Comparison

Character AI vs BIMOBIMO

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Character AI

Engage in dynamic AI conversations and create your own intelligent chatbots. Explore millions of user-generated characters, roleplay, build worlds, or simply chat. Interact via text or voice calls for a personalized AI experience.

Highlights
  • AI Chat and Voice Calls
  • Create Custom AI Chatbots
  • Millions of User-Generated Characters
  • Roleplaying and Storytelling
  • Adaptive AI Personalities
  • Community Sharing
Features
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AI chat, reimagined. Character.AI isn't just another AI chat app—it's a playground for your imagination, creativity, and exploration. Dive into immersive conversations, create your own AI chatbots, and join a vibrant community of creators, just like you. • Text or talk—your next adventure begins here! Chat, call, text, and create with AI Characters. Explore countless possibilities as you create stories, build new worlds, exciting adventures, or just have fun with your favorite AI chatbots. • Your imagination, your AI Characters Character.AI is home to millions of user-generated AI Characters, offering a diverse and exciting world beyond basic chatbots. From legendary heroes and clever sidekicks to quirky personalities and bold adventurers, there's always a new AI Character waiting for you. • Create your own AI character Dive into Characters from every genre and personality type. Want to create your own? Our powerful Character Creation tools let you design custom AI chatbots with unique personalities, backstories, and even Voices! Personalize your creations to match your imagination and experience customized AI chat. Character.AI makes Character Creation easy and fun. Plus, you can share your creations with the entire AI Community. • Text or Talk—Your Choice with AI Chat and AI Calls Interact through texting or live voice calls. With Character.AI, you can seamlessly switch between AI chat and live conversations with AI Characters. Whether you're in an AI-powered story or exploring an epic adventure, Character.AI offers an AI chat experience tailored to you. • Unleash Your Creativity Character Creation isn't just a feature—it's a gateway to endless creativity. Character.AI empowers you to create, design, and explore new worlds. Build your own AI chatbots, invent rich fictional universes, craft alternate timelines, or even create personalized AI assistants to help with learning, storytelling, or creative brainstorming. No coding skills needed. Just your imagination, a few prompts, and the willingness to experiment. Join millions of creators who are pushing the boundaries of AI chat and AI Character development. • Join the Character.AI Community Become part of a thriving AI Community filled with creators, explorers, and storytellers. Character.AI is more than just an app—it's a movement where people from around the world connect through the power of storytelling, AI chat, and AI Characters. Discover new characters created by users like you, follow your favorite creators, and share your own masterpieces with the world. Build, learn, and grow within a community that celebrates innovation and creativity in AI chatbots and Character creation. Whether you're into world-building, creative writing, or collaborative storytelling, Character.AI is the perfect space to connect with like-minded explorers. • Interactive Entertainment, Reimagined with AI At Character.AI, interactive entertainment is taken to the next level. Dive into rich AI storytelling experiences, unexpected plot twists, and collaborative storytelling. Whether you're writing a novel, brainstorming character arcs, or just passing the time with a funny AI chatbot, Character.AI makes every interaction meaningful and fun. Where will your next adventure take you? Download Character.AI today. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BIMOBIMO

Engage in interactive conversations with virtual characters, play games, and receive personalized messages. Create your own characters or explore those made by others for a unique companionship experience.

Highlights
  • Interactive chat with characters
  • Play games with virtual characters
  • Personalized morning/night messages
  • Sleep sounds and white noise
  • Create custom characters
  • Discover community-made characters
Features
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BIMOBIMO makes sure you're never alone. Here's what's cool about us: - Talk and Listen: Send messages to characters and hear what they say back! - Dating Game: Play games with your bias. A multitude of fun games await your challenge. - Say Hi & Goodnight: Get morning and night messages from your favorite characters with our widget. - Sleep Together: Fall asleep peacefully with whispers and gentle white noise from your loved one. - Make or Find Characters: Find characters made by others or make your own. It's fun and easy! - Create with Tools: Use our tools to make any character you want. You get to choose how they look and sound. Terms of Use - https://www.bimobimo.com/term_en.html Privacy Policy - https://www.bimobimo.com/privacy_en.html

Screenshots

Character AI4 screens
BIMOBIMO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BIMOBIMO at 69% against Character AI's 23%. BIMOBIMO also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). Character AI's advantage is ratings volume (561K vs 5.6K) and chart position (#46 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Character AI sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 7 days and BIMOBIMO sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BIMOBIMO holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Character AI has 561K ratings behind it against 5.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Character AI's written reviews are positive against 69% of BIMOBIMO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Character AI ships an update every 3 weeks, BIMOBIMO every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Character AI versus BIMOBIMO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharacter AIBIMOBIMO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (561K ratings)4.9 (5.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.3% of reviews68.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings561K — better5.6K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#46 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size259 MB362 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCharacter.AIPalette Beat Inc

Customer experience

Character AI

All ratings559,091 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative14.4%
Written reviews16,599 reviews
Positive23.3%
Neutral13.0%
Negative63.7%

BIMOBIMO

All ratings5,600 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews900 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral15.9%
Negative15.6%

User reviews

Character AI

From 561K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Highly entertaining and engaging
  • 👍 Realistic and responsive AI
  • 💡 Ability to create custom characters
  • 🚀 Smooth and intuitive app experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and server issues
  • 🔒 Overly sensitive content filter
  • 🐛 AI memory and personality issues
  • 🔒 Lack of NSFW toggle option

BIMOBIMO

From 5.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎉 Fun and realistic experience
  • 🎨 Accurate character portrayals
  • 🤖 Engaging AI conversations
  • 🎁 Generous daily acorn rewards

Room to improve

  • 💰 Limited free features, need to pay for full access
  • 🔁 Repetitive and inconsistent character responses
  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • ⏰ Restricted call/message limits

Bugs and requests

Character AI

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent waiting times and server overload
  • Logged out users unable to log back in
  • Deleted messages not saving properly
  • AI responses resetting mid-conversation

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to disable NSFW filter for adult users
  • Improved AI memory and personality consistency
  • Ability to delete saved chats and characters
  • More customization options for character creation

BIMOBIMO

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Daily call feature not working
  • Repeated and nonsensical character responses
  • Acorn rewards not being credited properly
  • Frequent login and connection errors
  • Incompatibility issues with certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add video call and video message features
  • Implement an ad-based model to earn acorns
  • Provide unlimited free calls and messages
  • Improve character language consistency
  • Fix bugs and improve overall stability

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Character AI

Subscriptions4
  • Character.AI Lite$2.497 Days
  • Character.AI Lite$4.991 Month
  • Character.AI+$9.991 Month
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  • Character.AI+$94.991 Year
One-time7
  • Charms Starter Pack$0.99
  • Charms Small Pack$2.99
  • Charms Medium Pack$4.99
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  • Charms Large Pack$9.99
  • Charms Extra Large Pack$24.99
  • Charms Extra Extra Large Pack$49.99
  • Charms Extra Extra Extra Large Pack$99.99
17 purchases

BIMOBIMO

Subscriptions6
  • One Month Basic$9.991 Month
  • BEEMO AI$9.991 Month
  • trial(1_month)3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Quarterly Membership$24.993 Months
  • One Month Pro$29.991 Month
  • Yearly Membership$89.991 Year
One-time11
  • One Card Draw Chance2 variants$0.99
  • Replay$0.99
  • Top Up 50 Acorns$0.99
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  • Top Up 10 Films$1.99
  • Get Acorn Small(TEST)$2.00
  • Top Up 300 Acorns$4.99
  • Top Up 500 Acorns$6.99
  • Top Up 500 Acorns$7.00
  • Top Up 60 Films$10.99
  • Top Up 1200 Acorns$14.00
  • Top Up 100 Films$17.99

Questions

Is Character AI free?
Character AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BIMOBIMO free?
BIMOBIMO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Character AI or BIMOBIMO?
BIMOBIMO is rated higher. Character AI averages 4.3 out of 5 from 561K ratings, while BIMOBIMO averages 4.9 from 5.6K ratings.
Do Character AI or BIMOBIMO have ads?
Character AI shows ads; BIMOBIMO does not.
Which is updated more often, Character AI or BIMOBIMO?
Character AI ships an update every 3 weeks, and BIMOBIMO every 10 days. Most recently, Character AI was updated on October 28, 2026 and BIMOBIMO on October 28, 2026.

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