Xhookups Review

What is X Hookups?

When it comes to the numbers game, few sites are able to beat X Hookups. Their figures currently boast over 82 million members, 100,000+ new images added every week and over 90,000 online individuals. It should be noted that X Hookups is a bit of a hybrid adult dating website: you'll find a mixture of girls and guys that want no strings attached sex, semi-serious relationships, and long-term commitments. This is great for everyone, because no matter what it is you want, X Hookups has you covered and allows you to specify exactly what it is you're hunting.

X Hookups also has an online magazine section, free porn videos, user blogs and groups focused on various niches, interests or geographical locations. The site also features an amazing concept of live cams, so that you can talk and engage with people who are actually online and confirm that they're real.

Registration and Getting Started (what you first see)

As with all good dating sites, you need to enter a few details about yourself and register for free before you can fully explore the site. The process is a standard one, and doesn't take too long. Here’s what you can expect.

Step one—the homepage

• I am/We are a: Man, woman, couple, group, trans.
• Looking for: Men, women, couples, trans.

Step two

• Birthdate: Required.
• Country: Required.
• State: Required.
• Closest city: Required. (Auto-completed according to your IP address.)

Step three

Enter your email address, create a username and a password, and hit ‘Next.’

Step four

This page is optional, but you can fill out a little more information. You can add and change these details in your profile area later.

• Sexual orientation. Optional.
• Body type. Optional.
• Race. Optional.
• Marital status. Optional.

Step five

More about you. Here, you must enter a headline of at least 10 characters, but the second box is optional and, again, you can complete it later. By clicking ‘Done’, you are agreeing to the site’s terms and conditions.

You will then be sent a validation email with a link you have to click before you can fully access the free areas of X Hookups. This email should arrive within a minute. European Union members will have to check the consent to data box before continuing. This is standard for European-based countries.

How To set up your Profile at X Hookups

Now you are registered, you can start setting up your profile. If you've already joined any of the other sites associated with X Hookups, like ALT.com or Friend Finder, you’ll notice that this is basically the same site, but with a different design. If you're new to hookup sites, then the first thing to do is explore members. However, the more detailed your profile, the more responses you will get and your search results will be more accurate and suitable.

Head to the My Stuff drop-down in the main menu, and you will find the edit profile command.

Profile details and what you can add:

There are nine areas to your profile setup, and plenty of options to fill in information and answer questions about yourself. All of this can be changed later, and how much you fill out is up to you.

• Basic profile: Who you want to meet, a little about yourself and your ideal person.
• Profile location: Where you are, where you’re willing to travel to for sex, where you grew up.
• Physical information: Height, weight, eye colour, etc.
• Personal information: Occupation, lifestyle, languages (13 to choose from), how do you swing?
• Personality type. This is a questionnaire that really gets into detail.
• Add/manage photos: Here you can upload personal images by file or through your webcam.
• Manage videos: Here you can add your own video files.
• Get verified. Again, if you want more hits, then take a selfie while holding a sign with your username: There have been reports of fake profiles, and doing this verification shows other users that you are serious and not a bot.
• Confirm ID: You can go all the way and send in ID information, but you don't need to.

Does X Hookups have many Members, Photos and Videos?

When I was browsing, XHookups stated there were 38,133 members online. There are many more registered of course, it depends on your location and time of day as to how many you will see. Most of these members had at least a profile pic, and many had personal photos and videos to share. However, you can't see these until you have taken a paid-for membership. More about that in a moment. First, here are some other features of note:

• Registered members: Yes, everyone must be registered.
• Photos: Yes, millions.
• Videos: Yes, millions.
• Can I add photos: Yes.
• Can I add videos: Yes.
• Set privacy preferences: Yes.
• Search: Yes. Very detailed (see below).
• Members’ webcams: Yes.
• Chat rooms: Yes.
• Community extras: Yes.
• Top lists and what’s hot: Yes.
• Instant messenger: Yes.
• Stream live cam: Yes.

How Easy is it to Search X Hookups?

Searching X Hookups is very easy and there is a very detailed search page. You can search among who is online, VIP members, those near you, and in other ways, and the results are returned instantly. Here are some more details about searching.

Search Filters Include:

• Find a…: Man, woman, couple, trans, etc.
• Who is looking for a…: Man, woman, couples, trans, etc.
• Age: You set the age range.
• Location/distance: Yes, and by country/region.
• Online members: Yes.
• Instant message: Yes.
• Only with photos: Yes.
• Only with videos: Yes.
• Verified/confirmed members: Yes.
• Premium members: Yes.
• Save search criteria: Yes.
• Search by username: Yes.

The Results Display:

• Thumbnails: Yes.
• Name: Yes.
• Location: Yes.
• Change view: You can't get to the profiles or pics unless you upgrade.
• Roll-over pop-up info: Yes. A members’ basic info is shown in a roll-over pop-up on the results page, but you can only visit the profile once you've become a paid member.

What are the Main Areas of X Hookups?

X Hookups is arranged in various sections with a menu header for each, and each one has a drop-down list of finer details. It’s worth heading along from left to right and having a good delve into all the features of what’s available here, because there are many. Here are the basics:

• Messages: Yes.
• Notifications: Yes.
• Link to profile: Your profile is under ‘My Stuff.’
• My Stuff: Profile, edit profile, manage your account and content, friends and requests, favourites, top fans, webcam followers.
• Search: Who’s online, who’s hot, new matches, who’s on instant messenger, advanced search and kink search.
• Live Action: Live member cams, model webcams, top broadcasters, adult chat rooms, instant messenger.
• Community: Blogs, groups, magazine, bling, sex academy, contests, erotic stories.

Bling and the Sex Academy

Bling is what X Hookups calls additional icons and small banners you can create and attach to your profile to gain extra hits. There’s a tool to help you create them, and a page of suggestions. The Sex Academy is undefined, and you must be a paid member to access it.

What Nifty Extra Features does X Hookups Provide?

The community area of X Hookups is one of the best you’ll find on a sex dating site. There, you can read erotic stories, set up your own blog and gain followers, see the magazine, and enter contests. X Hookups also has other nifty features, like the detailed questionnaire to define your personality, broadcast cams and many more, almost hidden, functions that are fun to explore as you browse, search and hook up with other members.

Profile Display

Your profile displays whatever you put into it, and the more you fill it out, the more and better search results and hits you will get. Most of your profile is optional, but you should add a profile image, and you must enter at least a headline saying something about yourself. You can test and see your profile via the My Stuff/My Profile link in the main menu, and here’s what it shows:

• Name: Yes.
• Location: Yes.
• Number of friends: Yes.
• Number of photos: Yes.
• Interested in: Yes.
• Joined: Yes.
• Message: Your completed details.
• My Kinks: Yes.
• Your bling: Yes.
• Compatibility: Yes.
• View full profile: Yes.

Is X Hookups Free to Join?

Yes, at least the basics are free, but the basics are also many. You can search, and join in various community activities such as groups and stories, but to get the best from the site, you will have to become a paid member. There are upgrade links to be found on most pages, and certainly when you want to see another person’s profile. Click the links, and you find the details of the gold membership. This was the only option open to me when I was visiting the site.

Note: My prices showed in Euros, but these are currently very similar to the dollar price. Prices will vary depending on your location and local currency, but the sign-up prices are competitive and reasonable. There is also an add-on for €32.85 per three months where free members will be able to contact you. Without this option, only paid members can contact you. This add-on is optional.

Gold Membership package

• €19.95 per month, recurring.
• €38.85 per quarter, recurring.

Payments

• Credit Card: Yes.
• PayPal: No.
• Crypto: No.
• Direct debit: Yes.
• Check/money order: Yes.

Is X Hookups a Safe Dating site for Privacy?

X Hookups has a very clear cookie and privacy policy which you can find linked at the bottom of all pages. You can also make yourself anonymous via your username, and you only display the information you want others to know, except, perhaps, your location.

Help, Support, etc.

• Privacy policy: Yes.
• Terms of use: Yes.
• USC 2577: Yes.
• Feedback: Yes.
• Contact form: Yes. Via email.
• Help: Yes. Very thorough list of questions and FAQ.
• Corporate info: Yes.

What’s the Bottom Line at XHookups?

XHookups is run by the same company that runs other top sex chat, dating and hookup sites, and goes further than many of its competitors. Members can broadcast live, write erotic stories, keep a blog, and get into other nifty community activities, or, you can simply browse and be a voyeur. The more you add to your profile, the more hits and hookups you'll get, but most of the profile and content information is optional. If you're looking for sex right now with someone in your town, or for a longer-term relationship, a swingers’ party, a sex club, chat or dirty cam-to-cam sex, then X Hookups has you covered, and mostly for free.