"Paid video calls" means very different things on different platforms. Some sell recorded clips, some sell booked appointments, a few let fans ring you live and pay by the minute. Here is how the main options compare — and why our pick is hello.fan.
Full disclosure: this site is published by the team behind hello.fan. We describe the other services from their public websites as of October 2026; check their current terms before you decide.
1. hello.fan — best overall for live paid conversations
hello.fan is built around one idea: fans pay to talk to you, live. You set a per-minute price for video, voice and text chat. When you're online, fans call and your phone rings like a normal call; billing runs in 15-second steps and only starts once both of you are connected. When you're offline, fans book a session, ask you to open bookings, or send a 10-credit Icebreaker.
- Creators keep 60% of what fans pay (70% with an active store.fan shop) — no monthly fee.
- Live translated subtitles in 30 languages, and translated in-call chat.
- Bookings, weekly repeating sessions, gifts with private notes, private rooms with a link or code.
- ID-verified badges, block and report everywhere, nothing recorded or stored.
- Payouts to your bank through Stripe from $50.
Best for: anyone who wants to be paid for their time — creators, tutors, coaches, musicians, experts.
2. Intro — best for premium booked sessions
Intro is a marketplace for booking video sessions with experts and well-known names. Sessions are scheduled ahead at a set length and price. It suits high-ticket advice that is planned days in advance; there is no instant calling or per-minute option.
3. Clarity.fm — best for business advice by the minute
Clarity pioneered paying experts by the minute for startup and business advice. Callers request a call and propose times; calls are mainly by phone. Great if your audience is founders; narrower for everyone else.
4. Topmate — best for simple booking pages
Topmate gives professionals a page for booked 1:1 calls, priority DMs and digital products. Calls are booked ahead at a fixed price per session.
5. Cameo — best for recorded shout-outs
Cameo sells personalised pre-recorded videos. A fan sends a request and the talent records a clip later. It is a lovely gift product, but it is not a live conversation.
6. Patreon — best for memberships, not calls
Patreon is for monthly memberships around content you publish. It has no built-in paid one-to-one calling; creators who sell calls usually add a scheduler and a video tool. You can use both — put your hello.fan link on your Patreon page.
7. The DIY stack — Calendly, Zoom and a payment link
Flexible and familiar, but you run everything: payments, no-shows, refunds, reminders and finding people. No instant calls, no per-minute billing.
How we chose
We looked at what matters to a creator selling conversations: can fans reach you now, can they pay for exactly the time they use, do you get video, voice and chat, does it work across languages, does the phone ring, and what does it cost you to start. hello.fan is the only one that ticks every box. See the full comparison table.
