PlaceToChat.com assessment: The true experience on the platform
2/6
Above-average negative ratings from current and former users!
Pros and cons of PlaceToChat.com
A brief overview of the advantages and disadvantages of PlaceToChat.comAdvantages
- +Modern design
- +Smooth registration process
- +Free registration
Disadvantages
- -No app available
- -No matchmaking-algorithm
- -No special features
- -Recurring subscription plan
- -Limited customer support response
Introduction
PlaceToChat.com is advertised as a social networking platform where people feeling a lack of communication and entertainment can chat with one another. There is no mention of fictitious profiles in the Terms of Use, nor is it mentioned on the landing page. Registration is free, and users can browse the profiles without paying a dime. The site does not have a mobile app, but navigating through the site on a web browser was easy for me.
Users who want access to the messaging features are required to purchase a credit package. The subscription renews automatically at the end of the period. There were some encouraging online reviews about this site, but there were also users who expressed their dissatisfaction with the site. Some users even warned about misleading practices and unexpected charges. Based on my experience chatting with the profiles, I noticed inconsistencies that made me question the authenticity of some interactions. However, users should exercise caution when planning to join this site.
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Usability and design
First impression
I felt that the inclusion of animated characters and emoji impressions on the landing page gave the platform an impressive look and a fun vibe. It looked like a platform that the younger demographic would be interested in signing up for. The operator of the site also provided information on what users should expect from using this online dating platform.
I thought the free and easy registration as well as the free trial for new members were good marketing points of the website. However, while the registration process was smooth, the platform quickly introduced paid features, making the free aspect feel somewhat misleading. The operator of the site has provided links to the platform’s social media handles, which, I believe, is valuable information for users who want to engage with the platform online.
Navigation
Navigating PlaceToChat.com is pretty straightforward. Most of the features are visible when a user logs on to the platform. The feature arrangement is also not that different from what’s used on most sites. For instance, the profile icon where one can edit their profile information is located in the top-right corner of the homepage, while the main features are arranged horizontally at the top center of the page. While navigation is simple, I found that many of the most useful features were locked behind a paywall, limiting the actual usability.
Registration process
Creating an account on this website is free. Users only need to provide their gender, name, and date of birth details to get started. Users then have to fill out their email address and password before answering a few questions. Furthermore, users will also be asked to upload a profile picture, although there is an option to skip this request. After completing these steps in the registration process, new users are granted access to their accounts and receive 20 free credits to start them off. However, these free credits are depleted quickly, pushing users to purchase more.
Functions and tools
Main functions
The main features of this platform include “Search,” “Chats,” “Mails,” and “People.” Users can search profiles by age, country, and gender. The “Chats” feature allows users to send generated icebreaker messages and write their own. Users can also set a timer for users to reply to their messages. If a user doesn’t respond to a message within a certain amount of time, the displayed message will remove itself. With the “Mails” feature, one can send and receive emails as well as set them as favorites with a star icon or move them to the trash bin.
There is also the “Newsfeed” feature where users can see posts from other members. The “People” feature displays one profile at a time, where users can view photos and choose to “Like” or skip them. It’s also possible to send a “Wink” and chat with a profile while on the “People” page. However, the lack of advanced features or a matchmaking algorithm makes the platform feel outdated compared to competitors.
Communication tools
“Chats” and “Mails” are the primary communication tools for sending messages on this online dating platform. The “Chat” comes with many tools for users to use. Users can send autogenerated messages by clicking the “Let’s talk” function located on the left of the chat box. It’s also possible to use emojis, send stickers and gifts, and attach media to messages you want to send.
Users are restricted to 300 characters per message in the “Chat” feature. The “Mail” feature allows users to compose longer messages of up to 3500 characters per mail. Users can also attach photos, but there are no emojis, gifts, or stickers for this feature. “Likes” and “Winks” are the other communication tools users can use to express their interest in a profile.
Security and data protection
Privacy policy
The platform automatically collects information through the use of Cookies to provide users with more personalized services and improve their experience on the site. The operator of this platform also gathers information from user profiles as well as what was keyed in during the registration process. The site may share data with third parties contracted to provide services on the site. Data may also be shared with state and other authorities. This broad data-sharing policy raises concerns about privacy and security.
Security measures
This website applies the best practices available when it comes to data encryption and security. These measures are aimed at preventing unauthorized interception of data. The operator of this site also terminates user accounts when there are suspicious indicators like the use of third-person credit cards to pay for services or other signs of fraud. Despite these measures, I found reports from users claiming they were charged unexpectedly or had difficulty canceling their subscriptions.
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Target group analysis and matching quality
Demography
The site targets people who are searching for a site to chat and flirt online. Information from the Terms and Conditions also suggests it is possible to find real dates here, but the operator does not guarantee this will happen. Users who are ready to buy credits to access the premium features are best placed to enjoy the services on this platform. The site accommodates people from all parts of the world, and anyone of any sexual orientation is welcome to sign up.
Matchmaking algorithm
There is no mention of a matchmaking system or algorithm on this platform, and neither is there a “Matches” section. Users can still “Like” profiles, but this does not lead to a match. Unfortunately, I did not experience any signs of a proper matchmaking algorithm during my review of the platform.
Costs and price-performance ratio
Free vs. paid functions
Signing up for an account, viewing member profiles, receiving and reading incoming messages, liking profiles, and sending winks are all free services. Users also don’t need credits to view photos that any member has made public. The “Newsfeed” feature is also accessible to non-paying and paying members. However, users will need to purchase credits to respond to an email. All communication tools under the “Chats” feature also cost credits. It’s not possible to send messages, reply with stickers, send virtual gifts, or share media without credits. Users also need credits to view profile videos and buy presents.
Price structure
To buy credits, users have to accept a recurring subscription plan. Under this plan, the user receives a credit package for a fee at the beginning of this period. This happens automatically and only stops when the user cancels the plan. The price structure displayed on the platform is 65 credits for $9.99.
Users can pay for their credits using Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and other viable credit cards. According to the Payment and Refund Policy, users can also use PayPal, Google Pay, and other payment solutions to purchase credits. However, the operator of this site does not accept gifts, prepays, or scratch cards as payment methods for credits. The credits acquired under the subscription expire at the end of the subscription period. Users can also top up their credits through the regular purchasing process. These credits are added to the credit balance and used alongside those bought under subscription.
Contact details and customer service
Operator
Aphelion Digital Corp, 400 S. 4th Street, Suite 500, Las Vegas, NV 89101, USA
Mail address
support@placetochat.com
Support
Users can contact customer service via a contact form. The website has also addressed some common questions users ask on its FAQ page.
Contact form: https://support-ng.zendesk.com/hc/en-us
FAQs: Submit a request – FAQ (zendesk.com)
Conclusion and recommendations
PlaceToChat.com is advertised as an online dating platform where users can satisfy their desire to chat. There’s no mention of the platform having fake profiles that engage users. The design of the landing page is attractive, and it’s easy to navigate. Users are not charged for registering on this website and can browse through different profiles for free.
There are several communication tools users can use to communicate. However, the prevalence of paywalled features significantly limits user experience. I found the online reviews about the site to be both positive and negative. After creating a profile to evaluate the website, I also received numerous erotic messages from profiles. This raised concerns about the authenticity of interactions on the platform. Therefore, I am skeptical if the platform is a legit dating site or not. Plus, the platform is advertised as a place for people to chat. Weighing all the pros and cons, I would prefer to remain cautious and advise users to remain vigilant when using the site.
Updated on March 12, 2025 by Franckline Abram
Review by Franckline Abram
I'm Franckline, an author deeply passionate about crafting articles and conducting extensive research. Since November 2023, I've focused on reviewing dating websites for DatingSpot24, thoroughly evaluating their safety features to provide well-informed recommendations to my readers.
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I've been had on this site,I'm not a guy that will fall for a scam, but I did this time, I've spoken to one woman on place to chat, who convinced me she wanted a real relationship, she said she would come off this site and was making arrangements to meet me,I gave her my email address and suggested we could use WhatsApp to communicate more open,of course none of this has happened, I have spent quite a lot of money on here and all I got was love bombed, promised everything under the sun,I admit I have been single for 19 years now, and something like this is totally unacceptable, so a warning to anyone who thinks they will be finding there true love on here, stay away, it's very expensive and nothing to show for it, or maybe you will get your heart ripped out.
I to am a stupid lonely man who thought was talking to real girls and I was a slow learner $1800 before I realized I was chatting with fake people. I also hope they burn in hell. Stay away guys the only thing you will get from this site is poorer
This is not a dating site. It is a big trick and fraud. Do not lose your money. Actually, these girls work for this site and get a percentage like online porn sites. This means that you pay money to the site for messages and watching girls' videos, and a percentage of this money goes to the girls. That is, the longer the conversation period is, the more their income is, so there is never a date. Be wise and don't waste your money.
I have been on placetochat for approximately 1 1/2 yrs It became apparent of a scam once I discovered a profile name and picture on Facebook. When I contacted the lady it turned out she had no knowledge of the site and in fact her profile was copied and placed upon plc. Again I endured to deepen my search and I will name Daria who claimed to have no children and again I found her as a well known businesswoman in Ukraine. Upon browsing I discover she had children and I contacted the customer care. It seems every time I complained I was just told to send the id number of the mentioned profile. And each time the profile was given to plc it disappeared so you had no evidence. Now last night after hundreds of profiles I deliberately block and it goes into the hundreds! Days upon days of blocking. It seems I may have deleted the female population of Ukraine there are more and more fake profiles being added. I have asked over 7 times for my profile to be deactivated and argued over chat with Devon oh and a Molly who is a manager of customer care. They still have not deactivated but say there working on it. WHAT A LOAD OF SHIT. Streaming is a way of luring men also and asking for virtual gifts what automatically change into funds ?????? Again a scam and other media sites are safer than this. To top it off I get an email from HMRC IN RUSSIA saying I need to pay my tax. FFS! Scam scam scam
I can totally understand done a lot of men feel ripped off and duped it is a common thing happening lately since the pandemic and that are thousands of people online some of these women are paid to work there they are. However that being said you have to use your brain you have to know who is who Now contrary to a lot of what has been said here and I do agree with the results and and the evidence I did actually make somebody hit yes I did but the only way I met them was watching them on stream yes not all these people stream. But the ones that do other ones that are not afraid to show who they really are now it is up to you as a person if you are willing to go the whole hog and do something about it but I did go over and meet somebody who was staying in Munich and she was quite nice and I spent a couple of days there we were chalk an cheese That is the whole point isn't it ladies and gentlemen that the only way you're going to find out if you can hit it off with somebody is actually meeting them all the letter chatting and all the things in the world I'm not going to make a blind bit of difference until you actually see somebody right in front of you you're not going to know whether it's going to collect or not but things can be done and you just got to use your brain use your intuition use your gut feeling if it's not right it's not right no the signs everything is laid out here and self-explanatory but people do want to meet their but I would say the majority of them done but you just have to find the ones who really mean what they say that this particular lady did wants me and you know what she said I was the first person that ever bothered to do anything about it but it didn't change the fact that we didn't get on it's just one of those things like I said you've got to make someone to find out if it clicks and if it don't click well at least you know!! It was nice enough it was ok but we just we're not compatible and I think she had a lot of issues to especially after talking so for quite some time I got to know very well but there was something not quite right with her you see what I mean you're not going to know until you meet somebody it's the same old story ladies and gentlemen please bear that in mind if you're pushing for something you've got to be firm!! but polite at the same time. The only way you're going to know is the ones that do the streaming like I said the one I met was on stream a lot of them are hiding behind fake profiles so where this is concerned those things are absolutely right
I'm sad I thought those women were real!! I've paid $ $1020 just to keep on talking to her
LOL, the first clue that this site is a complete scam is that every profile on it, the name of the person ends in the letter "a". Every single one. And chats start out with "Will you send me the directions to your heart?" and "Can a man make a girl scream?". I honestly can't understand how anyone wouldn't see this site as a scam right from the start, and it's hard to believe that guys pay money to chat with what are obviously fake people. Sign up for the laughs, it's actually quite funny, but don't spend any money.
Place to chat is full of fake profiles (very attractive). Girls fall in love like rain in winter But when you ask to meet they have always good excuses for not give phone number And it’s very expensive to chat
i have just had my account permanently blocked because my bank refused payments by my debit card. after i got in touch with the bank and restored my card, i tried to log in and my account was blocked. i did send them an enquiry and this was their reply Iren (Customer Support) Jun 8, 2022, 16:44 GMT+3 Dear Brian, We are letting you know that your account is now permanently closed. The decision was made in accordance with paragraph 9 of our Terms of Use. In accordance with paragraph 9 of the Terms of Use which you have accepted when registered on the website, the Company has the right to suspend or terminate your use of the service temporarily or permanently on its sole discretion without further explanation or reasoning. We're sorry for any inconvenience it may have caused. Please be reminded that you cannot reapply or attempt to create a new account with our service. Sincerely, Iren from Billing Department i think i certainly dodged a bullet there
I was thinking, why am I getting so many likes when I don't even have any pictures uploaded. At first I figured well 99% of them are Ukrainian so I figured that they wanted U.S. citizenship. One girl had bugged me four times about having a way of meeting outside the site so I gave her my email and she wanted me to send her in a letter (30 credits each time you send a letter to a member) each character of my email one letter each. I have given over $600 to this site and I can't afford it being on disability. I hope that they burn in hell!
I was stupid enough to spend weeks there and spent a lot of money chatting with many girls. I believe most (if not all) of the profiles are fake. The site support denies it and the girls deny it. But site's Terms of Use legal document seems to admit it is a fake chat site in an indirect way. I did not suspect until I noticed that no girls want to communicate outside the site. That means they are getting paid by the site sitting there all day waiting to engage men in fake chat promising love and romance. The site charges men unbelievable amount of money for chatting and viewing media files. The chat operators are extremely skiilled in tricking you and you will be thinking you are chatting with a beautiful and decent girl. But the relationship will be limited to the chat site interaction forever. Lonely hearted men will come out of this site after a month as poor and broken.
TOTAL SCAM - MEN STAY AWAY!!! I KNOW THE OWNERS AND THEY TOTALLY SCREWED ME OVER. THESE ARE ALSO MEN AND WOMEN PRETENDING TO BE REAL PROFILES.....I BEG EVERYONE OUT THERE....STAY AWAY!!!
I've been using this site for less than a month, and I agree; it is totally fake. They use fake profiles, seductive images and sexually suggestive messages to draw a person into an expensive conversation, If something seems too good to be true - it is.
I am a fool... I paid the site £1000 in under two weeks for chats with those whom I thought genuinely wanted to exchange dteails and progress beyond the forums into the real world. PLACETOCHAT.COM is a total scam ran by fraudsters sicne it appeared full of profiles in the 17th Jan this very year... so its size in just 9 months will automatically sound alarm bells to any and all who pay attention to my words. I hope to sav you the financial loss and heartbreak these vermin inflict merely to scam money from lonely souls. Every single profile bar none... all of them are there is seach of more than CHAT many seek husbands or partners with a view to simply not wanting to be alone in the world. I can confirm as FACT at least three such "Friends" have had the same issue when complaining to site admin they simply state "We dont understand plwase ecplain" then you message admin again and again with no reply. Send a message with a local landmark or tourist attraction where you are... they block it senda photo holding piece of paper... they block it... but they replace these by the thousands wit nothing but a row of asterix's and black squares instead of photos.... and they STEal CREDITS FOR THE PRIVELEGE OF SENDING AND RECIEVING nothing!!!! i CHALLENGED THIS GOT "WE DONT UNDERSTAND" CHALLENGED AGAIN PAID ANOTHER £99 FOR 300 CREIDTYS AND SPENT all DONIG NOTHING BUT TRYING CODED MESSAGES CHATS ETC AND all WERE RECIEVED AS NOTHING BUT **********************. i GUARANTEE THEY DENY HAVING fAKE PROFILES but by this assurance from them this means 100% of its "MEMBERS" and site users have no idea that whomsoever they chat with they is ZERO chance of ever progressing beyond just that... tochat and pay thouands for the privelege. 100% proven a CRIMINAL SCAM SITE
This site is a scam with profiles they stealing from Facebook and social Media of women!