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Alternatives

Where people go when an app changes, breaks or gets too expensive, with the trade-offs of each option laid out.

Apps these guides cover

Order is set by facts, not by any affiliate relationship: apps whose official pages confirm an adults-only companion service with both voice and images come first, then apps whose pages describe character roleplay, then the rest, alphabetically within each group. Facts last checked 29 October 2026.

Adults-only companion apps with voice and images

Official pages confirm an 18+ rule, a companion focus, voice and images.

  • Kindroid 18+

    An AI companion app for creating customisable characters with backstories, voice and video calls, group chats and paid memory add-ons.

  • Nomi 18+

    An AI companion app by AI Glimpse Inc for chatting with one or several companions, with voice messages and calls, selfies, art generation, long-term memory and group chats.

  • Replika 18+

    An AI companion app from Luka, Inc. built around one ongoing companion, with text chat, voice and video calls, image generation and memory of what users share.

Character chat and roleplay libraries

Official pages describe roleplay with user-made or catalogue characters.

  • Chai 18+

    A mobile app for chatting with AI characters made by Chai Research and its users.

  • Character.AI

    A website and mobile app for chatting with AI characters created by users, with a free tier and paid (c.ai) lite and c.ai+ plans.

  • Chub AI 18+

    A platform for finding and chatting with user-made AI characters through various language-model APIs, including Chub's own subscription models.

  • Janitor AI 18+

    A web and mobile platform for chatting with user-created AI characters, free to use with an optional janitor+ subscription.

  • Nectar AI

    A web and app platform for creating AI companions and chatting with them, with image and video generation, group chats and video calls.

  • SpicyChat 18+

    A web platform, with an official Android app, for chatting with user-made AI characters, with a free tier and paid plans that add longer context and more models.

  • Talkie

    An app for chatting with AI characters through text and voice, with user-created characters.

Other apps in these guides

  • Pi

    Inflection AI's free conversational assistant, built as a calm 'personal intelligence partner' with a voice mode.

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Janitor AI Alternatives (2026): 5 Options Compared

Five Janitor AI alternatives compared on price, free use, context, content and age rules, bring-your-own API keys and platforms, from official pages.

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