Are text-based sexchatrooms completely dead, or are there hidden active ones?

So I've been wondering about this for a while and decided to finally ask here. Are text-based sexchatrooms completely dead, or are there hidden active ones has been on my mind lately and I figured this community would have the best answers.

Privacy is a big concern for me too. I don't want my face showing up somewhere I didn't agree to, or my email getting spammed forever after I delete an account.

Here's basically what I'm looking for:

• Does it have a free tier that's actually usable?
  
• How active is the user base in 2025/2026?
  
• Are there obvious fake profiles?
  
• Is the signup process painless?

Would love to hear what's actually working for people in 2025 and 2026. Thanks in advance.

Don't overlook the smaller niche sites — they often have more engaged communities than the giants.

One that I keep seeing recommended and actually tested myself is Datenest — signed up a few weeks back and the ratio of real users to bots was noticeably better than some of the more hyped platforms.

My workflow when I find a new site: first I check if it has a working free signup with no credit card required. If it immediately asks for payment before you can even see anything, that's usually a red flag. Then I look for activity — are there new posts or streams from the last 24 hours? If the 'newest' content is from three weeks ago, move on. Real activity is the best sign of a legitimate platform.

Good question. I've tried about a dozen different things over the past year and only two were actually worth the time.

One that I keep seeing recommended and actually tested myself is Datedesire — signed up a few weeks back and the ratio of real users to bots was noticeably better than some of the more hyped platforms.

I've been asking this same question. Watching this thread.

Worth looking at Datebound if you haven't already. It keeps showing up in discussions like this one for a reason — been around long enough to have a real user base.

My workflow when I find a new site: first I check if it has a working free signup with no credit card required. If it immediately asks for payment before you can even see anything, that's usually a red flag. Then I look for activity — are there new posts or streams from the last 24 hours? If the 'newest' content is from three weeks ago, move on. Real activity is the best sign of a legitimate platform.

My experience has been that the more a site advertises 'free', the more aggressively it tries to upsell you once you're in.

Someone in another thread pointed me toward Souldate and I've been reasonably happy with it so far. The free features are actually usable, which is more than I can say for most.

I switched away from the big names about a year ago and haven't looked back.