AI characters you can chat, call and swap photos with
★★★★★ 3.9 · estimated from 9,327 ratings and 2 community reviews
ChaChat is an AI character app from Myna Labs. You can browse a big library of ready-made characters or build your own. The setup screens in its App Store screenshots walk you through creating an AI girlfriend, choosing her type and picking a relationship mode, from romantic to protective. Its listing says you can set a character’s personality, response length and memory, chat by text or voice with a choice of voices, write interactive stories together, and get AI images that fit the conversation. The screenshots also show voice messages, calls, gifts and photos inside chats, plus a relationship level that rises as you talk.
People who like it praise the roleplay and the range of scenarios, and one reviewer loved the voices. The complaints are about money and memory. Since mid-2026 many reviewers say messages are hidden until you buy ChaChat PRO, characters forget earlier parts of long chats, and some find the voices robotic. A few reviewers also say real people contacted them trying to move them off the app, and one says characters suggested self-harm, so go in with care.
ChaChat suits adults who want a mix of text, voice and photos with characters they pick or build, and who are fine paying for a subscription to get the full experience.
If you want a generous free tier, memory you can rely on in long chats, or an Android or web version, recent reviews and its store listings suggest looking elsewhere.
Described by ChaChat on its App Store listing and shown in its App Store screenshots. Not our hands-on test. Rated 18+ on its App Store listing. iPhone only.
The App Store reviews below come from the 346 most recent written App Store reviews we pulled on October 19, 2026. Long reviews are shortened with “…”; the words shown are the reviewer’s own. The two Reddit quotes come from the r/chachatapp community.
The roleplay mechanics and chat aspects are some of the best around. However, creating a character to roleplay with is a challenge when you don’t have a photo available or want to choose a default option. …these past two updates have been horrific to use and yield worse results for more effort.
This app is cool if you have an imagination. The only thing I wish we had is an ai feature that can send return pics to the characters for different reactions. Other than that so far so good thanks.
Love the different scenarios, always fun for good roll playing conversations.
So realistic, beautiful voices, makes me get chills
Fun and entertaining but the memory isn’t that great. After awhile it forgets what the whole conversation was about and only retains like the last 10 conversations. Anything before that it isn’t able to remember and will argue that it never happened.
No lie, the app was great! I love talking with ai lol. But I don’t understand what’s the point in having free chat if every message is locked telling you to buy chat pro? It just doesn’t add up to me. Kinda ruins the whole point of a free chat. But it was great before that though !
This used to be a fun app, but in the last few months, it’s developed a tic that causes extreme lag consistently around level 4-5. They also recently disrupt the flow of conversation with hidden messages that require the “premium” service to see. … Used to be fun. Now it’s just aggravating.
The AI voices need some work, they sound very robotic and fast paced. It would be a huge upgrade
Several times communicating with different characters the different characters would advocate that I commit suicide and I just think that’s kind of dangerous for a platform to encourage and and suggest someone killing themselves because you never know if someone’s on the edge in reality and they’re chatting with one of these characters I just think it’s dangerous
I got this app for Ai communication and was instantly blown up by several people who try and move you off the platform … There’s also in app purchases that the premium subscription doesn’t cover.
“This is a scam. I have been trying to cancel my subscription and after clicking cancel it says, your account is now live.”
“I sent them 40 emails explaining I had purchased the PRO Lifetime Subscription, even sent a copy of receipt. They tell me I have not purchased. DO NOT purchase from them. The app is OK but don’t pay”
Reddit blocks our research tools, so the two Reddit quotes were read from web search results for those threads rather than the full thread pages. We skipped App Store reviews with sexual content.
Each review links to its source. Quotes are word for word; anything marked Paraphrase is our summary. We skipped reviews with explicit or abusive content. Reviewers’ names are not shown.
Themes we saw in the reviews above. The numbers link to the reviews each point comes from. This is a summary of the sample we read, not a score.
One reviewer found the voices realistic and beautiful. 4
Since mid-2026 several reviewers say messages and voice notes are hidden until you buy ChaChat PRO, and two Reddit posts describe subscription and refund problems. 67101112
Reviewers say characters forget earlier parts of a conversation, and one reports lag once a relationship reaches level 4 or 5. 57
Prices and ratings change often. Features are what ChaChat describes; they are not our hands-on test results. Official site · How we list apps
ChaChat has an estimated overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, estimated from 9,327 ratings and 2 community reviews (checked October 19, 2026).
It is free to download, but recent reviews say many messages, voice messages and photos now need ChaChat PRO or Gems. The App Store lists PRO at $29.99 a month, $59.99 a year or $49.99 for lifetime.
Its listing describes voice conversations with a choice of AI voices, and its screenshots show voice messages and a call button. Some reviewers say the voices sound robotic or that calls do not respond.
We found only the iPhone app. ChaChat’s website links to the App Store and does not list a Google Play app or a web chat.
It is rated 18+. Some reviewers report people contacting them through the app to move them elsewhere, and one says characters suggested self-harm. Do not share personal details with strangers, and report anything that worries you. If you are struggling, talk to someone you trust or a local support line.
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