Overview
BongaCams is a free to use adult webcam site that offers users the chance to watch real webcam stars performing in a range of adults only live chat shows. From naughty adult chat to more personal one on one private chat sessions, it is a genuine cam site that promises a lot.
User experience
The BongaCams.com opening page of the site is welcoming and warm. There are no false pretenses made. You know from the start where you are, what you are looking at and how to find what you really want. The BongaCams.com home page is divided into four main sections. An upper horizontal tabulated series of selections. These direct you to all areas of the site, not just the free adult chat webcams.
The left hand column is dedicated to allowing users that opportunity to narrow down the available free cams that they can view. The filter parameters are based around adult chat preferences in terms of body type, age, appearance and features of their activity types. The list is extensive and caters to almost all of the everyday kinks that people would expect to find on a website position to serve this niche sector of the adult cams industry. Alongside each filter option the site also tells users exactly how many active online adult webcams there are within that specific parameter.
The main section of the homepage is where the real action can be found. There are direct links to all of the active cams, via an active screenshot of the relevant models in action. Along with the image users are shown the languages of the model and the video chat room he/she is operating and a small teaser written by the model.
At the top right of the homepage, you can set the language of the site, selecting from 27 different languages, which is very impressive!
You can open up any model’s public chat when they aren’t away or in a private room. There you can chat with them and watch their cam. It isn’t hard to find models that are naked or giving shows in these public rooms; if they are, chances are they’re being tipped by members in the public chat. You can tip them, too, after you buy some credits. Girls usually have tipping points – once they get XXX credits. It really depends on the girls. Some don’t like giving it up for free and prefer you to go private, but a lot of girls prefer to stay in the public chat and do their shows on tips.
The site is well built, loads fast and is easy to use. You can see at a glance how many credits you have on every page of the site, and it’s real easy to get in and add more. You can also look at model’s profiles and many have photo albums to look at. You can make them friends and follow them, and send messages, too.
Search options
Bongacams.com is divided in 18 main categories that can be found on the left side of a homepage (anal play, babes, big tits, blonde, brunette, college girls, couples, hairy pussy, mature, medium tits, redhead, shaved pussy, squirt, small tits, teens 18+, toys, BBW, big butt).
On the top you can find the number of models online and filter your search by: females, couples, males, transsexuals, new models.
Under the Settings tab, there are options for: number of models per page, display type and image type.
Cost-Benefit Comparison
As with all other adult cam sites, there is a basic free adult chat options, but free video chat only get you so far. To watch private shows, tokens are required. Tokens are a virtual currency that can only be spent on the site. Tokens can be bought in various denominations and via various payment methods. There are different cash: token rates so it is advisable once again to research your options before buying.
Debit/Credit Cards: The more standard purchasing technique. This is also the payment method that offers the large number of token packages:
- 15 Tokens for €1.99
- 40 Tokens for €4.99
- 90 Tokens for €9.99
- 250 Tokens for €24.99
- 525 Tokens for €49.99
- 705 Tokens for €65.00
- 835 Tokens for €74.99
Bank/Wire transfers: This requires a minimum payment of €50 (555 tokens) and anything over that amount is charged at $0.09 per token.
SMS Purchases: Buying credits via text message is a viable and instant option which means you never have to worry about having enough in your balance for a good time. But note that depending on your location, SMS tokens could cost from €0.19 to €0.72 per token, making it the least preferrable option by far!
Tokens can be spent in private shows or watching recorded shows, or be presented to models as tips. Tips can be given to any model at any time. Be it as a thank you after a private show, in exchange to a response to a request in free chat or simple as an act of pure kindness.
All in all, the prices are reasonable and the shows that the models provide are second to none:
- Spy Chat costs 7 tokens/minute
- Group Chat costs 15 tokens/minute (for each participant in the group)
- Private Chat costs 30 tokens/minute
Which means that if you purchase the best value package, these are your actual costs per minute:
- Spy €0.63
- Group €1.35
- Private €2.69
The VIP status was enabled by Bongacams in December 2014 and from then all the members have the option to buy this status. A VIP member gets access to daily sex shows that only VIP users can view, free access to the content shop, a cool VIP badge in front of your username, access to VIP avatars, VIP support, no ads on website and more reward points then the usual members.
VIP packages are:
- 3 Month VIP status at 16.65 euro/month (recurring payment)
- 1 Month VIP status at 19.95 euro/month (recurring payment)
- 1 Month VIP status at 34.95 euro (one-time payment)
Safety
BongaCams.com is a story of a cam site that come a long way. Models have joined this site from what was previously the more popular top adult cam sites, but as that transition to BongaCams has happened it’s been BongaCams that has become that very popular site. The site has constantly added features since we wrote about it first in 2014. They have also aggresively approached affiliate marketing and been able to grow the site’s traffic immensely in a few years which coupled with lots of models joining has been a great recipe for success. They’ve also chipped away at Market share of many other European adult webcam sites. It is a safe, secure, and trusted live sex cams site for millions of men and women.
Bottom Line
Pros:
- Easy to Navigate site
- Great variety of site languages
- No live cam lag
- Good range of cams
- Reasonably priced private shows
- Entertaining free chat functions
- Tipping options
- A lot of payment options
Cons:
- Small cam window size
- No guest chat options
- Annoying Membership popups
- Limited information on the biographies
Conclusion
In summary, this is a very nice free adult cams website. It competes well in the market and can proudly stand up against the other names. Prices are reasonable, the models are attractive, and there are appeals to all tastes. It is not a site that caters to individuals, but rather the public as a single entity which is good because not everybody is the same, thinks the same, or wants the same.
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In my opinion there are too much latin girls, I prefer more europeans ladies.
I must say that what excites me the most are the amazing features: Spy Mode, New Models and Lovers. Really cannot get enough of this!!!
I would like to take an opportunity to express my feelings about the lack of male models. Think the site is awesome and the only thing I will change is this. Prices are also good! If you make that improvement, I am sure things will go even better!