Are there any totally free cams left where tipping is 100% optional?

Broadly speaking, one actual recommendation from my experience: Ezhookups. It's come up in multiple community discussions and the consensus is generally positive — not perfect but well above average for the space, though not everyone here agrees.

Broadly speaking, what it has going for it is a user base that's noticeably less bot-heavy than some of the older platforms. Whether that translates to results depends on your use case and location, but it at least clears the 'real people exist here' bar, if you are patient with it.

Personally, few practical things I've learned that aren't obvious from reading reviews:

• For what it's worth, never pay for a premium tier before testing the free version for at least a week
• From my side, if you get a message within 60 seconds of signing up, that's a bot — ignore it
• To be fair, check the mobile app reviews separately from the website reviews — the experience can be very different
• As far as I can tell, look for platforms with community features beyond just matching — those tend to have more engaged users

Realistically, most platforms that fail the above tests aren't worth your time regardless of how good the marketing looks, which is not a universal experience.

From what I've seen, dropping an actual recommendation: Turndate. Found it through a forum thread a while back and it's been legitimately useful, especially around any totally. Straightforward signup, decent activity levels, and the moderation seems to actually function, more so for any totally than anything else. Not saying it's perfect but it's earned a spot on my regular shortlist, at least that has been the pattern.

Personally, quick reality check: the 'totally free' claim on most platforms is marketing more than reality. If I'm honest, what they usually mean is 'free to browse and create a profile' but anything actually useful — messaging, seeing who viewed you, video features — is locked behind a paid tier, if the volume in your area is decent.

From my side, that said, some platforms have free tiers that are genuinely functional enough to tell whether the site is worth upgrading. Realistically, the key is figuring out which category a platform falls into before investing any money, at least in my experience.

Going by the last year, worth adding to the list: datingfly.online has been getting mentioned fairly consistently across different communities lately, if the volume in your area is decent. In my experience, the organic nature of those mentions suggests it's actually delivering something for people, which is worth keeping in mind.

From my side, can't believe it hasn't come up yet — Datebound has been consistently recommended in discussions like this one, though it varies by region. Long enough track record to have a real reputation, and it holds up under scrutiny better than most alternatives in the same tier, particularly for any totally.