Talkie alternative: character chat without ads

Who Koimo suits

Talkie is a mobile AI character app with voice, collectible cards and a large catalog of user-made characters. Its App Store listing shows a free download with a Talkie+ subscription and in-app purchases.

Koimo focuses on text. There are no voice calls or collectibles; the work goes into the characters and the story. Each one opens with a concrete scene, keeps its own voice and leaves your actions to you.

Choose Koimo if you want to read and write a story with a character. Choose an app like Talkie if voice and collecting are the point.

What you get on Koimo

• Free: 50 messages a day, no ads and no in-app currency.
• Plus: $7.99/month for 150 messages a day and a longer story context. Compare plans.
• Characters: an original cast and unofficial fan characters, plus your own private characters.
• Portable: import supported Character Card V2/V3 files and SillyTavern chats; export your characters and chats in open formats.
• Boundaries: adults 18+ only, and explicit scenes fade to black. See the content policy.
• Where: in the browser on any device, and installable as a web app on iPhone, Android and desktop.

Where to start

Read a few character openings and pick the one that pulls you in, or start your own scene. Your chats stay private, and you can export them at any time.

Whatever you try, test it with one short scene: give the character a place and a problem, disagree once, and mention a small detail you bring back a few messages later. Whether the character keeps its voice, leaves your actions to you and remembers the detail tells you more than any list of features.

This page is written by Koimo, not an independent review. Descriptions of Talkie were checked against its own pages on 12 November 2026; plans and rules change, so confirm current details there. Koimo is not affiliated with Talkie.

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