A clean-use buyer decision · evidence assessed 2026-08-10
Nomi has the clearer documented start: $0 in a browser without a card, multiple companions, group chat, and exact US-iPhone Standard totals. Replika may still be the rational choice when preserving an existing relationship matters most. Its exact current paid charge remains unresolved, so this page cannot declare a universal price or value winner.
The honest limit: first-party records establish labels and access paths—not which companion remembers, connects, speaks, or handles media better.
The 30-second answer
Choose by documented entry
The current record documents a $0 browser entry without a card, friend, mentor, romance, roleplay and group paths, women, men and nonbinary creation options, and exact US-iPhone Standard totals. Those facts do not establish better memory, conversation, emotional connection, voice, or media.
Plan a preservation-first Nomi switchChoose by continuity
Replika documents friend, mentor, romantic-partner and roleplay settings plus browser and app-store access. No current record establishes direct transfer of history, memories, persona, avatar, media, subscription, or account state into Nomi.
Use the Replika switching guideWhat evidence cannot decide
Replika's exact current tier, cadence, channel, geography and charge remain unresolved, leaving zero comparable paid rows. First-party feature labels also cannot decide memory, warmth, voice, media, privacy, safety, accessibility, or value.
Current documented tradeoffs
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| Decision | Nomi | Replika | Safe conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relationship paths | friendship, group chat, mentor, roleplay, and romance | friendship, mentor, roleplay, and romance | Both document recurring relationship paths. Nomi additionally documents group chat; no label establishes relationship quality. |
| Companion identity | Women, men, and nonbinary options documented. | Women and men documented. | A missing documented option is not proof that configuration is impossible or inclusive behavior is absent. |
| Listed features | custom persona, image generation, memory, multiple companions, text chat, video, voice calls, and voice messages | custom persona, image generation, memory, text chat, video, voice calls, and voice messages | Both document custom persona, image generation, memory, text chat, video, voice calls, and voice messages. Availability does not prove performance. |
| Devices | Web: browser · iPhone: app-store package + browser · Android: app-store package + browser | Web: browser · iPhone: app-store package · Android: app-store package | Both document web, iPhone, and Android access. Store distribution does not establish native implementation. |
| Entry and price | $0 no-card browser start plus three exact US-iPhone Standard totals. | One unresolved current paid-price row. | There are zero matched paid rows, so no universal cheaper-product claim is supported. |
| Exit record | Export: support assisted · Cancel: self service · Delete: self service | Export: support assisted · Cancel: self service · Delete: self service | Documented procedures are planning evidence, not proof of completed outcomes. |
Price comparison without a fabricated Replika number
Nomi documented entry
| Surface | Cadence | Listed total |
|---|---|---|
| Browser | Free entry | $0.00 |
| US iPhone | Monthly | $15.99 |
| US iPhone | Quarterly | $39.99 |
| US iPhone | Annual | $99.99 |
These rows do not establish tax, promotion, renewal, included-unit, web-paid, Android, or cross-channel parity.
Replika paid access
The canonical record contains 1 unresolved price row. Public materials name plan families, but the reviewed evidence does not bind one exact current amount to a tier, cadence, currency, geography, and channel.
Comparable paid rows: 0. Verify the exact checkout surface instead of borrowing a comparison page’s number.
Keep cash due, cadence, allowances, and unknown add-ons separate.
Memory, voice, and media
Both current records document custom persona, image generation, memory, text chat, video, voice calls, and voice messages. Nomi additionally documents multiple companions.
That overlap does not establish a winner. It says nothing conclusive about recall accuracy, correction behavior, warmth, independence, latency, voice naturalness, media consistency, moderation, privacy, or reliability.
Continuity before migration
Chat history, memories, persona, avatar, media, subscription, and account state should be treated as non-transferable unless a current documented workflow proves otherwise. A private continuity note can make a restart less abrupt, but it is not an import or restoration tool.
Record only the companion role, tone, boundaries, durable preferences, names, and a short restart note you actually need.
Build a local continuity kitKeep the existing relationship intact while you test whether the other service fits your actual use.
Use the Replika switching guideBilling cancellation, service cancellation, data access, deletion, and refunds are different workflows.
Use the account-action orderBefore creating or closing either account
Nomi and Replika document different starting points for cancellation, refunds, data access, and deletion. The source-linked checker keeps those procedures separate for one product at a time; it does not claim that an action completed successfully.
Before paying
Comparison-page corrections
Current first-party records do not support copying a generic Replika monthly, annual, or lifetime price into this comparison.
Nomi's current exact paid totals are US-iPhone rows; they do not establish web, Android, tax, promotion, renewal, or cross-channel parity.
Both products document memory, voice messages, voice calls, images, video, and persona customization. Those labels do not establish performance.
Both document browser, iPhone, and Android access. Store distribution does not establish native implementation or feature parity.
Nomi documents multiple companions and group chat; that does not establish group continuity, memory quality, or better relationship outcomes.
Neither current record establishes direct cross-product transfer of chats, memories, persona, avatar, media, subscription, or account state.
Direct answers
Not established universally. Nomi has one documented $0 no-card browser start and exact US-iPhone Standard totals. Replika’s exact current paid tier/cadence/channel charge remains unresolved, leaving zero matched paid rows.
Not established. Both document a memory feature, but availability does not prove recall accuracy, persistence, relevance, correction behavior, or long-term quality.
No current bound record establishes direct transfer of chats, memories, persona, avatar, media, subscription, or account state in either direction.
Both currently document friend, mentor, romance, and roleplay paths. Nomi also documents group chat. Those labels do not establish relationship or conversation quality.
Exact evidence set
These sources support the printed facts and unknowns. They do not establish first-hand outcomes or representative consensus.