MyTrannyCams

What the platform is

MyTrannyCams is a pay-per-minute live cam site for transgender performers only: open chat rooms are free, and private shows are paid for with credits bought in dollar packages. A review on thebestfetishsites.com calls it "a live cam platform focused entirely on trans performers", and a review on trannycamsites.com describes a front page "wall to wall covered" with trans performers, from European models to Asian ladyboys.

Joining is free according to pornalternatives.com, trannycamsites.com and top5camsites.com, so a viewer can browse before paying. Top5camsites.com says there is no paid subscription and no recurring charge at all: a member becomes "premium" with the first credit purchase. Adultreviewsontherun.com says the interface can be shown in 19 languages and lists "Some models don't speak English" among its cons.

Everything below comes from these third-party reviews and is credited to the review that makes each claim. The reviews were written on different dates and disagree in places, mainly on prices and roster size, and those differences are flagged where they matter.

What you get and how the money works

Open chat. Trannycamsites.com says the open rooms are free to members and guests, that guests are time restricted, and that public chat is tame because nudity is not permitted there. Adultreviewsontherun.com agrees that free chat mostly shows no nudity and treats it as a way to get to know a model before going private. It adds that a guest's time limit goes away once you create a free account by verifying an email address, with no credit card needed for that step. The same review lists models who are not very responsive in free guest chat as a drawback.

Browsing the roster. Trannycamsites.com describes a thumbnail grid that can be set to small, medium or large tiles and sorted by Most Popular, Newbies, Classic or Alphabetical. Hovering over an available model plays a short live preview, sometimes with sound, and colors show who is free, in private or offline. The same review lists sidebar categories such as Big Penis, Cumshot, Double Penetration, Smoking and VibraToy, a search bar, and an advanced search with filters. Pornalternatives.com says the roster spans white, black, Asian, Latina and other performers, and names 69, Anal, Big Penis, BBW and Asian as the largest categories. Thebestfetishsites.com says the site divides its trans performers into several sub categories and that profiles all follow the same structure.

Profiles. Top5camsites.com says a model's room doubles as her profile page and shows her age, any awards and a list of what she is willing to perform in private, reached through an information icon at the top left of the show. Trannycamsites.com says most performers write bios and keep photo walls, but it also lists incomplete bios as a con. Favorites are saved with a heart icon in the room, according to the same review.

Private shows. Trannycamsites.com says private shows are the only paid show type it found, that they are fully exclusive, and that they are open to premium members only. It says costs are shown per minute but charged per second of viewing. Adultreviewsontherun.com describes the private show as one on one, the step after free chat.

Cam2cam and two-way audio. Top5camsites.com says high resolution cam2cam comes with every private chat but is charged per minute on top, as is two-way audio, at around $1.00 per minute each. Trannycamsites.com puts the cam2cam surcharge at $1.00 to $2.00 per minute, says your camera can stay off, and says two-way audio is offered only by some models, shown as an audio box to tick when going private. Top5camsites.com adds that the mobile site supports cam2cam.

VIP shows. Top5camsites.com calls the VIP show the site's group chat: the model sets a tip goal, the show starts for everyone who tipped if the goal is met in time, and tippers get their money back if it is not. The same review says VIP shows are rare and average around $3.60 for a 10 minute show. Trannycamsites.com, by contrast, marks group shows and spy shows as not offered, so the reviews disagree here.

Interactive toys. Top5camsites.com describes a VibraToy chat section where models use remote-controlled toys that tips activate. Queensradio.co.uk also lists interactive toys among the site's features.

Extras and mobile. Adultreviewsontherun.com lists a gifting option, a VIP Club program and private messaging. Top5camsites.com says premium members can exchange offline messages with models, and that there is no extra content and no way to record your own private shows. Trannycamsites.com likewise says there are no recorded shows or prerecorded videos, and that the site works on iOS and Android devices.

The figures from the reviews

Credit packages. Trannycamsites.com lists these bundles, priced in US dollars:

• 17.99 credits for $31.99, with no bonus credits
• 27.99 credits plus 1.99 bonus for $47.99
• 67.99 credits plus 5.99 bonus for $106.99
• 97.99 credits plus 7.99 bonus for $155.99
• 157.99 credits plus 9.99 bonus for $249.99

It adds that the same 27.99 credit package cost $51.99 through PayPal, so other payment methods can cost slightly more. Pornalternatives.com words it differently, saying points run from 15 points up to a top "Casanova" level of 15,000 points, and that point prices only show after a free sign-up. Top5camsites.com also lists hidden prices as a con.

Per-minute rates. Trannycamsites.com says an average private show starts around 2.49 credits per minute, newer models perform for about 1.98 credits, exclusive performers charge "northwards of 4.99 credits per minute", and sale rooms go for 0.98 credits per minute. Top5camsites.com gives an average of $2.70 per minute, with some going as low as $1.10. Adultreviewsontherun.com says private rates start from $1.99.

Bonus credits. Trannycamsites.com says new members get 10 free Sneak-Peeks, 20 second previews of private shows in progress, plus 9.99 credits for validating a credit card, with no purchase needed. It also describes up to 9.99 bonus credits on the first purchase and after every 5th bundle. Top5camsites.com says the card check charges 1 credit and refunds it automatically. Adultreviewsontherun.com instead says the 9.99 free credits come with a first purchase.

Payment and billing. Trannycamsites.com lists Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, Electron, Bleue, Switch, Solo, Diners Club, Discover and JCB cards, plus PayPal, bank wire, Bitcoin and Litecoin, 50+ other altcoins and WebMoney. It says charges appear on a statement as "DDitservices.com". Top5camsites.com gives a similar list and says payments go through the biller Escalion.

Refunds. Top5camsites.com says spent credits are never refunded as cash, but credit refunds can be requested when a model refuses something listed in her willing-to-perform section or after a technical problem.

Roster size. Trannycamsites.com says roughly 6,000 trans performers are registered and that it saw about 200 online on average. Top5camsites.com counted between 50 and 100 online. Pornalternatives.com and queensradio.co.uk both speak of hundreds online. These are impressions from different days, not a site figure.

Company. Trannycamsites.com names the owner as Duodecad IT Services, based in Luxembourg, with a launch year of 2009. Pornalternatives.com dates the domain to 26 January 2006.

Streams and support. Top5camsites.com says every room streams in at least 720p and some in 1080p. Trannycamsites.com describes 24/7 live chat support and an FAQ.

Who it suits and who it does not

Thebestfetishsites.com says the site suits viewers who already know they want a trans-only environment and like a familiar cam layout with clear categories inside the niche. Queensradio.co.uk says performers must identify as transgender or transsexual and be at least 18, so the roster is trans throughout rather than a section of a mixed site.

It fits a viewer who wants to watch open rooms and read profiles before spending, since joining costs nothing according to several reviews. It suits a viewer who wants one on one time and control over spending: shows are billed per second according to trannycamsites.com, and that review lists sale rooms at 0.98 credits a minute. A viewer who pays with crypto or PayPal will find both on the payment lists the reviews give.

It fits less well for a viewer who wants a mixed roster of women, men and couples, or recorded videos to fall back on. Two caveats come up repeatedly. Prices are only visible after sign-up, according to pornalternatives.com and top5camsites.com, and extras add up: top5camsites.com calls the site a bit pricier than the competition and says cam2cam and two-way audio cost extra on top of the private rate. Thebestfetishsites.com also notes that the credit system means committing card details early.