Guides
How Estreamerz works, step by step
Real screenshots from the site, with numbers that match each step. Pick who you are and follow along from sign-up to your first session.
Make your account
About 2 minutes. You need an email you can open and to be 18 or older.
- Pick Player 1 if you want to book people to play with.
- Pick Player 2 if you want to get booked and paid to play. You keep 85%, paid every Friday.
- Tap Continue.
Fill in โAbout youโ
- Your email, the name players call you and your timezone. Player 2s also pick a public @name. That becomes your link, like estreamerz.com/@yourname.
- Your date of birth. Estreamerz is 18+. It's only used to check your age and is never shown to anyone.
- Search and tap your game. You can add more later.
- Tick the box to agree to the policies.
- Tap Create account. We email you a 6-digit code. Type it in within 10 minutes and you're in.
Type your email on the sign-in page and we send a new code. Rather use a password? Set one in My account โ Security.
Check spam and promotions, and make sure the email is spelled right. Codes expire after 10 minutes, so ask for a new one if it's been a while.
Link Discord
Every session happens in a private Discord voice room made just for your booking. Link Discord once and you're set.
- Tap Connect Discord. Discord asks you to approve. Tap Authorize.
- You're added to the Estreamerz Discord server automatically. That's where your session rooms show up.
- You'll see Connected to Discord. Done!
Tap Join the Estreamerz Discord, accept the invite, then come back and tap I joined, check again.
Discord links whichever account is signed in on discord.com in that browser. Open discord.com, sign out, sign in to the right account, then tap Changed Discord accounts? Link a different one.
Estreamerz is 18+, and Discord's iPhone app hides 18+ servers until you allow them. You only do this once:
- In Safari, go to discord.com/app and sign in.
- Open User Settings (the gear), then Messaging Permissions (called Content & Social on some versions).
- Turn on Allow access to age-restricted servers on iOS.
- Fully close the Discord app and open it again.
Turn on alerts
So you never miss a booking, a room opening or a Play now request.
- The ๐ bell at the top of your portal lists everything that matters: bookings, requests, rooms opening, tips, reviews and payouts.
- Open the bell and turn on phone alerts to hear about them even when Estreamerz isn't open.
- On iPhone, first add Estreamerz to your Home Screen (Share โ Add to Home Screen), open it from there, then turn on alerts.
Messages, blocking and reporting
Chat before or after you play, and stay in control of who can reach you.
- Your chats are in Messages. Tap a name to open the chat. On a phone, tap the ๐ฌ chat button.
- You can chat with anyone you've played with. Player 2s can also say hi to Player 1s who are online and allow it, one message each until they reply. Player 1s turn that on or off at the bottom of the panel.
- To block or report someone, tap โฏ in your chat with them, on their profile or on the booking. Blocking stops all contact. Reports are private and reviewed by an Estreamerz Team Member.
Messages are screened automatically. Sexual messages and requests to pay outside Estreamerz are blocked. Paying on Estreamerz is what protects your refunds and your payouts.
Chats are only between the two of you. Voice sessions are never recorded. Read the Community Guidelines.
Email, password and your account
Change your sign-in details or close your account.
- Email: type the new address and tap Send code. Confirm the code sent to the new address.
- Password: optional. You can always sign in with an email code instead.
- Blocked players: see and unblock anyone you've blocked.
- Delete account: your account closes right away and you're signed out. Changed your mind? Message us within 30 days and we can restore it. You can't delete while you have sessions booked, and unused credits are lost.
Pick your guides: I'm a Player 1 or I'm a Player 2.
Add credits
You book with credits. $1 of credits = $1 to spend on games and booking fees.
- Pick a pack. You pay securely by card with Stripe and the credits show up right away.
The Player 2's price, plus a booking fee of 8% (at least $0.50). You see both before you confirm. Nothing is taken until the session starts and you join.
Find a Player 2
Browse everyone by game, vibe, price and who's online.
- Tap a game to see who plays it.
- Search by name or game.
- Narrow it down: vibe, max price, I play on (your platform), Online now or Free today.
- Tap View to open someone's profile. Tap the โก to save them to your favorites.
Book a session
Pick the game, how much you want to play and a time.
- Pick the game, then how many games (or how long, if they book by time).
- Check the price. The booking fee is shown right under it.
- Tap an open time. Times are shown in your timezone.
Confirm your booking
- Okay to be on their stream? Tick it if you're fine with your voice being heard on their stream. Leave it off and they have to keep you off stream.
- Show my name on their stream? Tick it if they can say or show your name. Leave it off and you're just โa Player 1โ.
- Check the total and your credits after.
- Tap Confirm booking. You can add it to your calendar from the next screen.
The total is held from your credits and only taken when the session starts and you join. If it doesn't happen, you get all of it back, booking fee included.
If a game doesn't play across every platform, you tick your platform before you book, so you only book someone you can actually play with. For a few PC games you'll also see whether they play the Steam or Xbox app version.
Join the voice room
What happens at game time, and where to click.
- Your booking shows on Home. Until it's time, it says Player 2 starts the room. Nothing to do yet.
- Your Player 2 starts the room (they can from 10 minutes before). You get a ๐ notification and a Discord DM with the link.
- Tap Join voice on your booking, or the link in the DM. It opens a private voice channel in the Estreamerz server, just for the two of you. There's a private text chat too.
- Play! When you're done, the session is ended on Estreamerz and the room closes.
Your Estreamerz session room is open. Join the voice channel here: discord.com/channels/โฆ
Ended on Estreamerz. The voice room and chat close on their own.
- You can join any time before the booked end, but joining late doesn't add time.
- If you join after the late window shown on your booking, that booking is charged and can't be refunded.
- Can't make it at all? Tap I'm not coming so your Player 2 can leave. That charges the booking.
Once the late window has passed, tap Cancel and get credits back on the booking. You get everything back, booking fee included. No need to wait.
Follow the iPhone steps. It's a one-time Discord setting.
Play right now
Don't want to scroll? Send one request and the first Player 2 to accept plays with you.
- Pick a game, the most you'll pay and who you want to play with.
- Online Player 2s who fit get pinged. You wait up to 5 minutes.
- The first to accept gets it. You pay their price, never more than your max. Then join the voice room like any booking.
Nothing is charged unless someone accepts. A banner at the bottom keeps your request with you while you browse.
After your session
Rate, tip, share and book again.
- Rate it. Tap the stars on Home. Your review helps other Player 1s. A 4 or 5 unlocks your Duo Card, a shareable image or video for your story, TikTok or Discord.
- Tip your Player 2 during the session or up to 7 days after, from the booking. Tips have no booking fee.
- Book again from Your Player 2s, and โก favorite the ones you like.
Supporter Pass and squad nights
Extra ways to play with your favorite Player 2s.
Supporter Pass (subscriptions)
- On a Player 2's profile, pick a plan and subscribe. It's paid monthly from your credits.
- Depending on their plan you can get a discount on every game, free minutes each month, early access to new times, โญ subscriber-only times, a badge and a Discord role.
- Manage it in My account โ Subscriptions. Upgrades start right away and you pay only the difference. Downgrades and cancels take effect at your next bill, and there are no refunds for them.
Squad nights
- A group session a Player 2 hosts. Sign up from their profile (or a shared estreamerz.com/sq/โฆ link), tick your console and pay the price plus the booking fee.
- Each squad night has a minimum. If it isn't reached by the decision time on the card, it cancels on its own and everyone gets a full refund.
- Need to drop out? Tap Ask to drop out. If the host approves, you get a full refund, booking fee included.
- The room opens like a normal session. If the host doesn't start it, it opens on its own at the start time and you get a notification to jump in.
Gifts, Support and days-off requests
Other things you can do from a Player 2โs profile.
- ๐ Gift a game: pick a game on any profile and tap Gift this to a friend. The credits move to your friend, with a note telling them who to book. They need a Player 1 account.
- ๐ Support: send $5 to $200 from your credits to back a Player 2 without booking. It's a gift, with no session or perks, and it can't be refunded once sent.
- Request a day: if they allow it, ask for a time on any day, even their days off. They accept or propose another time and price in the chat. A request alone doesn't book anything until you accept.
Invite your favorite streamer
Get them on Estreamerz so you can play together.
- Open Invite friends and tap Copy message.
- Send it to them in their stream chat, DMs or socials.
- Once they've joined and set up their games and times, find them on Estreamerz, book a game and play together!
Cancel, reschedule or get help
Plans change. Here's how it works.
- Reschedule or Cancel: ask from the booking before it starts. Your Player 2 has to accept.
- If they accept a cancel, you get everything back, booking fee included. Requests that aren't answered before the start time expire, and the booking stays as it is.
- Something went wrong in a session? Tap Get help on that booking within 48 hours. An Estreamerz Team Member reviews every report and may refund credits.
Full details are in Credits & Refunds.
Get bookable: your checklist
Player 1s can find and book you once five things are done.
- The ring shows how far along you are. The Setup tile on Home shows it too.
- Tap any open step to jump straight there. โ steps are needed. + steps are bonus, but they help you get booked.
Every session happens on Discord voice, so Player 1s want to hear you before they book. Say hi, your main games and what a session with you is like. Player 2s who joined before this was required are already set and stay bookable.
Add a display name and photo, a tagline, album photos and a verified social. Profiles with these get booked more.
Set up payouts
A few minutes with Stripe. It checks your ID and links your bank.
- Tap Set up payouts and follow Stripe's steps. Estreamerz never sees your ID or bank details.
- Not started: tap Set up payouts.
- In review: Stripe is checking. Usually a few minutes. Tap Check again.
- Ready: you're good. Player 1s can book you. You don't need to be paid first.
Games & prices
Add your games, set your price and how you play. Everything saves automatically.
- Tap + Add a game.
- Search and tap your game. Not on the list? Tap Don't see your game? Request it. We only add multiplayer games you and a Player 1 can play together online.
Open the game to set it up
- Your rank (optional), playstyle, roles and servers. Only what you fill in shows.
- How Player 1s can book. Per game: one price per game, $5 or more. Add your average game length so your schedule is right. By time: 20-minute blocks, up to 3 hours. Turn on one or both.
- Showing means Player 1s can see and book this game. Turn it off to hide it without losing your settings.
- Where you play this game. Pick your platforms so Player 1s book you on the right one. Some PC games also ask if you play the Steam or Xbox app version.
At $8 per game, you keep $6.80. The Player 1 pays $8.64 with the booking fee, which never comes out of your share.
Want more bookings? Add specials like Buy X get Y free, a bundle price or a first booking deal.
Set your open times
Set your weekly hours once. They repeat every week and open for booking up to 3 weeks ahead.
- Quick start: tap Weeknights, Weekends or Every evening to fill in common hours in one tap.
- Or tap + Add your own hours to pick days and times yourself.
- Booking notice: how far ahead a Player 1 has to book. Times inside that window are hidden.
- Going away? Pick the day you're back and tap Turn on away mode. Sessions already booked stay booked.
- Need one day off? Tap ร on that day. It only removes that one day, not your weekly hours.
- + Add a one-time open time for extra hours.
- Days off requests let Player 1s ask for a time when you're off. You accept it or propose another.
Make your profile stand out
Your profile is your storefront. A complete one gets booked more.
- Preview as Player 1 to see exactly what people see before they book you.
- Copy profile link to share it on stream and socials.
- Record your voice intro (required to be booked, up to 30 seconds), then add a clear photo, a tagline and album photos. Everything saves as you go.
- Verify your socials in My account โ Socials (Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, Kick, Instagram, Threads or Blaze). Verified ones get a โ on your profile.
- Pick a card frame, theme and your vibe so your card stands out in the list.
- Share your profile link with your followers.
- Keep Play now on when you're free and open evening and weekend hours.
- Keep a fair starting price. Your Stats tab shows views and bookings.
Your @name link is reserved for you. To change it, ask an Estreamerz Team Member from Help.
Get your first bookings
Estreamerz is your shop. Bringing people through the door is up to you.
Estreamerz is a marketplace. We handle secure payments, the booking system, private Discord rooms, refunds and payouts every Friday. But just like any shop, being listed doesn't mean it sells on its own. Player 1s book the people they already know, like or are excited about, and that comes from you being out there.
Ask yourself: would I book me?
Open your profile with Preview as Player 1 and look at it like a stranger would. Would you spend money to play with this person? If not, what would make you want to?
- Your profile: Is my photo fun and inviting? Can people hear my vibe from my voice intro? Does my tagline make someone smile or feel curious? Are my prices and deals worth trying?
- Your socials and streams: Do I have a loyal following that would want to play with me? Am I posting consistently, so people see me and remember me? Do I put on exciting streams that make people want to jump in?
What gets Player 2s booked
- Share your link everywhere. Put estreamerz.com/yourname in your bio on Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, X and Discord. Leave out the "@" on Instagram so it doesn't tag someone else.
- Talk about it on stream. "Want to squad up with me? Book me at estreamerz.com/yourname." Say it a few times each stream, and add the Book me badge so it's always on screen.
- Post clips and short videos of you having fun, with "you can play with me" and your link.
- Keep your hours open. No open times means nobody can book you, even if they want to.
- Run a deal. "20% off your first booking" or "buy 2 get 1 free" gives people a reason to try you now.
- Tell your community first. Your viewers and followers are your first Player 1s. A few bookings and reviews make the next ones easier.
Like any business, this takes time to build. Your first booking might take a little while, but each one leads to the next: a good session turns into a review, a review builds trust, and trust brings more bookings. The Player 2s who stay consistent are the ones who win long term.
Get booked on the spot
Play now requests get you booked while you're online.
- Turn Play now On.
- When a Player 1 hits Play now, you and every other Player 2 who fits get the same request.
- The first to accept is booked, at your own price. Turn on notifications so you don't miss them.
The green checks show what's needed: Discord linked, payouts set up, a game with a price and being online. Requests pause during your own sessions and come back on their own.
When you get booked
You get a ๐ notification (and a phone alert if they're on). Here's what to check.
- The booking shows in Up next and in your session list, with the game, the Player 1 and the time.
- Stream tag. ๐บ OK on stream means they're fine being on your stream. ๐ Off stream means keep their voice and name off it, or switch to a BRB screen for that session.
- Start the room lights up 10 minutes before the start. More on that next.
Under the session you'll also find Reschedule, Cancel, Add to calendar and Get help.
Run the session
You start the room. Estreamerz builds a private Discord voice room for the two of you.
- From 10 minutes before the start, tap Start the room on the booking.
- A private voice channel and text chat open in the Estreamerz server. You both get a Discord DM with the link, and your Player 1 gets a notification to join.
- Tap Open the channel to jump into voice, and play!
- When you're done, tap End session. The room closes. You can end it early. After the scheduled time, either of you can.
Your private session room is open. Player 2 started it. Jump into voice: discord.com/channels/โฆ
Tap it on Estreamerz. The voice room and chat close on their own.
- Stay in the Discord room until the booked end to get paid. They can still join any time, and the end time doesn't move.
- If they tap I'm not coming, you can leave and still be paid for the full booking.
- If you never open the room, the Player 1 can cancel after the late window for a full refund, and you aren't paid.
You'll see How was ___? with a quick ๐ or ๐. It's private: only other Player 2s see it, never the Player 1. Player 1s can leave you a 1 to 5 star review, which shows on your profile.
Start the room from 10 minutes before, from the card on Home or the Squad nights tab. If you don't, it opens on its own at the start time.
Getting paid
Payday is every Friday.
- Each session shows here with the Friday it pays out.
- Past Friday payouts show the total sent to your bank after Stripe's fee.
- Change your bank: tap Open your Stripe dashboard in Credits & payouts.
- Taxes: earnings are income. If you earn enough to meet the IRS threshold, you get a 1099 through Stripe by the end of January. Find it any time in your Stripe dashboard, and fix your name, address or SSN there before early January.
- Payout didn't arrive? Check your bank details in Stripe. Failed payouts retry automatically. Still stuck? Ask us from Help.
Stripe usually deposits within 2 business days. The booking fee is paid by the Player 1 on top, so it never comes out of your share.
Streaming tools
Turn your viewers into bookings.
Share your link
- Copy your link, a line for your Twitch panel or bio, or a !duo chat command for Nightbot or StreamElements.
Stream alerts and the Book me badge
- Copy your private overlay link.
- In OBS, Streamlabs or Lightstream, add a Browser Source, paste the link and set it to your stream size (1920 x 1080, 2560 x 1440 or 3840 x 2160).
- Tap Send test alert to check it shows. Pick a style and which alerts show.
- Add the Book me badge the same way. It shows your link, a QR code and whether you're open now.
More for your stream
Each one is its own Browser Source: the Book me card for starting, BRB and break screens, a session timer, a goal bar and a squad night countdown.
Anyone with them could show your alerts on their screen. If one leaks, tap get a new link. Player 1 names only show if they said yes when booking, and the session timer only shows for sessions where they said okay to be on stream.
Subscriptions (Supporter Pass)
Monthly income from your regulars.
- Turn subscriptions On and set up your plans. Each has a monthly price.
- Pick the perks: a discount on your sessions, free minutes each month, early access to new times and up to 3 extra perks of your own.
- Add โญ subscriber-only times on your own clock. Subscribers see them in their time zone and get a ๐ alert and a Discord DM when you open new ones.
You keep 85% of each payment, paid on Fridays with your sessions. Upgrades start right away. Downgrades and cancels take effect at the next bill.
Host a squad night
A group session for your subscribers or for everyone.
- Pick the game, start time and length.
- Set the minimum and maximum players. Both include you, so a squad of 4 is you plus 3 players. Making the size work for the game is on you.
- Pick when the minimum is decided. If it isn't reached by then, it cancels on its own and everyone is refunded.
- Choose who can join and the price, then tap โ Share for a link, a chat message, an ๐ post and a QR code for your stream.
- Start the room from 10 minutes before. If you don't, it opens on its own at the start time. If you never join, everyone is refunded.
- Players who want to drop out have to ask. Approve to refund them and open the spot, or decline to keep them in.
- You keep 85% of each player's price, paid on a Friday after the 48-hour hold.
- A squad night blocks that time, so nobody can book a 1-on-1 with you then.
Cancel, reschedule or get help
Life happens. Ask early.
- Ask from the booking. The Player 1 has to accept. Unanswered requests expire when the session starts.
- Cancelling often or not showing up hurts your reliability, which Player 1s can see.
- Something went wrong? Tap Get help on that booking within 48 hours, and an Estreamerz Team Member will take a look.
The full rules are in the Player 2 Terms.
Still stuck?
Search the FAQ or message us. An Estreamerz Team Member will help you out.
