CooMeet

CooMeet Review – Random Video Chat with Real Women Online

Remember Chatroulette? It sounded like a fun idea but quickly turned into a mess of unwanted exposures. Other sites have tried to improve the random chat concept, and CooMeet is one of them. It brands itself as the top video chat platform for connecting with women online.

CooMeet.com has been refining its service for years, now attracting millions of monthly visits. Clearly, people are enjoying the experience, so I decided to check it out.

Chatroulette but with Genuine Women

The CooMeet homepage is quite appealing. It shows screenshots of attractive women waiting to chat, likely models used to lure visitors. That's a common trick on dating and webcam sites, so no surprise. The site claims to be a next-generation social introduction agency, combining online video dating, social networking, and instant messaging.

You can start a free webcam chat without signing up. Just click a button and a random girl appears. If you don't like her, click again for another. It feels like Chatroulette, but with women instead of random penises.

That's CooMeet's main gimmick: verified female users so you can actually have conversations instead of seeing unwanted body parts. The landing page emphasizes this, but it's clearly aimed at men. I didn't see any pitch to attract women to the platform, which seemed odd, but I reserved judgment until testing.

Free Video Chat with Attractive Women

A button promises free chat with no registration. After clicking, it asked if I'm a man or woman, then required me to agree to terms and give webcam/microphone access. That's fair, since it's not a peepshow. I adjusted my appearance and clicked "Start Searching." There's an option to limit to "only the best" women, but that requires at least 120 minutes in your balance. Since I hadn't registered or paid, I got average girls.

Soon a serious-looking Russian woman appeared. I greeted her verbally, but she typed a response instead of speaking. That seemed counterintuitive given we both had microphones, but I played along. However, my free messages didn't go through—they showed "NOT SENT" with a link to sign up. Awkwardly, the chat continued while I fumbled with registration, leaving me ignoring her while the CooMeet pricing page covered her face.

Understanding the Pricing Scheme

CooMeet isn't the most expensive site I've reviewed. Typical adult sites cost around $30 a month, and webcam sites are "free" but you can spend a lot. CooMeet's standard membership is about $5 per month if you buy a year, claimed as 50% off. Shorter plans are reasonable: three months at $9 each, or a three-day trial for a couple of dollars.

I chose the trial. After entering credit card info, I discovered I'd bought three days plus ten minutes of video chat—minutes weren't mentioned during sign-up. Then I had to confirm my bank card by checking a small frozen amount (67 cents) in my account. That was unexpected.

Once confirmed, I had three days, 11 minutes, and 20 messages. You get two messages per minute, which felt arbitrary. Why not unlimited messages like other chat sites? The premium access still restricts chatting.

A "Buy Minutes" button lets you reload: six hours for $100 (best deal) or $2 for ten minutes at the expensive end. Cancellation requires emailing them—no in-account option. I had to Google the User Agreement to find that out. Sneaky indeed.

I used my minutes chatting with another Eastern European woman and a Latina. Compared to instant sexual thrills of webcam shows, this was slower. If you want nudity, you'll need game and good looks. They weren't kidding about being a dating and social platform.

CooMeet appeals to those wanting video chat with a pretty woman without necessarily seeking cybersex. The pricing is convoluted, but the site offers plenty of opportunities to talk with attractive women. It's like a cleaner, more chat-friendly Chatroulette where the outcome depends on you and your conversation partner.