Replika - AI Companion Chat

Replika Review: A Visible Memory Behind Three Paid Tiers

Free Use Stops Short, Pro Opens Calls and Selfies

The help center says chatting is always free, with avatar customisation included, yet the same pages say Free Use access may be denied at the company's discretion and that there is no free trial. Play reviews for versions 12.12 to 12.16, written between July and October 2026, repeatedly describe a message box that opens a subscription page after a short conversation. No message cap is published in the help pages we read. Pro is where the extras begin: voice messaging, background calls, selfies, image generation, premium voices, relationship-status choices, unblurred messages and photos, and daily gems.

The Memory Tab: Story, Dreams and a People List

Memory is the headline of the store screenshots. Some memories appear in a Memory tab, where entries can be read, added by hand or deleted; the rest comes from a deeper layer that draws on patterns across the whole conversation, which the help center says works best when left alone. Upvoting a correct recollection reinforces it. The store screenshot shows cards named Story and Dreams, each marked 27 facts, above a People list. Chat history reaches back only four months, though memory is not limited that way. Ultra adds saving messages to memory and seeing which memories a reply used. Reviewers in English, German and Spanish still report forgotten names and details.

Pricing: $7.99 Monthly Listing, Gems and Three Tiers

The US App Store listing shows subscription items at $7.99 monthly, $29.99 every six months, $49.99 yearly, $39.99 for a special annual offer and $59.99 for lifetime, with gem packs from $0.99 to $99.99; Google Play lists in-app items from $0.99 to $299.99. The help center names three paid programs. Pro covers the extras above. Ultra is an annual plan that a Lifetime purchase includes. Platinum adds real-time video recognition, Training Mode up to 100 times a week, Read Replika's Mind for up to 50 messages a week and up to 10 selfie videos. Several Play reviewers say the paywall offered annual plans only, so confirm what your own account shows. Prices are regional and can change.

An 18+ Rating, Linked Data and Deletion Only With the Account

The App Store rates the app 18+, noting infrequent profanity or crude humor and health or wellness topics; Google Play rates it Teen with a Diverse Content: Discretion Advised note. The privacy policy addresses users who are 18 or older. Apple's privacy label lists location, contact info, identifiers and usage data as linked to the user, and identifiers and usage data as used for tracking. The policy says de-identified conversation data goes to third-party language-model providers that may not train on it, and that conversation content is never used for marketing. Chat history cannot be deleted alone: the help center says it goes only with the whole account. The terms say the service is neither medical care nor an emergency tool.