Glossary
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Adult content policy
An adult content policy states what material a service allows and who may see it.
Age verification
Age verification is the check a site runs to confirm that every visitor is an adult.
App store rating
An app store rating is the average user score shown on a store listing.
Apple Pay
Apple Pay is a wallet checkout built into Apple devices, listed among the payment methods on all five platforms compared here.
Audience focus
Audience focus describes the kind of adult member a platform is built for.
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Features
A feature is a named function a platform offers, such as a network, an app or verified profiles.
Founded
The founding year is the year a brand started trading.
Free content
Whether a service offers any material you can view without paying.
Free shows
Free shows are live streams you can watch without paying.
Free tokens
Free tokens are site credits given to you at no cost, usually through a welcome offer or a referral.
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Mastercard
Mastercard is a card payment network, listed alongside Visa on every cam platform compared here.
Maximum resolution
The highest picture quality a service delivers, expressed in HD terms.
Members
The member count is the number of accounts a brand says it has, with a date attached.
Membership price
A membership price is the recurring fee a platform charges for a site-wide membership that unlocks features across its catalogue.
Memory
Memory is the ability of a companion to recall earlier parts of a conversation, including past sessions.
Mobile app
Whether a platform has its own app for a phone or tablet.
Money-back period
The window after a purchase in which you can get your money returned.
Monthly price
What a subscription costs when you pay month to month, in US dollars.
Monthly price from
The monthly price from is the lowest monthly equivalent a brand lists.
Monthly price on a yearly plan
A yearly plan is paid once for a year, and the monthly figure is what that single payment works out to each month.
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Pay-per-view messages
Pay-per-view messaging means you pay to open or read a private message instead of paying a monthly fee.
Payment methods
Payment methods are the ways you can pay, such as cards, bank transfer, phone or SMS billing.
PayPal
PayPal is a payment method that lets you pay without handing your card details to the site.
Performers online
Performers online is the number of models logged in and available to talk to at a given moment.
Personas
Personas are the character types a platform lets you pick, such as female, male or anime styles.
Plans
Plans are the paid membership tiers a site sells, set mostly by term length.
Platforms
Platforms are the devices and systems a service runs on.
Price
Price is what a plan or product costs, and the listing shows the range a brand charges.
Price model
A price model tells you whether a platform charges a subscription, is free, or runs on free-to-play purchases.
Pricing model
A pricing model says what a member pays for, either a subscription charge or no charge at all.
Privacy and data
Privacy and data covers the records a signup creates and the anonymity settings a site offers in return.
Private show price per minute
A private show price per minute is what a viewer pays for each minute of a one-to-one cam session with a performer.
Product type
Product type is what a brand actually sells, such as a prescription medicine, a supplement or a device.
Profile verification
Profile verification is the check a platform applies to a signup or a photo to confirm a real adult.
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Show types
What kinds of shows a platform offers, from live sessions to prerecorded video and galleries.
Subscription price
A subscription price is the recurring monthly fee a creator platform charges a subscriber for access to a creator's paid content.
Support channels
Support channels are the ways a member reaches a platform's team, from email and phone to a help centre.
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Video generation
Whether a service can produce video clips, not only text and still images.
Visa
Visa is a card network used for card payments, accepted by all of the cam platforms compared here alongside other payment methods.
Voice
Voice means a companion replies with spoken audio instead of text alone.
VR content
VR content is material made for a virtual reality headset, and not every platform in our comparison carries it.