About Yapchat

Which “Yap Chat” are you looking for?

Three different sites go by a similar name, which catches a lot of people out. Here’s how they line up, using the way each one describes itself.

• yapchat.live you are here

  This site. Live random video chat in your browser, with profiles you can read and voice or text if you’d rather not be on camera.

• yap.chat

  A separate service. It describes itself as an independently operated random video and text chat platform. We’re not connected to it.

• yapchat.com

  A separate website. It describes itself as a free webcam chat room. We’re not connected to it either.

If it was one of the other two you were looking for, no harm done. If it was us, read on.

What the site actually does

• Random video matching

  One tap puts you in a call with someone who is on camera at that moment. Skip whenever you want.

• Voice or text instead

  Not in the mood to be seen? Take the call with your camera off, or stay in the message thread.

• Profiles you can read first

  Her country, the language she speaks, a short bio and recent posts, so you know something before you say hi.

• Conversations that stay put

  Come back on the same device and your threads are still there. Following someone is the one thing that needs an account.

How we make money

Yapchat is free to start and paid after that. We’d rather say that plainly than bury it. You get free matches when you arrive and your first 10 messages are free, and beyond that a longer call carries a price you see before it connects.

Nothing is charged without you seeing the price first.

Who it is for

Adults only, 18 and over. Everything on the site is moderated, and anyone can be reported or blocked from inside the call they are in.