There’s one thing you’ve gotta admit about Omegle: it shined in its moment of glory. Now though, despite not being fully off the map, it has decidedly fallen by the wayside, because people want more updated features and options.
We’ve come up with a list of the best alternatives which carry video chatting features, and let you find and mingle with strangers online. These are pretty much still Omegle, but better in some ways.
Jerkmate
This is the leading cam website cum chat site currently. It has upwards of 1 million users every month, and there are a variety of chat models you can get down with. Jerkmate covers a wide array of categories such as groups, couples, gay chats, etc.
You can get a free preview through the site’s public cams before buying in.
If privacy is your priority, you can get in on intimate, one-to-one chats, where you buy into aseparate room in which the model can be had all to yourself. Jerkmate even throws in two-way audio so that you get the best chat experience out of this.
Chatrandom
This motivated social platform has the goal of rising to a popularity level comparable to that of YouTube and Facebook. A random webcam website a lot like Omegle, it basically pairs people from different parts of the globe. Fun fact: it was one of the original alternatives to Chatroulette.
Since the latter had worse days where it kept changing its rules, the time was ripe for someone else to come in and snatch the baton. That’s exactly what Chatrandom did. Currently, it allows you to pick topic preferences before entering a video chat, such as letting gay users find people of the same sexual orientation.
Chaturbate
This is our favorite among the freemium cam chat sites. “Freemium” means it’s possible to use it by paying measly amounts, assuming you’re okay with the cheap set of features. The public room is set in such a way that you can sneak in and out for free, while still being able to message the model.
Private chats are not free, but that fact is offset by the hordes of cam models on offer. The latter means there’s a good chance you’ll find the model to suit your preferences.
For $10.99 you’ll get 100 tokens, which give plenty of credits when it comes to scoping out a few models and then finally settling on one to have fun with.
Hiyak
This is an app, and it’s relatively new. Its ad touts it as a direct Omegle alternative. This works too, because everyone who knows Omegle—that’s everyone not living under a rock—knows how bad it’s gotten, and wants something similar that has few of the same downsides.
HIYAK has basically shot up in popularity, and now has both Android and iOS versions available for free download. The traditional random video call option is there, and so is the one for live chat, which is where users get to control the way the matching system works for them.
Put simply, filtering your matches can be done by selecting a few key points like gender preference, age, and other things. The system reports and bans all abusive users, and things are kept interesting through the addition of effects and filters.
ChatRoulette
There was a long bit of time where Omegle and ChatRoulette competed directly. You could find people arguing which was better, and which stole ideas from its rival. ChatRoulette came into being about the same time as Omegle.
It built up a name as an excellent website for finding random people, and video chatting with the people you found instantly. That said, it had much the same issues as Omegle—explicit users and sexual content. It then introduced a filtered chat to remove PG-13 content.
This website is quick and very easy to use. There’s no registration needed, and the homepage is very clear-cut.
OmeTV
Ome.tv is likely among the most popular sites that are like Omegle. There are many Omegle fans who think it’s the best alternative out there. This is because of the random chat mate system which allows finding someone in almost under a second.
All you have to do is click a button and this lets you find a stranger from somewhere in the world. The site comes fitted for both desktop and mobile. It started its journey as a direct alternative to Omegle, and understandably has a similar slogan.
These days it’s widely known as a video chat platform. Harassers are automatically blocked’ plus, you don’t have to deal with annoying ads.
Chathub
This website is among the latest random video chat websites that resemble Omegle. With over 1.5 million monthly users, it draws a majority of its users from the UK, the US, Turkey, Germany, and India. It lets you see 4 other users simultaneously, and to choose which one to chat with.
The caveat is that this site is only meant for females to use. There’s also a face filter option, so you can only match with people using a camera. The audio filter, meanwhile, keeps you from matching with someone that doesn’t have their microphone on.
TinyChat
Where internet video chatting is concerned, Omegle and Chatroulette have basically ruled the roost. They’ve been the most liked platforms for decades, and both kept adding features to stay that way.
TinyChat, meanwhile, says its users stay active for a total of 5 million minutes each day. There are multiple chat rooms where people get to enter into simple chats, voice calls, or video calls. You’ll even find group convos between people who share interests.
TinyChat was set up in 2000, and hasn’t stopped growing since then. It lets you host videos, and set them up so that anyone can join in watching if they so choose. The biggest upside to this website is that it lets you use its services for free.