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The overall ranking weighs six criteria together. These pages do the opposite: each one ignores five criteria and ranks on the sixth, because sometimes you already know what you care about.
Value & price clarity · 15% weight
The best free AI girlfriend apps
Which AI companion apps have a free tier you can genuinely use, and which only offer a trial. Scored on value, with real costs in pounds.
Top: Character.AI — 9.0
Privacy & UK jurisdiction · 20% weight
The AI companion apps that take privacy seriously
Which AI companion apps name their operator, what they do with your chats, who has been breached, and how UK GDPR applies.
Top: SweetDream AI — 8.5
Conversation & memory · 25% weight
The AI companions with the best memory
Which AI companion apps actually remember what you told them weeks ago, and which reset between sessions. Scored on memory.
Top: Nomi AI — 9.2
Voice, image & video · 15% weight
AI companions with voice and video calls
Which AI companion apps support live voice and video calls, and which only generate clips. Scored on voice, image and video.
Top: SweetDream AI — 9.5
Value & price clarity · 15% weight
Best value AI companion apps
What AI companion apps really cost a UK user once tokens and metered extras are counted, converted to pounds.
Top: Character.AI — 9.0
Conversation & memory · 25% weight
AI companions without a content filter
Which AI companion apps apply a content filter and which do not, what that means for age checks under UK rules, and how the unfiltered ones compare.
Top: Nomi AI — 9.2
Voice, image & video · 15% weight
AI companions with the best image generation
Which AI companion apps generate the best images of a consistent character, what the generation actually costs once tokens are counted, and which only pretend to.
Top: SweetDream AI — 9.5
Conversation & memory · 25% weight
AI companions with proper mobile apps
Which AI companion services have native iOS and Android apps rather than a browser page, and why buying through an app store costs more but cancels more easily.
Top: Nomi AI — 9.2