Google completes "rent a cyber friend" with "legit", "safe", "reviews", "uk" and "vs rent a friend". The two services share three words and almost nothing else. Here is the comparison, with Roavi in the third column because that is what most people end up asking.
The one-table version#
| Rent a Cyber Friend | RentAFriend | Roavi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where | Online: video, voice, chat | In person | In person |
| Priced by | The minute, friend sets the rate | The hour, friend sets the rate | The hour, friend sets the rate |
| Platform's cut from the friend | 20% | None | None |
| What the hirer pays the platform | Nothing beyond the minutes | Membership, about $24.95 a month | Nothing |
| An hour at a typical rate | $60 at $1/min, $180 at $3/min | $20 to $50 plus the membership share | $15 to $50 |
| Vetting | Friends vetted, per the company | None | Every profile reviewed by a person, reviews, optional ID badge |
| Physical safety | No meeting, no risk | Public-place rules | Public-place rules |
Is Rent a Cyber Friend legit?#
Yes, as a business: it operates, TechCrunch has reported millions of registered users, friends are vetted and set their own per-minute price, and the company keeps 20%. The question is whether it is worth it, and that is the meter: a two-hour chat at $3 a minute is $360, of which the friend keeps $288. For late nights, language practice or talking to a specific kind of person it is real; for anything that should last, the meter is the problem.
Is it safe?#
Online removes the physical risks entirely; what remains is money (the meter, and giving card details to any site) and privacy (what you show and say on camera). In-person services carry the opposite trade: real risks that the public-place rules handle, and real company. Is rent a friend safe?.
Who each suits#
- Rent a Cyber Friend: nobody nearby, late at night, a language to practise, a conversation you want to have from your sofa.
- RentAFriend: a big US city, local company tonight, you will use the membership several times a month.
- Roavi: a city you are visiting or new in, especially in Latin America, Asia or a growing US list; you want someone who lives there, reviewed, with free messaging.
For the friend#
On Rent a Cyber Friend you keep 80% and work from home by the minute. On RentAFriend and Roavi you keep 100% of your hourly rate and work in person; Roavi's difference is that the people who message you did not have to pay a membership first. RentAFriend jobs and pay and paid friend jobs, honestly.
Browse local guides free, message free, pay only the friend's own rate.
Meet local guidesEm português: alugar um amigo cibernético.
Every city where you can do this today, with the live number of Local Friends in each: rent a friend, by the hour. In the United States the list is also by state.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rent a Cyber Friend legit?
It is a real, operating platform: TechCrunch has reported on it, friends are vetted and set per-minute rates, and the company keeps 20% of what is paid. Whether it is worth it depends on the meter: an hour at $1 a minute is $60, at $3 a minute $180.What is the difference between Rent a Cyber Friend and RentAFriend?
Rent a Cyber Friend is online only, by the minute, and takes 20%; you never meet. RentAFriend is in person, by the hour, takes nothing from the friend, and charges the hirer a membership to message. Roavi is in person, by the hour, with free messaging and no commission.