Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. No email, phone number, or account required. You pick a display name each session and that's it. Your IP address is held in server memory only while connected and is deleted the moment you disconnect — never written to a database or log file.

No. Messages are relayed in real time and immediately discarded — nothing is written to disk or a database. Your chat history lives only in your browser's memory for the session. Close the tab and it's gone permanently.

Yes, completely free. No subscription, no premium tier, no credits. The service is supported by non-intrusive advertising.

Anyone currently in the lobby. Users are grouped by country. You can search by name, browse the list, or use Random Match to be paired with someone at random. All users are 18+ and have agreed to our terms.

No. Chattyio is intentionally text-only. Links and URLs are also blocked in messages. This keeps the platform fast and significantly reduces the risk of abuse.

Use the Report button in the chat header. The offending user is immediately disconnected and their IP is blocked for 24 hours. For serious violations involving illegal content, please also contact local authorities.

Yes. Chattyio is strictly 18 and older. Any user found to be under 18, or any user engaging with minors, will be permanently banned and reported to law enforcement.

Yes. Chattyio is accessible from any country. The lobby groups users by country so you can easily find someone local or reach out to someone on the other side of the world.

Chattyio does not set tracking cookies or run analytics scripts. Cloudflare Turnstile (our bot-detection layer) may set a short-lived cookie as part of its verification. See our Privacy Policy for full details.

Hit the Back button in the chat header to return to the lobby. You can have multiple conversations open — they're all accessible from the Messages inbox (mailbox icon) for the duration of your session.