so omegle shut down in november 2023 and honestly, a lot of people were sad about it. that site had been around since 2009. for a whole generation it was THE place to randomly video chat with strangers. late nights, bored in your room, just wanting to talk to someone new. omegle was it.
but let's be real for a second. omegle had problems. big ones. anyone who spent more than 10 minutes on there knows exactly what i'm talking about. the site was basically unmoderated. you'd click through and see things you really didn't want to see. it got to a point where actually having a normal conversation felt like winning the lottery.
why omegle actually died
the official reason was lawsuits. too many cases of minors being exposed to inappropriate content. the founder wrote this long letter about how the internet had changed and he couldn't keep fighting to keep the site running. but really, the writing had been on the wall for years. a platform where anyone could do anything with zero consequences was never going to last.
and that's where most "omegle alternatives" get it wrong. they just copy the old formula. random matching, no rules, chaos. sure, that sounds fun until you're skipping through 50 people in a row because nobody wants to actually talk.
what makes tjub different
we built tjub because we wanted the good parts of random chat without all the garbage. the idea is simple: you should be able to meet new people online without having to see stuff that makes you want to bleach your eyes.
ai moderation that actually works. not some basic filter that you can easily bypass. we're talking real-time analysis of video and audio. the system catches things before they become a problem. does it catch everything? no, nothing is perfect. but it catches enough that you can actually have conversations without constantly hitting skip.
age verification that's not a joke. most sites just ask "are you 18?" and that's it. we use face scanning tech to actually verify ages. is it annoying the first time? maybe. but it keeps younger users out of places they shouldn't be, and it means when you're on tjub, you're talking to other adults.
three ways to chat. text, voice, or video. sometimes you want to see someone's face. sometimes you just want to talk. sometimes you want to keep it casual with messages. you pick what works for you in that moment.
tjub+ for people who want more
here's something that drove people crazy on omegle. you'd set your interests to find people like you, but the matching was random anyway. you'd spend half your time skipping people you had zero interest in talking to.
tjub+ fixes that. gender filter lets you match with who you actually want to talk to. want to only match with girls? cool. only guys? also cool. plus you get priority in the queue so you're not waiting around, and unlimited matches so you can chat all night if you want.
free version is still solid
some apps are basically unusable without paying. tjub isn't like that. the free version gives you video chat, text chat, voice chat, reporting, blocking. you can actually use the app and have real conversations without spending money.
tjub+ is there if you want the extra control and features. but it's not one of those apps where free users get a trash experience just to push them into paying.
is it perfect? no.
let's not pretend it's some magical utopia. you'll still run into weird people sometimes. some conversations will be boring. some people will disconnect after 2 seconds for no reason. that's just the nature of random chat.
but the difference is the baseline experience. on omegle the baseline was chaos and you were lucky to find a normal person. on tjub the baseline is normal and the occasional weirdo gets dealt with quickly.
the bottom line
omegle had its time. it was fun for what it was. but times change and honestly the internet needed something better. somewhere you can meet random people, have actual conversations, maybe make a new friend in another country, without all the problems that killed omegle in the first place.
that's what we're trying to build with tjub. download it, try it out, see for yourself. worst case you waste 10 minutes. best case you meet someone cool.