Our take
Monkey leans into spontaneity and that’s exactly what makes stranger-video-chat apps risky, particularly one explicitly built by and marketed to teens. The mediocre rating tracks with what you’d expect from an app whose core mechanic is unmoderated random video.
About Monkey - make new friends
Monkey makes it easy to meet new people and make new friends online. Created by 5 teens in LA, Monkey embraces making friends over social media and created a space to do just that. With over 30 million users worldwide, we’ve created a space that embraces individuality and self-discovery. Monkey is the fastest, easiest, and most fun way to meet new people all over the world.
🌟 Personalized Profiles 🌟 Give your profile a vibe with a custom mood and a profile song that auto-plays when people see your card
🃏 Cards 🃏 Start swiping through Cards to add new friends
📷 Video Chat 📷 Engage in authentic conversations with cool people
👫 Squad Chat 👫 Group video chat with your friends
💬 Text Chat 💬 Quickly DM with new people
Follow us Snapchat @monkeyapp Instagram @monkey X @monkey
Questions? Contact us at hello@monkey.app
Verdict: The swipe-to-video-chat format works for quick connections, but the safety tradeoffs are significant for its younger audience.
Additional information
- Developer
- Monkey Group
- Updated on
- Jul 13, 2026
- Version
- 7.65.0
- Downloads
- 10,000,000+
- Content rating
- Mature 17+
- Requires Android
- 6.0
- Released on
- Apr 2, 2018
- Category
- Social
- Offered by
- Free (with ads / in-app items)
