What are the best Janitor AI alternatives?
For the biggest library of characters, try Character.AI. For full control on your own computer, try SillyTavern. For an app on your phone, try Talkie or Chai. For one companion who remembers you, try Kindroid or Nomi. For your characters in a whole town, try LifeSim.
Janitor AI is for adults, and most of these apps are 18+ too. LifeSim is rated 13+. Adult content does not come over into it.
We checked every fact on this page on October 23, 2026. We list each page that we used at the end. We make LifeSim, so LifeSim is on the list. We left out apps that are only for adult content.
Janitor AI alternatives compared
| App | Best for | Runs on | How you pay | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character.AI | Chat with characters made by users | Web, iPhone, Android | Free with ads. c.ai+ $9.99 a month. | 18+ on the App Store |
| SillyTavern | Full control, on your own computer | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android (Termux) | Free and open source. You pay for the AI model you connect. | No age rule stated |
| Talkie | Characters made by users | Web, iPhone, Android | Free. Paid plans from $9.99 a month. | 18+ on the App Store |
| Chai | Many short chats with bots made by users | Android, and Chai Web | Free. Pro on the web $9.99 a week. | 18+ |
| Kindroid | A companion that you design | Web, iPhone, Android | Free trial. $15.99 a month. | 18+ |
| Nomi | Companions with memory, group chats | Web, iPhone, Android | Free. Standard plan $15.99 a month. | 18+ on the App Store |
| LifeSim | Your characters, living in a real city | Any browser, iPhone | Free. Nothing to buy. | 13+ |
Each alternative in short
1. Character.AI
Character.AI is the biggest app of characters made by users. You find characters from almost any show, book, or game. It is free with ads, and c.ai+ costs $9.99 a month. Since November 25, 2025, users under 18 can no longer chat freely there.
2. SillyTavern
SillyTavern is free, open-source software that you install yourself. It is a chat screen for characters. You connect it to an AI model: a paid service, or a model on your own computer. It reads character cards, so the cards from Chub work in it. It takes some setup.
3. Talkie
Talkie is a character chat app. On iPhone it is called Talkie Lab. It also runs on the web at talkie-ai.com and on Android. It is free, and paid plans start at $9.99 a month on the App Store. The App Store rates it 18+.
4. Chai
Chai is a big app of chatbots made by users. Chai Web is a separate site, and it does not share data with the app. On October 24, 2026, the iPhone app was not on the US App Store. Chai is free to start, and Pro on the web costs $9.99 a week or $159.99 a year. Australia's eSafety guide lists Chai as 18+.
5. Kindroid
In Kindroid, you make one character and choose its name, personality, backstory, look, and voice. It remembers past chats. It is a subscription, at $15.99 a month on the App Store. You must be 18 or older.
6. Nomi
Nomi is a companion app with a focus on memory. You can make more than one Nomi and put them in a group chat. It is free to start. The Standard plan is $15.99 a month on the App Store.
7. LifeSim
LifeSim is our game. It is a life sim, not a chat app. The people live in a real city on a 3D map. They have homes, jobs, and friends, and they remember what you told them. You can import a character from another app, and it becomes one of them. It is free, in the browser and on iPhone.
What Janitor AI does well
Janitor AI has a large library of characters made by users, for roleplay chat. It runs on the web. On iPhone, its app is called Janitor: Interactive Stories. It is free, and Janitor+ costs $12.99 a month on the App Store.
Its help center says the site is only for people over 18. The App Store rates the app 18+.
LifeSim vs Janitor AI
In Janitor AI, a character lives in a chat. In LifeSim, the person has a home on a real street, on a map you can zoom into. They go to work and come back. Their friends hear what you said, because people talk.
LifeSim is not for adult roleplay. It is a life sim for 13 and up. If that is what you want from Janitor AI, stay there.
Bring your Janitor AI character with you
You don't have to start from zero. Copy the character's text and take screenshots of the profile. Paste both in the LifeSim builder, under Import a character. LifeSim writes the character as a person in your new life: a name, an age, a job, a past, a life goal, and who they are to you. It draws their looks in its own style.
Your chats and memories stay in Janitor AI. Sexual content never comes over, because LifeSim is rated 13+. Read how to bring a Janitor AI character into LifeSim.
Your first week in LifeSim
You pick a city. Any city, on a real map of Earth. You give your character a name and a reason to be there. Then you step out onto a real street, and there are people on it.
They’re not waiting for you. They have jobs to get to, homes to go back to, friends they see on Fridays. Say hi to one of them, in your own words, and they answer in theirs. Tell them something and they keep it. Tell their friend something and it gets around.
By the end of the week you have a place you go in the mornings, someone you’re avoiding, and someone you’re not. One player once stayed for thirteen hours straight. We checked.
LifeSim is a free game, in the browser and on iPhone. No ads and nothing to buy. Season 1 is in beta.
Questions
What is the best Janitor AI alternative?
Character.AI is the closest, with many characters made by users. SillyTavern gives you the most control, if you can set it up. Kindroid and Nomi are better for one companion.
Is there a free Janitor AI alternative?
Yes. Character.AI, Talkie, Chai, and Nomi are free to start, with paid plans. SillyTavern is free software, but you pay for the AI model. LifeSim is free, with nothing to buy.
Is there a Janitor AI alternative for teens?
LifeSim is rated 13+. Character.AI accepts teens, but not for open chat since November 2025. The other apps here are 18+.
Can I bring my Janitor AI character to LifeSim?
Yes. Copy the character’s text and take screenshots, then paste both in the LifeSim builder. Read how to bring a Janitor AI character into LifeSim.
Does LifeSim run in the browser?
Yes, at play.lifesim.com, on a computer or a phone. There is also an iPhone app. See Character AI alternatives for more chat apps.
Sources
- Janitor: Interactive Stories on the App Store
- Janitor AI Help: content about minors
- Character.AI on the App Store
- TechCrunch: Character.AI ends open chat for minors
- SillyTavern on GitHub
- Talkie Lab on the App Store
- Talkie
- Chai FAQ
- Chai AI: pricing
- Apple lookup for the CHAI app in the US
- eSafety guide: Chai
- Chai Research: official site
- Kindroid on the App Store
- Kindroid: official site
- Nomi on the App Store
- Nomi: official site