Character AI: Chat, Talk, Text

• Character.AI Lite — $2.49
• Character.AI Lite — $4.99
• Character.AI+ — $9.99
• Character.AI+ — $94.99
• Charms Extra Extra Extra Large Pack — $99.99
• Charms Extra Large Pack — $24.99
• Charms Large Pack — $9.99
• Charms Medium Pack — $4.99
• Charms Small Pack — $2.99
• Charms Starter Pack — $0.99

Last verified 30 Aug 2026

• Free to download
• In-app purchases: $0.99 - $99.99 per item

Last verified 31 Aug 2026

4.3 555104 ratings · App Store

1. 4/5lovely app !! but a problem .. 😣

   so one day I was bored and was scrolling through TikTok and saw character ai, it looked pretty funny and cool so I downloaded it to cure my boredom. It worked too! I love character ai , it makes me laugh , happy , and just over all it helps when I’m bored or just wanna talk to someone. (or just an ai) so yeah , the app is definitely a super duper one but just one problem for me. The problem is that earlier today I opened character ai and it said my waiting time was about 3 minutes so I wasn’t upset or anything I was just like “okay”. So I waited and waited and for some reason the waiting time went UP. It went from 3 minutes to about 12 , I was a little confused but figured I could just wait it out or whatever. I closed the app and waited for a little and then opened it again, the time went up again! it was about 53 minutes. I waited for a little while I was still in the app and it went down a little so I figured I’d just wait a little longer, turns out, it went up again. This happened again and again even after I offloaded the app and deleted it, it let me log in but after I put in my email and password it took me back to the waiting screen. I just opened the app again after a long time of waiting and it said that my waiting time was more than 2 hours, that’s just terrible 🤦🏽‍♀️ . Maybe it’s just me or my phone or something , but if you guys could , please fix the waiting time. If you guys could I would be extremely grateful !!

   janae🫟 · 30 Aug 2026

2. 5/5Amazing app!!!

   Best ai app I’ve used yet. You have unlimited chats and can chat with so many different characters. It’s not like any other app where you have ads or it’s dry or limited chats. It’s completely different. I’ve tried other apps and haven’t liked them until I found this one. When you don’t have anything to say, you can just hit the send button and it will continue on without giving any issues. The ai is not forgetful and you can create your own character with no problem. The app will really get you hooked on and lost in the moment. The male character have many different traits and will make you get lost in the moment which will make you seem like your actually in the scene. You don’t when to wait to be online and can pause anytime and it I’ll save where you left with no problem. Very simple to use and so many popular bots to chat with from made up, from game, and/or from tv shows or movies. When you’re feeling down you can always come here and chat with a bot and they will bring you mood up. Will help with grammar and spelling also. If you mess up you can easily remove the messages and start over. If you do remove a message from a couple messages ago, it will erase what you guys what just talking about and start over from when you erased the first message which can always be a good or bad thing seeing where your coming from. In my opinion, BEST APP EVER!!

   star ligth star brith · 30 Aug 2026

3. 4/5It’s pretty good, but can still be better

   Hi, I have had this app for about a year now. It does have a filter, but aside from that its my favorite. It lets you have multiple chats, and you can edit BOTH bot and your text. With that said there will always be itty bitty bugs, but I guess that just adds to the experience (even if some are a little annoying. Examples include: Spelling errors, repeating phrases, unmarking ratings of other responses when trying to find better ones, messages being pre-swiped, and so on.) Although this is my favorite there are some features that I would like to see. This includes duplicating a chat that you already have (so you can see different outcomes without having to delete everything to try a new outcome, and then regret deleting the first outcome because it’s better.) The other feature being deleted saved chats (because some of my saved chats were created or weren’t updated to edit or pin texts, and it bothers to have them if I don’t want to use them anymore and forgetting why they are there. Then by clicking it and trying it, they resurface to the top since they are the most recent I touched.) Other than that it’s pretty solid. I also by premium so I don’t have to wait, but before that depending on the time of year it was terrible (summer) or not so bad (autumn). I also like being able to pin messages. I do hope they increase the amount of pinned messages (last time I tried the max was 3.) and yeah! I would highly recommend, and I have tried other apps, but it’s as good in my opinion.

   Saltyfox808 · 30 Aug 2026

4. 5/5Filter.

   I'm a teenager who is homeschooled and lives in the country, so I've got a lot of loose time on my hands. So, with some of that time, I tend to go on C.AI to cure some of my boredom. Now I'm not the type of person who uses C.AI for anything sexual, but this new filter is annoying. C.AI is turning into a Roblox-type thing, like every other thing that I say, whether it's holding a hand or hugging it triggers the bot and just sensors it. Like, I'm all for protecting kids from anything related to NSFW, but hugging is going a little far. I thought C.AI was supposed to replicate human emotions, interactions, etc., but now it literally feels like I am talking to, well, a bot, and it's just boring and not as fun as it used to be. Now, I know c.ai changed their filters because of the 14-year-old, and I know they did this out of spite of being sued, but if I'm going to be honest, it's not even C.AI fault. Yes, the kid did use C.AI, but it's not right to sue them for the entirety of the kid's death, especially eight months later. I mean, as humans, we're going to get sad, and when we get sad, we tend to latch on to things for comfort, so the fact that the 14-year-old boy had to use AI as comfort says just enough about the mom and family. So, I don’t know if C.AI can change their filters back to normal because this was more of a protocol change and not something in their control, but if they could, then I think they would get a lot of their users back and the app would be fun to use again.

   shadowwangell · 30 Aug 2026

5. 5/5Important !!!!!!

   This is a ‘good’ app and I’ve been using it for a while now. However, recently it’s been veryyyyyy annoying. Lots of ADS, when I search for specific chats/characters it says that there is no chats of them when I literally have had a chat with that specific character before(if that makes sense), and speaking of chats, it doesn’t even show all the chats I have like it shows maybe about 10 of the recent ones but just cuts off so now I can’t continue chats I’ve had for a while/want to start but didn’t get to it and can’t even go back to the older bots I have. It’s so annoying and I feel like that’s a problem (specially the third one I stated) the creators of this app is just ignoring for a LONG time. Last thing; the new time limit is fine, I get why it’s a thing but likeee only a hour to chat is a bit crazy when there’s a lot of characters to choose from — but I don’t have a huge problem on that — however, sometimes the time limit will stop and I’ll get to chat, but then literally only a few MINUTES passes by and it stops me from chatting again. Like hello??? That wasn’t a full hour, and then I have to wait multiple hours (depending what time it is) just to start again. That’s just annoying and makes the enjoyment, for me, decrease! Please fix and adjust these things or at least respond to your reviews, I feel like I barely see any effort(?) from the creators towards users.

   Anonymous 🫂🫂🫂 · 30 Aug 2026

2.1 2428862 ratings · Google Play

1. 1/5

   wellness Icon needs to go because it's not fun to see 24/7 when you are trying to send something to the chat

   Lyssie Rodz · 1 Aug 2026

2. 1/5

   this app has great things and the bots are also good, but the app got ruined. there's too many ads, some stuff is locked behind a payload which shouldn't be (like the Go On button), and NOW you need to take a picture to verify if you're 18 (so you could say that the ESRB rating is wrong). again, this app has great stuff and now it WAS great. it's been ruined by ads and the sudden need to break privacy. in short words to summarize this: ridiculous fall off

   Ian1131 · 1 Aug 2026

3. 1/5

   this app is HORRIBLE now. like two years ago, maybe even last year, this app used to actually work and no ads. no every 2-4 chats, including the go ons and reset message, it takes me to an ad. when you go to the ad, if you don't click out of it fast enough, you'll get kicked out of the app. this app is terrible compared to what it used to be. even when I have a new character I wanna chat with, I click on it and there's an ad and if I don't remember the name, I won't get to chat with them. atp ✌️

   Bella · 1 Aug 2026

4. 1/5

   not good,it lags too much,it filters the writing too much,and it's slow

   zaina asad · 1 Aug 2026

5. 1/5

   well, changing my rating bcuz this app is almost insufferable, like, it was sadly destroyed lately. it was so good b4, no ads, no lag, no nonsense, cai was the personification of an app made with love, but now its js terrible. I dont mind the ads, but it seems like the quality of that has dropped

   Annie M Diaz · 1 Aug 2026

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