Voice notes

SoulChat

3.8

Six hand-written companions with long-term memory, free to try without an account

A deliberately hand-authored cast of six rather than a community character library — you trade variety for characters that keep one consistent voice.

AI journal that reflects back with personalized prompts and insights

The strongest AI journal in the directory: 4.7★ from 5,000+ users, emotional pattern analysis, speak-or-type entries.

Google assistant with image, video and live voice

A general assistant that doubles as a companion: strong memory, Imagen image generation, Veo video and a Live voice mode.

A character engine for intelligent NPCs

A developer platform for personality, memory, emotion and voice — build your own interactive characters for games and apps.

Alibaba’s free flagship assistant with image and video

A near-frontier free assistant: image and video generation, voice chat and 119+ languages — a strong daily chat companion.

The most careful conversational partner of the big models

Best for nuanced, long-form conversation; it will decline romantic roleplay firmly.

A screen-aware gaming companion that plays along with you

A gaming-focused companion that reads your screen and roleplays along, with voice, Live2D-style visuals and a Romantic mode on higher tiers.

An SFW AI boyfriend who remembers your life and texts first

Memory-first, strictly safe-for-work AI boyfriend with proactive check-ins — a rare no-NSFW option for iPhone.

Build, share and own AI companions on an open creator platform

A creator economy for companions: voice-driven agents, community trading and on-chain ownership.

A search-first AI with cited, conversational answers

Less a companion, more a research sidekick, but its free tier and cited answers make it a handy daily AI.

Private, uncensored AI with a characters layer and a full media studio

The privacy pick: zero data retention, uncensored characters, images and video from a single subscription.

Character depth built around an AI boyfriend

One of very few sites that treats male companions as the main product rather than an afterthought.

Anime-focused AI chat and image generation

A fandom-first platform: anime character chat plus strong image generation, aimed at otaku communities.

ByteDance's everyday AI assistant that plans, schedules and answers

Formerly Cici AI: a polished free assistant for chat, planning and daily tasks from ByteDance.

AI reader and tavern roleplay that continues any novel you import

A book-first roleplay app: import a novel, fork the plot, chat with its characters, bring your own keys.

3D-avatar AI girlfriend from the studio behind Anima

A mobile-first virtual girlfriend with hardware-accelerated 3D/AR avatars and 2.5M+ downloads.

AI companions and girlfriends with an NSFW toggle

A companion platform with custom characters, image generation and voice, offering both SFW and NSFW modes.

Personalized AI bedtime stories for children

Kid-safe story generator: the child becomes the hero, with narration and gentle morals.

Unlimited free text chat across 20M+ characters

The closest thing to Character.AI with a looser filter — as long as you accept an older model on free.

Browser-based character chat with card importing

A lighter alternative to SillyTavern that runs in a browser tab with no install.

Anime character chat with a large community library

A solid anime-leaning Character.AI alternative with voice and image extras on paid tiers.

A polished desktop app for local companions

The easiest way to run a local companion without touching a terminal.

An AI dating simulator to practise romance safely

From the Replika makers: a judgement-free space to practise flirting and relationships with AI crushes — not a sexbot.

Casual mobile character chat with a big bot library

Low-friction and cheap to try, but the free message cap makes Premium near-essential.

Immersive conversational AI for interactive stories, games and training

Story-driven conversational engine: characters with goals, memory and narrative arcs you can branch.

Talk to fictional, historical and celebrity-style characters

A character-chat site built around recognizable names — fictional, historical and celebrity-style personas you can message for free with caps.

AI self-care panda that tracks mood and coaches you in real time

A free wellbeing companion with a memorable mascot: mood tracking, voice check-ins and CBT-style coaching.

Customisable companions with voice cloning and screen awareness

A flexible companion builder: 2D/3D avatars, voice cloning, long memory and screen sharing, with an optional NSFW toggle.

Unlimited chat with a structured memory system

Cheap, memory-first, and one of the few sites that lets the free tier actually test memory.

A personal AI that learns from you

A digital-memory companion and "digital twin" that learns your voice and stores your memories — productivity first, not romance.

One subscription for many models and community bots

The flexible pick: switch models per conversation, including companion-style bots.

AI characters with layered memory, in free chat or story mode

Memory-led companion community where characters remember you, post on their own, and answer in expressive TTS.

A voiced alien companion that is refreshingly un-creepy

The most interesting voice-first companion to appear recently: friendship without romantic framing.

Mobile companion for friendship, flirting or roleplay

Cheap on the annual plan and flexible in tone, with a browser app alongside the mobile ones.

A living 3D AI girlfriend with emotes, voice and selfies

Web-based 3D companion with a creator marketplace angle (build companions and earn). Domain moved to avatarone.cc; Pro is $12.99/mo.

Talk to AI clones of real people — or build a clone of yourself

Not a fantasy companion: Delphi clones creators and experts so you can chat with (or as) a real persona.

AI-generated visual novels with fresh graphics, music and stories every run

A generator, not a chat app: infinite AI-written visual novels with generated art and soundtracks.

Anime companions alongside a strong art generator

The best pick if you want anime-style characters and image generation in one place.

Personal AI dating coach for profile, chat and date prep

A pocket dating coach: profile feedback, message help and date coaching with a warm persona.

Kawaii-style AI girlfriend chat with a huge Spanish-speaking audience

2.1M+ downloads of anime-flavoured companion chat, strongest in Mexico, India and the Philippines.

Mobile character chat with a mature-mode toggle

Busy and ad-heavy on free, but the character roster is broad and it is one of few with a clear 17+ rating trail.

Anime chat with voice and a fast-growing roster

A newer anime-first entrant with solid voice work; worth watching rather than committing to.

A blunt-tongued assistant with companion features

A general assistant first. Fine company for casual banter, but companionship is a sideline here.

A wearable pendant companion that listens and talks back

Hardware, not an app: the Friend 2.0 pendant is an always-listening AI companion you wear on a cord.

Daily free messages with a broad character library

A fine free-tier stopgap; the paid tiers do not clearly beat the leaders.

Free assistant reachable from WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger

Zero-cost and everywhere, but shallow as a companion.

An AI boyfriend for iPhone who texts, calls in one of twelve voices, and reaches out first.

iPhone-only AI boyfriend app with short-bubble texting, voice notes, real-time calls in twelve voices, voicemail, photos from his day, and a readable memory notebook. Free tier caps you at 10 sent messages per day; calls need a subscription.

Voice and text AI girlfriend chat with long-term memory, safe-for-work.

SFW AI girlfriend chat with voice replies, long-term memory and custom companion creation. Free tier gives 100 lifetime texts and 50 voice replies; subscriptions from $6.99/mo add unlimited text plus monthly credits. Explicitly no adult content.

AI girlfriend chat that replies with 5-second video messages

Texting-style AI companion chat where replies can arrive as 5-second AI-generated video clips of the character's face and voice. Four preset companions (two female, two male), no live calls, no custom characters yet. 18+ framing but no explicit content sh

Hand-written AI companions who remember you and never judge — free to try, no sign-up needed

A small cast of voiced, photogenic companions with persistent memory and up to 20 custom characters of your own, behind a single $9.99/mo Premium tier.

Free browser character chat with voice replies — no sign-up

Entirely free character chat in the browser with no sign-up wall: characters speak in their own voice, replies can include AI images, and any message regenerates. Explicit characters sit one toggle away.