Three modes, one pick

Text and Video Chat — Pick Your Mode First

Some nights you want a face; some nights you just want to type. You choose before you are matched — video, voice only, or text — and the two quiet modes never ask for your camera at all.

Pick a Mode

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What picking your mode actually looks like

The choice happens on the start screen, before anybody is paired with you. Here is what each lane gets you:

  1. 🎛️

    Choose before you match

    The mode is the first thing you set, not something you negotiate later. Video is what the start screen opens on; voice only and text are one tap away.

  2. 💬

    Text, for the quiet nights

    Typing only — no camera, no mic, nothing to set up. Built-in translation carries the chat when the stranger's language isn't yours.

  3. 🎧

    Voice only, halfway there

    You hear each other and nobody is on camera. Good for the nights when your conversation is ready and your face isn't.

  4. 🎥

    Video, face to face

    Both cameras live from the first second. Your browser asks for camera permission before the match can start — that prompt is the real first step.

Text mode vs video mode — side by side

💬 Text
🎥 Video
Replies at your pace, from anywhere
Live reactions, in real time
No camera involved at all
Camera permission first, then cam on
Translation built in for cross-language chats
Expressions do a lot of the translating
Easy to multitask or chat on the quiet
Full attention, full presence

There is a third lane between the two: voice only — you hear each other and nobody is on camera. Whichever you pick, the match itself is random and one-on-one.

Which mode should you start in?

Pick text or voice if…

  • 🌙You're somewhere quiet or nowhere near camera-ready — neither mode asks for your camera.
  • 🌐You're chatting across languages — built-in translation carries a text conversation.
  • 🎙️Typing feels like work but talking feels like hanging out — that's the voice-only lane.

Pick video if…

  • You want the fastest read on whether you two click.
  • 😄Your humor lives in your face, not your typing.
  • 💡You're set up for it — light in front of you, camera at eye level, headphones on.

Text and video chat questions

Yes — that choice is the first thing you make. Video, voice only or text: you set it on the start screen and the match runs in the mode you picked.

Pick a mode, then meet somebody.

Video, voice only, or text — that's the whole setup.

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