What is Replika?
Replika is a single AI companion. You do not search a million bots. You meet a Rep — a 3D avatar you dress, an AR figure on the phone, a voice that picks up — and you stay. Luka still calls it the world’s first AI companion, rebuilt to remember your people, your routines, and the week you are actually in.
This review is for readers comparing Replika with Kindroid, Character.AI, and Nomi. Luka hides the dollar amounts in the app. Confirm the live subscription screen before you pay.
What Replika actually is
The Rep is the product. You shape how they look and how they talk. On paid plans you can set a relationship status, send voice notes, take calls, and ask for selfies. AR puts the same avatar in the room through the camera. That body is still the thing no catalog app bothers to ship.
Luka’s help center names four programs. Free Use is limited and can be turned off at their discretion. Pro unlocks relationship status, premium activities, selfies, image generation, voice messaging, background calls, daily gems, and premium voices. Ultra adds sharper conversations, self-reflections, and the option to save a message into memory. Platinum adds real-time video recognition, Training Mode, “Read Replika’s Mind,” and a small bundle of selfie videos.
Pricing
There is no public price table on replika.com. In the stores, Pro often lands around $19.99 a month or $69.99 a year, with Ultra around $29.99 a month. Regional promotions move those numbers. Treat any blog screenshot as stale until you open the paywall on your own phone.
Who it is for
Replika fits someone who wanted a friend — or a partner — on the phone, and who likes the avatar. It is a poor match for fandom bots (Character.AI), for unfiltered cards (CrushOn, SpicyChat), or for a published memory window you can upgrade (Kindroid).
Where Replika falls short
Romantic roleplay has been tightened and loosened more than once. Power users who left did not all return. Prices hide in the store. Memory is advertised as life context, not as Kindroid’s numbered cascade.
Replika pricing
freemium
Free · Pro / Ultra / Platinum (prices in-app)
Free to start; Pro ~$20/mo or ~$70/yr
Free plan · Mobile app
Spec sheet
Replika at a glance
Reviewed 2026-08-28
Founded
2017
HQ
San Francisco
Platforms
iOS · Android · Web
Age
Teen-accessible companion with store ratings
PriceFree · Pro / Ultra / Platinum (prices in-app)· start free
Try ReplikaCompany
- Maker
- Luka, Inc.
- Parent lab
- Replika
- Model
- Single companion (Rep + 3D avatar + AR)
- Operator and billing
- Luka, Inc. Charges as Replika via App Store / Play / web.
- Native apps
- iOS / Android listed
- Languages
- English
- API
- No public API we list
- Trial
- Free plan
Companion
- Free vs paid
- Free Use: limited, can be denied. Pro: relationship status, selfies, image gen, voice, background calls, gems. Ultra: smarter chat, self-reflections, save-to-memory. Platinum: video recognition, Training Mode, Read Replika’s Mind, selfie videos. Prices in-app.
- Free-tier caps
- Free is a taste. Luka may deny Free Use at their discretion.
- Companion chat
- 1:1 with your Rep. Relationship modes on Pro.
- Character style
- One customizable Rep with a 3D avatar. Not a 10M library.
- Character creation
- You shape the Rep (look, personality). You do not publish a public bot grid like Character.AI.
- Image generation
- Replika selfies and image generation on Pro+.
- Video generation
- Realistic selfie videos on Platinum (up to 10). Not a clip factory.
- Voice and live calls
- Voice messaging and calls on Pro+. Premium voices on Pro.
- Live video
- Real-time video recognition on Platinum. Not a cam-girl window.
- Memory
- Advertised life-context memory. Save-to-memory is Ultra.
- Group chat
- No. One Rep.
- In-app currency
- Daily gems on Pro. Not a CrushOn credit meter as the core invoice.
- Training on chats
- Read replika.com privacy. Do not assume chats are excluded from model improvement.
Update log
- Full XXXFuel review from official sites, docs, and DataForSEO.
Strengths
- + Live or talking-head video is actually in the product Dating-style companion chat Free plan to sample
Watch-outs
- – Video minutes are metered Free tier is a taste
- – not a full call Looks and models change faster than the docs
