Is Paltalk better?

I use Skype a lot, but recently a friend told me that Paltalk may be better for talking to large groups of people at one time. He said he was recently in a Christian room with 1000 (yes, a thousand!) listeners at the same time. In Skypecasts, you are doing well if you have 30.

Paltalk apparently only allows 1 person to talk at time (the host controls who has the mic) so this is not as advanced as Skypecast's ability to have many talk at once.

What has been your experience? Is Paltalk a better way to communicate with a large number of people?

Does the free version of Paltalk have objectionable ads? If so, how much does it cost to get the ad-free version?

Thanks in advance for your feedback!