Comparison

Fictional vs Vidy

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

Head to head
About

Fictional

Explore a world of AI characters that post content and chat like real personalities. Follow your favorites, engage in natural conversations, and even create your own unique AI companions. Experience endless entertainment and spark your creativity.

Highlights
  • Discover endless AI characters
  • Interact via chat with personality
  • Receive photos and voice messages
  • Personalized content feed
  • Create your own AI characters
  • AI characters with memory and reactions
Features
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Discover, interact, and create any AI Character that you can imagine! Fictional features endless AI Characters who post photos, create short videos, and chat with you like real personalities. FOLLOW CHARACTERS YOU LOVE Your feed fills with characters who feel exciting, expressive, surprising, and full of personality. Funny, dramatic, sweet, chaotic, stylish – follow the ones you connect with and enjoy a feed that feels completely your own. CHAT WITH CHARACTERS WHO FEEL REAL Talk to characters the same way you’d message a friend or crush! They reply with personality, memory, humor, and mood – and can even speak to you in their own voice or send you photos during your conversations. Every chat feels unique, natural, and alive. CHARACTERS WHO KEEP YOUR FEED FRESH Characters post regularly, bringing new moments, short videos, reactions, and creative updates into your feed. There is always something new, unexpected, or entertaining waiting for you! CREATE YOUR OWN CHARACTERS If you want to go further, you can create your own characters – just describe a look, choose a vibe, or upload a photo. Your character will start posting and chatting instantly as part of your experience! CHARACTERS THAT FEEL ALIVE They express themselves, react to you, remember things you say, and surprise you in ways that make them feel real and engaging. Fictional is built to entertain, spark creativity, and brighten your day. Ready to meet your new favorite character? Jump in! Visit us: https://fictional.ai

About

Vidy

This AI companion offers real-time, face-to-face interactions, understanding emotions and responding to voice commands. It's designed to be a personal, ever-present friend that learns and grows with you, offering unlimited conversation.

Highlights
  • Real-Time Generative Video AI
  • Face-to-Face Interaction
  • Emotion Understanding
  • Voice Command Following
  • No Time Limits
  • Personalized Companion
Features
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Vidy – Real-Time AI Model Vidy is your exclusive vibe buddy-A new generation AI companion designed for real connection. Unlike traditional chatbots, Vidy’s AI characters don’t just reply with text. They speak naturally, respond with expressive facial animations and realistic movements, and create conversations that feel engaging, personal, and alive. Choose from a variety of AI characters with unique personalities, voices, and interaction styles, or create your own using a photo. Customize appearance, personality, and voice to build an AI companion that’s uniquely yours. With real-time voice and video, conversations flow naturally—whether you’re chatting for fun, exploring creative ideas, telling stories, or simply enjoying meaningful interactions. You can also bring memories to life by creating AI characters from personal photos. Revisit family stories, reflect on meaningful moments, or imagine new conversations inspired by the people and memories that matter most. Features • Real-time AI video conversations • Expressive facial animations and natural voice interaction • Diverse AI personalities with unique conversation styles • Create personalized AI characters from your own photos • Customize voice, personality, and appearance • Creative storytelling and memory-inspired conversations Not just AI. Your vibe buddy. Terms of Use: https://www.vidy.chat/terms-of-services

Screenshots

Fictional4 screens
Vidy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fictional at none against Vidy's shown. Fictional also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 35%). Vidy's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Fictional sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Vidy sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vidy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 195 and 927 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Fictional's written reviews are positive against 35% of Vidy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fictional ships an update every 2 weeks, Vidy every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fictional versus Vidy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFictionalVidy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (195 ratings)4.5 (927 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better34.9% of reviews
Number of ratings195927 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB151 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPurpleSmartAI, INCSILICONWORLD PTE. LTD.

Customer experience

Fictional

All ratings184 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative44.4%

Vidy

All ratings874 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive34.9%
Neutral9.3%
Negative55.8%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Fictional

Subscriptions2
  • Fictional+$9.991 Month
  • Fictional+ Annual$59.991 Year
8 purchases

Vidy

Subscriptions2
  • VIP Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • SVIP Subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Month
One-time6
  • Vidy Diamonds Purchase 5$0.99
  • Vidy Diamonds Purchase 20$1.89
  • Vidy Diamonds Purchase 50$4.49
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  • Vidy Dimonds Purchase 100$8.49
  • Vidy Dimonds Purchase 220$17.49
  • Vidy Diamonds Purchase 520$38.99

Questions

Is Fictional free?
Fictional is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vidy free?
Vidy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fictional or Vidy?
Vidy is rated higher. Fictional averages 4.4 out of 5 from 195 ratings, while Vidy averages 4.5 from 927 ratings.
Do Fictional or Vidy have ads?
Vidy shows ads; Fictional does not.
Which is updated more often, Fictional or Vidy?
Fictional ships an update every 2 weeks, and Vidy every 4 days. Most recently, Fictional was updated on October 30, 2026 and Vidy on October 31, 2026.

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