Free coins are one of the easiest ways to pull new viewers into a Crowd Control session. They let anyone in chat spend into effects like jumpscares, interactive puzzles, and in-game events without needing to pay anything upfront. Now there's a second way to hand them out: Trickle Coins.

Free Coins vs Trickle Coins

By default, Crowd Control Pro lets you offer up to 250 free coins on a refresh timer, resetting every 30 minutes or every 2 hours, depending on what you set.

Trickle Coins work differently. Instead of viewers getting a full refresh at set intervals, coins steadily accumulate over time. No waiting around for the next refresh window, no dead period right after a reset, just a steady drip of free coins building up in the background.

How to Turn On Trickle Coins

1. Open the Coins page in the Crowd Control app.

2. Find the Refresh Style setting.

3. Select Trickle.

From there, you'll choose how new viewers start out:

• Full bank on arrival, where new viewers get the entire free coin amount right away

• Gradual accumulation, where new viewers start at zero and build up coins over time just like everyone else

Which Style Should You Use?

Neither option is objectively better, it depends on the kind of session you're running. A full starting bank is great for viewers who show up mid-stream and want to jump into the action immediately. Gradual accumulation rewards viewers who stick around longer, which can be a nice incentive for people to stay in chat rather than drop in for one effect and leave.

Got a Feature Idea?

Trickle Coins started as a community idea, and more features get built the same way. If there's something you'd like to see added to Crowd Control, drop it in the #cc-requests channel in our Discord server.

Happy streaming.