Replika Alternatives (2026): 7 Apps Compared on Price, Memory and Group Chats

Adults only. Replika and most of the apps below say in their own terms that you must be 18 or older. This guide compares prices, limits and rules, and it is non-explicit.

How this guide was made. This is a documentation-based guide. Every price, feature and rule below was read on 29 October 2026 on the company’s own website, docs, terms or US App Store listing, and each page is listed in the sources. Where an official page did not say something, we say “not published” or “not confirmed” rather than borrowing a figure from a review site. Prices vary by country, platform and currency, and they change often. Nothing here is hands-on testing. For how we source and date guides, see how we review.

Why people look beyond Replika

People who leave Replika usually give one of five reasons. The price, features they would have to pay for, a companion that feels different after an update, no group chats or roleplay with several characters, or memory that is not as good as they hoped.

Some of these are built into how Replika works. Its terms, updated on 28 October 2026, say “Features, avatars, memory systems, models, and content differ between versions and between platforms”. They also say Replika “may add, modify, migrate, or retire versions and features as the Services evolve”. So a change in how your companion talks is something the terms allow for, not necessarily a fault.

If the real problem is that Replika has stopped replying or lost your subscription, try our Replika not working guide before you switch.

The seven alternatives below are listed alphabetically, not ranked. Aitryvo is in the Nomi and SpicyChat affiliate programmes, so the buttons for those two apps may earn a commission if you subscribe, at no extra cost to you. No other app here pays us, and the money did not shape the list or the trade-offs. See our affiliate disclosure.

What Replika offers today (the baseline)

Price. The US App Store lists Monthly items at $7.99 and $14.99, Annual and Yearly items at $49.99, $49.99 and $69.99, and Replika Platinum at $89.99. Gems run from $0.99 to $19.99. The listing does not say which item belongs to which plan.

Free use. The terms, section 2.3, say “Basic features of the Services are available free of charge, subject to any usage limits”, and that Replika can “deny free use to anyone at any time”. Section 2.4 says paid plans “unlock additional features and higher usage allowances”, and that plan names and contents “vary by version of the Services, platform, and country”. Replika’s help centre, which explains free and paid features in more detail, blocked our requests on 29 October 2026.

Features. The App Store listing describes chat “by text, voice calls, and video”, and says “Replika remembers what matters to you”. Group chats are not mentioned on the pages read.

Age. Section 6.4: “The Services are only for adults.” If you are under 18, “or the age of majority where you live, if higher”, you are not authorised to use them. The App Store rating is 18+.

Refunds. Section 4.3 says payments “are non-refundable and there are no refunds or credits for partially used periods”, subject to legal rights in some regions and app-store refund processes.

The seven alternatives at a glance

“Platforms confirmed” means only what the pages read for this guide showed. An app may well run elsewhere. It just was not confirmed here.

Character.AI

Best for: free roleplay with a large catalogue of user-made characters.

What it is. A mainstream app for chatting with characters made by other users. Its App Store listing says you can “Interact through texting or live voice calls” and create characters with their own voices.

Price. A Character.AI blog post of 28 September 2026 introduced (c.ai) lite at $4.99 a month or $2.49 a week, “with pricing varying by region”. The US App Store also lists Character.AI+ at $9.99 and $94.99, without stating the billing periods, and Charms packs from $0.99 to $49.99.

Free use. The same post says “Nothing changes for users on the free plan” and “Unlimited messaging stays on every tier”.

Memory. lite adds “Extra memory pins, plus a Memory Usage bar”. c.ai+ includes “the complete memory suite”. No context size is published.

Content and age. The App Store listing is rated 18+ and lists age assurance among its controls. Character.AI’s blog says it began removing open-ended chat for under-18 users in the US from 24 November 2025, with other markets following. For more, see our guide to Character.AI’s under-18 changes.

A big caveat. On 12 October 2026 Character.AI announced a “voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy process to facilitate a court-supervised sale of the company”. It says the platform “remains up and running” and expects the sale to finish by late November or early December 2026. It also says that if no viable bid emerges, the platform will be shut down. Read what the sale means for your chats before you invest time in it.

Trade-off. The most generous free messaging here and a cheap first paid step, but it is a character catalogue rather than one companion, and its future depends on the sale.

Chai

Best for: phone-first character chat, if you are on Android and it is available where you live.

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

iPhone availability. On 29 October 2026 the US App Store page for Chai returned “not found”, and Apple’s public lookup for its app ID returned no result in the US store. We also found an unrelated app called “Chai.X” from a different seller in US App Store search results, so check the developer name before installing anything. Our Chai not working guide covers what we know about the iPhone situation.

Price. Because the App Store listing could not be read, we could not confirm current Chai prices on 29 October 2026.

Free use. Chai’s Safety Center says “In some regions, use of the service requires a paid subscription”, without naming the regions.

Content and age. The Safety Center says “you must be 18 or older to use the app”. Age checks are run by Persona, using a selfie estimate or a government photo ID. You can turn on filters to hide mature content in search, hide explicit messages and block specific characters.

Trade-off. A large character catalogue on a phone, but with the least information of any app here on price and limits, and no confirmed iPhone listing in the US right now.

Kindroid

Best for: deep customisation, group calls, video calls and paid memory upgrades.

What it is. A companion app where you build your own characters. Its App Store listing says you can “Shape your AI’s personality, backstory, and key memories”, talk hands-free with voices that “laugh, whisper, and sigh”, and make live video calls where “your Kindroid lip syncs, gestures, and reacts in real time”.

Price. The US App Store lists the subscription at $15.99, three months at $42.99 and a year at $159.99. Ultra is $28.99 and MAX is $68.99. Audio credits, selfie credits and extra Kindroid slots are sold separately. Kindroid’s subscriptions doc says “Buying on the web is usually cheaper than through the App Store or Google Play”, and that you see the exact price for your country at checkout.

Free use. There is no ongoing free tier. New accounts get a preview of “50 messages with standard paid memory (15 in some regions)”. A 3-day premium trial needs a payment method and turns into a subscription unless you cancel.

Group chats. The listing says you can “start a group chat or group call with several of your own Kindroids”.

Memory. Subscribers get “Longer context for short-term memory, with more on Ultra and MAX” and “Cascaded Memory for human-like, medium-term memory”. Ultra needs the standard subscription, MAX needs both, and access is limited to active users with substantial chat and call history. No token figure is published.

Content and age. The legal page, updated 23 October 2026, says the service is only for people “at least 18 years of age or the age of majority in their jurisdiction, whichever is greater”. The moderation guidelines explicitly allow adult roleplay, and set “a zero-tolerance policy” on sexual content involving minors.

Trade-off. The most features and the clearest written content rules, but you pay from almost the first day, and the memory add-ons stack up to a high monthly total.

Nomi

Best for: group chats and a strong focus on memory, at a lower entry price than Kindroid.

What it is. A companion app for one or several ongoing relationships. Its homepage says you can “Talk with your Nomis one-on-one or put them all in a group chat”, and “Send and receive voice chats or hop on a hands-free call”. The App Store listing adds selfies, art generation and roleplay: “Together you can spin up any story or situation you fancy.”

Price. The US App Store lists the Launch Plan at $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year, and the Standard Plan at $15.99, $39.99 quarterly or $99.99 yearly. Nomi Credits run from 40 for $4.99 to 1,800 for $99.99. The listing does not say what the Launch Plan leaves out compared with Standard, or what credits buy.

Free use. The homepage says “It’s free (no credit card required) to start chatting”. No free message, call or image limits are published on the pages read.

Memory. The homepage says “Nomi’s short, medium, and long term memory are keys to engaging conversations”. The App Store listing says each Nomi keeps its memory across private and group chats. These are Nomi’s descriptions, not measured results.

Content and age. The terms say “If you are under the age of 18, you cannot use the Nomi.ai platform under any circumstances”. The App Store listing is rated 18+ with mature content managed through in-app controls. The terms say that, except as stated in the agreement, “all payments are nonrefundable”.

Trade-off. The closest like-for-like swap for Replika with group chats added. The free experience is not documented. For a closer look, see Replika vs Nomi and is Nomi worth it.

Pi

Best for: a free, calm person to talk things through with, if you do not need a companion with a name, avatar or story.

What it is. Inflection AI’s homepage describes Pi as “A personal intelligence partner powered by Inflection AI’s foundation models”. The App Store listing opens “Hey, I’m Pi, your personal intelligence partner” and invites you to “Try voice mode to talk it out live!”

Price. The US App Store lists Pi as free, and no in-app purchases are shown.

Memory. The listing says “the more you talk with Pi, the better it evolves and understands you”. No further detail is published on the pages read.

Content and age. The App Store listing is rated 18+. Pi’s own policy pages blocked our requests, so we could not confirm its terms or privacy rules.

Trade-off. No price and a gentle, conversational design, but none of the companion features Replika users may be used to: no avatar, roleplay or group chats are described.

SpicyChat

Best for: adults who want open-ended roleplay on the web, with published memory sizes.

What it is. A web platform for chatting with characters made by users, with adult content allowed under written rules.

Price. From 8 September 2026: Get A Taste $5.95 a month ($60.00 a year), True Supporter $19.95 ($199.95) and I’m All In $29.95 ($299.95). Subscribers who joined before then keep their old price while they stay on the same plan.

Free use. The docs say “the core features remain accessible to everyone, free of charge”. No message cap is published.

Memory. The most specific of any app here. Free and Get A Taste get “Up to 4,096 tokens” of context, which the docs say may keep “around 20 recent messages visible”. True Supporter gets up to 8,192 and I’m All In up to 32,768, depending on the model.

Content and age. The community guidelines say “All users must be at least 18 years old”. Explicit characters must be labelled NSFW. Banned content includes anything sexual involving minors or underage-coded characters, non-consent, likenesses of real people and photorealistic pornography.

Trade-off. The cheapest paid plan here and the clearest memory figures, but the free context is short, and it is a web platform rather than a companion app.

Talkie

Best for: under-18s, and anyone who wants character chat with stricter content rules.

What it is. Talkie’s website is titled “Free AI Character Chat” and shows characters you can chat with, a “Create a Talkie” option and a Memory tab. The iPhone app we could find in the US App Store is Talkie Lab, from SUBSUP PTE. LTD., which describes itself as a playground for AI models with “audio synthesis” among its tools.

Price. The Talkie Lab listing shows 1 Month at $9.99, 1 Year at $49.99 and 1 Month Talkie+ Pro at $24.99, plus Gems from $1.99 to $19.99.

Free use. Talkie Lab promises “Free Access to AI Power”. Talkie’s terms say “Free Use” is “aimed at users who cannot afford any of our subscription-fee based programs”. No limits are published.

Content and age. The terms say “You must be at least 14 years old to use our Services”, rising to 15 in countries including France and Denmark, and 16 in countries including Germany, Ireland and Brazil. They ban content that is “vulgar, obscene, pornographic”. The Talkie Lab listing is rated 18+, so check which app you are installing.

Trade-off. The only app here open to teenagers, with the strictest content rules, but memory and free limits are not documented.

Who should pick which

• You want group chats with several companions: Nomi or Kindroid. Nomi for a lower entry price; Kindroid for group calls and video calls.
• You want better memory and will pay for it: Kindroid’s Ultra and MAX add-ons, or SpicyChat’s higher plans if you want published figures.
• You want free roleplay with lots of characters: Character.AI, keeping its sale in mind, or SpicyChat if you are an adult and prefer the web.
• You want something free and calm, without a companion persona: Pi.
• You are under 18: of these apps, only Talkie’s terms allow it, from 14 in most countries.
• You mainly want a cheaper Replika: compare Nomi’s $9.99 Launch Plan with Replika’s $7.99 monthly item, and check which Replika item you are buying.

Still unsure? The companion matcher asks a few questions and suggests a shortlist. Our Kindroid vs Nomi vs Replika comparison goes deeper on the three companion apps, and the best free AI companion apps covers more no-cost options.

Before you switch

Cancel in the right place. Replika’s terms say subscriptions renew automatically. Cancel through the store you paid with, and remember that Replika, Nomi and most others say payments are non-refundable except where the law or the store’s process says otherwise.

Do not expect to bring your companion with you. No page read for this guide describes importing a Replika or its memories into another app. Note down the details that matter to you, and set them up in the new app’s backstory or memory settings.

Start small. Take the shortest plan or the free tier first. Where a store lists several unnamed items, as with Replika, check the in-app plan screen before you buy.

Think about privacy. Anything you tell a companion is stored by the company. Our privacy and safety guide covers what to check.

What we could not confirm

• Replika’s free and paid feature lists in detail. Its help centre returned HTTP 403 on 29 October 2026, and its updated terms no longer name individual plans.
• Free-tier limits for Nomi, Talkie and Pi, and SpicyChat’s free message cap.
• What Nomi’s Launch Plan leaves out compared with Standard, what Nomi Credits buy, and what Talkie’s Gems buy.
• Chai’s current prices and why it is missing from the US App Store; Chai’s Google Play listing could not be read in full.
• Pi’s terms, privacy policy and memory details; its own pages blocked our requests.
• Group chat support on Character.AI, SpicyChat, Talkie and Pi; it is not mentioned on the pages read.
• Kindroid’s web prices, which are shown only at checkout, and prices on Google Play or outside the US.
• Paradot, another app often suggested as a Replika alternative. Its US App Store listing returned “not found” on 29 October 2026, and its website showed no product details, terms or pricing, so we left it out.