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Replika alternatives

The best Replika alternatives in 2026, ranked from The Eliza Report's tracker of 39 AI companion apps, are Nomi, GoLove AI, Kindroid. Of the 10 apps listed, 8 have a working free tier and 9 allow full NSFW content; 9 have pricing verified at the primary source, most recently on 2026-10-03. The lowest listed monthly price is Animates from $7.99/mo, checked 2026-09-11.

What we checked: rows marked ✓ had their prices read on the app's own site on the date shown. 8 of them were re-read from a US connection on 2026-10-03, logged out and without buying anything. Below, 8 apps show their prices as we captured them, dated. The other row uses secondary sources and is marked unverified.

Replika is the original companion app, and its recent history is why people search this query: the lifetime subscription tier was removed in July 2025, romance features sit behind the $19.99/mo Pro paywall, and its developer was fined €5M by Italy's data-protection authority in 2025. Every tracked alternative below, ordered by the data.

This list is generated from the tracker database and re-ranked whenever the data changes (last data change in this set: 2026-10-03) — see the Replika profile for its full change history. Some links pay us a commission (marked on each profile); ranking is computed from the data either way.

Quick picks

• Best free alternative: Nomi — free tier, no card required
• Best alternative without filters: Nomi — full NSFW per our tracking; unfiltered chat, but no nude images: nomi's help wiki says selfies stay clothed
• Lowest listed monthly price (verified): Animates — Free download; Whisper $7.99/mo or $63.99/yr, Heartbeat $19.99/mo or $159.99/yr, Presence $39.99/mo or $319.99/yr (App Store in-app purchase list)
• Hands-on reviewed: DreamGF , CamSoda AI , Candy AI — logged-out recon with dated screenshots and terms receipts

The alternatives, ranked by data

Why each one is on the list

1. Nomi

Multi-companion app — chat, voice, selfies, group chats. full nsfw · free tier, no card required · pricing verified 2026-09-27. Full NSFW: Unfiltered chat, but no nude images: Nomi's help wiki says selfies stay clothed. Heads up: Strong Reddit community; has drawn critical mainstream press (MIT Technology Review).

Latest tracked change (2026-09-25): Pulled from Google Play: the listing (ai.nomi.twa) returns 404 in every locale; it was live on 09-22. Nomi's official account on r/NomiAI says Google's reviewers lost access to their test account and took the app down,…

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2. GoLove AI

Girlfriend chat with custom photos, voice notes and long-term memory — 350+ characters. full nsfw · SFW text chat free; the terms mention a usage limit (e.g. 10 messages), and the site's FAQ says all NSFW is paid · pricing verified 2026-09-27. Full NSFW: Self-describes as 18+ AI chat with unfiltered NSFW images.

Latest tracked change (2026-09-22): Pricing verified at the source: there is no pricing page, but a public payment landing page lists Pro at $19.99 a month, $47.97 for three months and $119.88 a year (50 Stars a month), and the plan list the site loads…

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3. Kindroid

Multi-companion — chat, voice/video calls, selfies; publishes its moderation lines. full nsfw · no ongoing free plan since 2026-10-01: a one-time preview of 50 messages on the paid model (15 in some regions), then read-only; the 3-day trial needs a card · pricing verified 2026-10-01. Heads up: Free tier ended October 1, 2026: the unlimited 'Lite' plan was replaced by a one-time 50-message preview, after which unsubscribed accounts go read-only (content kept, no new messages). Announced 2026-08-18.

Latest tracked change (2026-10-01): Lite ended. The subscription page (now dated Oct 1, 2026) dropped 'Free user features' and its 'Unlimited messages on Lite' line for a new section, 'New account preview and read-only accounts': new accounts get a…

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5. DreamGF

Girlfriend builder — chat, photo requests, voice. full nsfw · a daily bonus of 10 messages that has to be claimed, growing to 50 a day; the length and limits of the free trial are not published · pricing verified 2026-10-03. Heads up: Advertised prices are first-payment only — per their own pricing pages, the monthly plan renews at $25.99/mo (double the $12.99 intro), quarterly at $77.97, annual at $311.88.

Latest tracked change (2026-10-03): DreamGF's membership policy has gained a clause since our July capture: accepting the special offer '+100 instant tokens and +100 tokens every month' means 'you will not be able to cancel your membership for the next 30…

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7. Promptchan

AI girlfriend chat plus uncensored image and video generation from text prompts. full nsfw · daily allowance of free Gems for images and chat, no card; amount not published · pricing verified 2026-09-27. Full NSFW: uncensored images and chat for 18+; terms ban non-consensual deepfakes and depicting real people without consent.

Latest tracked change (2026-09-22): Pricing verified at the source and added to the tracker: Plus $14.99 a month (100 Gems), Premium $23.99 (400) and Pro $33.99 (800 plus unlimited basic images); video, custom characters, voice calls and upscaling are Pro…

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8. Secrets AI

Realistic girlfriend — chat, voice, image and video. full nsfw · 20 messages a day, reset daily and tied to the device; no images, video or calls on free · pricing verified 2026-09-27.

Latest tracked change (2026-09-22): Pricing verified at the source: Free (20 messages a day, tied to the device), Premium $19.99 a month or $109.99 a year with 8,000 Moments, Ultimate $39.99 or $319.99 with 15,000 Moments; 3- and 6-month plans exist but…

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9. CamSoda AI

AI girlfriend chat, image/video generation, and AI 'live shows' from the CamSoda cam brand. full nsfw · free account; homepage says text chat is unlimited on free, voice, photos and custom characters are paid · pricing verified 2026-09-27. Full NSFW: explicit chat, spicy image/video generation, and live-show tip-menu actions; prompt filter blocks restricted terms. Heads up: Advertised $2.49–$9.99/mo (checked 2026-09-22; $0.99–$2.99 in July) is intro pricing — the subscription auto-renews at $19.95/mo per their own terms, and unused tokens are forfeited when you cancel.

Latest tracked change (2026-09-22): Premium prices raised 2.5 to 3.3 times since our July 3 capture: one month is now $9.99 (was $2.99), three months $4.99 a month (was $1.99) and twelve months $2.49 a month (was $0.99), under the same '70% Off' banner;…

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10. Candy AI

Chat, image, voice and video girlfriend — the vertical's biggest money keyword. full nsfw · a free account gets 5 messages in total, one custom character and one image; there is no ongoing free plan · pricing verified 2026-10-02.

Latest tracked change (2026-10-02): Monthly plan now has an intro price: 'First month billed as $9.99', then 'renews monthly at $13.99', with 'Then $13.99/month' printed on the plan card. It still read $13.99 from the first month on 09-27. Yearly ($47.88)…

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What changed at Replika — the receipts

The switching query exists because the source app moved. This is what our tracker has on record for Replika; the full profile has every dated entry. The Replika — the relationship era obituary tells the whole story.

• ⚠ Fined €5M by the Italian GDPR regulator in 2025
• ⚠ Subscription prices are not published on the public web — shown only in-app/app-store, and 'subject to change at Replika's sole discretion'

2026-08-03

Subscription ladder is now four tiers — Free Use, Pro, Ultra, Platinum (real-time video recognition, Training Mode, 'Read Replika's Mind', selfie videos) — with prices published only in-app; the help center also notes free access 'may be denied at Replika's discretion' — help.replika.com 'Choosing a Subscription', checked 2026-08-03

2026-08-03

Removed the 'Elisabeth and Emma' grief testimonial — a mother describing using Replika to recapture conversations with her late daughter — from the homepage; live on 2026-07-27, gone by 2026-08-03 — tracker homepage snapshots 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-03

2025-07

Lifetime subscription tier removed — user reports / pricing page

2025-05

Fined €5M by Italy's data-protection authority (Garante) for GDPR violations — Garante enforcement action

Replika head-to-head

• Nomi vs Replika — pricing, NSFW policy and free tier side by side
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Common questions

How this page works: the ranking is computed from tracked fields (NSFW policy, free-tier availability, pricing verification, consumer visibility) — the methodology page has the provenance rules. "Verified" dates are the day we last checked that app's pricing at its own pricing or terms page; unverified rows come from secondary sources and are rendered as such. Hands-on bench scores land here as the first review pass completes.