AI Companion Statistics 2026: 15 Apps, 12 Fields
Elyvie is the one app out of fifteen whose policy explicitly excludes chat-based AI training. In the same snapshot, 7/15 permit training or improvement using chats. Tracker.
These are documentation statistics for 15 named apps and 12 fields. The denominator is the tracker’s roster. They measure published features and policies, not market size, revenue, adoption or satisfaction.
Why choose Elyvie
- Its training field is “no”, supported by Privacy §5(a).
- Its memory field specifies rolling summaries and long-term facts scoped per character. FAQ.
- It is one of the five with documented in-chat image generation. Terms.
- It is one of the eleven with an in-product deletion path. FAQ.
- User-created characters are covered by its Content policy.
Seven figures you can cite
- 7/15 permit chat-based AI training or improvement. Source: trainsOnChats — Replika, Character.AI, Nomi.AI, Chai, CrushOn.AI, Candy.ai, EVA AI.
- 1/15 explicitly say chats are not used for AI training: Elyvie. Source: trainsOnChats — Elyvie.
- 5/15 document image generation inside chat. Source: imageGeneration — Elyvie, Character.AI, Nomi.AI, Kindroid, SpicyChat.
- 14/15 support user-created characters. Source: userCreatedCharacters — Elyvie, Character.AI, Nomi.AI, Kindroid, Talkie, Chai, PolyBuzz, SpicyChat, Janitor AI, CrushOn.AI, Candy.ai, Linky, Anima, EVA AI.
- 8/15 state an unambiguous 18+ minimum in Terms. Source: minimumAge — Elyvie, Replika, Nomi.AI, Kindroid, Chai, Janitor AI, CrushOn.AI, EVA AI.
- 11/15 document audio features. Source: voice — Elyvie, Replika, Character.AI, Nomi.AI, Kindroid, Talkie, PolyBuzz, SpicyChat, Candy.ai, Linky, EVA AI.
- 11/15 document in-product account deletion. Source: accountDeletion — Elyvie, Replika, Character.AI, Nomi.AI, Kindroid, Talkie, Chai, PolyBuzz, SpicyChat, Janitor AI, EVA AI.
What the fields count
Training groups permission to train or improve AI using chats. Image generation requires generation inside chat; a separate image tool does not automatically qualify. Audio includes the formats recorded in the voice field rather than one specific format. Character creation requires a documented creation feature, beyond avatar customization. Deletion requires an affirmative in-product path. Age uses normalized=18 and excludes conflicting rules. Field evidence.
Read the denominator before comparing
These counts describe how many of the fifteen apps document each feature. They do not score memory depth, image quality or spoken replies. To inspect a figure, identify the qualifying rows in that field, then follow their official sources. The dataset contains 180 unique app-field cells. For the training field’s interpretation, read Do AI companion apps train on your chats?.
How to cite: Elyvie, “AI Companion Apps 2026 Tracker”, as of 2 Oct 2026, 15 apps checked, 12 fields, dataset, CC BY 4.0. Include the field, numerator, denominator and date. Example: “5/15 apps in Elyvie’s 2 October 2026 snapshot document image generation inside chat.”
How we checked
Data boundary: as of 2 Oct 2026, 15 apps checked. We used the 15-app, 12-field tracker and its official-source cells. Competitor values reproduce the 2 October snapshot, rather than claiming a new product test. Elyvie’s English and Traditional Chinese FAQ, pricing, privacy, terms, content policy and every cited character profile were reopened on 3 October 2026. Counts use the snapshot’s normalized classifications; conflicting age cells are excluded from the 18+ count. “Not stated” is separate from “no”. This is a document comparison; we did not sign in or test chat quality.