Comparison

Pretend AI vs vibeside

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

Head to head
About

Pretend AI

Features
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Create the chat you wish you could have. Pretend AI lets you build a fictional persona and simulate realistic text-message conversations in their voice. Create someone based on a real person, an imaginary character, a celebrity-inspired archetype, or a totally original personality. Choose how they communicate, define their traits, add shared history, and decide how realistic you want them to feel. Then start texting. What you can do Create custom personas in minutes Choose relationship types like friend, crush, ex, partner, family, mentor, colleague, or your own custom label Set communication styles and personality traits Add backstory and shared context for more realistic replies Pick a realism level: Realistic, Softer, or Idealized Keep separate chats for different personas Add context mid-conversation to shape future replies Customize the look of each conversation with different chat themes Designed to feel like texting Pretend AI is built around a message-thread experience, so chats feel familiar, lightweight, and easy to come back to. Whether you want closure, creativity, comfort, roleplay, or curiosity, you can shape the conversation your way. Private by design No account required Your saved conversations stay on your device Persona photos stay on your device Only the minimum conversation context needed to generate a reply is sent for AI response generation Free and Pro Free users can send up to 20 messages per day. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited messages. Pretend AI is for entertainment and creative exploration. Personas are fictional simulations and do not represent real people’s actual thoughts, feelings, or responses. EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service - https://www.super-even.com/pretendai-tos Privacy Policy - https://www.super-even.com/pretendai-privacy-policy

About

vibeside

Engage in interactive storytelling and creative expression with AI characters. Design unique worlds, generate images and videos, and personalize your chat experience. Discover and share creations with a vibrant community.

Highlights
  • AI character chat
  • World and character creation
  • AI image and video generation
  • Customizable chat interface
  • Community content feed
  • Profile personalization
Features
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VibeSide is a creative AI chat app for interactive characters, storytelling, and creative expression. Chat with fictional characters, create your own worlds, and bring your ideas to life with built-in AI creation tools. CHAT YOUR WAY • Chat with AI characters in a clean, modern interface • Create stories, worlds, and unique characters • Customize chat bubbles, fonts, wallpapers, and themes • Discover community creations in the For You feed CREATE • Build original characters with personalities, portraits, and backstories • Generate AI images and videos • Save, remix, and organize your creations • Explore creations shared by the community PERSONALIZE • Customize your profile • Keep your chats, characters, and media organized • Choose what you share publicly and what stays private PREMIUM & GEMS VibeSide is free to download. Optional in-app purchases include Gem packs for AI image and video generation, along with Premium subscriptions that unlock additional features. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions anytime in your Apple ID account settings. IMPORTANT • Internet connection and a VibeSide account required • AI-generated responses may be inaccurate or unexpected • Public content is moderated and must follow our Community Guidelines • You must be at least 13 years old to use VibeSide Questions or feedback: hello@vibeside.ai Privacy: vibeside.ai/privacy Terms: vibeside.ai/terms Community Guidelines: vibeside.ai/guidelines

Screenshots

Pretend AI4 screens
vibeside4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pretend AI at none against vibeside's shown. Pretend AI also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, 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. Pretend AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and vibeside sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Pretend AI versus vibeside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPretend AIvibeside
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB42 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKareena Rogerscaelan dailey

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pretend AI

Subscriptions2
  • Pretend AI Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pretend AI Pro Annual$29.991 Year
7 purchases

vibeside

Subscriptions2
  • VibeSide Plus$9.991 Month
  • VibeSide Pro$29.991 Month
One-time5
  • 100 Gems$0.99
  • 525 Gems$4.99
  • 1,100 Gems$9.99
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  • 2,300 Gems$19.99
  • 6,000 Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Pretend AI free?
Pretend AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is vibeside free?
vibeside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pretend AI or vibeside have ads?
vibeside shows ads; Pretend AI does not.

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