A companion app is a mobile or web application built around a simulated relationship or ongoing conversation with a virtual character. Users interact through text, voice, or generated images, and the character typically remembers past exchanges and responds in an ongoing persona.
The category covers a wide range of products, from simple chatbots to more elaborate roleplay platforms, and the line between entertainment, companionship, and emotional support varies by user. Understanding how a given app stores conversations and what it does with that data is worth checking before investing time in one.
Also called: AI companion app, AI chatbot app, virtual companion, AI girlfriend app, roleplay chatbot
