26official sources checked for this route

37public review signals categorized

2026-08-09latest source date in this view

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Privacy signals

AI companion privacy and data-deletion signals to check before uploading.

Use these signals to verify what data is collected, what deletion route exists, how account closure differs from billing cancellation, and what official privacy pages say before sharing private details.

Photo upload checklist Account vs data deletion All review signals

Current signal count

CategoryPrivacy / Data sharing / Data deletion / Platform mismatch
Signals tracked8
Apps represented6
Use caseUse these as questions to verify before paying.

How to read this page

These are short signal summaries with links back to sources. They are not review-text republication and they are not final proof. They tell you what to verify in official pricing, help, terms, store listings, and checkout.

Privacy / Data sharing / Data deletion / Platform mismatch late checks

What this signal category should make you verify first.

Use the pattern as a pre-pay checklist, then open the source and the official route behind the same issue.

It felt private enough

Account deletion, data deletion, and billing are separate checks.

Before uploading photos, voice, or private stories, check export, deletion, retention, training/use language, and payment records.

ReplikaPlatform mismatch: Subscription restore after account changes

A Google Play reviewer liked memory features but said paid access became difficult after deleting and recreating a companion.

Google Play / High signal / 7 related items

Check data deletion Open app checklist Open source

Cancel later sounded easy

The exit route mattered after the payment.

Find the billing platform, renewal date, refund limits, and whether deleting the app or account actually cancels billing.

ReplikaPlatform mismatch: Subscription restore after account changes

A Google Play reviewer liked memory features but said paid access became difficult after deleting and recreating a companion.

Google Play / High signal / 1 related item

Open cancellation checks Open app checklist Open source

These cards are paraphrased source patterns. They are not copied review text, not hands-on test claims, and not a recommendation to pay.

App briefs

What this category should make you check first.

Locked media

Illustrative, not official UI.

Candy AI

1 signals

Token pressure, visual-feature cost, refund clarity, and billing expectations.

First source type: Official Privacy
Highest severity shown: Medium
Best next step: Run the 30-day calculator with image-heavy settings, then check official pricing.

Open Candy AI notes Estimate cost

Memory-first

Illustrative, not official UI.

Nomi

1 signals

Memory quality, persona consistency, cancellation clarity, and privacy controls.

First source type: Official Privacy
Highest severity shown: Medium
Best next step: Compare memory fit against media-heavy alternatives, then verify current billing terms.

Open Nomi notes Estimate cost

Worldbuilder

Illustrative, not official UI.

Kindroid

1 signals

Memory, add-ons, support, image consistency, and cancellation clarity.

First source type: Official Legal
Highest severity shown: Medium
Best next step: Check plan limits and add-ons, then compare against Nomi and Replika.

Open Kindroid notes Estimate cost

Daily companion

Illustrative, not official UI.

Replika

2 signals

Renewal clarity, privacy, feature expectations, support, and app-store platform mismatch.

First source type: Google Play
Highest severity shown: High
Best next step: Verify cancellation route for your signup platform before subscribing.

Open Replika notes Estimate cost

Build-your-type

Illustrative, not official UI.

HeyGF

1 signals

Builder expectations, coin use, renewal clarity, refund limits, cancellation path, and privacy/data controls.

First source type: Official Privacy
Highest severity shown: Medium
Best next step: Use the Cost & Subscription Hub first, then check HeyGF official terms and checkout before paying.

Open HeyGF notes Estimate cost

Plan + tokens

Illustrative, not official UI.

GirlfriendGPT

1 signals

Free-message limit, current checkout price, monthly credit reset, renewal, refund limits, cancellation path, privacy, and six-year retention wording.

First source type: Official Privacy
Highest severity shown: High
Best next step: Use the limited free messages to test fit, then capture the exact live upgrade price, billing period, monthly credits, renewal date, processor, and cancellation route before paying.

Open GirlfriendGPT notes Estimate cost

Signal list

Short summaries and source links.

Replika / Google Play

Subscription restore after account changes

A Google Play reviewer liked memory features but said paid access became difficult after deleting and recreating a companion.

Severity: High. Date: 2024-10-06. Notes: Store review signal checked 2026-06-30; official help confirms platform-specific subscription management.

Open source

GirlfriendGPT / Official Privacy

Conversation data, erasure rights, and retention

Official privacy wording covers discussions with AI companions and technical data, provides erasure rights, and says personal information is usually kept for six years after account closure.

Severity: High. Date: 2026-07-15. Notes: Use in privacy and deletion checks. Do not claim account closure immediately deletes every copy or overrides legal retention.

Open source

Candy AI / Official Privacy

Deletion request and retention limits

Official privacy wording describes deletion requests and longer retention for some transactional or legally required records.

Severity: Medium. Date: 2026-07-03. Notes: Use as an official-source prompt before photo uploads or media-heavy use. Do not claim every record is removed immediately.

Open source

Nomi / Official Privacy

Account deletion route

Official privacy wording says account deletion through Account Settings starts personal-information deletion subject to stated limits.

Severity: Medium. Date: 2026-07-03. Notes: Use with Nomi's memory-first positioning. Remind users to check current policy before sharing sensitive context.

Open source

HeyGF / Official Privacy

Messages, media, retention, and deletion

Official privacy wording covers messages, AI responses, images/media, usage data, retention, sharing, and deletion request rights.

Severity: Medium. Date: 2026-07-03. Notes: Use for visual/media privacy checks. Do not imply a stronger deletion outcome than the policy states.

Open source

Kindroid / Official Legal

Legal and privacy route

Official legal/privacy wording covers content and data categories, service providers, analytics providers, account termination, and privacy rights.

Severity: Medium. Date: 2026-07-03. Notes: Use current legal page instead of the older 404 privacy URL.

Open source

Replika / Official Privacy

Account deletion and provider deletion instructions

Official privacy wording describes account deletion in settings, deletion requests, sensitive-information cautions, and provider deletion instructions.

Severity: Medium. Date: 2026-07-03. Notes: Use with Replika's platform-billing checks because account deletion and subscription cancellation are separate.

Open source

talkie / Official Privacy

Retention, requests, and ad sharing choices

Official privacy wording describes retention, deletion requests, opt-out choices, targeted-ad sharing, minors rules, and California categories.

Severity: Medium. Date: 2026-07-03. Notes: Research-only until a Talkie page exists. Official anchors are now confirmed.

Open source

Verification rules

Use this category as a pre-pay checklist.

Separate account deletion, data deletion, and subscription cancellation.Check whether photos, messages, generated media, memories, and payment records are handled differently.Look for retention wording after account closure or deletion request.Verify official privacy pages before uploading private photos or details.Treat public signals as prompts for official privacy-source verification.

Next routes

Turn signals into a decision path.

Account vs data deletionSeparate billing, account closure, app deletion, and stored-data requests.Photo upload privacy checklistUse this before sharing photos or intimate details.Privacy tool limitsKnow what privacy tools cannot fix inside an AI companion app.Privacy-sensitive picksChoose by data path and deletion clarity before features.Before you get attachedCheck what may be hard to reverse before sharing data.

Browse this cluster

Keep the check connected.

A single page rarely covers the whole decision. Move through the related guide, tool, comparison, and signal routes before opening checkout.

Public Review Signals

Short categorized signals with source links, not bulk-republished reviews.

Browse all guides

Start from hidden costs, locked photos, AI sexting cost, credits, refunds, private uploads, or cancellation.

Methodology

How Companion Cost separates official facts, public signals, and interpretation.

Take the 60-second check

Get a next-step route based on your cost, privacy, and feature tradeoffs.

Next checks

Do not stop at one page.

The real risk usually sits across price, tokens, cancellation, refund wording, privacy, and public signals. Use the next check that matches what still feels uncertain.

Photo upload privacy checklist

Check uploaded photos, generated media, retention, support paths, and deletion before sharing.

Before uploading a photo

Check storage, deletion, support path, and sensitive-data tradeoffs first.

Privacy checklist

Use the privacy and data deletion checklist before sharing personal details.

Account deletion vs data deletion

Know what may remain separate from canceling a subscription.