AntiLand alternative: choose text, voice or video before you meet
AntiLand is in good shape. When we looked at Google Play on 27 August 2026 it had more than 10 million downloads, a 4.1 rating from about 71,800 reviews, and an update dated 7 June 2026. It's a world made of text: public clubs by topic and by region, private messages, and a reputation score called karma. The one thing it doesn't have is a call. Veilr is smaller and simpler, and you pick the format before the search starts: text, voice or video. This page opens Veilr's text chat, the part closest to AntiLand.
Why people stay on AntiLand
Most people come for the clubs: Gaming, Health & Support, Casual Dating, Mature & 30+ and more, plus regional clubs covering 12 parts of the world. A place like that collects regulars, and a random chat never does.
You can switch the site into dozens of languages; Catalan, Hebrew and Thai are on the list.
It doesn't show ads, and says so in its cookie banner: "We don't show any ads, and we keep your experience pseudonymous."
Its community guidelines are long and specific. There are 21 sections, including one on child sexual abuse and exploitation and a ban on unmasking other users.
How karma and Super Powers work
Karma is public status. It rises when you chat a lot and falls with reports and bans, and it doubles as currency: changing your avatar character costs karma, "charged by amount of karma shown on the screen." It also decides whether your pictures get through. The FAQ says an account with low reputation should write text for at least 15 minutes first, or its photos may not go through.
On top of that sits a paid status called Super Powers, and it runs out: "When your Super Powers expire, your account will revert back to previous state with Standard Character and Standard Messages Color." Google Play lists in-app purchases from $0.99 to $249.99 per item. What a Super Powers subscription costs, AntiLand doesn't say on its site or in its help pages. The clubs and private messages are free, and you don't need to buy anything to chat.
Where AntiLand may not fit
It's text only. There's no live voice and no live video. A camera comes in at one point: a 10-second video message you can record for a contact. That's a file you send, not a call.
Signing up depends on which page you believe. The homepage says: "No phone number, no real name required — pick a nickname and go." Question 16 of its own FAQ, "How do I register?", answers: "Select your country, type a phone number and any password." A forgotten password can only be reset by SMS to that number.
18+ on paper. The guidelines say "No individual under the age of 18 is permitted to download or utilize the AntiLand app." Google Play rates it Mature 17+, and there's no age check at sign-up. SmartSocial, a child-safety site, writes about exactly that, and about teenagers using the app.
Users moderate users. Applying to be a moderator takes at least 10,000 karma, and the same FAQ calls the app "self-regulated."
No iPhone app. The site links only to Google Play and tells iPhone owners to add the web version to their home screen. An App Store search on 27 August 2026 found nothing.
Most ratings are good, but not all of them: 44,879 five-star and 8,547 one-star, out of about 71,773. The guidelines also still carry the old name in one place, warning that accounts "may be suspended and deleted from AntiChat forever."
What changes on Veilr
The format comes first. Choose text, voice or video, then start. You're matched with one partner in that format, and it stays that way until one of you ends the chat. A text chat that's already going can't turn into a call; to hear someone, you start a voice search instead. In voice and video, live captions in your language can switch on when your declared native languages differ. A new account gets five minutes of them free.
No clubs. Veilr has no public rooms and no directory of them. If the crowd is what you like about AntiLand, Veilr won't give you that.
A reputation nobody sees or buys. After a chat you can rate it thumbs up or thumbs down. Ratings are anonymous and never shown, not even to the person rated. Enough positive ones give a small, invisible lift in matching, and certain milestones of thumbs-up from different people earn free Boost time. Your partner sees things like your gender, age band and a flag when your country is known, plus a verified or Boost badge if you have one. There's no score next to your name.
No phone number. You sign in with an account you already have, such as Google, so there's no separate password. The first time, you tell Veilr your gender, date of birth and native language. It's adults only, and an account recorded as under 18 never gets a match.
A free say in who you meet. With your own gender set, you can ask for the gender you'd like to talk to. It costs nothing and it's tried first if someone who fits is online; if not, you're matched with somebody else instead of waiting. The other person's wish counts as well. Boost makes your choice firm and puts you first in the queue.
Messages across languages. Write in yours and it can arrive translated into your partner's, with the original one tap away. Free accounts get a quota of translations; Boost has no limit.
Ads, honestly. Here AntiLand is ahead. A free Veilr account may see an ad between matches or during the search. There are none inside chats or calls, and none with Boost.
The same gap on iPhone. Veilr isn't in the App Store either. On an iPhone or a computer you use it in the browser; on Android there's an app on Google Play. Veilr isn't available in the United Kingdom.
Paying is optional. Finding someone and talking are free in all three formats. Boost passes and extra caption minutes are for sale, each bought once, with nothing that renews.
AntiLand or Veilr
Stay with AntiLand if you want clubs full of regulars, a status you build up over months, a site in dozens of languages and no ads at all. Veilr suits someone who'd rather talk one-on-one, maybe by voice or on camera, without giving a phone number.
| AntiLand | Veilr | |
|---|---|---|
| Formats | Text, plus 10-second video messages | Text, voice or video, chosen before the search |
| Where you talk | Public clubs and private messages | One-to-one chats |
| Reputation | Public karma, spent on avatars | Anonymous ratings, never shown |
| Signing up | Nickname on the homepage; phone and SMS in the FAQ | An account you already have |
| Ads | None, per its cookie banner | Possible between matches on a free account |
| iPhone | Web version on the home screen | In the browser |
| What's paid | Super Powers; items $0.99–$249.99 | Boost and caption minutes, one-off |
Starting on Veilr
- 1. Sign in with an account you already have and answer three profile questions once.
- 2. Stay on text or switch to voice or video, then press start.
Related
- Every comparison we've written
- Emerald Chat — one-to-one and group text, with karma among what it sells.
- Chatib — topic and country rooms, no account needed.
- Voice chat — for when you want to hear the person.
- Text chat — the format on this page.
AntiLand questions
Does AntiLand have voice or video calls?
No. It has text and 10-second video messages. Veilr has voice and video chats; you pick one before the search.
Do you need a phone number for AntiLand?
The homepage says you don't. Its FAQ describes registering with a phone number and a password, with password resets by SMS.
Is AntiLand on iPhone?
It wasn't in the App Store on 27 August 2026. The site suggests adding the web version to your home screen.
Is AntiLand free?
The clubs and private messages are. Super Powers and in-app items cost money, from $0.99 to $249.99 per item on Google Play.
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