Adult cam sites, explained
What the platforms cost to watch, what they pay to work on, and which connected toys are worth buying. Written by two people who pay for everything they test.
How we work
- We buy every product. Nothing here is a manufacturer sample.
- Every review names at least one real drawback.
- When we have not tested something, the page says so.
- Read the full method
Start here
The platforms, side by side
Payout is the number that decides whether camming is worth your hours. Watch for flat rates that never improve as you grow.
| Platform | Free to watch | Model payout | Structure | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaturbate | Yes, public shows | Around 50% | Flat, 5c per token | The largest audience |
| Camera Prive | Yes | Covered in our review | Token based | Brazilian and Latin American rooms |
| Stripchat | Yes | 50 to 60% | Tiered | A rate that grows with you |
| LiveJasmin | Preview only | 30 to 80% | Tiered, widest range | Private show earners |
| Streamate | Preview only | Around 35% | Per transaction | Predictable per-minute pricing |
| BongaCams | Yes | 25 to 65% | Tiered by level | European and multilingual rooms |
| MyFreeCams | Yes | 50 to 60% | Token tipping | A smaller, higher spending audience |
Payout figures come from industry and management sources rather than platform publications, and tiered rates vary by contract. Treat them as a starting point, not a quote. Platform names link to a full review where one exists.
Three ways in
What did you come here for?
To watch
What a session actually costs before you top up.
To perform
Payouts, rules, and the privacy tools nobody mentions.
To sell your own
Sixteen years of doing it, written down.
Sex tech
Connected toys, bought and tested
Every product below was paid for with our own money. None were supplied by a manufacturer.
Which Lovense should you buy?
The whole range ranked, including the ones we would tell you to skip and the one nobody should start with.
Tested by Kharma
Domi 2
Wand power in one hand. Almost no runway between on and serious, and three levels without the app.
Tested by Kharma
Lush 3
Strong, loud, and not a sensible first purchase whatever the marketing says.
Jordan and Kharma
Sex Machine
Two independently controlled motors. Kharma was the physical user, Jordan ran the controls.
Utility
Not charging?
Three incompatible connectors across the range. The fix depends on which one you have.
Who writes this
Two people, both pen names
Married since 2000. The names are false to protect two private identities. Nothing else on this site is.
Kharma Dee
Products, and the selling side
Sixteen years independently making and selling adult photos, video and worn underwear. Primary tester for the Lush line, Domi, Gravity and Flexer.
Has never worked as a cam model. Where this site covers camming, that comes from research and from people she knows, and it says so.
Jordan Emery
Hardware, apps and connectivity
Completed college coursework in human sexuality, which is coursework rather than a degree. Covers male-oriented products, VR, and whether interactive features work as advertised.
Not a sexologist, therapist or clinician, and this site will never describe him as one.
Kept current
Recently updated
What this site is not
- No galleries of performers, and no ranked lists of people.
- No review of a product nobody here has used. When we have not tested something, the page says so.
- No affiliate link before the substance, and none at all on a product we would not recommend.
- No claim to expertise we do not have. The limits are printed next to the names.