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Paltalk alternatives

Paltalk users often seek alternatives due to persistent bugs, high subscription costs for basic features, and concerns about safety and moderation. Alternatives offer different focuses, from casual video messaging to live streaming and social discovery, addressing specific pain points Paltalk users experience.

Why users look for alternatives to Paltalk

The alternatives

Marco Polo
4.8★ · 2,153,664 ratings · Free

Marco Polo allows users to send video messages back and forth, functioning like a video walkie-talkie, which many find convenient for communicating with family and friends . However, users report that many features, including closed captions and unlimited storage, have been moved behind a paywall, and the notification system can be overwhelming R54.

Better for: Marco Polo is better for users who want a simple, asynchronous video messaging tool to keep in touch with a close circle, especially if they are willing to pay for premium features to avoid limitations R56.

Head-to-head: Paltalk vs Marco Polo
MeetMe
4.3★ · 374,364 ratings · Free

MeetMe focuses on live streaming and social discovery, allowing users to stream and interact with others, with some users finding success in meeting people, including romantic partners R69. However, the app is heavily criticized for aggressive monetization, with many features requiring payment, an abundance of ads, and issues with moderation, including reports of bots, inappropriate content, and unfair bans R65R68.

Better for: MeetMe suits users primarily interested in live streaming and connecting with new people through video, provided they are prepared to navigate frequent payment prompts and potential moderation issues R69.

Head-to-head: Paltalk vs MeetMe
BIGO LIVE-Live Stream
4.5★ · 225,339 ratings · Free

BIGO LIVE is a platform for live streaming, allowing users to go live and interact with an audience, which some find a great way to connect R80. However, the app faces severe criticism for supporting pedophilia, virtual prostitution, scams, and bullying, with many fake profiles and concerns about user safety R79R81R82.

Better for: BIGO LIVE might appeal to users who want to broadcast themselves live and engage with a broad audience, but only if they are extremely cautious about safety and content moderation R80.

Head-to-head: Paltalk vs BIGO LIVE-Live Stream
Moco
4.1★ · 25,130 ratings · Free

Moco is a chat app that some users enjoy for meeting new people and consider one of the best chat apps available R94. However, the app is plagued by an excessive number of ads that make it laggy and difficult to use, and users report that the live streaming feature is often broken or unavailable R93R95R96.

Better for: Moco is better for users looking for a basic chat app to meet new people, provided they have a high tolerance for ads and are not reliant on live streaming features R94.

Head-to-head: Paltalk vs Moco
Yalla
4.2★ · 7,896 ratings · Free

Yalla is a voice chat and social app that some users find to be a good time killer and enjoy for meeting friends . However, it is heavily criticized for expensive in-app purchases (coins), frequent glitches, and issues with account bans and customer service, with some users alleging bribery and fraud R107R110.

Better for: Yalla is suitable for users who enjoy voice chat rooms and are looking for a social app to pass the time, but they should be aware of the high costs and potential account issues R110R107.

Head-to-head: Paltalk vs Yalla
Stick with Paltalk if

You should stick with Paltalk if you have a long-standing community or fellowship there and are willing to overlook persistent bugs, high membership costs, and occasional moderation issues for the sake of established connections R38.

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Frequently asked

Why do people look for alternatives to Paltalk?
People look for alternatives to Paltalk primarily because of persistent bugs and freezing issues, high costs for basic features like seeing profile viewers, and concerns about safety and inadequate moderation against hackers and inappropriate content R1R3R6R7.
Is Paltalk expensive?
Yes, Paltalk can be expensive, with users reporting room subscriptions costing over $500 for features like 3 Mics, and needing to pay for 'extreme membership' to see who views your profile, which casual users find too costly R1R3R44.
Does Paltalk have technical issues?
Yes, Paltalk has frequent technical issues, including freezing, crashing, audio problems, messages not sending, and difficulties with camera functionality and video layouts R1R6R16R24.
Are there safety concerns on Paltalk?
Yes, there are safety concerns on Paltalk, with users reporting it as a "cesspool for hackers," allowing unwanted attacks on devices, and instances of harassment and inappropriate behavior, including grooming R7R14R40R49.
Is the Paltalk mobile app as good as the PC version?
No, many users find the Paltalk mobile app is not as good as the PC version, citing issues like conversation history disappearing, difficulty navigating, and various functional errors not present on the desktop client R27R38R4R10.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R1] Paltalk 1/5 · US Missing icon of user: Paltalk is old platform and lack of modern technical control. Problem happen very often, it’s alway freezing. And I am unable to see many user in the chat room because the icon of user at upper right corner has been removed. My room subscription is $500+ for 3 Mics, and we setup Auto Reddot, but now I can’t even unreddotted myself in the room even though I am an admin of the
  2. [R6] Paltalk 3/5 · US Latest version update is trash: The latest version has way too many bugs. It freezes, crashes, audio keeps reconnecting, among other things. Others are complaining about the same issues I am having. Fix it!
  3. [R24] Paltalk 3/5 · US Sad: This app freezes all the time whyyyy
  4. [R25] Paltalk 1/5 · US Constant crash after update: This last update is a non stop crash after 5 minutes .
  5. [R3] Paltalk 3/5 · US Mostly fun but a few annoying things…: The app is similar to CamFrog some of the same features but a lot of differences, on CamFrog I like that you can see who’s viewing you on a regular account on PalTalk you have to pay for the extreme membership and it’s not cheap! I guess for someone who uses it all the time that’s fine but I’m more of a casual user but seeing “someone else is viewing you” is
  6. [R13] Paltalk 1/5 · US Watch your account: This app randomly charged me $10.77 although I signed up for nothing. They are a scam I’m warning you before you proceed
  7. [R15] Paltalk 3/5 · US Too many Adds!!!: Please stop those adds!!!
  8. [R33] Paltalk 3/5 · GB It’s good but: The app is ok works well has its moment but what pisses me off when you have discounts buying credits for gifts etc you never get them and if you email Paltalk no one responds if they did I’d more than likely rate this 5 stars but for now it’s only getting a 3 from me
  9. [R7] Paltalk 2/5 · US Paltalk is a Cesspool for Hackers: Most recently, Paltalk has become very unsafe, as it exploits and manipulates the vulnerable (i.e. mentally ill individuals) and, it rewards room owners that maintain high room numbers, by any corrupt means. Most worrisome, Paltalk has become a cesspool for hackers: and, it permits unwanted attacks on smart devices. And, Paltalk permits extreme racial hate agains
  10. [R14] Paltalk 5/5 · US creeps (i had to make it at the top): caught one creep today an he was trying to do well if you know you know
  11. [R40] Paltalk 1/5 · US Pedos: Got groomed on here when I was in 5th grade. joined video chat and tons of old men started messaging me & harassing me for nude photos.
  12. [R49] Paltalk 1/5 · US Gross: Full of bots and perverts
  13. [R4] Paltalk 1/5 · US Newest update: Can’t even slide over to find people or look at profiles The new update blows
  14. [R9] Paltalk 3/5 · US Please make an iPad version: Paltalk works good overall but it would be nice if there was a iPad version that would cover the whole screen and a dark mode Other than that its great. PS. You should take some tips from Camfrog they are pretty much exactly the same
  15. [R10] Paltalk 1/5 · US Fix the room to stop profiles jumping around so when scrolling: Why can you not stop members in room from bouncing around while searching members? It gives me a headache. You cannot be fast enough to click on a profile. One second they are there and then the profile moves to another position on the mobile App!!
  16. [R16] Paltalk 1/5 · US Poorly Managed: Far & away the most poorly managed app I've ever used. There's always something messing up or poorly thought out ( like the Jump To Present button you have to push to see text comments). The Select Video Layout Button doesn't work, constantly opens cameras and constantly changes the layout after you've picked a format. The mic up button don't work either, and freezes the app when y
  17. [R17] Paltalk 5/5 · US Unable to login: I am trying to login but it keep saying too many OTP requests Update: I figured it out
  18. [R31] Paltalk 1/5 · US Very frustrating: I was using Paltalk for a long time. But today, I couldn’t open it totally. I tried different devices with no success. There is no one to reach to for help. Very frustrating.
  19. [R41] Paltalk 5/5 · US Is there any problem: I am trying to login to my account but it’s doesn’t work
  20. [R47] Paltalk 1/5 · US Deleting my account should not be a request: If I wish to delete my account it is quite unprofessional and absolutely unacceptable that it requires a request to delete my account
  21. [R51] Marco Polo 2/5 · US Terrible notification system: No, I don’t want to be notified in the middle of the day that I’m all caught up. No, I don’t want to know when my contact is online. I just want to know when I receive a message. Thanks to Marco Polo’s extremely limited notification settings, that’s not a possibility.
  22. [R53] Marco Polo 3/5 · US Notifications needs attention: The app will notify you anytime your friends are online. This is way too often, and there’s not a specific setting to turn it off. It’s miserable. So I’ve had to just disable notifications entirely - I review polos whenever now. My friends are adjusting lol
  23. [R54] Marco Polo 1/5 · US Buns: Will literally delete everything if you don’t pay for it
  24. [R56] Marco Polo 3/5 · US Great until you pay for it: I have had Marco Polo for a while now, this is how I talk to my best friend everyday. I decided to upgrade to premium because we use it so much that it was worth the money for the features. However, ever since upgrading and now paying the app has severely lacked. When actively talking back and forth most of the time the “live” doesn’t come back until 3-4 minutes into th
  25. [R65] MeetMe 1/5 · US Trash: Can’t click one thing without them trying to make you buy something. It’s hilarious and it’s not even a dating app anymore. It’s a wanna be twitch. Just much much much lower quality. Just get Taimi. Get anything honestly this is the bottom of the barrel
  26. [R67] MeetMe 3/5 · US Whack verification system: Wouldn’t let me successfully verify my account . EVERY time said error when I’m clearly the girl that’s in my profile. Very stupid pedo like app lol don’t waste your time. Update- I appreciate the developer taking the time to reach out to me. While I’m not downloading this app again right now, I will reconsider. I’ve never had this much trouble verifying my identity.
  27. [R68] MeetMe 1/5 · US Finally killed this app charging for distance filter: Now it’s not “meet me” anymore it’s “pay me and video chat”
  28. [R69] MeetMe 5/5 · US Satisfied: I love it ! I use it for streaming purposes! A year ago I met the LOML there, and everything is going well. My stream name is ReddHott !!
  29. [R79] BIGO LIVE-Live Stream 1/5 · US Es muy mala App: Apoyan la pedofilia , la prostitucion virtual, ay muchas mafias de diferentes paises , estafas , muchos perfiles falsos, mucho perfiles de mujeres que usan inteligencia artificial. la verdad siento que no una app segura para usar ay mucha gente sin futuro , locos
  30. [R80] BIGO LIVE-Live Stream 5/5 · US Great way to interact with others: I rate a 10 out of a 10
  31. [R81] BIGO LIVE-Live Stream 3/5 · US No kids allowed: So this is a good app. It’s just so many people that look weird and I feel like they’re kind of stalking me so I don’t recommend for kids to get this but if y’all wanna find someone to like dance with you can.
  32. [R82] BIGO LIVE-Live Stream 1/5 · US This app is dangerous: I’ve been hacked by Sarah pretty and is blackmailing me and the ads isn’t what it says it was Theres no one who is interested in dating also to add she ask me for $300 so do be careful who you talk to
  33. [R93] Moco 2/5 · US Ads/Lagging/live not working: The app has too many ads that’s making it Laggy and I tried to go see what type of livestreams people do and nothing came up it’s hard to navigate on here
  34. [R94] Moco 5/5 · US Great way to meet new people!: Love all the new people I’m meeting ! Thank you moco! But bring back the live feature please! 🙏
  35. [R95] Moco 3/5 · US Adds: To many adds sometimes tje app doesn’t work
  36. [R96] Moco 2/5 · US Live stream: Why can’t I go Live stream anymore?
  37. [R107] Yalla 1/5 · US Complete: We are filing a complaint against the Yalla app because they accept bribes from users in exchange for money and personal connections. They also ban our accounts, which have not violated their rules and policies. We have evidence, including user testimonies stating that they know individuals working
  38. [R108] Yalla 5/5 · US I need mod: Pls I need mod I am being nice to users and everyone but some be being mean to me so yeah pls make my wish come True
  39. [R109] Yalla 3/5 · US Earnings: Is this an earnings apps?
  40. [R110] Yalla 1/5 · US Coins: Too much expensive the coins
  41. [R44] Paltalk 5/5 · US App problems: Not sure what has happened. Ever since I got a new device paltalk isn’t opening up. Even if I have a good connection. I did everything possible. Also I think there memberships are a too expensive. I’ve been a Paltalk member before they even had an app.
  42. [R27] Paltalk 3/5 · US Nowhere Near as Good as the PC Version: I’ve always been happy with the PC version. For some reason on both iPhone and iPad, the conversation history just disappears. I cannot see my or the person’s chat history. Makes it hard to avoid repeating yourself. Makes it hard to remember what they said. Especially if you have a lot of contacts. Also, on the PC you can chat in a room and still chat with
  43. [R38] Paltalk 5/5 · US Bigjohn: I have been on paltalk since the 1900’s . It’s a fun entertaining , sometimes informative program . It works much better on a computer other then on a phone or tablet. PEACE

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store