Guides to AI companions

How to export your Character.AI chats and characters Request the export on web or mobile, know what arrives, and save your characters' definitions before anything changes. Is Character.AI shutting down? What the bankruptcy means for your chats What Character.AI has said about the sale, what could happen next, and a short checklist for your chats. How to use an AI companion on iPhone without the App Store Add a web companion to your Home Screen in Safari: four taps, no download, opens like an app. How to choose an AI companion app: 9 questions to ask Nine questions about memory, free limits, characters, voice, privacy and safety to ask any companion app. Looking for a Character.AI alternative?What's happening with Character.AI, and how to bring your character over. Can't download CHAI or PolyBuzz on iPhone?What the trackers report, and how to start on the web today. Looking for a Replika alternative?What Replika's own pages say, what NuraMate does differently, and how to move over.

How to create an AI character people want to talk to From one-line concept to personality, backstory, texting style and first message, with copyable examples. How to write a first message for your AI character, with 20 examples Five rules for a greeting that sets the scene, plus 20 examples across genres. What is a lorebook, and how do you write one? How keyword-triggered lore entries work, how to pick keywords, and example entries. AI character cards: what they are and how to use them The fields inside a card, V2 versus V3, writing tips, and importing a card step by step.

AI roleplay prompts: a template, 12 examples and steering tips The five parts of a good prompt, a copyable template, twelve examples and steering tips. 60 AI roleplay ideas for your next story Sixty safe-for-work scenario ideas in six genres, with opening lines and steering tips. Should you talk to AI about your feelings? An honest look Where talking to an AI can help, what it can't do, the signs it's stopped helping, and crisis lines. How to make an AI companion remember everything that matters Why companions forget, where each kind of fact belongs, a step-by-step routine, and what to check when it keeps forgetting.

Is your AI companion app private? A 10-point checklist Ten questions to ask any companion app about training, exports, deletion, ads and age checks.