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Which AI companion apps publish their price?

Of the eight AI companion apps we checked, only three publish a price you can read without creating an account. The rest reveal it at checkout or on an in-app screen.

Updated 2026-07-16

Only three of eight show you a price up front

We opened every vendor’s own site and looked for a public pricing page. Character.AI, Kindroid and Candy AI publish figures you can read before signing up. Nomi, Replika, Joi AI and Eva AI do not — their prices appear only after registration or inside the app’s subscription screen. That matters because you cannot compare what you cannot see, and it is why almost every "best AI companion" round-up you will find quotes numbers that disagree with each other.

This is not an accusation of bad faith. Store-billed apps often price per region, and a public page would be wrong for most visitors. But the practical effect is the same: as a buyer, you are asked to commit before you know the cost.

Published pricing, checked 2026-07-16 against each vendor’s own pages
AppPrice published?What their own page says
Character.AIYesc.ai+ at $9.99/month or $94.99/year
KindroidYes$13.99/mo web, $15.99 via app stores; Ultra and MAX add-ons on top
Candy AIYes$13.99/mo, $8.99/mo quarterly, $3.99/mo annually
NomiNoTerms refer only to "the prices then in effect"
ReplikaNoTerms: pricing is on in-app subscription screens and in the store
Joi AINoPricing routes return 404; figure appears after signup
Eva AINoNo published price; store listing shows unlabelled in-app purchases

The Replika figure everyone repeats appears to be wrong

Search for Replika pricing and you will find "$19.99 per month" repeated across dozens of review sites. Replika’s own Terms of Service state that pricing lives on the subscription screens in the application and in the relevant store. Apple’s App Store listing for Replika shows monthly in-app purchase tiers at $7.99 and $14.99 — and no $19.99 item at all.

We are not claiming to know Replika’s current price, because Replika does not publish one. We are pointing out that a number being everywhere is not evidence that it is right. When the vendor publishes nothing, review sites fill the gap, copy each other, and the error compounds. Treat any unsourced price in this category as a guess.

How to check a price before you subscribe

Three habits save money here. First, look for the vendor’s own pricing page rather than a review; if the site has none, that is itself a finding. Second, read the store listing — on Google Play and the App Store, the in-app purchase list is visible on the product page and is harder to misreport than a blog. Third, check whether the app charges more through the store than on the web: Kindroid openly documents both, at $13.99 on the web against $15.99 through the stores.

Also watch for add-ons stacked above the base tier. A headline price of $13.99 tells you little if the experience people describe requires a higher plan on top of it.

Questions

Why do AI companion apps hide their prices?
Most bill through app stores, where prices vary by country, so a single public figure would be wrong for many visitors. The side effect is that buyers cannot compare before committing.
Is Replika $19.99 per month?
That figure is widely repeated but unsourced. Replika publishes no price on the web, and Apple’s listing shows $7.99 and $14.99 monthly items, with no $19.99 tier.
Which AI companion app is cheapest?
You cannot answer that honestly while five of eight publish nothing. Among those that do, Character.AI lists the lowest monthly figure at $9.99.