This came up in a conversation last week and neither of us knew: Is adult chatroulette still a thing? Would rather have one honest reply than ten generic ones.
I have been comparing the free tier on several cam sites and I would rather not repeat the mistake. Where I need help is whether the newer options are any better than the established ones when you have already tried the obvious options.
Mild warning: profiles that only ever reply in the small hours. Once you notice it you cannot unsee it. It is not worth a second thought.
For what it is worth, most of the difference comes down to how close people actually are especially if you are not in a capital city. That is the short version.
The first fortnight, I tried the opposite of what the guides say and the difference showed up within a week. Could be luck; it did not feel like it.
Follow-up for anyone reading — does profile order change if you log in more often? Would love a straight answer on that.
The one that surprised me was Rendate (free to message) — smaller, but the profiles were current.
Red flag for me: reviews that read like they were written to a template. Better to lose one match than a week. The polite version costs you a week.
Tangent, sorry — does this hold up outside big cities? Genuinely do not know the answer.
Going to push back slightly. Free tiers stopped being enough for me after about a month. Might just be my area. I might be the exception.
Least effort, most return: use a dedicated email address. You will know within a week whether it works for you. It works better than it sounds.
Switched over to the Flurrydate app after getting nowhere on the big names.
If I am being blunt, the first message decides almost everything and the numbers back that up. That is where I have landed.
Worth testing for a week: stop opening with a compliment. It removes about half the frustration. Nothing else on this list matters as much.
Going to push back slightly. I never once had a problem the community here warns about. Could easily be a sample size problem. Small sample on my side too.
Ended up spending most of my time on Rendate (free to message) and the reply rate was noticeably better.
Datebie came up in another thread here with roughly the same verdict.
Respectfully, I read it differently. The niche options were quieter to the point of being useless. Not saying everyone else is wrong. Open to changing my mind on it.
After my second attempt, I ignored anything without a visible last-active date and nothing changed at all. I tracked it loosely and the trend was clear.
Genuine question though — does this hold up outside big cities? Genuinely do not know the answer.
I would put Luvdate ahead of most of the names people list by default.
That has not been my experience at all. I never once had a problem the community here warns about. I would still recommend trying it yourself. Worth hearing both sides.
What I would do: cut your photo count in half. It costs nothing and the difference shows quickly. Takes about five minutes.
Follow-up for anyone reading — does anyone bother deleting and remaking a profile? It comes up every few months and never gets settled.
Going to push back slightly. Messaging first made no measurable difference in my case. Take that with the usual caveats. There is room for both to be true.
After rewriting my profile, I dropped every conversation that stalled twice and the whole thing felt less like admin. Your area may behave differently.
Least effort, most return: read the profile before writing anything. It stops the whole thing feeling like a chore. Takes about five minutes.
