The best AI companions for voice calls (2026)

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Voice is where companions stop feeling like texting and start feeling like company. Implementations vary wildly: some apps do live two-way calls with natural pauses, some do voice notes, some meter every minute behind a coin economy. This page compares the companions where voice is a first-class feature.

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  1. Kindroid
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    Kindroid 18+

    ★★★★★ 4.8 App Store · Free preview / $13.99/mo · Web, iOS, Android

    A build-your-own companion. You write the backstory, choose and customise a voice, and Kindroid's documented memory, split across five systems including an editable journal, carries details between conversations. Free access is now a short preview on the flagship model followed by a three-day trial, and paid add-ons (Ultra, MAX) stack on the Standard plan. Kindroid's own guidelines allow adult roleplay.

    Read the Kindroid review · Visit Kindroid
  2. Replika
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    Replika

    ★★★★½ 4.4 App Store · Free / $79.99/yr · Web, iOS, Android, Meta Quest VR

    The companion app that started the category: Luka, Inc. says it built the first AI companion ten years ago. Replika remembers your people, plans and goals, offers text, voice calls and video chat, and frames itself around wellbeing and daily check-ins. Its terms prohibit pornographic content. Available on the web, iOS, Android and Meta Quest.

    Read the Replika review · Visit Replika
  3. Intimate
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    Intimate 18+

    ★★★★½ 4.4 App Store · Free / $19.99/mo · Web, iOS, Android

    A mobile-first companion app from Growing Pains LLC with voice calling, an NSFW 18+ mode you switch on in settings, and a coin system for chats, calls and the photo gallery. New accounts get a free coin allowance; paid subscriptions sit on top. Available on iOS, Android and the web.

    Read the Intimate review · Visit Intimate
  4. Animates
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    Animates 18+

    ★★★★½ 4.3 App Store · Free / $7.99/mo · iOS, Android, Windows, macOS

    The new home of Ani. Animation Inc, the studio that built Grok's 3D companions, launched Animates on August 28, 2026, days before xAI pulled Companions from Grok. It offers real-time voice, animated characters including Ani, Mika and Yuki, conversations that pick up where they left off, and the option to keep chatting over Telegram. It runs on iOS, Android, Windows and macOS. Nothing carries over from a Grok account.

    Read the Animates review · Visit Animates
  5. FantasyGF

    FantasyGF 18+

    No App Store rating · Free / $12.99/mo · Web

    A web companion site from Advanced AI Labs, a Romanian company, built around uncensored chat, image generation and live AI phone calls with each character. Account creation is free; paid access is a subscription, with a token system on top for extras. Its library now runs to well over a thousand character profiles.

    Read the FantasyGF review · Visit FantasyGF
  6. Pi

    Pi

    Unranked (general-purpose LLM) · Free · Web, iOS, Android

    Inflection AI's personal assistant, the general-purpose model built most like a companion: a conversational style, a voice mode and memory across chats. Pi is entirely free, with no paid tier, and its terms prohibit sexually explicit content.

    Read the Pi review · Visit Pi
  7. OurDream AI

    OurDream AI 18+

    No App Store rating · Free / $19.99/mo · Web

    An adult AI roleplay and companion site from Dream Studio USA in Delaware, with a large community character library, a character builder, image and video generation and voice calls. Subscribers get unlimited messages plus a monthly allowance of dreamcoins for media. There is no store app; phones install it from the browser.

    Read the OurDream AI review · Visit OurDream AI

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The best AI companions for voice calls compared
AppCheapest planFree tierPlatforms18+Score
Kindroid$11.67/moTrialWeb, iOS, AndroidYes8.1/10
Replika$6.67/moLimitedWeb, iOS, Android, Meta Quest VRNo7.5/10
Intimate$5.00/moLimitedWeb, iOS, AndroidYes8/10
Animates$5.33/moLimitediOS, Android, Windows, macOSYes7.5/10
FantasyGF$5.83/moLimitedWebYes7.6/10
Pin/aFullWeb, iOS, AndroidNoNot rated: general‑purpose AI
OurDream AI$9.99/moLimitedWebYes7.9/10

Every price is dated on the app's review. Scores follow our published rubric.

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