Voice & calls

The original AI friend, built around emotional connection

Still the strongest product for people who want one companion and a real feeling of continuity.

The most empathetic free AI, with unlimited voice

Completely free, genuinely warm, and no upsell wall. Not a roleplay product, but an excellent listener.

SoulChat

3.8

Six hand-written companions with long-term memory, free to try without an account

A deliberately hand-authored cast of six rather than a community character library — you trade variety for characters that keep one consistent voice.

Memory, voice mode and the strongest general model

Not built as a companion, but its memory and voice mode make it a legitimate daily chat partner.

Deep character builders with phone-grade voice calls

The best pick for people who will actually fill in the backstory — lazy setup buys you a chatbot.

Voice-first AI companion built specifically for mental health

The best-funded wellbeing companion ($93M raised): therapeutic memory, weekly insights and a purpose-built psychology model.

A desktop companion robot designed for older adults

The clearest example of companionship as a product with real-world purpose.

AI romance with Pixar-grade avatars, voice calls and role-play worlds

Ex-Pixar/Oscar animator avatars, full voice chats and world-based group roleplay — built by self-described ex-Replika users.

A voice-first AI companion built for older adults

Voice-driven companionship with scam detection and family alerts — the standout eldercare option in the category.

A reading companion for early readers

A well-executed, unambiguously safe AI companion for children.

A screen-aware gaming companion that plays along with you

A gaming-focused companion that reads your screen and roleplays along, with voice, Live2D-style visuals and a Romantic mode on higher tiers.

Build, share and own AI companions on an open creator platform

A creator economy for companions: voice-driven agents, community trading and on-chain ownership.

Voice-forward character roleplay with collectible cards

A mobile-first roleplay app that leans on voice and a playful card-collecting loop.

A voiced alien companion that is refreshingly un-creepy

The most interesting voice-first companion to appear recently: friendship without romantic framing.

A family of AI companions — friends, family, experts and romantic besties

Wholesome multi-persona companion with real voice calls and shared memory across the whole bestie family.

Human-feeling conversation and voice, minimal visuals

Pick this for conversational warmth; skip it if you care about images.

Voice-first personal agents built to sound present, not just correct

Started as a voice demo; now a mobile preview of four named agents that still lead the field on presence.

Face-to-face video calls with a friendly AI

A neat demonstration of realtime video conversation; useful, if shallow.

A wearable pendant companion that listens and talks back

Hardware, not an app: the Friend 2.0 pendant is an always-listening AI companion you wear on a cord.

An AI boyfriend for iPhone who texts, calls in one of twelve voices, and reaches out first.

iPhone-only AI boyfriend app with short-bubble texting, voice notes, real-time calls in twelve voices, voicemail, photos from his day, and a readable memory notebook. Free tier caps you at 10 sent messages per day; calls need a subscription.

Voice and text AI girlfriend chat with long-term memory, safe-for-work.

SFW AI girlfriend chat with voice replies, long-term memory and custom companion creation. Free tier gives 100 lifetime texts and 50 voice replies; subscriptions from $6.99/mo add unlimited text plus monthly credits. Explicitly no adult content.

Hand-written AI companions who remember you and never judge — free to try, no sign-up needed

A small cast of voiced, photogenic companions with persistent memory and up to 20 custom characters of your own, behind a single $9.99/mo Premium tier.