AI girlfriend apps in numbers
How many AI girlfriend and companion apps there are, how fast new ones arrive, which are the biggest and how many are no longer being updated. Counted from the App Store every day, not estimated.
The short answer: There are at least 338 AI girlfriend and companion apps on Apple's US App Store as of 12 November 2026, from 311 developers. 142 of them were first released in 2026 and 80 in 2025. The ten biggest hold 93.7% of all ratings, and 22% have not been updated in over a year.
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How many there are, and how fast they arrive
Of the 338 AI companion apps on Apple's US App Store on 12 November 2026, 142 were first released in 2026 so far, 80 in 2025 and 54 in 2024. Apps that have since been removed are not counted, so the earlier years were busier than they look here.
| First released in | Apps still on the store |
|---|---|
| 2021 and earlier | 17 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 42 |
| 2024 | 54 |
| 2025 | 80 |
| 2026 (so far) | 142 |
311 developers are behind the 338 apps. Some publish several: 传立 甘 (5), Sho Fujimoto (4), Daniel Lasek (3) and NEW VERSION LIMITED (3).
The biggest apps
By number of App Store ratings in the United States, the largest are Character AI: Chat, Talk, Text (561,400 ratings), Replika - AI Companion Chat (227,663 ratings) and Winked: Choose, Flirt, Love (27,604 ratings). The ten biggest apps hold 93.7% of all ratings, and the median app has 10. Ratings are a rough guide to how many people have used an app, not a download count.
| App | Developer | Ratings | Stars | Released | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character AI: Chat, Talk, Text (our review) | Character Technologies, Inc. | 561,400 | 4.3 | May 2023 | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Replika - AI Companion Chat (our review) | Luka, Inc. | 227,663 | 4.4 | Mar 2017 | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Winked: Choose, Flirt, Love | Supercharge Mobile Corp. | 27,604 | 4.7 | Dec 2021 | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Sakura - Chat with AI Bots (our review) | Sakura AI, LLC | 22,625 | 4.8 | Sep 2023 | 23 May 2024 |
| Blushed - Romance Choices | MILOSERVE ENTERPRISES LTD | 11,397 | 4.8 | Oct 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 |
| Ai Girlfriend :Virtual Chatbot | Green & Red LLC | 6,211 | 4.4 | Apr 2024 | 10 Sep 2026 |
| PLAI: AI Character Chat | ANDREW WEDD | 5,696 | 4.5 | Feb 2023 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| My Virtual Boyfriend - AI BF | EKHED KO, OSOO | 5,512 | 4.3 | Jun 2015 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| AI Boyfriend Chat: iBoy | LABANE CORP. LTD | 4,949 | 4.5 | May 2021 | 1 Jul 2026 |
| SynClub: AI Story & Roleplay | HICLUB, INC. | 4,057 | 4.6 | Mar 2023 | 10 Nov 2026 |
| MeetAI：Chat with AI Friend | Chengdu Yongyi Technology Co., Ltd. | 3,784 | 4.7 | Apr 2023 | 23 Sep 2026 |
| WaifuChat: AI Anime Fantasy | Disco Labs LLC | 3,748 | 4.6 | May 2023 | 3 Aug 2026 |
| J.AI - AI Friends Chat | Shaanxi Ming Lei Ou Network Technology Co.LTD | 3,117 | 4.3 | Jan 2024 | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Nomi: AI Companion with a Soul (our review) | AI GLIMPSE INC | 3,026 | 4.6 | Jul 2023 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Dokichat – Romantic AI Chat | Mengma Stars (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd. | 2,775 | 4.1 | Sep 2024 | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Dippy: Chat with AI characters | impel intelligence, Inc | 2,454 | 4.3 | Mar 2024 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| AI Boyfriend Chat - Husby | Weappico Limited | 2,333 | 4.7 | May 2023 | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Him - AI Boyfriend Chat | DOUBLE Y INC. | 2,038 | 4.6 | Oct 2025 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| Romantic AI Girlfriend Chat | Just Web It Oy | 1,939 | 4.3 | Jan 2022 | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Talk.AI - Chat with Characters | B & E Machine Co., Inc. | 1,719 | 4.4 | Dec 2024 | 21 Oct 2026 |
| AI Girlfriend - MyGirl | cloudmakerlab pte ltd | 1,638 | 4.6 | Jun 2023 | 28 Nov 2024 |
| Fantasy AI - Character Chat | Alexis Tuil | 1,612 | 3.8 | Mar 2024 | 29 May 2025 |
| Plotto - AI Character Chat | ModTree Technology Limited | 1,553 | 4.9 | Feb 2025 | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Baebot: AI Character & Chat | Ramesh Gajera | 1,429 | 4.0 | Feb 2026 | 16 Sep 2026 |
| AIBoy - Virtual AI Boyfriend | TEQUILAB LP | 1,329 | 4.8 | Feb 2025 | 26 Oct 2026 |
Ratings and stars are Apple’s figures for the United States store. Listed, not reviewed: an app being here is not a recommendation. The ones we have tested link to our review.
50 apps (15%) have no ratings at all, 76% have fewer than 100, and 27 have 1,000 or more. Among the 100 apps with at least 50 ratings, the median score is 4.5 stars.
Kept up, or left behind
22% of them have not been updated in over a year, while 36% were updated in the last 30 days and 57% in the last 90. Counted on 12 November 2026. An app that has gone a year without an update still takes payments; it is worth checking the date on the store page before subscribing.
Age ratings
84% carry Apple's 17+ age rating, and 8% are rated 12+. The rating is the one the developer's answers produce on Apple's form. The store data does not show what an app charges inside it, so prices are not counted here; our cost guide covers the apps we review.
Questions people ask
How many AI girlfriend apps are there?
At least 338 on Apple's US App Store on 12 November 2026: apps that present themselves as an AI girlfriend, boyfriend, companion or character chat, from 311 different developers. The real total is higher. This counts only what 12 store searches return, and web-only apps, which include most of the explicit ones, are not in any app store.
How fast is the number of AI girlfriend apps growing?
Of the 338 AI companion apps on Apple's US App Store on 12 November 2026, 142 were first released in 2026 so far, 80 in 2025 and 54 in 2024. Apps that have since been removed are not counted, so the earlier years were busier than they look here.
What is the most popular AI girlfriend app?
By number of App Store ratings in the United States, the largest are Character AI: Chat, Talk, Text (561,400 ratings), Replika - AI Companion Chat (227,663 ratings) and Winked: Choose, Flirt, Love (27,604 ratings). The ten biggest apps hold 93.7% of all ratings, and the median app has 10. Ratings are a rough guide to how many people have used an app, not a download count.
Are AI girlfriend apps still being updated?
22% of them have not been updated in over a year, while 36% were updated in the last 30 days and 57% in the last 90. Counted on 12 November 2026.
What age rating do AI girlfriend apps have?
84% carry Apple's 17+ age rating, and 8% are rated 12+. The rating is the one the developer's answers produce on Apple's form.
How this is counted, and what it leaves out
Once a day we run 12 searches on Apple’s United States App Store (“ai girlfriend”, “ai companion”, “ai boyfriend” and similar), which returned 864 different apps on 12 November 2026. We keep the ones whose name or description presents them as an AI girlfriend, boyfriend, companion or character chat, and drop dating apps, study and work assistants, art generators and games. That left 338. The filter is keywords, so a few borderline apps will be on the wrong side of it.
It is a floor, not a total. Each search returns 200 apps at most, only the US store is counted, and Google Play is not included. Web-only apps are missing entirely, and those include most of the adult apps we review and rank. An app removed from the store disappears from the count, so earlier years look quieter than they were. Dates, ratings and age ratings are Apple’s own.
