Review Summary
| Site type | Freemium |
| Since | 2011 |
| Token/Credit Price | 9-11 cents per token |
| Lowest private cost/min | $0.54 |
| Average private cost/min | $3.00 |
Available payment methods
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- PayPal
- Discover
- Wire transfer
- Cryptocurrency
- Paysafecard
There is no bigger tip based cam site than Chaturbate. Everywhere you look, you will find action. You can tip for requests in the free chat rooms, with many of the cam girls charging low prices. The front page is of course generally more expensive. Unlike most cam sites which only have a small selection at the smallest price point, on Chaturbate there are plenty of cam chat rooms in which the models charge the bare minimum price of 6 tokens a minute. Many of the cam girls even offer free show recordings.
snapshot of Chaturbate
The Good
- Biggest cam room selection
- Up to 4K video quality
- Free private show recordings
- Very active free chat
The Bad
- Rooms are very busy
- Bad tagging system
- Hard to cam2cam
Full Chaturbate Review
Chaturbate is the most popular tip-based cam site online. At any given time of the day, Chaturbate has a larger selection to explore than anywhere else. While the site's cam2cam functionality is far from the best, Chaturbate offers an undeniable plethora of pleasure and flesh. Just make sure to get yourself tokens or you will be stuck watching other people's fantasies.
Model Selection
Chaturbate has pages upon pages to search through. During peak periods, there are often over 6,000 cam rooms to explore. You can find webcam from all around the world, with all gender options present. No other site has more cam girls, male cams, trans cams, or couple cams. In all categories, Chaturbate is unmatched.
The problem with Chaturbate's selection is that the tagging system is unhelpful. Thousands of models tag themselves randomly, which can become quite messy. You might have to spend a bit of time searching for the right room, but you can find some serious gems hidden in the pages on Chaturbate.
The site also has quite a number of exhibitionist rooms, mostly men pleasuring themselves as they watch the models on the site. Sometimes, you will also find a woman just doing it for pleasure, rather than for tips.
As a Free User
You can watch the free chat rooms for as long as you want on Chaturbate without registering, but unregistered users in nearly all rooms. The free registration allows you to start curating your very own favourites list and will enable you to chat in some of the rooms as a grey user.
As a Paying User
Once you have tokens you can tip for room goals, requests, media, private shows, and for cam2cam.
The colour of your username will change as you spend your tokens. Some models will give you more attention if they recognize you as a power user.
You can also join the individual model fan clubs. You gain access to all the uploaded media from the model in exchange for a monthly fee.
As a Premium Member
Chaturbate's VIP program turns you into a Supporting Member. It removes ads from the interface, gives you the options to change your chat font and colour, and enables private messaging for $19.95 a month.
For the first month as a supporter you will get 200 free tokens, but that month only.
Show Types
Free chat - The free chat rooms which anyone can join. Users tip for goals and for requests to keep the show going. You can tip to cam2cam while in the rooms.
Ticket show - You pay a one time fee to get a ticket to the show. There is no set amount of time to the show.
Group show - You pay a per-minute fee for a group show with at least 2 other users. The group show will continue for as long as enough users remain in the show.
Private show - You are alone with the model. Others can spy in on your show, but they won't be able to see your chat messages back and forth to the model. Cam2cam is not included and usually, you need to tip extra for it.
Spy Show - You can spy in on other people's shows, to see what models do for other people.
Token Prices
Tokens on Chaturbate cost between 9 and 11 cents each, which is more or less in line with industry standards for a freemium cam site.
Sadly, Chaturbate doesn't seem to ever hold any special discounts or sales on tokens.
Safety & Security Measures
Chaturbate's security features are verified by DigiCert, a leading name in the online security industry.
For added security, you can choose to pay through a number of more anonymous payment methods, including Bitcoin. Chaturbate is the only cam site which will refund you in Bitcoin when you paid in Bitcoin.
Customer Support
Chaturbate's customer support is really not the site's strong suit.
Mostly, you are expected to deal with the site's FAQ. If you can't find an answer, you turn to support by email only.
Conclusion
As far as tip based cam sites go, Chaturbate is amazing. You have a selection of beautiful webcam models, with enough to choose from that it is undoubtable that your dream woman is online.
Actually chatting on Chaturbate can be somewhat difficult in some rooms, as there are often thousands of other users in the same room. If everyone is talking at once, it can become impossible to hold a conversation. In these cases, you will need to either out tip everyone else to get attention or you will need to switch a private show.
The reason Chaturbate isn't as good for cam2cam is that you can't just turn on your webcam at the click of a button. You have to set yourself up as a performer. It isn't quite as secure as on other sites, though you can put a password so random people can't join in and watch you.
When on Chaturbate you should try and watch out for where you tip. It's a buyer's beware market. If you are unsatisfied with a model the most you can do is give her a thumbs down.
That being said, while you might encounter the occasional flop, there are more than enough other women that would be more than happy to make you feel satisfied.
