BongaCams hosts hundreds of extremely friendly girls at any given moment. The site is mostly free, which is great if you like those hardcore sex freebies - and to be honest - who of us doesn't? You can watch the models striptease, enter as a voyeur in the show, and chat with the model - all for free.
However, if you like to spoil your favorite model with some tips, or have them in private shows, you will have to shell out some nickel and dime for tokens. And between us, they are worth it.
The video quality of the girls' webcam rooms is OK. Why only OK?... because not all rooms have HD streaming webcams, and you have to adjust by opening the little icon on the lower bar behind the room window, on the right-hand side. It opens a menu of the streaming rate options with only about 1/3 of online models broadcasting at the minimum rate of HD 720p.
The most annoying attribute of BongaCams is its never-ending promotion pop-ups - be it for visitors or paying members. For some reason, no matter your status, they always try to milk you for something.
BongaCams translates into 33 languages, and there are 9 languages in total that the models speak. Many models' profile details are displayed in their mother tongue.
THE GIRLS YOU WILL MEET
At any given time, BongaCams hosts at least 700 girls. They originate in Russia and travel throughout Europe. You can also find models from North America, Latin America, and Asia by using the site's search filters.
How can you find the specific type of model you want to spend your private time with? There are three main search methods available to you:
- You can sort outperformers by their popularity, cam score (after you conclude a 1 on 1 sex chat, you'll be asked to assess the performance in terms of broadcasting quality), and the ranking they've received from other users in the form of Loves on the right bar (see below). You'll also be able to see who is new to the site and who has just checked in.
- A search tool is located on the left side of the header, allowing you to find a model by gender (females, trannies, gays, or couples), age, region, language, attractiveness (including breast size), and category. Every gender has relevant categories, with the number of active performers in each area.
- If you wish to extend your search, look at the theme tags on the site. Above the models' preview galleries are the most important ones. By selecting View All Tags, you will be taken to a page with a list of all the tags, which number in the hundreds and cover every possible pornographic theme. However, keep in mind that this more comprehensive search option comes at the sacrifice of accuracy, as tag themes may not necessarily correspond to the acts listed on them.
INSIDE THE MODELS' ROOMS
You can get to know the model in the open public chat room before taking her to a private sex chat if you chose to do so. You can read a general description of her in an About Me sentence. The model's profile and a few phrases about what makes her horny and what turns her on and off are also displayed in the room. If you want to praise her for her performance or have her do something extra, you can use the Send Tip button. Of course, there is a button for beginning a private one-on-one or group chat.
Every public chat room has some elements designed to spoil the performer and boost her rating. You'll see a variety of gifts you can send her, ranging in value from 300 to over 1,000 tokens. There's a 'heart' button that works similarly to a Facebook 'like.' You will send a model your affection by pressing it. Her ranking rises as her number of lovers increases. There's also a Fan Boost feature that allows premium members (membership tiers are explained in the sections below) to boost the model to the top of the main page for 60 seconds, enhancing her exposure to other users.
BONGACAMS' FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
BongaCams has some neat features that make the user experience more pleasurable.
For example, its dedicated HD tag cross-search allows you to get only high-definition streaming rooms in each category.
One of the cool features is the model's chat window will minimize and follow you wherever you browse through the site. This allows you to follow her action, and if it becomes interesting again, you can easily re-join the room.
Another cool attribute is how the models' profiles are presented. Each model has a mini-profile: a thumb-nail pic on the left side of the chat room along with all essential info, describing physical measurements, weight, sexual orientation, and a list of the things she likes and dislikes in the interaction. Sometimes, those will be written in her native language.
On the right upper corner of the thumbnail pic is a full profile button opening up a menu that describes her "thing", work hours and pricing for each action, social media icons and more. In addition, a "hall of fame" with the best tippers appears, as well.
Other cool features include:
- The site uses Tokens as payment methods and there is a large choice of packages.
- Large token packages offer a big discount, so you pay a lot less for each token
- A large variety of live sex shows including spy chats, group shows, private sex shows, and what the site calls full private, which means you're all alone with the cam girl and other users can't spy on you.
- HD sex cams are available and this option is highly recommended.
- Users can win tokens by promoting the site among their friends
- Users can win extra tokens by being among the biggest spenders of every day
- You can contact customer support around the clock and receive help in several languages
- 2-way cams are available with private video chat
- Tipping is encouraged and if users tip big, even a free chat can turn into a live sex chat
- Friend list is where you add cam girl you like and you receive alerts when they're online.
- The site conducts weekly competitions so you can easily see which of the cam girls is considered the hottest, at least according to other users.
- Amateur sex clips are uploaded by both webcam models and users and some are very entertaining
- Various categories are available including big tits, big butts, squirting, toys, anal and MILF
- Video chat rooms are divided into sections: Girls, guys, couples and transsexuals
- Anyone can perform and make money
GETTING STARTED
Despite offering a nice selection of action for free, the site targets you with endless pop-ups to sign up. It really becomes a nuisance until you 'succumb'. The sign-up is really quick and easy: pop in a user name and password and you are all set. You'll even get a welcome bonus of 10 free tokens - no payment details required. And, if you sign up from your mobile phone, you can get a bonus of up to 100 tokens as a gift.
Free membership allows you to chat with the girl and tip (remember, you got those welcome tokens), but she will not be overly attentive, unless you pay her for whatever action she's willing to perform.
And, although you do gain access to nude sex cams for free, you will be pestered by endless pop-ups offering your promotions and benefits until you purchase a tokens package and become a paying member.
CHAT OPTIONS AND PRICES
Chat rooms of every model offer several grades of participation in the shows, from free sex chat and voyeurism to full group and/or private shows. Depends on how much you wish to spend on your favorite performer.
FREE VIDEO CHAT
As mentioned, BongaCams rooms offer free nudity and are not limited in time. But, you will be annoyed by the incessant pop-ups reminding you to sign-up and/or purchase tokens. Once you register, you become a full member and the number of ads will subside. One of the unique features of the platform is its high-def streaming video quality, especially - for cam2cam sex chat. However, 2way shows are available to premium members only. A one-time purchase of tokens gets you into the premium grade. If you are tipping in free chat, most of the girls will be willing to do cam2cam with you. So if you decide to be generous, you will get some premium cum experience.
PRIVATE CHAT
The private chat sessions on BongaCams have a fixed price of $3.30/min. You can direct the model into your favorite sex action, but to fulfill your special pet requests, you will have to tip more. If it's a popular performer who draws a lot of tips, they are likely to ignore your request to go private, unless you out-tip the competition. Like in an auction – the highest bidder gets the product. Private chat still allows other users to spy in on your show.
FULL PRIVATE CHAT
Full Private Chat is supposed to be an exclusive chat and it will cost you about $5.00/min. Other members won't be able to spy in. However, a model may not agree to a Full Private, because she may make more money when several people spy in. It's up to her to decide.
SPY SHOW
If you want to pay less but still see more than some basic sex action, then a Spy Show is your answer. It costs just a fraction of the private show at $0.40/min, but you will not be able to communicate with the model or other viewers. Basically, you are just being a silent peeper.
GROUP CHAT
A group chat is another option for a cheaper "private " experience. It's like a ride-sharing thing in the live porn world. You can team up with other 5 or more members for $0.80/min each and get an upgraded experience. As in a free chat, you have the option to turn your webcam on, but be mindful of group competition.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
The site accepts all major credit cards, and in addition, numerous alternative payment options like PayPal and crypto-currencies.
The site accepts:
- All major credit cards and debit cards including MasterCard, MasterCard Debit, Maestro, Discover, Vida Electron, Visa Blue, Vida Debit, Visa and JCB
- Bitcoin, Etherium, LiteCoin, and other Cryptocurrency
- PayGarden (Gift Card)
- PayPal
- Paysafecard
- Skrill
Customer Support
Customer service is provided through a comprehensive FAQ area, email help, and live chat support. Their service is reliable and available around the clock.
The BongaCams Concierge Service provides even superior attention to VIP users who have spent $500.00 or more on the site. Basically, you get to skip the line and receive even faster assistance anytime you need it.
That isn't to argue that the customer service provided to basic users is inadequate. We have used their services several times in the past and have always found them to be quite responsive. The BongaCams Concierge Service is an optional extra for high-spenders.
Billing support is available via a toll-free number and direct access to the two accepted billing providers, Epoch and SegPay.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
First of, when you sign up, you get welcome bonuses - be it on web or mobile. Which is rather nice. In addition, BongaCams offers different membership schemes that aim to rev up interest, for example: there's a weekly contest among adult live chat performers. The models compete for who earns the most tokens per hour. Girls are given points based on their performances. The best ranked models for that week, from 1 through 100, earn a cash prize of up to $1,000.
The VIP package awards you the following benefits:
- Special chat icon displayed by your user name, which notifies everybody of your special status
- Invisible mode - hiding your presence in the room
- Possibility to raise the model in the rankings
- Free access to videos - you can watch any video for free
- Colored messages in a chat
- Choice of special VIP avatars
- Gift cards every 10 days
- No annoying ads!
MOBILE EXPERIENCE OF BONGACAMS
BongaCams has a great mobile interface, which downloads well on both iOS and Android. The rooms load quickly, and efficiently and maintain their high video quality. The navigation by scrolling is user-friendly and everything resizes well. Search for models is intuitive too, and your just swipe left or right to get into the desired room.
VIDEO STREAMING QUALITY
Overall, BongaCams has great video quality. My only problem with that, is that it's applied selectively. For example, in the Female category, girls do have a minimal 567p threshold, but most do the sex shows in HD (between 720p and 1080p). This cannot be said of the Male models, the majority who still stream in lower resolutions.
THE PROS & CONS
PROS
✔ Free adult live chat
✔ Cam2Cam optional in free chat
✔ Great video cam quality
✔ No subscriptions or regular monthly costs of any kind
✔ Gorgeous xxx webcam models
✔ Wide choice of payment methods
✔ HD tag search
✔ Attractive promotion schemes
CONS
✖ Cam2Cam classification is misleading – it’s not really free
✖ Exclusive 1-on-1 chats are expensive
✖ Aggressive popups
✖ Most rooms have watermarks
✖ Model and streaming standards vary according to category
✖ Not so responsive customer support
THE BOTTOM LINE
BongaCams.com is not the top cam site out there, but it has many awesome features. Primarily, we were pleased by the huge selection of amateur women broadcasting out of Europe. If you are into Russian cam girls, few websites can compete with the sheer quantity, that BongaCams has.
As a freemium cam site, you can always find a ton of nudity already happening around the site. If you want to have any direction over how the show goes or what happens, you are going to have to tip for it.
The biggest draw that BongaCams has, is the ability to cam2cam in the free chat. It's a feature that only BongaCams can claim.
What's amazing about it, is that you can tip for a Vibra toy show, while having her watch you. You don't need to pay that extra 30 tokens a minute for her to turn on your webcam.
Some girls will only watch you in a private show, but actually going into a private show isn't really necessary.
BongaCams can be totally expensive, or totally free. If you are careful with your wallet and tip wisely, it can be a fantastic site for your needs.
