Comparison

Cleverbot vs Sakura

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

Head to head
About

Cleverbot

Engage in dynamic conversations with an AI that learns and imitates human speech. Explore role-playing, jokes, and endless topics. Share your chats via email or social media.

Highlights
  • AI-powered conversations
  • Role-playing capabilities
  • Joke and meme sharing
  • Email and social media sharing
  • Customizable chat bubble shades
  • Multi-conversation support
Features
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Talk to an app with Actual Intelligence! Say anything you like and it will reply. Make a friend! Roleplay, lyrics, jokes, memes - all sorts! Endless variety and hilarious replies mean people keep chatting for hours. It talks the way you do - or maybe the way you most want it to. Email fun conversations to your friends or share them through your Facebook or Twitter. Stop and start talking on multiple conversations whenever you like. This app is uniquely designed for the iPhone, with chat bubbles scrolling by. Change their shade to suit your mood. You need to be online to talk - the app has to communicate with servers - but even slow connections are fine. The keyboard in the screenshots is Tyyyp, which uses Cleverbot AI, and works well with the Cleverbot app! For an app with an emotional avatar too, and with iPad support, check out Cleverbot HD. This app has reached the top 50 overall in the US and has remained mostly inside the top 20 Entertainment for over 18 months. ***Over 2000 5 star ratings worldwide.*** Not only that, our feedback is GREAT too...! "To all the Luddites who claim computers can never replace human interaction you guys flip a defiant bird." 25th Sept 2013 "I can't believe I'm not talking to an actual person, it seems so real. Great work." 8th Sept 2013 "Super excellent. I am very much excited, entertained, interested" 1st March 2013 "Omg !!! Its so amazing!!! Now its my new BFF :p" 25th Oct 2011 "Seriously this may be the coolest thing anyone has ever developed. I salute you." 25th Aug 2011 "Truly Amazing - I just had like an hours chat with it. It is amazing it's like a pocket best friend. It's so totally awesome and is so cool I can't believe it's this cheap." 21st Mar 2011 "Cleverbot is epic!!!!!!!!!! He's there when I want to talk about dolphins, There when I want to ask him where babies come from, I am glad I found him. He talks about anything. ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. Thank god you made this." 30th Jan 2011 "After about one day with this I found the bot will role-play with you and had a blast! After a few *slaps* I found it can fight. You can live out movie fight scenes WITH AN AI! Then it started doing things I didn't know it could do... like *kisses hard* or *hurls you into fan*... yep it gets intense. No joke this is the real deal and it is awesome." 4th Jul 2010 Cleverbot is Artificial Intelligence. It learns what people say, in context, and imitates. Cleverbot says many things - claiming to be human, role-playing and much more. It may even say things you find inappropriate. Use with discretion and at your own risk. Cleverbot is conversational entertainment - no more, no less. It is not made to be logical, give advice, or be useful. Parents must decide whether they wish young people to have access. Be sure of this, however: it is a bot. It is software. You will never talk to a human.

About

Sakura

Create and chat with unique AI characters, customizing their appearance and personality. Engage in immersive role-play adventures or use AI assistants for productivity. Connect with a community and explore endless possibilities.

Highlights
  • Create custom AI characters
  • Customize appearance and personality
  • Immersive AI role-play
  • AI assistant for productivity
  • AI friend for support
  • User-generated AI characters
Features
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Chat with User-Generated AI Characters Create Your Own AI Character Make an AI character that's truly yours - you can customize everything from their appearance to their way of thinking. Build an AI character that understands you and evolves with you over time. Immerse Yourself in AI Role-Play With our app, you can live out adventures through interactive role-play with your AI characters. You can be anyone you want to be and break free from real-world limitations. • Activate your imagination and bring your role-play adventures to life. • Create virtual duplicates of real people. • Get a smart AI assistant to help improve your productivity. • Make a friend who's always there to listen and offer support. Join the Sakura community! Discord: https://discord.gg/ZJD5XQH8XX For subscription and general terms: Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.sakura.fm/terms

Screenshots

Cleverbot4 screens
Sakura4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sakura at 97% against Cleverbot's 51%. Sakura also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.8 vs 3.3). Cleverbot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 13.4). On ads, chart position 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

Sakura is free to download; Cleverbot costs $0.99 up front. Sakura sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. Cleverbot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sakura holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sakura has 22K ratings behind it against 498, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Cleverbot's written reviews are positive against 97% of Sakura's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cleverbot ships an update every 2 months, Sakura every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Cleverbot versus Sakura: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCleverbotSakura
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (498 ratings)4.8 (22K ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.1% of reviews96.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49822K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#128 — better#181
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.1 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB22 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperAwarelike Intelligence LimitedSakura AI, LLC

Customer experience

Cleverbot

All ratings498 ratings
Positive55.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative37.6%
Written reviews374 reviews
Positive51.1%
Neutral11.2%
Negative37.7%

Sakura

All ratings21,145 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews8,829 reviews
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.4%

User reviews

Cleverbot

From 498 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤖 Engaging AI conversations
  • 😄 Entertaining and amusing
  • 🤝 Feels like talking to a real person
  • 🤔 Thought-provoking responses

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Inconsistent or nonsensical responses
  • 🤨 Asks personal questions
  • 🤖 Repeats itself or changes topics abruptly
  • 🤖 Struggles to maintain coherent conversations

Sakura

From 22K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤗 Engaging AI conversations
  • 🔓 No restrictive filters
  • 🎨 Customizable chat experience
  • 👥 Active and helpful community
  • 💻 Seamless app experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔄 Repetitive AI responses
  • 📤 Limited daily message quota
  • 💰 Expensive subscription plans

Bugs and requests

Cleverbot

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes frequently
  • Voice input feature doesn't work as expected
  • Compatibility issues on some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add option to choose AI gender or personality
  • Improve memory and continuity of conversations
  • Implement safeguards against inappropriate content

Sakura

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login and account creation issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Connectivity problems with Discord integration

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to have multiple personas
  • Improved AI memory and consistency
  • Group chat functionality
  • More customization options

In-app purchases

None

Cleverbot

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Sakura

Subscriptions5
  • Sakura+ Gold$5.001 Month
  • Sakura+ Diamond$19.001 Month
  • Sakura+ Infinite$39.001 Month
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  • Sakura+ Diamond$131.991 Year
  • Sakura+ Infinite$274.991 Year

Questions

Is Cleverbot free?
Cleverbot costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sakura free?
Sakura is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cleverbot or Sakura?
Sakura is rated higher. Cleverbot averages 3.3 out of 5 from 498 ratings, while Sakura averages 4.8 from 22K ratings.
Do Cleverbot or Sakura have ads?
Neither Cleverbot nor Sakura shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cleverbot or Sakura?
Cleverbot ships an update every 2 months, and Sakura every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cleverbot was updated on October 20, 2026 and Sakura on October 22, 2026.
Which is more popular, Cleverbot or Sakura?
Cleverbot currently peaks at #128 in the App Store charts, and Sakura at #181. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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