How 1on1Chat Works, From Your First Tap to Your Next Match

You do not need to read this page to use 1on1Chat. Most people tap Start, work it out in ten seconds and never come back here. But if you like to know what you are getting into, especially where money is involved, here it is in order.

From tap to hello in four steps

1. 1

   Open the site and tap Start Video Chat

   There is no sign-up form. The first time you tap Start, an account is created for you in the background.

2. 2

   Allow the camera and microphone

   The browser asks once. Say yes and it remembers for next time. On a phone, make sure no other app is using the camera.

3. 3

   Meet one person

   About half of matches connect in around 10 seconds, and 90% within 15. It is one person, and nobody else is in the call.

4. 4

   Stay, Next or Report

   Talk as long as you like. Next ends the call and finds someone new. Report flags the person without leaving the call first.

That is the whole loop. If you would rather begin without a camera, the lobby also has voice and text, and 1 on 1 chat rooms explains how people usually move from one to the other.

What the Free ×10 badge counts

The Free ×10 on the start buttons is your daily allowance of free tries: 10 per account, every day. Inside the app, the Try a Free Match button in the lobby shows how many you have left today and goes down by one each time you use one. The count resets the next day, and unused tries do not carry over.

The allowance belongs to the account, so it is the same number on your phone and your laptop. The full rules, including what happens when they run out, are in free 1 on 1 video chat, and exactly where free ends.

When coins and VIP show up

After your free tries, calls use coins or a VIP membership. You only meet a price when you open the wallet or choose a package, and the price is always shown in the app before you pay. We do not list prices on the website because they change from time to time.

Coins and VIP are virtual goods. Once bought they cannot be refunded, which is also written in the terms of service. If you are unsure whether you will use them, spend your free tries first.

Camera and microphone permissions

Video calls need your camera and microphone, and the browser asks before either is used. If you tapped “Block” by mistake, open the site settings in your browser (the padlock or the “aA” icon next to the address) and switch camera and microphone back to Allow.

On an iPhone, Safari also needs camera access in Settings → Safari → Camera. If the picture is black, check that another app is not holding the camera. Video freezing is almost always the network, and a 1 on 1 video call on mobile data has a few fixes that usually help.

Video, voice or text

You can switch between them in a conversation when both people agree. If you mostly want to meet women on video, 1 on 1 video chat with girls covers what to expect.

Keeping your account, and the people you liked

The account created for you lives in your browser until you add an email. Add one in settings and you can sign in again on any device, without losing your coins, VIP or follows. Without an email, clearing your browser data can mean starting over.

• Install it. On iPhone: Safari → Share → Add to Home Screen. On Android: Chrome menu → Add to Home screen or Install app. On a computer: the install icon in the address bar or the browser menu. 1on1Chat is not on the App Store or Google Play.
• Follow people you liked. Following someone in the app keeps them in your list, so you can find them again instead of hoping the random draw brings them back.
• Report what is wrong. Every report gets a reply within 24 hours. How that works is in how reports and moderation work.

How 1on1Chat works: quick questions