Choose who you meet
Pick your gender and who you want to talk to. Other stranger chat apps charge for this. We never will.
Talk to strangers.
Free. Right now.
Anonymous one-on-one chat with people nearby or worldwide. Free gender filter, games and voice calls. No sign-up, 18+.
Everything here is free. Even the gender filter.
Read the gender filter guide →
10 games in the chat
Draw & Guess, Sea Battle, Four in a Row, Would You Rather and more.
Chat rooms
Talk with everyone online at once under a random nickname, or wait in the Lounge while we find your match.
- The Lounge
- English Practice
- Cricket
- Night Owls
- India
Voice calls, no camera
Hit it off? Switch to a private voice call, only if you both agree. Calls are never recorded.
Keep in touch
Had a great chat? If you both tap Keep in touch, you can talk again later. No phone numbers swapped.
No sign-up
No email, no phone number, no profile. Open the app and start talking.
Matched by interests
Add interests like cricket or anime and you meet people who share them first.
Nearby or worldwide
Meet people from your state, your country or anywhere. You can hide your country too.
Safer by design
A report button in every chat, 👍/👎 ratings, automatic blocking, and no links or spam.
Installs like an app
No coins or premium tier. Runs in any browser, or add it to your home screen.
How to chat with strangers
Start chatting- Pick your gender and who you want to talk to
- Choose where from: nearby or worldwide
- Tap Start, say hi, play a game or call
Questions
- Is ChatStranger really free?
- Yes. Every feature is free, including the gender filter that most stranger chat apps put behind a paywall. There are no coins or premium plans.
- Do I need to sign up to talk to strangers?
- No. There is no email, phone number or profile. Pick your gender, pick who you want to meet, and you are chatting in seconds.
- Is ChatStranger a good Omegle alternative?
- ChatStranger is a free random chat for adults, built as a simple and safer alternative to Omegle: text first with optional voice calls, a free gender filter, games and a report button in every chat. There is no video.
- Can I chat with people near me?
- Yes. Under “Where from”, choose your state or your country to meet people nearby, or pick worldwide. If nobody matching is free, the app offers to widen your search step by step.
- Can I talk by voice?
- Yes. After you have both sent a couple of messages, either of you can invite the other to a voice call. It only starts if both agree, and calls are never recorded. There is no video.
- Are there group chat rooms?
- Yes. Join The Lounge, Cricket, Night Owls or India to chat with everyone online at once. You get a random nickname, and you can wait in the Lounge while we find you a 1-on-1 match.
- Can I talk to the same person again?
- Yes, if you both want to. After a good chat, tap Keep in touch. If the other person taps it too, you become friends and can invite each other to chat again from the start screen.
- How do you keep the chat safe?
- You must be 18 or older. Links are blocked to stop spam, and anyone reported by several people is blocked automatically. Never share personal details with strangers.
- Does it work on my phone?
- Yes. ChatStranger works in any modern browser on Android, iPhone and desktop. There is nothing to install.