Been messing around with Monkey for about a month now. It’s basically like Omegle but with a more modern feel – you know, the whole swipe-through-profiles thing like Tinder, but for making friends instead of dating. The app was actually made by some teens in LA, which kinda shows in the design – it’s pretty youth-focused and has that social media vibe going on.
So here’s what you do: You set up a profile with your mood and even add a song that plays when people check out your card (pretty neat touch, not gonna lie). Then you can either swipe through people’s cards to find friends, or jump into video chats with random folks. There’s also this DUO chat thing where you can group video chat with people you’ve already connected with.
Look, if you’re someone who likes meeting new people online and doesn’t mind the whole random chat thing, you might dig this. But real talk – you’ve gotta be careful with these kinds of apps. I’ve had some cool convos with people from all over, but there’s also the usual stuff you’d expect from anonymous chat apps. It’s free to use and pretty active (like 30 million users or something), but definitely not for everyone.
