ChatAve
Quick answers for ChatAve: getting matched, text voice and video controls, coins, staying anonymous, and what to do when a chat goes wrong.
Say hi to a stranger →There is nothing to set up. Open ChatAve, tap once, and the matcher pairs you with a random stranger in a private text chat — no account, no download, no tutorial. The best first message is small and answerable (“what are you up to right now?”), and the conversation starter guide has five more that work.
Every match opens as text. Inside the chat, voice and video are one-tap switches — your mic and camera stay off until you turn them on, and you can drop back to text without losing the conversation. If a switch doesn’t work, check the browser’s permission prompt: your device, not the site, controls the camera and mic, and a blocked permission stops the switch silently.
Matching is random, one stranger at a time — there’s no preference quiz and no way to browse users. Skip ends a chat instantly and permanently, with no notification and no way back in for the other person. Skipping is normal etiquette here, not an insult; a mismatch costs seconds, and the next match is immediate.
ChatAve is free to start — matching, text chat, and your first sessions cost nothing, and the details are in is ChatAve free. Coins buy longer sessions and extras, are shown in USD before you confirm, and are processed by third-party payment providers. Purchase problems (missing coins, failed charge) go through the contact form with your order reference.
You never create a public profile, so there’s nothing for strangers to browse between chats. Keep it that way: no real name, address, workplace, or social handles in early conversation, and check your background before turning a camera on. If someone makes a chat go wrong, skip first and report second — reports are reviewed, and repeat offenders are removed from the pool. The full rundown is in is ChatAve safe.
Chat won’t load: refresh once, then try another browser or network — office and school networks sometimes block live connections. Camera or mic silent: check the browser permission icon in the address bar. Site feels stale: clear cookies for the domain and reload, knowing a guest session resets. Still stuck? The contact page lists exactly what to include so the first reply is useful.
The help center covers the plumbing, but ChatAve makes more sense in practice than in documentation. One match teaches the whole product — start a stranger chat and come back here only if something breaks.