Comparison

Fictional vs InPlay

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

InPlay

Engage with compelling drama and shape your own narrative through impactful choices. Build relationships with characters and influence the story's direction in this immersive interactive experience.

Highlights
  • High-quality drama resources
  • Deep interactive experience
  • Choice-driven storylines
  • Immersive gameplay
  • Character relationship building
Features
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Discover diverse narrative entertainment, including curated interactive tales, character adventures, mystery storylines and creative journeys. Powered by AI, virtual characters respond naturally to your inputs within defined story frameworks, allowing you to engage with thoughtfully crafted narratives. Watch It – Step Into Story Worlds Experience immersive structured story adventures. Interact with characters and take part in designed storylines to explore unique narrative journeys. Shape It – Guide Your Story Journey Every adventure features multiple narrative paths. Within preset story frameworks, you can interact with characters, influence plot directions and unlock different endings. All interactions follow platform content guidelines to deliver appropriate experiences. Change it – Join the Story Deepen your immersion in our product, then immerse yourself in canonical story settings to fashion wholly original, personalized narratives. By downloading and using this application, you agree to our Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fictional4 screens
InPlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

Fictional and InPlay both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of Fictional's written reviews are positive against 26% of InPlay's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 InPlay sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Fictional against 4.5 for InPlay. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 199 and 409 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Fictional's written reviews are positive against 26% of InPlay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fictional ships an update every 2 weeks, InPlay every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Fictional versus InPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFictionalInPlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (199 ratings)4.5 (409 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better25.5% of reviews
Number of ratings199409 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB97 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperPurpleSmartAI, INCVicoo

Customer experience

Fictional

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

InPlay

All ratings403 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive25.5%
Neutral36.2%
Negative38.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Fictional

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

InPlay

Subscriptions5
  • VIP Weekly Plan7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • VIP Monthly Plan11 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • VIP Monthly Plan23 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Pro plan-monthly1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Pro plan-yearly$149.991 Year
One-time5
  • 0.99 USD Package$0.99
  • 9.99 USD Package$9.99
  • 19.99 USD Package$19.99
Show 2 more
  • 29.99 USD Package$29.99
  • 49.99 USD Package$49.99

Questions

Is Fictional free?
Fictional is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is InPlay free?
InPlay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fictional or InPlay?
InPlay is rated higher. Fictional averages 4.4 out of 5 from 199 ratings, while InPlay averages 4.5 from 409 ratings.
Do Fictional or InPlay have ads?
Neither Fictional nor InPlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fictional or InPlay?
Fictional ships an update every 2 weeks, and InPlay every 3 weeks. Most recently, Fictional was updated on November 4, 2026 and InPlay on November 5, 2026.

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