all of this, well, you've got as much free time and viewing as you want, but for more intimate cam shows, special requests and private chat, you've got to pay up with your tokens. You can take a premium chat account for $19.95 per month (includes 200 tokens to spend) to get rid of adverts and have private messaging, or you can buy blocks of tokens to spend on those special requests. It's up to the models what they charge for what, but tokens start at $10.99 for 100, and there are options up to $79.99 for 1,000 tokens (best value). Even as a premium member you will still need to buy tokens to tip the models.
Chaturbate is easy to use, there's loads that's for free but going private, viewing personal photos and videos and requesting the models to fuck, cum, dildo themselves etc., will cost you tokens. Many cams are HD these days, the site is completely searchable, and with over 10,000 models, you're soon going to find someone you want to spend more time with and get more intimate with. Its member-friendly design makes it simple to search, find and hook up with the amateur model of your choice.
