LiveMonkey: Random Video Chat
Monkey is an English-language random video chat site that pairs strangers for video and text chat after signing up with a social account or email.
Editor score: 6.3 / 10
- Languages
- English
- Topics
- Random match
- Sign-up required
- Sign-up required
- Online now
- —
- 30-day average
- —
- Uptime (90 days)
- 100%
- Last checked
- 2 minutes ago
Editor’s review
Monkey is a random video chat site that matches you with strangers for face-to-face video conversations, with text chat also offered. Before you can start, you need an account: the sign-in panel offers Google as the main button, with Facebook, Apple, TikTok and email as alternatives. Two checkboxes sit below it, one confirming you are at least 18 and one accepting the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
The landing page is simple: a purple background, the headline "Make new friends face to face" and a preview image of a video call next to the sign-in options. There is no guest mode and no visible online counter, so you cannot tell how busy the site is before handing over an account. The interface is in English, and the community is listed as English-speaking. The brand is Monkey's own, not a clone of another service, and an Android app is also available.
On safety, the page refers to AI-assisted moderation and a Safety Center, and our checklist found a rules page, a report or block option and a profanity and spam filter. Advertising is light: a dismissible banner at the bottom promotes Monkey Plus, the site's own paid upgrade, and we saw no pop-ups or redirects.
Privacy needs more attention. On arrival a consent window asks to use your data for personalised advertising and measurement, says data may be shared with 211 partners and mentions precise geolocation. The two buttons are "Consent" and "Manage options"; there is no one-click reject, so declining takes an extra step. The site loaded over HTTPS without warnings, and the mobile version was usable, with the same consent window and banner.
Monkey suits adults who want quick one-on-one video chats with strangers and do not mind signing up first. If you prefer to try a site anonymously or want to limit data sharing, the mandatory account and the broad ad consent request are reasons to look elsewhere.
Good
- Established brand with its own random video chat service
- Video chat with a text option
- Rules, report/block button and filters, plus a Safety Center
- Works in mobile browsers; Android app available
- Only light ads, limited to a Monkey Plus banner
Not so good
- Account required: social login or email, no guest access
- Consent window lists 211 partners and has no one-click reject
- Monkey Plus promotion banner on the page
- No visible online user count before signing up
When it is busy
Not enough data for an activity map yet.
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