Ask ten people what a site like OnlyFans is and you'll get ten answers. Some mean any site where adults sell content they make themselves. Some mean subscription sites only. Some count cam sites and some don't.
Sorting them by how you pay clears most of that up. There are 5 broad types. Most sites fit one, and a few mix two.
Subscription fan sites
How you pay. You pay a monthly fee for each creator's page. Extras are sold on top as pay-per-view posts and messages, plus tips.
Examples: OnlyFans, Fansly, LoyalFans, Fanvue, FanCentro, JustFor.Fans, MYM
Suits people with a few favourite creators who want everything they post.
Watch for: many of these sites offer little help finding someone new, so you usually arrive through a creator's own link. Follow several people and the monthly fees add up.
Clip stores
How you pay. You pay once per video. Some stores add memberships and custom videos.
Examples: ManyVids, Clips4Sale
Suits people who know exactly what kind of video they want and don't need a chat with the person who made it.
Watch for: it's a shop, so there's less of an ongoing relationship with the person behind the clips.
Cam sites
How you pay. You buy tokens and spend them on tips and private shows during live broadcasts.
Examples: Chaturbate, Stripchat
Suits people who want something happening in real time and like being able to ask for things.
Watch for: tokens go quickly in a busy room, and nothing is there to watch when the performer is offline.
Pay-per-post feeds
How you pay. You pay once to unlock a single post. There's no subscription, and free posts sit in the same feed.
Examples: SexySelfies (that's us)
Suits people who like browsing lots of creators and paying only for the posts they actually want.
Watch for: if you want everything one creator ever posts, buying post by post can cost more than a subscription would. On SexySelfies, hardcore content isn't allowed.
Influencer apps without nudity
How you pay. You subscribe and tip for personal, everyday content.
Examples: Fanfix
Suits people who follow influencers and want a closer look at their day-to-day life.
Watch for: no nudity of any kind, so it's a different market from the rest of this page.
Terms you'll see on all of them
- Pay-per-view (PPV)
- A post or message with its own price, charged on top of any subscription.
- Tier
- A price level on a subscription page. Higher tiers unlock more.
- Tip
- A payment with nothing attached, sent as thanks or to get a creator's attention.
- Custom
- Content made to one buyer's request and priced separately.
- Free follow
- Following a creator without paying, so you see their public posts and can decide later whether to buy.
- Tokens or credits
- Money you load onto your account first and then spend on the site, rather than paying by card each time.
- ID verification
- Checking a government ID against a selfie to confirm a real adult runs the account.
5 questions to ask any site before you join
- What do I pay, how often, and how do I cancel anything that renews?
- What can I see before I pay anything?
- Can I find new creators on the site, or only through links from elsewhere?
- Are creators ID-verified, so I know a real adult is behind each account?
- Do messages cost extra, and will I see the price before I open one?
Where SexySelfies fits
We're type 4. Members scroll a feed of new posts from every creator, see free posts and 5-day stories, message creators for free and pay once for the single posts they want, at a price each creator sets. Everyone on the site is 21 or older, creators are ID-checked by hand before they can sell, and artistic nudity is allowed while hardcore content isn't.
Plenty of members use us next to a subscription site rather than instead of one: a subscription for the one creator they follow closely, and SexySelfies for browsing everyone else. To compare in more depth, see sites like OnlyFans, from the buyer's side or sites like Fansly.
Free to join. 21+ only.
Frequently asked questions
What are adult creator sites?
Websites where you buy photos, videos, live shows and messages directly from the adults who make them. They range from subscription fan sites like OnlyFans to clip stores, cam sites and pay-per-post feeds.
What is the difference between a fan site and a clip site?
A fan site charges a monthly subscription for access to a creator's page. A clip site sells individual videos, each with its own price, and you pay once.
Which type of site is cheapest for buyers?
It depends on how you use it. If you want everything one creator posts, a subscription is often the better deal. If you browse lots of creators and buy now and then, a pay-per-post site or clip store usually costs less.
How old do you have to be?
Most adult creator sites require users to be 18 or older. SexySelfies requires every member and creator to be 21 or older.