Paltalk: Chat with Strangers Reviews

by Blaalaah

Everytime you try to update Paltalk something else fall appart if it is not necessary update is not important, it used to be very good but now pretty much all are getting messed up like:- (1)when call comes after we hang up from calls it usually takes us back to this app and we dont have to do anything but now we have to go back to Paltalk and log out and log back and try again that can cause us get accidents on the road pluse we get frustrated and leave this app alone , (2) when we try to get-in the room from another room it shows we are in but it dosnt do nothing we cant hear anything unless we log out and log back on please fix it , (3)on my this app when i try to use headset the volume is very weak and low and I couldn’t use any headset and it is very inconvenient please fix those 3 items thank you ,

by Nickname Leo

App keeps losing connection, while talking on the mic you suddenly hear someone else’s voice because you are somehow “this app magic” lost the mic LOL Paltalk is a total joke and the back office or whoever is responsible for that team doesn’t have a clue. They replied saying: it is a connection issue from your side ( I was like ohh ok LOL), Paltalk is really terrible and makes you lose your temper.

***UPDATE*** few months passed, 30 emails and yet, Paltalk keeps getting worse and worse. I use other apps and never experience what this evil app has of devilish and evil things. Has so many bugs, bad connection (I run 1gb of speed), the developers of Paltalk are a total joke. They cannot figure out or come up with a working app. Shame shame shame and shame on them.

by Nhugytfkll

Isn’t it bad enough that you have to load every chat I had since the last time I chatted....now you’ve made it so that I can’t delete these chats. This is not a bug FIX it’s a bug ADDITION. I cannot think of any situation where someone would not at least want the OPTION of deleting these chats. Would love to know your reasoning but I suspect there is none. Unbelievable.

by Owie437

Updates for the mobile version frequently bring problems. Crashes, unable to join rooms, respond or send messages. Sometimes reloading software solves problems for the short term. Pal list in rooms is not alphabetical and changes random order so fast you can’t select a pal to “gift” or message. Persistent low quality releases. I would consider other chat programs.

by Señor Booyah

Rated Paltalk with two stars before due to stability issues. And now I need to knock another star off, as the issues have somehow managed to get even worse. Paltalk crashed and had to be launched again twenty-four times before I managed to send a single message to someone on my pal list. Once that message went through, I was able to chat with my pal normally. That is, up until a notification from another app popped up on my phone, which caused this app to crash again.

by Indabushes

First major issue started around March or April, camera issues on iphone app. Still has issues. It use to save the cam selection so I don’t have to swap cam twice to use the back cam always. Now since this latest update, room names either don’t appear for most rooms or if it does, it’s the wrong name on the room. We pay for our rooms and this is BS. Long time subscriber with 2 paid VIP accounts!! As for pc version Classic is still the best!!

by Poolboy 511

When you send message the screen goes back to the room and no message sent! Often seem to loose connection! Often loose connection! Can the size and Color of the print be improved? The color print needs to be darker making it easier to see and read!s

Still loose connection when in rooms, frustrating!

by Jessa8118

Have been using this forum since yahoo closed its chat back in 2012. This program has a lot of trolling. this app was one of the first social networks created prior to public use of the internet for self contractors for the US government. There is an authoritative influence on this program whom are called redhats and use red colored user names. They are supposed to be there for the sole purpose of technical support and to keep trolls from taking over and hacking its users, However these redhats are trolls themselves and hackers. This program should be used with caution and don’t easily trust other users or give out any personal information. There have been cases on the program where individuals have been egged on to commit suicide and sadly a couple people have done so on their webcams. This program is not as it is advertised.

by Don Paolo 3

I had to uninstall Paltalk to unsubscribe from “spend money on this” spam using the link in the email I just received (it kept opening Paltalk )... So, I just left it uninstalled.

Aside from that, it might have improved from the nearly 20 years since I last tried it. I wouldn’t know, considering how much functionality is paywalled, preventing a simple demo.

by Zer021

Paltalk doesn’t function properly on any iDevice I own iPad mini , iPhone 8+, iPhone 11 Pro Max or iPad Pro. Screen freezes every single time no matter what I do to alleviate the issue. Paltalk could be so much better if the developer would just put a little more effort in maintaining and fixing Paltalk.

by WannaBRue

It would be nice if pal would screen people through photos. Paltalk has way to many phony profiles and it becomes harder and harder to find real people to chat with.

by VivaISRAEL

I would love it if this app would use moving avatars that express emotion as we text.
The still, unmovable ones just don’t do it. Moving avatars take the chatting experience to a different level.

Yahoo had superior moving avatars—rolling on the floor laughing, showing disagreement, cheering—hundreds of them!

If this app can do no more than to go purchase Yahoo’s avatars, or at least find out where they got them from, that would be great.

Thanks for listening

by Chuck V37

Paltalk is terrible if trying to cam and talk to people. It knocks you off or freezes everytime I try, very frustrating and I am paying for this terrible service , that’s the sad part!

by XZx Pharmacist_999 XZx

I have tried to purchase virtual credit pts thru my cell phone, it kept on telling me a message, “tried it later”. I have purchased a lot of times before thru my cell phone. What happened????????? Can anyone show me to resolve this matter......

by 🎨Josh_✍️

I really like Paltalk , As far as I can tell... there isn’t another chat app like this. It has so many topics... you can cam and mic, browse pretty much any topic you can think of... even adult ones 🤤... lol. It can get pretty heated discourse, but then again... if you live in the US... we have freedom of speech.

by Tigerlily8751

I LOVE this app, been a member since 2006, but the iPad version of Paltalk was not designed well. It behaves like an iPhone layout. It won’t rotate or fill the entire screen even though I set my iPad to do that. It just enlarges it a bit. If I could rate this app itself I’d give you guys 6 stars out of 5. Best chat rooms ever!

by Dorothy Pehowic

If you’re using an IPad, there are no settings access to turn on or off you audio. When in the room, it shows your Audi is shut off by the room name in the banner. However, even with your audio up all the way on your IPad, you have no access to mic, audio or cam settings while in or out of a room or app. So I can no longer use Paltalk until they update this feature.

by Gmitchel

I’ve always been happy with the PC version. For some reason on both iPhone and iPad, the conversation history just disappears. I cannot see my or the person’s chat history. Makes it hard to avoid repeating yourself. Makes it hard to remember what they said. Especially if you have a lot of contacts.

Also, on the PC you can chat in a room and still chat with others outside of a room. Not with the iPhone or iPad. You can only do one exclusively.

If you’ve never used the PC version, then you likely do not know what you’re missing! A lot!

I keep hoping this app will fix these issues. It d
Seems like they’re more interested in adding pop-up adds that Norton and/or Malware Bytes flag as dangerous sites not to visit.

by ZEHRA_R

Love this app
Any time I need a break from the hum drum of daily life I come here, talk to people, laugh and make people laugh
I enjoy live singing and listening as well
I have been a member for past 20 years, this place is no different than the real world
You have good and bad days, but the key to being happy is respect all and ignore much, show your good side, be polite, say thank you and sorry. Be who you are, don’t fake it. People will respect you and accept you for who you really are. I have learned very important lessons of life here on this app. The one that tops is being patient, tolerant and respectful of people from all walks of life. Become a “ no problem “ personality
That is my strength. You can’t change the world but you can change yourself, this puts you at ease. And Above all we have lot of good in us, just dig deeper and bring it out, beyond that mostly it is happy sailing.

by Inspdrey

What's up with the ads? I can't chat with out a freaking ad popping up. A once promising great chat app is now total crap!!!

Update....the ads have calmed now but still are annoying when chatting and the ad takes over entire screen and once you exit it pal either loses connection or freezes all together...

Another update... what happened to vids? I can't video chat with anyone anymore? People tell me they try to send and it says I'm mobile and using another pal version... I have the most updated version.... annoying

by Fencewalker1!

If you’re using an IPad, there are no settings access to turn on or off you audio. When in the room, it shows your Audi is shut off by the room name in the banner. However, even with your audio up all the way on your IPad, you have no access to mic, audio or cam settings while in or out of a room or app. So I can no longer use Paltalk until they update this feature.

by Chris484757

Few things get any more absurd than this app’s photo cropping system. It takes all sorts of ridiculous maneuvering just to get the portion of the photo you want on your profile. Your only options are to either crop out crucial sections of the photo you want or edit the original photo so the box fits in. I just made 6 or 7 cropped photos to fit it in. Then you have to crop those crops because the file limit will be exceeded. What a joke.

I reduced the rating from 3 to 2 on this because once again I just struggled just to get a block of text through the little cropping box.

Paltalk itself isn’t *bad* but it also has plenty of problems. Give me a break here. this app isn’t a bad company but you’ve got to be kidding me if everyone there is satisfied with a level of mediocrity. And it has had plenty of time to make everything sharp and hasn’t gotten it done.

At the very least please fix how profile photos are done. That’s probably the most important thing and everyone is probably frustrated with the ridiculous little crop box which forces out key parts of the photo they want to show people.

And I’m ok with ads, even a lot of ads, but an ad every 3rd photo is extreme. You can only go through 2 photos before getting another ad. That’s not going to make me want to buy a subscription that’s going to be another thing, like the photo cropping, which makes me hate this app.

by Ebn Elmalik

I really do love the improved this app . Paltalk sometimes hangs up and I lose the sound when I m walking around in my house, and the wifi signal is very strong (full bars). I would really appreciate it if thing is fixed. Other than this, Im fine with it.

by Brokenangel_3

I think mobile should have same options as the desktop version

by RTapp70

Paltalk crashed on me. I tried to sign back in and it says connection failed. I tried on data and on WiFi. I can’t log in on the website either.