A List of The Best Free Online Chat Rooms!
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The Best Free Chat Rooms
We have visited each chat site and examined every chat service and feature to create an honest review. We have compared the pros and cons of each and determined which chat rooms are the best for various types of chatting. We have NOT been paid to include any of the links or change any of the rankings. This is NOT a sponsored page and there are NO affiliate links.
Top 10 Chat Sites
- Best overall chat site for everyone – 321Chat
- Best big chat site– Chat-Avenue
- Most unique chat site– Wire Club
- Best webcam chat rooms– PalTalk / CamFrog
- Best UK chat rooms – UK Chat
- Best chat for kids–
- Best chat for teens – Teen-Chat.org
321Chat
321 Chat has chat rooms on a wide variety topics. The chat offers many features and configurable user options which allow chatters to edit everything from overall look and feel of the room to who is allowed to private message you. A big The moderation of the rooms is what sets 321Chat apart from most other chats. There are rules and there are people around to enforce them this keeps the site from becoming a troll breading ground a instead fostes a sense of community. 321Chat first opened in 2002, since that time the number of room topics has continued to grow. To date, there are 14 different room topics for various ages, races, religions and sexual orientations.
Chat Avenue
Outlasting mega chat hubs like AOL and Yahoo!, Chat-Avenue’s (roughly) 4,000 concurrent chatters makes it the web’s largest chat site. Chat Ave has come a long way from its origins in 1999. Today they are in the process of creating their own chat software as they transition away from the use of 123FlashChat. For now, visitors to Chat-Avenue have the choice to use Flash Chat or another php based chat. Keep an eye on Chat-Avenue over the next few months for the release, which promises to be both mobile friendly and webcam enabled.
Wire Club
WireClub is a truly wonderful online community. Yes, they require adam4adam you to register in order to enter their chat rooms but it is a chat experience like no other. Their chat software seamlessly integrates features in a natural and intuitive way. Clicking on a username makes their profile fly out with quick access to their picture, badges won and options to chat, message, friend, block or report. They also have a virtual credit system you can use to give gifts, badges and other fun things.
PalTalk / CamFrog
CamFrog & PalTalk are owned by the same company and both function in rather similar ways. They both require you to download their software and register for free. Once connected the default option is to live stream your webcam which means most chatters have webcams you can view. CamFrog and PalTalk limit the number of cams your can view at once or the length of time you can watch unless you become a paying member. Memberships range from $4 to $40 per month and offer various levels of benefit.
UK Chat
UKChat is obviously UK based, but there are a fair number of chatters from other English speaking countries such as the United States and Canada. UKChat runs latest version of Stelivo chat which means it is mobile friendly and webcam enabled. Another feature of UKChat which shouldn’t go unnoticed is their seamless integration of chatter profiles with their forum. Room titles vary from Lobby, Cafe and Trivia to more specific rooms based on location like Northern Ireland and Wales. Overall, UKChat is a great chat site.