Chaturbate Review updated on September 18, 2019 by David.
Quick Summary
Chaturbate is the 2018 LALEXPO Award Winner for Best Tipping Cam Site. It’s probably the most free cam site you’ll find on the net. And when I say “free”, I mean it. You don’t need to enter your credit card details to enjoy these 100% free sex shows. In fact, you don’t even need to give your email address. Just fun, flirty sex chat with horny girls and couples who love being exhibitionists.
Introduction
Chaturbate is the fasting growing free webcam chat community. I first learned about the site on an online message board teaching guys how to flirt with the opposite sex. Personally, I don’t believe that “chaturbating” should be a replacement for online dating sites. However, you do have to admit that the idea of 100% free adult webcams sound almost too good to be true. After researching the site by “spying” and chatting with nearly a dozen sexy webcam couples, I’ve come to the conclusion that Chaturbate really does go that extra mile in terms of both user-experience and non-committal webcam chat.
Impression
That’s not to say the site is without faults. Chaturbate lacks some features found on the more expensive sites. And the selection of pornstars is smaller compared to the popular live cam networks such as Live Jasmin and Streamate. But it’s growing quickly and have over 50000+ registered models and you’ll find 1500+ online girls, guys, couples, and trannies. In terms of ‘overall impression’, it depends on whether you’re looking for high-end pornstars or more down-to-earth girl-next-door types. If you prefer the latter, and you’re looking for a true amateur experience, then you’ll appreciate this site.
Types of Chat Hosts
Being a free sex cam site, I was pleasantly surprised to find over 1500+ chat hosts online. The cam models are true exhibitionists. Many of these ‘sex broadcasters’ are filmed off-the-cuff with no rehearsing. I find it fascinating that adult cammers are not only willing to expose their personal lives for the world to see, but some of them actually seem to genuinely love doing it! One thing to note is that although visitors can enjoy free masturbation and sex shows, private shows are not free. So think of it as a “free public site” with the additional option of ‘private shows’. Some of the more popular models can have over 20000+ viewers watching their free shows.
Number of Webcam Models
There are literally tens of thousands of registered girls, boys, and transsexuals. Categories include Featured Models, Female, Male, Couples, and Transsexuals. There are no advanced search functions. But you can sort the models by tags such as #BBW, #Asian, #Anal, and many more:
Private Shows & Tipping
The models make their earnings from tips and private shows. There are three different money-making strategies that models will use in their cam shows. In the free public shows viewers have the option of tipping the model with tokens while requesting the model to perform certain acts. In most public rooms you will see a menu that the model has created with her willingness to perform specific acts and the number of tokens it will cost. So if a model manages to get a lot of viewers she will make money on those that tip her (you can see when someone tips the models in their free chat rooms). Sometimes they also set goals for the tip. For example, it could be that when the room reaches a certain amount of total tips, she will do anal.
The second strategy is to start a public live show in which the model teases the visitors in hopes of convincing someone to take her into private for a hardcore session. Each model sets their own pay-per-minute rate starting from 6 tokens per minute. If you scroll all down on the Chaturbate.com site you’ll find categories for locating price-specific models.
The third way that seems to work really well are the group shows. Here you can buy a ticket for a live show which is much cheaper than entering a private show. But you’ll be watching it together with all the other viewers that also bought a ticket.
Broadcast Yourself
This section of the site is if you want to Broadcast Yourself live on Chaturbate. It doesn’t take long to get started if you want to have your own cam show. But before you can broadcast your own show you will need to submit ID to Chaturbate. This is to ensure all the models are over the legal age limit. After you getting approved it only takes a few minutes to get started with your broadcast.
Chaturbate Tube (Beta)
Chaturbate have launched their own Chaturbate Tube. This is still in a Beta version but it’s already becoming popular among users. Broadcasters and users can now post their own home-made sex videos or photos for others to views. You will find a good mix of real amateur pictures and videos from true exhibitionists that want to share their sex lives online. You’ll also find videos and photos from some of the more professional broadcasters as they want to draw attention to their cam shows. The Tube is totally free so there is no reason to not check it out. You will find the link to the tube from the top menu.
Special Features
Besides the free chat (I mentioned it was free, right?) and Broadcast Yourself options, there’s nothing that really stands out as being “unique” about the platform or live chat experience. Sometimes simpler is better. And in the case of Chaturbate, everything seems to work exactly as it should. If there’s a particular model that catches your attention, then you can learn more about by viewing their bio pages:
- Model Picture Galleries
- Send / Receive Private Messages
- Snapshots (From Private Shows)
- Message Board
- Model Blogs (written by webcam models)
- Purchase videos with tokens from your favorite models
- Lush sex toy – control the vibration of the dildo with your tip
- Pan Cam – Take over the zoom and tilt of the model’s cam (if model has a Pan Cam)
Membership Options
Chaturbate offers two types of basic memberships, GUEST and STANDARD. Here’s what you get with each:
Guest Membership
Visiting Chaturbate as a guest is one of the easiest ways to connect to live online girls. You can browse different sections of the site and view hot babes in free public sex shows within seconds. You get both unlimited free chat (no annoying time-outs) in high-definition video feeds.
Screen capture of a live Chaturbate show:
Standard Membership
While it’s great to access friendly hosts as a free guest, there’s no reason why you wouldn’t also register as this will give you access to all the site features. Simply enter you name and password (no credit card needed) and you’ll be privy to these additional free benefits:
- Access Multiple Cam Features
- Option to broadcast your own cam feed
- Win cash and prizes in contests
- Message models privately
- Control chat options and colors
- Advanced search functions
- Follow your favorite models
- Get message when your favorite models are online
- Broadcast your own live cam show and start make money
Price
If you want to send tips to a model, see a live group show, or go private then you need to purchase tokens. They are sold in the following packages
- 200 Free Tokens when upgrading your account to unlock PM & remove ads – $19.95
- 100 Tokens $10.99
- 200 Tokens $20.99 (5% discount)
- 500 Tokens $44.99 (22% discount)
Tokens can be purchased with all the major credit cards, Pay Pal, Cryptocurrency and Wire Transfer. You can also earn Tokens by bringing friends to sign up to Chaturbate.
Conclusion
Chaturbate’s best feature is the free adult chat rooms. At any time of day or night, you’ll always have a great selection of sexy amateur girls, boys, and transsexuals to flirt with. The quality of streaming video will vary from cam to cam. But if you fancy the idea of real webcam exhibitionism, then I’m confident you’ll enjoy your time at Chaturbate.
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Not really good quality models on Chaturbate!
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Thanks for the review! I think Chaturbate is a great Live cam site. It’s easy to get started, and you can watch many models/couple getting it on for free before signing up. If you are new to live cam sex, then this is a good site to start with.
Chaturbate might not have the best models, webdesign or functions on there site. But as a true amateur live cam site I think they have the best girls, guys, couples and trannys when it comes to real amateur models.
I think it’s awesome to watch real amateur couples fucking each other. You can find couples that just want people to watch them. You can feel that they are not in it for the money, just for the pure excitement of it!
As a amateur site I’ll give it 4 stars!
I stumbled across this site a few days ago and it’s a blast. It’s the perfect way to spend a couple hours chatting with hot girls. There are so many girls on this site that it’s nearly impossible to get bored. I love the free live sex shows without having to pay.
Saying that, it’s fun to tip the and get involved in the show. These girls work hard to put on a great show so I usually tip them for performing. You can also purchase videos and photos of past performances. Overall, it’s a pretty cool site.
PROS
– Tons of models including girls and couples
– The girls are cool (most of them) and try their best to put on a good show
– FREE cams which include free access to live shows without having to sign up
– Easy navigation and straight forward system – Just tip girls to get them to do things or go into private mode and get her all to yourself
– Cool group atmosphere. Since it’s a crowd funding site, most people are actually respectful and down to earth
CONS
– Poor customer support- If you have any issues on this site don’t expect them to help you out. I’ve also heard of stories of people getting banned for no reason
– Some models are tip teasers – they don’t do what they say even after receiving tips
– Features are too basic – Would be nice to zoom in on girl or get do other things
– Needs better search function, such as searching for girls according to body measurements or bust size.
Still the best live cam site in 2017 :)
I’ve been on this site a few times now and the community has grown quite a lot since the last time I visited. I love the fact that I can watch live chats of girls masturbating and couples getting it on without having to sign up or spending a dime.
It reminds me of go fund me but for porn instead. Basically, a crowd of people get a model to do naughty things with tips. Depending on how many tips she receives, she’ll do naughty things like showing her tits, touching herself, shoving a vibrator in her ass, etc. Obviously, you can watch an entire show for free but it’s more fun with tipping. Plus, I like to reward a girl for a good performance.
Most of the video streams I watched were clear and many models offer HD to ensure a smooth viewing experience. My favorite model is definitely margery28. She has the sweetest smile, nicest tits, and puts on a fantastic show. Support her and show your love :)
More web cam sites should be following chaturbate’s lead. Most girls on other sites will just sit there expecting guys to pay them for a private show. This puts all the risk on the customer and if they do a poor job, we lose our money and there’s nothing we can do about it.
However, what I like about this site is that as long as enough people contribute for tips, everyone wins. The models get to make good money and we get to enjoy a great show. However, the quality of the show depends on the model. I’ve been seen a couple of models accept tips and not do what they said they would. The good news is that most girls try their best to put on a good show for viewers.
This is by far the best cam site on the net. It’s the most “real” amateur porn out there and the girls seem to be have more fun here than other sites. The video quality isn’t always that great but how can you complain when the girls give you free sex shows :)