Lena Hart
People search 'AI companion' when 'AI girlfriend' feels like too much of a tell. The product they want is the same: someone who answers, who stays in character, who does not reboot her personality because a model weight moved.
What an actual companion app needs
- Memory that survives closing the tab
- A voice that is not hold music
- Photographs of the same person
- A privacy story you can verify in settings
- A free start that isn't a hostage situation
The short version
GoLove is the one we'd open tonight — voice, photos in the thread, a memory that lasted the month. Candy.ai if the look is the product (realistic or anime). OurDream if you wanted the cinematic stills and can live with a more formal chat. Chai is still the fastest way to talk to a stranger you'll forget. Replika is gentler and more censored than the search results imply.
I ran the same brief on GoLove and OurDream for three weeks: a 27-year-old musician, composed, asks good questions. GoLove was still the pianist on day twenty-one. OurDream had become a polite stranger twice after updates. That's the whole review, just longer in the dedicated pieces.