AI roleplay and character chat apps

Apps where you chat with characters, including ones other users create. Content rules vary from strictly safe-for-work to adults only; the label on each entry says which.

Compare the top two: Kindroid vs Nomi

What gets an app listed: The app is tagged roleplay in our data: it centres on characters and scenarios, not only on one persistent companion. Listed in order of CrushRated score, which counts what an app documents and not how good it is at this feature. Affiliate payments play no part in who is listed or in what order (methodology).

1. 

   Top score, roleplay

   Kindroid

   Custom characters 10 Kindroids per subscription (2 in the free preview); more slots purchasable kindroid.ai

   Note

   '10 Kindroids and 20 group chats, with the option to buy more'; preview: 'Up to 2 Kindroids'.

   Check first Unclear whether your chats train its models

   Is it safe?Official site (opens the official site in a new tab)

   8.8well documented 18+ default Full rating
2. 

   Nomi

   Custom characters Create multiple Nomis with their own personalities and identities nomi.ai

   Note

   'Create multiple Nomis, each with their own unique personality and identity.' Per-account cap not stated by Nomi on the pages checked.

   Check first 2 dated events on its safety record

   Is it safe?Official site (opens the official site in a new tab)

   8.8well documented 1 caution 18+ default Full rating
3. 

   Candy.ai

   Custom characters Yes candy.ai

   Note

   'Create My AI Girlfriend' builder; over 100 prebuilt characters; also AI boyfriend and anime categories.

   Check first Uses your chats to train its models

   Is it safe?Official site (opens the official site in a new tab)

   8.6well documented 18+ default Full rating
4. 

   CrushOn.AI

   Custom characters Yes crushon.ai

   Note

   'Create' menu; profile cards (10 on Free up to 400 on Imperial); eligible creators can earn from paid content (Terms of Use).

   Check first Uses your chats to train its models

   Is it safe?Official site (opens the official site in a new tab)

   8.6well documented 1 caution 18+ default Full rating
5. 

   Janitor AI

   Custom characters Yes janitorai.com

   Note

   Homepage: 'Be anyone. Build anything.'; help center has creator guides, scripts and lorebooks.

   Check first Unclear whether your chats train its models

   Is it safe?Official site (opens the official site in a new tab)

   8.3well documented 1 caution 18+ opt-in Full rating
6. 

   ourdream.ai

   Custom characters Yes safety.ourdream.ai

   Note

   The policies cover 'Created characters' and public/private/unlisted character submissions; site title: 'Create your own AI Girlfriends'.

   Check first Uses your chats to train its models

   Is it safe?Official site (opens the official site in a new tab)

   8.3well documented 18+ default Full rating
7. 

   Chai

   Custom characters Yes chai-research.com

   Note

   Privacy policy: users 'can interact with pre-existing chatbots (which may have been created by us or other users of the APP) or create new ones (which you can keep private or make available to other users).'

   Check first 3 dated events on its safety record

   Is it safe?Official site (opens the official site in a new tab)

   8.1well documented 2 cautions SFW only Full rating
8. 

   Character.AI

   Custom characters Yes support.character.ai

   Note

   Help Center has creator guides ('Greeting and Voice', Lorebook) for user-made characters.

   Check first 5 dated events on its safety record

   Is it safe?Official site (opens the official site in a new tab)

   7.9well documented 2 cautions SFW only Full rating
9. 

   Talkie

   Custom characters Yes talkie-ai.com

   Note

   ToS 3.3 covers user-created characters ('violations... do not affect the user's intellectual property rights in any characters or their generations').

   Check first 1 dated event on its safety record

   Is it safe?Official site (opens the official site in a new tab)

   7.8well documented 1 caution SFW only Full rating
10. 

    Nectar AI

    Custom characters Yes trynectar.ai

    Note

    FAQ: character creator with appearance, personality, backstory and speaking style; public submissions are moderated.

    Check first Unclear whether your chats train its models

    Is it safe?Official site (opens the official site in a new tab)

    6.4partly documented 18+ opt-in Full rating
11. 

    Secret Desires AI

    Custom characters Yes secretdesires.ai

    Note

    Navigation: 'Create Partner', 'My Partners'; 'Create Your AI Girlfriend'.

    Check first Unclear whether your chats train its models

    Is it safe?Official site (opens the official site in a new tab)

    6.1partly documented 1 caution 18+ default Full rating
12. 

    PolyBuzz

    Custom characters Yes polybuzz.ai

    Note

    'You can create your own character for free on PolyBuzz and set it as public or private'; character-card upload on web.

    Check first 1 dated event on its safety record

    Is it safe?Official site (opens the official site in a new tab)

    5.9partly documented 1 caution Unclear Full rating

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