Comparison

Character Agent vs Wraith.Chat

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

Head to head
About

Character Agent

This app allows users to engage in private AI chat with custom LLMs and manage advanced chat features. It supports creating character cards, lorebooks, and offers tools for home automation and content generation.

Highlights
  • Bring your own LLM API key
  • Create SillyTavern cards and Lorebooks
  • Unlimited personas
  • Advanced chat management
  • Remote MCP tool calls
  • Custom themes and UI
Features
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Private, native client for AI Chat with bring-your-own LLM, remote MCP tool calls, and custom themes. Optional AI FREE trial & subscriptions! Subscription agent helps you automatically create SillyTavern characters and Lorebooks. Unlimited personas. Advanced chat management, prompt control, and model parameters. SUBSCRIBER FEATURES • Generous LLM chat allotments and 128k limits, and even more chat allotment with premium • Remote MCP: Enable home automation, search, memories, documentation, and much more. • Agentic chat & character management: chat with AI to update chats and characters, or manage them (delete duplicates, summarize, etc.) FREE FEATURES • Bring your own LLM API key: supports custom and local API providers. • Cards: Create, import, and export SillyTavern card formats: PNG, json (all versions: v1/v2/v3) • Chat Launchers: Each card can have different settings. • Lorebooks: Multi-lorebook and Character Card lorebook support for complex worlds. • Personas: Manage multiple personas. • Migration: Import/Export chats (SillyTavern, Janitor, Chub, etc). • Memory: Free summarizer and freeform chat memories. • Themes: Dark/Light mode, Custom UI, Markdown and HTML inline chat support, and backgrounds. • Chat Management: Edit, duplicate, delete, swipe to regenerate, manage system prompts & presets. • Magic Wand: Stuck? Sleepy? Auto-generate your next user message for creative inspiration. • Storage: Secure iCloud sync or optional local-only mode. --- Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Wraith.Chat

Experience private AI conversations and custom character interactions entirely on your device. This app offers offline functionality, character creation, and memory persistence without cloud servers or data collection. Explore community-created characters and enjoy advanced customization tools.

Highlights
  • On-device AI processing
  • Offline functionality
  • Customizable AI characters
  • Character memory persistence
  • Community character hub
  • Multiple open-source AI models
  • On-device image generation
Features
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Wraith Chat runs AI entirely on your phone. No cloud servers, no data collection. Just private, powerful AI in your pocket. Completely Private: Your conversations never leave your device. No cloud, no servers, no analytics. Uninstall and everything is gone forever. Fast & Offline: Works without internet. AI runs directly on your phone's processor. No API calls, no monthly fees, no downtime. Custom Characters: Chat with unique AI personalities. Create your own characters with custom voices, scenarios, and personalities. Import character cards from SillyTavern and Chub. Character Hub: Browse community-created characters at wraith.chat or share your own. Submit your characters for review — approved creations go live for the whole community to enjoy. Character Memory: Your characters remember you across conversations. Facts about you and details they share about themselves persist between chats. View, edit, and manage memories in the character editor. Experimental feature — toggle on/off in Settings Multiple Models: Choose from a growing library of open-source models. From compact 1B to powerful 12B. Download only what you need. Generate Images: Premium feature for paid users. Create AI-generated images on-device with lightning-fast GPU inference. Control quality with adjustable generation steps. Save images to your Photos. Tap to view fullscreen. Your characters can draw scenes, portraits, anything you imagine. Interactive Games: Built-in challenge characters. Talk your way past the bouncer. Negotiate a raise with a CEO. Can you win? Wraith Originals: Custom fine-tuned personality models built exclusively for Wraith. Not system prompts — real personality baked into the model weights. Download them from the Models tab. Power User Tools: Full inference tuning (temperature, top-p, repeat penalty, thinking mode). Custom system prompt editor. Skip Meta Prompt toggle for advanced characters. Bulk delete conversations. Adjustable image generation steps. Total control, no restrictions. DEVICE REQUIREMENTS: iPhone with 4GB+ RAM (iPhone SE 2, iPhone X, or newer) iOS 16.0+ 2GB free storage (5GB+ recommended for larger models) PERFORMANCE BY DEVICE: Older iPhones (SE 2/3, iPhone X): Best with 1B-3B models Standard iPhones (11-13): Great with 3B-7B models Pro iPhones (14 Pro+): Excellent with all models up to 12B All AI processing happens 100% on your device. Larger models provide better quality but require more RAM. Image generation requires iOS 16.2+ and downloading a ~1.4GB model. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Character Agent4 screens
Wraith.Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Character Agent at every 5 days against Wraith.Chat's every 2 weeks. Character Agent also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1). Wraith.Chat's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Character Agent sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Wraith.Chat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. 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 — 4.9 for Character Agent against 5.0 for Wraith.Chat. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Character Agent has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Character Agent ships an update every 5 days, Wraith.Chat every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Character Agent versus Wraith.Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharacter AgentWraith.Chat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB61 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTrent RobbinsOphir Silverman

Customer experience

Character Agent

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Wraith.Chat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Character Agent

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Wraith.Chat

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro Access$49.99

Questions

Is Character Agent free?
Character Agent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wraith.Chat free?
Wraith.Chat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Character Agent or Wraith.Chat?
Wraith.Chat is rated higher. Character Agent averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Wraith.Chat averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Character Agent or Wraith.Chat have ads?
Neither Character Agent nor Wraith.Chat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Character Agent or Wraith.Chat?
Character Agent ships an update every 5 days, and Wraith.Chat every 2 weeks. Most recently, Character Agent was updated on October 5, 2026 and Wraith.Chat on October 5, 2026.

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