
Marcus Williams writes about AI companion apps for BeCraved, with a particular interest in privacy, safety, and what these platforms do with your data.

Muah AI's 2024 data breach exposed 1.9 million users' private prompts, and its best features cost up to $99.99 a month. We compared six honest alternatives on pricing, free tiers, NSFW policy, and privacy, with a clear winner for each use case.

Character.AI built its reputation on creative roleplay and massive character libraries, but it has real limitations that push users toward alternatives. The content filtering is strict, memory systems are shallow, and there's no meaningful relationship progression.