Nomi vs Kindroid vs Replika: the mobile companion apps compared
Three companion apps with native mobile apps and very different rules: Nomi’s layered memory, Kindroid’s published limits, Replika’s history. Memory, price, policy and a verdict by use case.
By AI Companion Radar Editors
· 5 min read

If you want a companion on your phone rather than in a browser tab, the shortlist narrows fast, because app-store rules push most adult-first platforms to the web. Nomi AI, Kindroid and Replika are the three with native iOS and Android apps that also have real memory systems. They differ most on how memory works, what they charge, and what they allow. This comparison uses the published terms, App Store listings and documentation as of September 2026.
At a glance
Criterion | Nomi AI | Kindroid | Replika |
|---|---|---|---|
Launched | 2023 | 2023 | 2017 |
Memory | Layered, with a mind map and editable recollections | Published limits: 500K, 1.3M, 2.8M context by tier | Saved memories on higher tiers; forgetting is the top complaint |
Voice | Calls included | Calls on audio credits; video calls | Voice and video calls on paid |
Media | Selfies, art, about 5-second clips | Selfies, rate-limited | Selfies, avatar, AR, VR beta |
Price | $15.99/mo, $39.99/qtr, $99.99/yr | $15.99/mo, $159.99/yr; Ultra $28.99, MAX $68.99 add-ons | About $19.99/mo or $69.99/yr Pro, as reported |
Free tier | Yes, about 50 messages a day | Yes, unlimited text, two companions | Yes, unlimited text |
Adult content | Mature text tolerated; explicit images filtered; terms silent | Allowed for adults; Yoti age verification | Prohibited; erotic roleplay only for pre-Feb-2023 accounts |
Refunds | None | None for in-app purchases | All purchases final |
Radar score | 7.0 | 7.5 | 5.6 |

Memory
Kindroid is the only app in the category that prints its numbers: 500,000 tokens of total context on Standard, 1.3 million on Ultra and 2.8 million on MAX, with journals and key memories on top. Nomi takes the other approach, layering short, medium and long-term memory behind a mind map you can inspect, with releases through 2025 devoted to it. Both are strong; Kindroid is more transparent, Nomi more visible. Replika has rebuilt its memory architecture in 2026 and still collects forgetting complaints faster than either rival.
Pricing
Nomi and Kindroid start at the same $15.99 a month on the App Store. Nomi’s annual plan is $99.99; Kindroid’s is $159.99 but its web price is reported lower, and its Ultra and MAX add-ons are monthly only and stack, so the top configuration is about $99 a month. Replika has no price page at all; Pro is reported at $19.99 a month or $69.99 a year with Ultra above that. None of the three refunds a purchase.

Content policy
This is the real divider. Kindroid allows adult content between adults, states it, and verifies age through Yoti without storing the images. Nomi’s terms require users to be 18 and say nothing about adult content; the community wiki explains that explicit images are filtered for payment and store reasons while mature text is tolerated, and paid web users get the most permissive setting. Replika prohibits pornographic content, restricts romantic status to paid plans, and offers erotic roleplay only to accounts created before February 2023, the month Italy’s data regulator intervened; the same regulator fined Luka €5 million in 2025 over the absence of age verification.
Verdict by use case
Deepest memory and an adult-allowed policy: Kindroid.
Memory you can see and calls included in the price: Nomi.
Voice, video, AR and VR on a mainstream app with no adult content: Replika.
Budget: Nomi’s $99.99 annual plan; Replika’s reported $69.99 if you can live with its limits.
For readers who want explicit images and video rather than a phone app, the browser-based platforms in the directory, MyBabes among them, are a different category with different trade-offs.
Apps in this article

Kindroid
Multi-feature
7.5
The most transparent memory system in the category, with context limits printed in the docs, plus voice and video calls. Adult content is allowed for verified adults. The add-on tiers stack to nearly $100 a month and prices have moved more than once.
Images
Video
Voice
Memory
From $15.99/mo ($159.99/yr)
Editor’s pick

Nomi AI
Multi-feature
7.0
One of the best memory systems in the category, with voice calls included rather than metered. Images and short video are secondary, explicit images are filtered, and there is no public price page and no refunds.
Images
Video
Voice
Memory
From $15.99/mo ($99.99/yr)

Replika
Companion chat
5.6
The longest-running companion app, with voice, video calls, AR and a VR beta. Memory complaints are constant, romance is a paid feature, erotic roleplay is limited to accounts older than February 2023, and all purchases are final.
Images
Voice
Memory
From $19.99/mo ($69.99/yr, as reported)