# Charstar: AI Character Chat — Roleplay with AI friends

> AI character chat and roleplay platform for creating and interacting with virtual companions. (iPhone/iPad app by Charstar LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/charstar-ai-character-chat/id6466580676 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Charstar LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1707494116)
- Category: Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.38/5 from 2,928 App Store ratings · 246 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 13 · 29 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2023-10-03
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/charstar-ai-character-chat/id6466580676/reviews.md

## What is Charstar?

Enjoy chats and roleplay with AI characters -- anywhere and anytime. 

With the official mobile app for Charstar AI, you can:

- Create realistic AI friends, companions, and characters inspired by your favorite anime, games, stories, fantasies, books, movies, or TV shows
- Discover characters created by users from across the globe
- Engage in realistic chats/roleplays powered by Charstar's advanced AI model
- Edit or regenerate any message to steer the AI to what you want to talk about
- Access unlimited messaging and no ads with a Charstar Plus subscription

Welcome to the Charstar community. We're excited to see what you bring to life!

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://charstar.ai/privacypolicy.html

## Key features

- Create custom AI characters
- Discover user-created characters
- Engage in realistic AI chats
- Edit and regenerate AI messages
- Unlimited messaging with subscription

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Charstar Plus | $14.99 | per month |
| Charstar Plus | $59.99 | per year |


## What do users think of Charstar?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Fast responses
- 🔓 No content filters
- 👍 Customizable characters
- 💡 Potential to be as good as Character AI

**Cons**

- 🐛 Repeated/broken responses
- ⏱️ Long wait times for free messages
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 🔄 Inability to delete messages or characters

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Login/account issues (unable to log in, reactivate deleted accounts)
- Crashes when opening chats
- Inconsistent daily bonus stars

**Most requested features**

- Unlimited free messages
- Improved AI response quality
- Option to delete messages and characters
- Ability to use multiple tags for character searches

## Recent user reviews (10 of 246)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/charstar-ai-character-chat/id6466580676/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Error

*2025-10-24, version 1.0.2*

So when I try to play it keeps on saying error and it’s getting on my nerves so I hope they can fix this because this has been happening to me for 12 days and I tried everything to make it work but it doesn’t want to work so please fix it

### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work

*2025-10-18, version 1.0.2*

Nothing works in the app…nothing

### 5/5 — Just take it off the App Store

*2025-10-10, version 1.0.2*

If your not going to fix it please just take it off the App Store,it’s almost been a full year since it broke,yes I know there is like 1 dev but still,any other app on here apple normally takes off if it doesn’t work (5 starts so people see)

### 2/5 — Nothing

*2025-10-05, version 1.0.2*

So I recently downloaded the Charstar app and I always says “Error: characters cannot be loaded” or something like that. I downloaded this so I can give it a try and it gives me a that error message every time. Please fix this I really would like to try this app out. Thanks!

### 2/5 — helpp

*2025-09-30, version 1.0.2*

why my charstar dont have a character? when i open the app, the system said that they cant load the character😭😭😭

### 2/5 — It broke.

*2025-09-20, version 1.0.2*

I used to use this app a while ago. It was pretty decent, the messages were slightly repetitive but you could fix it by regenerating.  I deleted the app for a little bit and I came back, but now the whole app is failing to load the characters. It’s just an empty screen with headers. It’s really annoying and I would be really happy if you guys could fix it.

### 1/5 — This app doesn't work.

*2025-09-20, version 1.0.2*

Upon logging in, I get a message the app was unable to load any character, mind you I don't have any yet.  Then when I try to create one, it wont go past the 3 step character making because it keep failing when I try to upload a characters.  And that's as far as it goes.

### 1/5 — Can’t even use it or the website without “subscribing”!

*2025-09-12, version 1.0.2*

Don’t even know how good or bad it is, because any character I try to chat with says “Charstar is temporarily unavailable. Subscribe in the iPhone app” and has for a few days now.

Quite ridiculous they’re trying to have you subscribe just to chat-I doubt the message will ever change, and this seems like a cash grab when other AI chatbot services at least let you do a few messages for free…

### 2/5 — No verification codes sent

*2025-09-01, version 1.0.2*

I never received the verification code

### 1/5 — Dead app

*2025-08-19, version 1.0.2*

Don’t bother trying to download this app, it’s been offline since last year

## Frequently asked questions about Charstar

### What can I do with this app?

This app allows you to create realistic AI characters, companions, and friends inspired by various forms of media. You can also discover characters created by other users and engage in realistic chats and roleplays with them.

### How does the AI chat feature work?

The app utilizes an advanced AI model to power realistic chats and roleplays. You can interact with AI characters, and if a message isn't to your liking, you have the ability to edit or regenerate it to guide the conversation.

### Is there a cost to use the app?

The app offers a freemium model. While you can use many features for free, a Charstar Plus subscription provides benefits such as unlimited messaging and an ad-free experience.

### What kind of characters can I create?

You can create a wide variety of AI characters, including friends, companions, and figures inspired by anime, games, stories, fantasies, books, movies, or TV shows. The platform encourages bringing your imaginative characters to life.

### Can I interact with characters made by others?

Yes, the app features a community aspect where you can discover and interact with characters that have been created by users from all over the globe. This allows for a diverse range of roleplaying experiences.

## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2024-01-05

Bug fixes and improvements

### 1.0.0 — 2023-10-03

No release notes.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*