Comparison

Pretend AI vs Bogle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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. Say what you never said to your ex. Rehearse the hard conversation before you have it. Hear what a friend, a parent, or a character would text back. Brainstorm with your boss before you actually do, practice asking HR for raise before you go into the meeting - absolutely anyone you can think of - you can even talk to your fictional character to see what they'd say. 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 1. Create custom personas in minutes 2. Choose relationship types like friend, crush, ex, partner, family, mentor, colleague, or your own custom label 3. Set communication styles and personality traits 4. Choose how they text: one message at a time, a burst of short ones, or a mix 5. Add backstory and shared context for more realistic replies 6. Pick a realism level: Realistic, Softer, or Idealized 7. Keep separate chats for different personas 8. Add context mid-conversation to shape future replies 9. Let a persona text you first now and then, if you turn it on 10. 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. Personas remember everything you have said in a chat, so replies build on your history instead of starting over. 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 Personas that text first use notifications scheduled on your phone, never a server 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

Bogle

Features
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Stories that text back. Bogle is an interactive chat fiction app where your choices shape what happens next. Create your own story, discover stories from other creators, and step into living conversations that keep moving. β€’ Create playable chat stories with characters, a premise, style, and story rules. β€’ Reply in your own words or choose a suggested response. β€’ Watch characters react, remember what happened, and carry the story forward. β€’ Discover public stories, save favorites, follow creators, and continue where you left off. β€’ Get notifications when a living story has something new to say. β€’ Keep stories private, public, or unlisted when you share them. β€’ Manage your profile, blocks, reports, data export, and account deletion in the app. Bogle uses AI-assisted story generation. AI output can be incomplete or unexpected, so review a story before sharing it. You keep ownership of your content and agree to follow Bogle’s Terms and Community Guidelines. Bogle is for ages 13 and up.

Screenshots

Pretend AI4 screens
Bogle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bogle at none against Pretend AI's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Pretend AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Bogle asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Pretend AI versus Bogle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPretend AIBogle
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size29 MB19 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKareena RogersIbrahim Suid

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pretend AI

Subscriptions2
  • Pretend AI Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pretend AI Pro Annual$29.991 Year
None

Bogle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pretend AI free?
Pretend AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bogle free?
Bogle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pretend AI or Bogle have ads?
Neither Pretend AI nor Bogle shows ads.

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