Genuinely Free AI Companion Apps: What’s Really Free (Tested)
TL;DR: I spent two weeks living inside the free tiers of five popular AI companion apps — no upgrades, no trials I…
Every major AI companion platform on one bench — tested, not guessed. Sort by score or price; filter by the feature you actually need.
| Platform | Score ▼ | Voice calls | LT Memory | Image Gen | NSFW Policy | Platforms | Price ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 /10 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | iOS · Android · Web | $16/mo | |
| 8 /10 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | iOS · Android · Web | $15/mo | |
| 8 /10 | ✓ | ✓ | Partial | ✗ | iOS · Android · Web | $20/mo | |
Candy AI |
7 /10 | ✗ | Partial | ✓ | ✓ | Web | $13/mo |
Character.AI |
7 /10 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | iOS · Android · Web | $10/mo |
Soulmate |
6 /10 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Partial | iOS · Android | $13/mo |
Janitor AI |
6 /10 | ✗ | Partial | ✗ | ✓ | Web | Free + API |
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Standardized multi-day prompts measuring coherence, persona consistency, and how naturally it holds a thread.
Two-week recall tests: does it remember what you shared days ago, or quietly forget it?
Image-generation quality and voice-call latency — how usable each feature is in practice, not on paper.
What you actually get per dollar, plus a clear read on each platform’s content and privacy policy.
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