How privstory compares.
Most AI character and companion apps are cloud services: you make an account, your conversations live on their servers, and full access is a monthly subscription. privstory is the local alternative, the models run on your own machine, nothing leaves it, and you pay once. Pick an app to see the side-by-side.
Character.AI
The app that made character chat mainstream, without the account, the server-side filter, or changes you didn't ask for.
Candy AI
Image-heavy companion chat, minus the credits, the subscription, and the uploads.
Janitor AI
The freedom to choose your model, without an API key, a proxy, or a browser tab.
Replika
A companion you actually own, with nothing hosted and nothing changed underneath you.
Talkie
Character chat without the energy meter, the collectible cards, or the in-app purchases.
Nomi AI
The lighter-touch companion, moved onto your own machine, no account, no subscription.