According to AlphaMoat, in 2026-08 the AI app AI Friends saw 31,623 downloads over the last 30 days (+36.5% MoM) — ranked #831 of 2,329 AI apps, and #107 of 280 in Characters & Fun; its top market is Vietnam (53.3% 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.
Browse various AI companions; customize a character's name, avatar, and opening greeting; generate a character avatar with text-to-image prompts; set a character as private or public; make voice calls with characters; play romantic or fantasy story roles; continue dialogue based on context and user tone.
An interactive community where you can create and immersively chat with different virtual characters.
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+ CompareData month: 2026-08 · Downloads and revenue are third-party estimates (trailing 30-day window), aggregated monthly. See methodology.