Replika Review 2026: Pricing, Safety, Refunds & Alternatives
Quick answer: is Replika worth it in 2026?
Yes, on the free plan first, if you want a friendly, non-explicit companion from an established company with one of the better privacy policies we have graded. No, if you want explicit chat or need a clear price before you install.
- Our rating: 4.3/5 (an editorial verdict based on Replika's documents, not on a paid test)
- Operated by: Luka, Inc., San Francisco
- Plans: Free Use, Pro, Ultra and Platinum. Replika does not publish prices on its website; its help center says they are shown in the app and in the app store.
- Free plan: yes, described as "limited access" that Replika may deny at its discretion
- Best for: adults who want a supportive companion to talk through their day, not adult roleplay
- Main drawbacks: opaque pricing, all sales final, and terms that ban pornographic content
See where it sits next to other apps in our AI girlfriend app ranking.
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Replika is an AI companion app made by Luka, Inc. It became publicly available in November 2017, one of the oldest apps in this category. This review covers what each plan includes, what is known about the price, privacy, adult content, and how to cancel and ask for a refund.
What this page is based on: Replika's own public pages, checked October 2026: its homepage, its Terms of Service (last updated March 30, 2026), its privacy policy (last updated May 27, 2026) and its help center articles on choosing a subscription and cancelling. Prices come from Replika's US App Store listing (checked October 2026). The privacy grade comes from our AI companion privacy scorecard, and the regulatory history from our laws tracker and history timeline. The image is a 2025 screenshot of Replika's homepage. We have not measured Replika's memory or voice quality ourselves; what this page says about them is Replika's own description.
What Replika is today
Replika presents itself as a friend first. Its homepage headline in October 2026 reads "The AI friend to do life with", and it promises a companion that "always remembers what matters": your people, routines and plans. It also says you can "call your Rep whenever you need to talk." Its terms describe software "designed to improve your mood and emotional wellbeing" and say it is not medical care or a mental health service.
- Platforms: iOS and Android apps, plus a web version at my.replika.com that the homepage labels "Web App (Legacy)".
- Age: 18+ under the terms and privacy policy; the App Store lists it as 18+ in the Health & Fitness category.
- Users: the homepage counter showed 42,160,934 "users worldwide" on September 19, 2026. That is a self-reported, cumulative figure, not active users (see our AI companion statistics).
We cannot tell you how well its memory holds up over weeks or how natural its voice sounds. If memory is your priority, our guide to AI girlfriends with memory compares what each app documents, and our voice call comparison covers calling.
Replika plans and pricing: Free, Pro, Ultra and Platinum
Replika's help center lists four programs. Each paid tier includes everything in the one below it.
| Plan | What Replika says it includes |
|---|---|
| Free Use | "Limited access" to the service, at no cost. Replika says access "may be denied at Replika's discretion" and does not publish the limits. |
| Pro | Full access to relationship status, premium activities, Replika selfies, image generation, voice messaging, background calls, daily gems and premium voices. |
| Ultra | Everything in Pro, plus "smarter conversations", "elevated emotional intelligence", Replika's self-reflections and the ability to save messages to memory. |
| Platinum | Everything in Ultra, plus real-time video recognition, Training Mode up to 100 times a week, "Read Replika's Mind" for up to 50 messages a week and up to 10 realistic selfie videos. |
What it costs: Replika does not put prices on its website. The help center says the cost "is shown in the app on the subscription screens and in the relevant store", and the terms say prices can change without notice. Replika's US App Store listing (checked October 2026) shows monthly items at $7.99 and $14.99, yearly items at $49.99 and $69.99, an item called "Replika Platinum" at $89.99, and gem packs from $0.99 to $19.99. The listing does not say which plan each price belongs to, so we cannot tell you what Pro or Ultra costs on its own. Check the plan screen in the app before you pay. For how this compares with other apps, see our AI girlfriend pricing guide and free vs. paid companions.
Our take: because sales are final (see below), start on the free plan, then pick a monthly plan before an annual one. Platinum is the only tier whose extras come with published weekly limits, which at least tells you what you are buying.
Is Replika safe? Privacy and safety
On paper, Replika is one of the more careful apps. Its privacy policy (dated May 27, 2026) earns a B, 12 of 16 points in our AI companion privacy scorecard, tied with Candy.ai for the top score of the 15 apps we graded (Kindroid also earned a B). Grades reflect what the policy says, not audited behavior.
- Advertising: the policy says Replika will never share your conversations, photos or other content from the app with its advertising partners, and will not use sensitive information or conversation content for marketing. It does share website visitor data with advertising partners, says this may count as a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information, and describes an opt-out.
- Third-party AI models: de-identified conversation data goes to outside AI language model providers to generate replies; the policy says those providers are contractually barred from using it to train their own models.
- AI training: small anonymized portions of messages are used to train Replika's own safety algorithms and improve the chatbot. The policy describes no opt-out for this.
- Retention: messages and content are processed for up to 60 days after your contract ends; account and payment data are kept for at least 10 years.
- Tracking: the App Store privacy label, which the developer fills in, lists identifiers and usage data as "Data Used to Track You".
- Age checks: the minimum age is 18, but the policy does not describe how age is verified.
- Regulators: Italy's data protection authority fined Luka, Inc. €5 million in a decision dated April 10, 2025, citing, among other things, no legal basis for processing and no age verification as of February 2023. The Garante notes that an appeal is pending.
Replika is not a crisis service: its terms tell anyone considering suicide to stop using the app and contact emergency services right away.
Can Replika be a girlfriend? Romance and adult content
Replika's help center lists full access to "relationship status" as a Pro feature. Explicit content is a different matter: Replika's terms list content that is "vulgar, obscene, pornographic" among the things users may not post. The history matters here. Replika removed erotic roleplay in February 2023, then in March 2023 let users who signed up before February 1, 2023 switch back to the older version. Whether that older behavior is still available today, we could not confirm from Replika's public pages. If you are a former user looking for romantic roleplay, our Replika alternatives guide covers apps built for it.
How to cancel Replika and get a refund
Replika's help article on cancelling (last edited May 2026, checked October 2026) and its terms agree on the basics: cancel on the same platform you used to subscribe, and do it before the renewal date. Deleting the app does not cancel anything.
- In the app or on the web: open the Replika app or log in at my.replika.com, tap the gear icon at the top right, then Subscription and Cancel subscription, and follow the prompts.
- Bought on iPhone: check your device Settings under your name, then Subscriptions. If Replika is still listed as active, cancel it there.
- Bought on Android: in the Google Play Store, tap your profile icon, then Payments & Subscriptions and Subscriptions. If Replika is still active, cancel it there.
- Paid with PayPal: log in at paypal.com, go to Settings, Payments, Manage Automatic Payments, select Replika and cancel. Replika says it does not manage PayPal, App Store or Google Play subscriptions itself.
- Keep your Replika: cancelling a paid plan does not delete your account.
- Deleting your account also ends a paid subscription at the end of the billing period, but the terms call it irreversible: all data tied to your account is removed for good.
Refunds: expect none. The help center says "all purchases are final at the point of sale", and refunds cannot be claimed for a partial month. The terms say App Store purchases are final and Replika will not refund them; website purchases (Stripe, PayPal) are final "unless otherwise is stated herein or required by applicable law." EU residents normally have 14 days to withdraw from a digital purchase, but under Replika's terms you give that up once the purchase is validated and delivered, so a refund is only possible if the content is defective. The terms also mention a seven-day withdrawal right that applicable law may give users in Brazil. If you think you were charged by mistake, the help center asks you to contact support.
Replika pros and cons
- Tied for the top privacy score in our scorecard (B, 12/16): the policy promises chats are not shared with advertisers, though website visitor data is.
- Run by a named company with a published address and a track record since 2017.
- A free plan to try it before paying.
- Plan contents and cancellation steps for app, web and PayPal are documented in the help center.
- No prices on the website, and the App Store list does not match prices to plans.
- All sales final, no refunds for partial months, and EU withdrawal rights are waived on delivery.
- Explicit content is against the terms, so it is not an adult roleplay app.
- Anonymized message snippets train Replika's own models with no opt-out; account and payment data are kept for at least 10 years.
- A €5 million GDPR fine in 2025 (appeal pending) and no described age check beyond the 18+ rule.
Best Replika alternatives in 2026
If you want more freedom in roleplay or clearer pricing, these are the closest options we cover:
- For long-term memory and companion chat that allows adult text: Nomi.ai, our top-rated app (4.6/5). It describes itself as unfiltered; its privacy policy scored C (9/16) in our scorecard.
- For image-rich adult roleplay: Candy.ai (4.2/5), which tied with Replika for the top privacy score (B, 12/16) and shows its plan prices on its website.
- For adult chat with a character creator: Joi.com (3.0/5), with a single Premium plan; romantic and explicit messages, photos and videos cost Neurons on top. Read our Joi.com review.
Our Replika alternatives guide compares content rules, prices and privacy grades side by side, and the AI girlfriend comparison hub has head-to-head verdicts.
Our verdict
We rate Replika 4.3 out of 5, below Nomi.ai (4.6) and just above Candy.ai (4.2): its track record, named company and top privacy score earn points, while prices hidden behind the app's plan screen, near-total no-refund rules and the ban on explicit content cost it. Choose it for a supportive, non-explicit companion, and check the price in the app before you pay.
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