A Thundr alternative built around what you like.

You searched for a site like Thundr. Here is what people usually want from one.

When someone types "Thundr alternative" or "sites like Thundr" into a search bar, the wish behind it is rarely about a brand. It is about a feeling: open an app, see a real person within seconds, and have something to talk about before the awkward silence sets in. A face, a voice, a shared topic. That is the whole recipe.

Roulettly is a free random video chat for adults. You allow your camera, choose a few things you are into, and press Start. The matching then does two quiet jobs for you. It tries to put you in front of someone who shares your tastes, and it gives priority to someone who speaks your language. Neither is a wall: if nobody fits right now, you still get a conversation rather than an empty screen.

This page is about that one idea, meeting people fast without starting from zero. If you would rather read the full tour first, the how it works page walks through the whole flow.

Interests: a first sentence already written

The hardest part of talking to a stranger is the opening line. "Hi, where are you from?" gets old after the second chat. Shared interests solve that problem before it starts, because the opening line is already there: you both said you like the same thing.

On the start screen, under What you are into, you can add interests of your own. It is optional, and it takes a few seconds. Football, anime, guitar, cooking, travel, chess, coding, film photography, whatever you would happily talk about for ten minutes. The idea, in the words of the screen itself, is that interests help place you in front of someone who shares your tastes.

A few habits make the field work better. Keep each interest short and specific. Two or three honest ones beat a list of twenty. And choose things you actually want to discuss, because the person on the other side will read the same signal and open with it.

You can leave the field empty too. Plenty of people prefer a pure surprise, and that is a perfectly good way to use the site.

In your language, with 20 to choose from

A shared interest only helps if you understand each other. That is why language matters as much as topics. The Roulettly interface comes in 20 languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Persian, Hindi, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.

The matching gives priority to someone who speaks the same language as you. It is a preference, not a wall: you can always press next to move on, and the match is not locked to a single language.

If your first language is not English, you can open the translated home page directly, for example Spanish, German or Portuguese, and everything on the start screen follows.

Keeping the conversation easy to leave

Fast meetings only feel good when leaving is as easy as arriving. Every encounter has a next button, so you can move on at any moment without explaining yourself. You do not owe anyone a goodbye speech, and nobody owes you one.

Because most chats are short, there is no profile to fill out and no friends list to manage. What the other person sees is your video, your sound, your nickname if you chose one, the gender you indicated and the flag of your country. Not your e-mail, and not a bio.

If you want to give yourself a name, the Your nickname field is optional. A short, light handle works better than a long one, and it gives the other side something to call you.

Safety for adults, on every encounter

Roulettly is reserved for people aged 18 and over. The start screen asks you to tick "I'm 18 or older and I accept" before the Start button does anything, and the terms of use state the same rule.

On every encounter you will find report and block. Reports are reviewed by our moderation team. On top of that, nudity detection runs on your own device, on your own camera: if it spots explicit content, it goes straight to our moderation team, which can ban the account. That means the check does not depend on the other person pressing a button.

Every call goes through an encrypted relay (WebRTC) that forwards your video and sound without being able to read or store them, and the other person never sees your IP address. The conversation is not recorded.

A practical note for any random video chat: keep personal details to yourself until you really want to share them, and trust your instinct. If a conversation feels off, press next, then report or block if needed. It takes one tap.

Apps like Thundr: what to look for in one

If you are scanning a list of apps like Thundr, a short checklist saves time. Does it let you start without an account? Does it ask your age before the first match? Can you report and block in one tap? Can you move to the next person instantly? Does it work on your phone without a long install?

Roulettly answers yes to each of those for the free chat, and works in the browser on a computer or a phone. There is also an Android app on Google Play, and on iPhone you simply open the site in Safari.

Premium exists for people who want more control, with a required e-mail account. It lets you talk only to women or only to men, and adds a Strict mode that never widens the search: you leave Roulettly in the background and get notified as soon as someone matches. Plans run for 1, 6 or 12 months, with no commitment. None of this is needed for the basic chat.