According to AlphaMoat, in 2026-09 the AI app AI Friends saw 9,989 downloads over the last 30 days (-72.9% MoM) — ranked #1,391 of 2,878 AI apps, and #147 of 254 in Characters & Fun; its top market is Bangladesh (14.4% of downloads).
This is an AI companionship app built around creatable virtual characters, where users can pick from existing characters of different personalities or set a name, avatar, greeting, and visibility themselves; characters interact via text, voice, and roleplay scenarios.
An interactive community where you can create and immersively chat with different virtual characters.
+ CompareCreate a persona and build a following in a social simulation.
+ CompareA companion community for chatting and interactive adventures around anime and game characters.
+ CompareChats with custom characters and advances branching fantasy stories together.
+ CompareProvide emotional companionship and role-play that remembers preferences.
+ CompareA smart assistant for Q&A, text work, and image creation.
+ CompareData month: 2026-09 · Downloads and in-app purchase revenue are third-party estimates (trailing 30-day window), aggregated monthly. Revenue covers App Store and Google Play in-app purchases (including subscriptions) only — excluding Android app stores in mainland China and other payment channels such as web subscriptions. See methodology.