See who’s here. Call who you like.
TikaCam is a video chat with no random matching. You get a live wall of faces, you tap the person you’d like to talk to, and they choose whether to pick up.
Not ready for the camera? You can look around as a visitor first and text chat without taking a photo.
Free, no account. For adults only: by opening the wall you confirm you are 18 or older and accept the Terms and Privacy Policy.
- Available
- In a call
- Idle
How it works
Three steps, about twenty seconds, nothing to install.
Take one photo
Your browser camera takes a single picture of your face. That picture is your tile on the wall, so people know who is calling.
Look at the wall
Every tile has a colored border: green is available, blue is already in a call, amber is idle.
Tap to call
Tap a green tile. The other person sees your photo and accepts or refuses. If they accept, the video call starts.
What is different from random video chat
On roulette-style sites the system pairs you with a stranger and you press “next” until someone stays. Here both people choose.
| Random chat sites | TikaCam | |
|---|---|---|
| Who you talk to | Whoever the system assigns | The person you tapped |
| Before the call | You see nothing | You see their photo, they see yours |
| Starting a call | Automatic | The other person has to accept |
| Account | Often required | None |
What we do about safety
No system catches everything, so there are several layers, and the last one is you.
A face is required
A photo only reaches the wall if a face is detected in it. Photos flagged as explicit by automated review are refused.
Calls need a yes
Nobody lands in your camera uninvited. You see who is calling and decide.
Report in one tap
You can report a tile on the wall or the person you are talking to. Tiles reported by several people are taken down.
Calls go device to device
Video and audio travel between the two browsers over encrypted WebRTC. Calls are not recorded by TikaCam.
What an early user said
“I love the idea of being able to choose my conversation partner by seeing their photo first — what a unique twist!”
Questions people ask
Is TikaCam free?
Yes. There is no paid tier and no account. The project is run by one independent developer and supported by donations.
Do I have to show my face?
To appear on the wall and make video calls, yes: the photo is how other people decide whether to answer you. If you only want to look around, visitor mode lets you see part of the wall and send text chat requests without a photo.
Who can see my photo?
People who are on the wall at the same time as you, including visitors. The Privacy Policy explains what is processed and for how long.
The wall is nearly empty. Is something broken?
No. TikaCam is a small, young site, so quiet hours happen. Keep the tab open: you get a sound when someone arrives.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes, in the browser on iPhone and Android. There is no app to install. Your browser will ask for camera and microphone permission.
Is it a replacement for Omegle?
It serves the same wish, meeting someone new on video without signing up, in a different way. See how TikaCam compares to Omegle.