VirtuFriends vs RobotVRM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VirtuFriends
Bring your favorite characters to life and craft unique stories. Explore a world of imagination and creativity with interactive elements. Share your narratives and connect with a community of storytellers.
- Character-driven story creation
- Interactive narrative elements
- Community sharing
- Imagination and creativity tools
- Digital storytelling
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Create stories with your favorite characters! You can view the Terms of Service here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
RobotVRM
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This app transforms your smartphone into an AI robot with VRM characters. Purchase the "RobotVRM Car" hardware to make VRM characters move autonomously based on AI decisions. RobotVRM Car https://shop.robotvrm.com/products/robotvrm-car Multiple movements are available for you to choose from. New movements and characters are regularly released and updated according to the latest AI developments! You can also customize characters and backgrounds! ****** IMPORTANT ****** This app requires separate OpenAI or Anthropic API keys. * Long-term usage may incur high API costs. Please refer to the RobotVRM list overview in the app for cost estimates. ****** IMPORTANT ****** RobotVRM founder saten's X account https://x.com/saten_work This app is based on Nike-chan's aituber-kit (MIT License era, before 2024/9/25), which was built upon pixiv's open-source ChatVRM. Nike-chan's X account https://x.com/tegnike aituber-kit (MIT License era, before 2024/9/25) https://github.com/tegnike/aituber-kit/tree/5c1be3dae7e38871839f37857e550b8f7387f718 ChatVRM https://github.com/pixiv/ChatVRM
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RobotVRM at none against VirtuFriends's 15. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. VirtuFriends sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. RobotVRM asks for nothing beyond the download.
VirtuFriends ships an update weekly, RobotVRM every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VirtuFriends | RobotVRM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (54 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rene Labs | RobotVRM |
In-app purchases
VirtuFriends
- 10 Pages / Month$2.991 Month
- Generate 25 Pages Monthly$3.991 Month
- Generate 100 New Pages Weekly$3.997 Days
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- 300 Pages Weekly$5.997 Days
- Unlimited Messages7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Generate 100 Pages Monthly$9.991 Month
- 500 Pages Weekly$9.997 Days
- Generate 50 Pages Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Generate 300 Pages / Month$19.991 Month
- Generate 150 Monthly Pages$19.991 Month
- 500 Pages Monthly$29.991 Month
- 15 Pages$2.99
- Generate 50 Pages$9.99
- Generate 150 pages$24.99
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- Generate 300 Pages$34.99
RobotVRM
No in-app purchases
