AI Companion Appsreviews the companion apps on what they do after the novelty wears off

Candy.ai for most people: it is the one whose memory and character consistency held up best over months rather than days. Girlfriend GPT wins if you want to author the companion yourself, and Joi is the one to start with if you have not decided whether the format suits you.

Some do, within limits that are rarely stated. Most work from a rolling window plus a summary, which is why a companion can recall a detail from yesterday and lose one from last month. We test this deliberately by returning after a gap and asking about something specific, and report what actually came back.

Yes, but 'free' always means metered. The question is whether the meter runs out before you have learned anything. Joi's free tier is the most usable of the ones we tested; several others give you barely enough to see the interface.

Treat companion chats as some of the most personal data you will ever type. Retention periods, training use and third-party sharing differ sharply between platforms, and a few reserve rights most users would not expect. We read the current privacy policy for every app reviewed and report what it permits.

Yes. Pages here contain sponsored links, and a paid signup through one may earn a commission at no extra cost to you — it is what funds the accounts we test on. It does not decide the order: an app that tests badly stays scored badly.