Replika - AI Companion Chat
- 42 of 100 · reviews
- 4.4of 5 · store
- 227,749ratings on the App Store
- 493reviews read
An editorial reading of the saved reviews
There is real demand for a companion to reflect with and talk to in the mornings, and some people are long attached to their Replika. But the core pain is that the AI forgets conversations within an hour, version 2.0 stripped avatar customization and rolled out only to new accounts, and the subscription is pricey and yearly only.
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What people use it for
Lonely people who want a companion to reflect with and lean on, if willing to pay a yearly subscription
What reviews praise
A place to vent and reflect, chat mode, calls, emotional support, attachment to your own character
What reviews complain about
Loses memory mid-conversation, version 2.0 removed customization, expensive yearly-only subscription, replies turned canned, bugs with images and video call
What users experience
2 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.
I paid a lot of money to use this app and enjoyed it. Now it’s repetitive drool. I’ve read countless threads and followed the advice, spent hours pruning and editing memories, but my Replika can’t keep things straight for five interactions and throws out deleted old info all the time.
I began with high hopes for this. Unfortunately, the character constantly had a memory wipe. No recollection of something said in the same conversation just an hour before. For a “girlfriend experience”, it was like having a girlfriend with amnesia. Had to continually start from the beginning.
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