How it works
Users can design original AI characters, with unique names, voices and personality traits. Users can also choose characters on the Feed (the home screen with recommendations).
In the Stories digital choose-your-own-adventure format, the AI describes a scene, and the user chooses from set choices to progress the plot. Users can create a ‘livestream’ of a character talking about a specific topic, while the AvatarFX section features AI characters singing or speaking in photorealistic videos.
Social features include following creators, liking shared stories and resharing or remixing story highlights. A user can make a character they have created public so others can use it in their own stories, or share it on a separate app called Discord, so friends can interact with it there.
18+ accounts can text, voice or video chat with AI characters and join group chats with multiple people. They can choose different AI models e.g. faster or more thoughtful. They can call characters for real time conversations. An automated memory system helps the AI remember facts, and the Imagine Gallery creates images to illustrate scenes. Users earn a virtual currency called Charms through daily tasks to create extra images or skip adverts. A paid subscription, c.ai plus, offers faster responses.
Parental controls or safety settings available
Under 18s cannot use the app as a personal companion. Teenagers can share a weekly activity report with a parent’s email, though parents cannot set time limits or see chat text.
Users can:
• Mute specific words they don’t want the AI to use
• Hide specific character accounts from their Feed
• Block users
• Report content
• Opt out of personalised advertising
