Reviewed 2021-01-05 l Last update on 2021-01-06
Probably the world's largest hook-up site, Adult Friend Finder has grown to amazing proportions over the 25 years it's been online. It now boasts nearly 4M users who, together, show off something like 99M photos. As well as hooking up, you can meet online, chat, set up a live cam session, join groups, read blogs and stories and watch live models. It's totally free with a VIP upgrade available for even more cool and sexy stuff, and it's now even more interactive and yet easy to use.
To start with, it's free to join Adult Friend Finder, the largest dating/hook-up network on the net. Make sure you use a real email address and fill out the basic details. Once inside, you've got masses of profile information you can upload (or not, it's up to you), and it's one of those places where the more you put in, the more you get out. I think I said that last time I reviewed the site, but now it's even more relevant because since then, they've added a heap of new and extra features. On top of that, the membership has grown to around 4,000,000 users, and things have gotten a whole lot naughtier than they were in the old days. This isn't a porn site, as such, but members sure post X-rated pics and videos, and you're able to view them without having to pay.
Getting started
You start off with a home page that tells you how many members are broadcasting live via cam for free, and how many are 'nude models', by which they mean the live chat area that works like other chat sites (pay to go private etc.). You get a summary of who's online near you including photos and vid clips, and in in the two sidebars, you've got info on latest blog posts and community activity along with some adverts, plus a huge range of search options.
If you want to use Adult Friend Finder simply to find adult friends for a chat and possible dates, then the search function works like a dating app. Upload profile info and pics, and then carry out a detailed search. This can be done no matter if you're a guy looking for women, other guys, couples or TS/TV/TG, or a woman looking for the same, or any combination; there's no distinction between gay, straight etc. Detailed searching can also be done by who is online, distance from you, country, members with videos, their join date and more, and results are posted back at high speed. Member profiles then show up with images and details, and you click through to see more.
Member profiles
This is where 'the more you put in, the more you get out' comes into play. We're always far more interested in someone with loads of pics and details than a blank avatar, so if you're joining in, add as much info as you can. Members put up a summary, a bio, who they are and what they want, plus images and videos. Images are shown 300 x 513 px, embedded in the page with click-through functions and in thumbnails to the side. Videos, when folk have them, stream automatically and can be downloaded with a right-click and save. The ones I checked were 640 x 360, and you must expect amateur quality and clips.
You can use various interactive functions on these profile pages: Add to hotlist, send a tip, add as a friend, flirt, like and leave comments. Up on the main menu in your profile area, you have a heap of detailed links to who you've friended, liked and so on, and there, you can also see who wants to connect with you.
Live Action
Another part of the site is the live action area where you can opt to go cam to cam with other members or with professional or amateurs making a buck, i.e. live models where you might have to pay. There were 357 members live when I was there and over 620 models in the 'pay' section of live cams. You can filter who is online, i.e. see only the guys or the girls, and when you click a sample shot, a chat pop-up box appears, so make sure you're not blocking pop-ups. I have to say, several of the friends shown as 'on line' weren't, and their chat boxes said they'd finished chatting, so I am not sure how often the live chat pages are updated. I had more luck in the Live Models area which works more like a standard chat site, but where you will need to buy credits to get to the nude and dirty stuff.
Community
So, you've got chat, hook-ups, live cams, video and pic sharing and excellent interaction and search/sort facilities at Adult Friend Finder and plenty of sexy amateur content if you're a happy voyeur and only want to look around. But you also have a Community area that adds even more value to what's already a free membership. This area, found in your main menu with a drop-down, offers you over 772,000 amateur blogs. You can add your own and keep everyone up to date on what you're doing. Perfect for swingers, if you ask me. There are 189,000 + groups to join in with, and these are arranged by proximity to you (or your VPN if you set it for another country), there's also a magazine area where you can post your own articles, contests, a 'bling' area to create gifs, several sex articles, and an area for erotic stories where you can read or add your own.
Any issues?
You know, for something that's so massive, I had no navigation issues at all. The whole thing is neatly worked out and easy to understand. You might want to right-click and open profiles in new tabs, as it's easy to wander from a page and be distracted by what's on it, but then it's also easy to get back to where you were via the menu. You get a fair few pop-ups when you're browsing your pointer around a page, but they are the details of the profile you are pointing at. Similarly, you have to get used to the adverts on the right column which can flash and change, but that's unavoidable. Movies and pics are not always dazzling quality, but again, we have to expect that with true, amateur content.
VIP
Finally, everything is free, but if you want, you can upgrade to a VIP membership for $31.84 (CAD) per month. It seems you don't get any extra content, but you get better notifications, more attention and kudos, 500 free points to use for gift and tip payments and other cool benefits.
Adult Friend Finder has grown to massive proportions since we last saw it, and is now more popular than ever. Members are posting harder content too, with loads more dirty pics and sexy videos. There is a heap of interactive functions that make browsing and searching a joy, loads of extras such as stories and community areas, and everything works perfectly. Honestly, considering it's free, it's got to be the best adult hook-up site available.
