Yes. Random voice and text chat is completely free with no signup required. The only paid feature is the gender filter (choosing who you're matched with) — ₹149 for 7 days. Everything else, including a free account with friends and call history, costs nothing.
No. You can start talking to strangers immediately with no signup — your browser gets an anonymous identity automatically. Creating a free account is optional and only unlocks extras: a friends list, direct messages, call history, and the option to reconnect with someone you've talked to before.
Every call has a one-tap Report and Block. Reporting ends the call immediately and permanently blocks that person from being matched with you again. Audio is peer-to-peer (WebRTC) and never passes through or is stored on our servers. You must be 18 or older to use the site. As with any stranger-chat platform, don't share personal information you wouldn't want a stranger to have.
Tap Report during the call. It ends the conversation immediately, logs the report, and blocks that person from ever being matched with you again — permanently, not just for that session.
You can narrow matches by shared interests or by country for free. Choosing a specific gender to match with is a Premium feature (₹149 for 7 days) — your own gender is always free to set and required before any match starts.
No. Voice calls connect directly between the two browsers (WebRTC peer-to-peer) — the server only ever relays the small handshake needed to establish that connection, never the audio itself. In-call text chat is relayed live and not saved. Direct messages between friends are stored, but encrypted at rest.
Voice mode connects you by live audio and never asks for a webcam. Text-only mode is a pure chat conversation with no microphone access requested at all — pick whichever you're in the mood for before you start.
Strangr was built specifically as a modern replacement for what Omegle used to do — random 1:1 matching with strangers — but with working Report/Block, no video requirement, and interest/country matching Omegle never had. See our full Omegle alternative comparison for details.
A microphone only, and only if you pick voice mode. Text-only mode needs neither. Strangr doesn't use video at all.