Free vs Premium on Chatroom: what you get, and why it's free to try

Chatroom is free to join, and it'll stay that way. Here's how Free and Premium fit together.

Free, for everyone

• The contact list, statuses and personal messages
• Every chat room except the Premium lounges
• Private messages, nudges, emoticons and sign-in sounds
• Group chats with up to 20 people
• Display pictures from our classic illustrations
• Up to 5 contacts on your list

Premium adds

• Your own photo as your display picture
• Unlimited contacts
• The Premium lounges: the VIP lounge, the Throwback lounge and Trivia night
• A gold star by your name

Free Premium when you join now

While we test and polish the Premium features, everyone who signs up gets three months of Premium free. No card, no catch, nothing renews. Paid Premium comes later, and the price will be on the Premium page before anything changes.

What happens when Premium ends?

Nothing gets deleted:

• Contacts you already have stay on your list. You just can't add more past five.
• Your photo is swapped for your illustration until you renew, then comes back.
• The Premium lounges lock until you renew.

Why have Premium at all?

Running a chat site costs money: servers, storage for photos, and real people moderating reports. Premium lets the people who love the extras help keep the lights on, while the core of the site stays free for everyone.

Sign up free and get your three months.