PolyBuzz
A platform for chatting with AI characters, free to use with optional Basic and Premium memberships.
Best-of lists
Shortlists that include PolyBuzz, with the reasoning shown.
- Best AI Roleplay Apps for Android (2026): 9 Apps Checked on Google Play All nine apps here have an official way onto Android. Eight are on Google Play; SpicyChat is an APK from its own website. For adults, Janitor AI (listed on Play as 'Janitor: Interactive Stories' by janitorai) ranks first: 4.3 stars, a roleplay-first listing and a free core service. Kindroid matches its rating but has no ongoing free tier. Nomi, Chai, SpicyChat and Replika follow. For under-18s, only Talkie's terms clearly allow teens (from 14 in most countries). Character.AI is rated Teen on Play but has removed open-ended chat for under-18s. PolyBuzz is rated Mature 17+ and publishes no minimum age. Check the developer name before installing, because look-alike apps exist.
- Best Free AI Companion Apps (2026): What Each Free Tier Includes Character.AI is the most generous and most transparent free tier on paper: its September 2026 post says unlimited messaging stays on every tier, and its plan page says free accounts get full ads, slow mode and basic memory. SpicyChat and Janitor AI both promise a free core service for adults, and SpicyChat publishes its free context size (4,096 tokens). Replika's help centre says chatting will always be free, with calls and extras on the paid plan. Nomi gives free accounts a daily allowance of messages and images but does not publish the numbers. PolyBuzz, Chai and Talkie all offer free use, but none of their official pages read states a free message limit. Six of the eight state 18+ on official pages or store listings; Talkie's terms allow users from 14, and no PolyBuzz minimum age was found.
What changed for PolyBuzz
Merged from the change logs of every guide above, newest first. Each entry links to the guide that records it.
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New guide published; Google Play listings, data safety pages, SpicyChat's APK route and each company's age rules checked on 29 October 2026
Best AI Roleplay Apps for Android (2026): 9 Apps Checked on Google Play · Best of -
Updated for Replika's terms of 28 October 2026: new free-use (section 2.3) and age (section 6.4) wording quoted; the terms no longer name Pro, Ultra or Platinum, so plan names are now attributed to the help centre. Ranking unchanged.
Best Free AI Companion Apps (2026): What Each Free Tier Includes · Best of -
Replika moved from 8th to 4th: its help centre, readable on a second check, says chatting will always be free and lists what paying adds
Best Free AI Companion Apps (2026): What Each Free Tier Includes · Best of -
New guide published; free-tier limits, prices and age rules checked on official pages and App Store listings on 27 October 2026
Best Free AI Companion Apps (2026): What Each Free Tier Includes · Best of