This site compares AI chat and companion apps, several of which allow adult content. You must be 18 or older to continue.
Continuing means you confirm your age and agree to the terms & disclosures and the privacy policy of this site.Janitor AI and Character.AI look alike: a feed of community characters and a chat window. The difference is the rulebook. One lets adults write anything legal; the other filters romance and explicit content for everyone.
Read on each company’s official pages and US App Store listing. Prices are US in-app prices unless stated.
| Fact | Janitor AI |  Character.AI |
|---|---|---|
| Run by | JanitorAI, Inc. | Character Technologies, Inc., United States |
| Cost in US dollars | Free; Janitor+ $12.99/month (US App Store in-app price) | Free; (c.ai) lite $4.99/month; c.ai+ $9.99/month or $94.99/year (US App Store in-app prices) |
| Without paying | Unlimited chats with standard models, context of about 9k tokens | Unlimited messaging with ads |
| Adult content | Allowed for adults | Not allowed |
| Pictures | Not advertised | No |
| Voice | Not advertised | Yes |
| Memory | About 9k tokens of context on the free tier; Janitor+ advertises 5x more context | Limited; better memory is one of the selling points of the paid tiers |
| Facts checked on | Oct 8, 2026 | Oct 8, 2026 |
Character.AI filters sexual content for every user, and since late 2025 it no longer lets under-18s have open-ended chats. Janitor AI is adults-only; on its website, characters with sexual or romantic themes are allowed when tagged “Limitless”. Its mobile app starts in a safe mode and only shows NSFW content after you switch on a setting from the website.
Both are usable for free. Character.AI offers unlimited messages with ads, plus (c.ai) lite at $4.99 a month and c.ai+ at $9.99 a month or $94.99 a year in the US App Store. Janitor’s free tier gives unlimited chats with its standard model; Janitor+ costs $12.99 a month in the App Store and multiplies the context by five.
Janitor’s free model keeps roughly 8,000 to 9,000 tokens of context, according to its help center. Character.AI does not publish a figure, and better memory is one of the selling points of its paid tiers. Character.AI adds voice calls with characters; Janitor focuses on text, scripts and lorebooks, and lets advanced users connect outside models through an API key.
If neither fits, see our Janitor AI alternatives or the full list of Character.AI alternatives.
“Janitor AI vs Character AI (2025) | Best AI for Roleplay, Chat, and Storytelling?”, by AI Amped, published May 8, 2025 (8 min 25 s). An independent creator with no link to this site; opinions and scores in the video are the creator’s own. Playing it loads YouTube.
A narrated comparison of the two platforms’ origins, features, policies and communities. It predates Janitor+ and Character.AI’s late-2025 restrictions for under-18s, so use it for the big picture and rely on the dated facts above for prices and rules.
Both apps keep explicit content out on mobile by default, and Janitor is text-only. These three cover what people most often leave for: freedom, memory, pictures and voice.
Best for Free unfiltered roleplay
The most direct swap for Character.AI users who never paid: unlimited messages on the free plan, a giant community catalog and no adult filter, with ads and queues as the trade-off.
+Free tier with unlimited messages
−Rated 2.1/5 on Trustpilot over moderation and support
Best for Conversation and memory
Nomi is the closest in spirit to Character.AI: the focus stays on conversation, but your companion keeps track of what you said last week, and adult topics are not blocked.
+Memory that users consistently praise
−Pricing is hard to see before you sign up
Best for Everything in one app
Where Character.AI stops at text and calls, Candy AI adds pictures of your character, voice notes and short video clips, and explicit roleplay is allowed between adults.
+Realistic or anime characters plus a full builder
−The $3.99 headline price needs a 12-month plan, and media costs tokens
Janitor AI and Character.AI are compared from public, dated facts; we have no commercial relationship with either. Some of the three alternatives above are partners, which means a subscription through our link can pay us a commission without changing your price. See how we compare.