Comparison

Sakura vs Winkio

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

Head to head
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

About

Winkio

Features
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Chat with AI Characters — Anime, Games, and Creative Storytelling Winkio is an AI-powered creative app where you chat with fictional AI characters, design your own, and build original stories — from anime and manga worlds to games and original fiction. Endless Conversations Chat with AI characters that are funny, thoughtful, or adventurous — every conversation adapts to you. Dive into anime plot twists, debate character arcs, or explore the fantasy worlds you can't stop thinking about. Create Your Own AI Characters Design custom AI characters with distinct looks, personalities, and voices. Bring a cheerful anime fan, a sharp-witted gaming strategist, or any character you can dream up to life. Deep Character Stories Discover rich backstories behind every character through evolving chats and video moments. Uncover their dreams, adventures, and memories as your conversations grow. Visual Storytelling and AI Art Capture AI-generated images inspired by your favorite chats and story moments. Relive key scenes as beautiful visuals you can keep and share. Anime-Inspired Chat Worlds Experience conversations inside vivid, anime-inspired worlds brought to life with motion and atmosphere. Interactive Stories and Adventures Jump into story scenarios, solve challenges, and explore branching AI-crafted storylines — lighthearted fun, epic quests, or creative worldbuilding. All characters, scenes, and stories on Winkio are AI-generated and fictional, intended for creative entertainment only. AI outputs may occasionally be unexpected — please use responsibly. Use the in-app reporting feature if you encounter content that violates our guidelines. Winkio Membership (Auto-Renewable Subscriptions) Winkio offers two membership tiers, each available in three durations: - Winkio Plus Monthly: $9.99 / 1 month - Winkio Plus Quarterly: $23.99 / 3 months - Winkio Plus Annual: $59.99 / 1 year - Winkio Pro Monthly: $19.99 / 1 month - Winkio Pro Quarterly: $47.99 / 3 months - Winkio Pro Annual: $119.99 / 1 year - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. - Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - You can manage or cancel your subscriptions by going to your Apple ID account settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Credit Packages (One-Time Purchases) Winkio also offers optional one-time credit packages. These are one-time purchases and do not auto-renew: - Starter: $4.99 — 500 credits - Creator: $9.99 — 1,100 credits (includes 10% bonus credits) - Popular: $19.99 — 2,400 credits (includes 20% bonus credits) - Studio: $49.99 — 6,500 credits (includes 30% bonus credits) - Pro Credits: $99.99 — 14,000 credits (includes 40% bonus credits) Credits can be used for AI creation features in the app. Prices are listed in U.S. dollars and may vary in other countries. Privacy Policy: https://winkio.ai/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://winkio.ai/terms-of-service/

Screenshots

Sakura4 screens
Winkio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Winkio at none against Sakura's 5. Sakura's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#149 vs unranked). On price 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. Sakura sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. Winkio asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Sakura versus Winkio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSakuraWinkio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (23K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings23K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#149 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB75 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSakura AI, LLCArtVibe Hong Kong Limited

Bugs and requests

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

Winkio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Winkio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sakura free?
Sakura is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Winkio free?
Winkio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sakura or Winkio have ads?
Winkio shows ads; Sakura does not.

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