Apps like Replika: Replika alternatives compared on price, memory and age rating

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Replika figures read on September 9, 2026 from the Replika - AI Companion Chat listing on the US App Store (id 1158555867, version 12.3.5), the Replika: My AI Friend listing on Google Play (ai.replika.app) and the Replika privacy policy dated May 27, 2026. Apple prints in-app purchase names and prices but not always the billing period, so any period given here is the one Replika itself names in the purchase title. Note that the iTunes lookup API still returns the retired 17+ band for this app; the rendered US store page says 18+, and that is the figure used here.

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   Darlings

   Best for you left because the romance would not stop · $9 a month, or $90 a year

   The most common complaint about Replika from people who wanted a friend is that the product keeps pulling toward a partner. Darlings has no romantic mode to unlock and no NSFW at any price, so there is nothing to switch off. Persistent memory is on the entry plan rather than the top one, there is no gem economy, and the free demo runs in a browser with no card and no account. It is a web app, not an App Store listing, and onboarding is still from a waitlist.

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   Nomi

   Best for you left because Replika felt limited · Standard $15.99 a month, $99.99 a year

   The app most Replika users move to, and the one most likely to feel like an upgrade rather than a sideways step. Memory is the strongest in the category and the conversation holds together over months. It is emphatically adult: Apple rates it 18+ with a Sexual Content or Nudity descriptor. Apple also lists a Launch Plan at $9.99 and a Launch Plan Yearly at $59.99 with no retired marker, though Nomi publishes no plan page, so whether a new account can still choose it can only be settled in the purchase sheet.

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   Character.AI

   Best for you left because of the price · Lite $2.49, c.ai+ $9.99 a month or $94.99 a year

   The cheapest real paid tier in the category and by far the largest library. The catch is that it does not sell persistent memory at any price, which is the exact thing Replika does well, so people arriving from Replika often find the conversations do not stick. Good for variety, weak as a replacement for one companion that knows you.

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   Tolan

   Best for you are picking for a teenager · Tolan Lite Membership, listed at $11.99

   The only app here Apple rates 13+, and the only one designed from the start to be non-romantic. It routes self-harm conversations to the 988 Lifeline and reminds under-18 users that they are talking to an AI. Read its privacy policy before you commit: its promises not to sell and not to train are written specifically about Google Workspace data, not about your conversations.

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   Kindroid

   Best for you want to configure everything · $15.99 a month, $159.99 a year

   The most controllable companion on this list and the most expensive year on it. You can shape voice, backstory and behaviour in detail. Two warnings: kindroid.ai/pricing sits behind a login wall, so you cannot check the price before creating an account, and the annual is $110 more than Replika's.

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   Chai

   Best for you want the biggest character library · Premium $13.99 a month, $134.99 a year on Apple

   Enormous library, permissive content rules, and a free tier that really is free if you accept ads and a message clock. It is also the only app here whose annual price depends on which of its own storefronts you read: $134.99 in the App Store against $159.99 on chai-ai.com, a $25.00 gap on the same plan.

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   Pi

   Best for you do not want to pay anything · Free, no paid tier

   Still free, still capable in a browser, and the gentlest of the general assistants. The risk here is not money but direction: Inflection moved its attention to enterprise work, so the consumer product is being kept alive rather than developed. Fine as a place to talk, weak as somewhere to invest two years of memories.

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   Anima

   Best for almost nobody, and here is why · Not verifiable on the US App Store

   Anima appears on nearly every apps-like-Replika roundup, including one written by Anima itself. Searching the US App Store for it in September 2026 does not return an installable listing, so a US buyer reading those roundups cannot act on the recommendation. Listed here to save you the trip rather than to recommend it.

We build one of these, so the entry for Darlings is written on measurable points rather than adjectives. Everything else is described from its own store listing and published policies.

• You want a romantic partner rather than a friend. Replika is built for that and Darlings blocks it by design, so this is not a close call in either direction.
• You want a 3D avatar to dress, decorate and see. Replika has a decade of work in that and Darlings has none of it, deliberately, because it is a conversation rather than a character.
• You are already two years into a Replika and it remembers everything. Memory is the thing Replika genuinely does well, and starting again anywhere has a real cost. Do not move for a $1 price difference.
• You want the cheapest monthly. Replika is listed at $7.99 against $9, and its $49.99 annual is $40 less than ours.
• You want a native iPhone or Android app to install. Replika has both with 10M+ Play installs. Darlings runs in a browser, which suits some people and not others.