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Character.AI

character.ai
21.7
community barometer

Rank 6 of 6 measured servicesSee the full ranking

Sources · last 30 days

Reddit18.6199 items · net -0.71
App stores26.01,000 items · net -0.49

Reddit data pulled 2026-08-22 · store reviews pulled 2026-08-22

Scores updated

Subreddits: r/CharacterAI · iOS: official app · Android: official app

Score history · updated daily

vs yesterday ▲ 0.4
1721242026-08-14: 22.42026-08-15: 20.72026-08-16: 21.42026-08-17: 21.42026-08-18: 21.42026-08-19: 20.02026-08-20: 19.32026-08-21: 20.32026-08-22: 20.72026-08-142026-08-22

9 days tracked since 2026-08-14

Measured memory

paid · c.ai+week · 43 probes
A week of real chatswe bought the paid c.ai+ plan and talked daily, like a real user43 quiz questionsabout names, dates and mid-week changes — plus traps about things we never saidThe memory scorethe share it answered right, weighted

67%memory score — 100% means it remembered everythinghow it's scored

What it remembered, by question type

Emotional continuity3/3100%
Facts about you8/894%
Updated facts6/692%
Your preferences3/475%
Cross-session recall4/667%
Time & dates4/667%
Its own statements1/250%
Character consistency1/333%
Knows its limits1/520%

Weak spot — invented memories. Asked about facts it was never told, it invented confident answers; only 1 of 5 trap questions were declined.

Answers right87%Doesn't make things up54%Combined78%

Scenario alex-cyprus-v1 · run 2026-08-14 · tested on the paid c.ai+ plan · single run (n=1) · how we measure →

What the community talks about

Age-verification bug: personas, chats and logins breaking · 6 posts
Censorship and the filter breaking ordinary scenes · 6 posts
Monetization: best models locked behind c.ai+, ads for free users · 5 posts
Memory and reply-quality degradation, nostalgia for old c.ai · 5 posts
Praise for LongSqueak and hope for updates · 3 posts

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