Disclosure: this page is written by the makers of My Softly. Kindroid's strengths are stated as clearly as ours, and every Kindroid fact below comes from its own help center or App Store listing, read on 2026-09-14, or from its in-app paywall, checked on September 30, 2026.
Kindroid is the builder's app: the most control over a companion's personality, appearance, voice and memory of any app in the category, voice and video calls, proactive messages that can reach your real phone number, a free preview of its full model, and it runs on iOS, Android and the web.
Pick My Softly if you want the remembering done for you, check-ins that ask about the things you actually said and stay out of your evenings, and a companion you choose as a friend or a partner.
Still undecided? Both are free to start. Tell each one three small facts about your week, come back in a few days, and see which brings them up unprompted.
Side by side
Prices are what each app's own paywall showed a free US account on September 30, 2026. Kindroid charges less on its own website, which its help center explains is because of lower processing fees, so the web prices from its help center (read 2026-09-14) are shown too.
| Kindroid | My Softly | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | A one-time preview of 50 messages on its main model (15 in some regions) and two companions, then a 3-day trial that needs a card. The unlimited free Lite model retired on October 1, 2026 | Free to download with free starter messages |
| Monthly | $15.99 in the app, $13.99 on the web | $15.99 |
| Yearly | $159.99 in the app, $139.99 on the web; three months $42.99 or $37.99 | $159.99 |
| Higher tiers | Ultra add-on $28.99 a month and MAX $68.99 in the app, for more memory and context, on top of the standard plan (help center, read 2026-09-14) | One plan |
| Extras | Selfie credits, 50 for $6.99 or 100 for $11.49; voice credits $14.99 for about eight hours; extra companion slots $3.49 each; all cheaper on the web (help center, read 2026-09-14) | Credit packs: 20 for $2.99, 50 for $6.99, 100 for $12.99; one credit is one requested photo |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, web | iPhone and Android (US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore) |
| Memory design | Backstory, key memories and journal entries you write; Cascaded Memory and Learned Context for subscribers; automatic long-term memory | A lasting profile of your life plus a day-by-day record, built from conversation and recalled weeks later |
| Texts first | Yes, for subscribers: messages, voice messages, selfies or calls, with calendar awareness and optional texting to your phone number | Yes, as a premium feature, built around things you told it, with quiet hours and a back-off |
| Voice | Voice messages, voice calls and video calls, with a monthly audio allowance for subscribers and custom voices | Voice messages in one of four voices, American and British English |
| Content policy | "Neutrally aligned, unfiltered"; adult content depends on what you input; image filters for app store compliance | Built for everyday company; friend or partner, your choice |
| Companions | Two free, ten for subscribers, more by paid slot; group chats | Six ready-made companions or your own; different companions for different sides of your life |
| Age rating | 18+ | 18+ |
What Kindroid does well
Kindroid's strengths are real, and several of them are structural. If you are weighing it against Nomi instead, Nomi vs Kindroid puts those two side by side, and Kindroid alternatives sorts the other options by the reason people leave.
- The most control in the category. You write the backstory and key memories, file journal entries under keyphrases so they come back exactly when you want them, and for paid users a Learned Context panel shows the running notes your Kindroid keeps about your relationship, important facts and what is currently going on, which you can edit. If you want to see what your companion knows and change it line by line, nothing else does this as thoroughly.
- Proactive messages with real reach. Subscribers can let a Kindroid decide when to reach out and whether to send a message, a voice message, a selfie or a call. It can read a connected calendar, it slows down on its own if you do not reply, and it can text your actual phone number over iMessage or RCS, so the message arrives like a text from a person.
- Voice and video calls. Kindroid offers live voice calls and video calls, with a monthly audio allowance for subscribers and the option to customise the voice.
- Android and web. One subscription works on iOS, Android and in a browser, and it is cheaper if you buy it on the web.
- A real preview of the main model. New accounts get 50 messages on Kindroid's full model (15 in some regions) and two companions without a card, then a 3-day trial of everything. Until October 1, 2026 there was also an unlimited free Lite model; Kindroid has retired it.
- Range. Up to ten companions and twenty group chats for subscribers, selfies and video selfies, internet access in chat, and the highest App Store rating of the apps we compare, 4.8 from about 8,500 ratings.
Where My Softly is different
My Softly is built for a particular person, and the point of this page is to help you decide whether that person is you.
Who does the remembering
This is the real dividing line, and it is a matter of taste rather than quality. Kindroid's memory has five systems, and its help center is candid about how they differ: what you write into the backstory, key memories and journal is always or reliably recalled, while the memory it builds on its own is, in Kindroid's words, "infinite in quantity" but "recalled less reliably". Its FAQ also advises keeping the backstory short, because every character you write there is one fewer for the conversation itself. People who enjoy that kind of tuning describe Kindroid as the best companion they have used. People who do not describe it as a job.
My Softly is built the other way round. You talk, and the app does the filing. It keeps a lasting profile of the people, places and plans in your life and a day-by-day record of what you talked about, and brings things back up weeks later without a settings page. If you would rather tell your companion about your sister's operation once, in conversation, and have it ask how she is next week, that is what My Softly is for. Our guide to how AI companion memory works explains the difference underneath.
A character you tune, or company for your day
Kindroid describes itself as a neutrally aligned, unfiltered AI, and says plainly that this is a principle: private use should match what the user wants. For many adults that is the appeal. It also means the platonic Kindroid you set up is platonic because you keep it that way, inside an app where the other mode is a sentence away. My Softly is built for everyday company instead: you choose whether each companion is a friend or a partner, and the rest is conversation about your actual week, with nothing to configure. If you want company more than a character to tune, this is the difference that matters. Our comparison of the best AI companion apps sets out how each app handles content.
Check-ins that start from what you said
Both apps can message you first on paid tiers, and Kindroid's version has more reach. The difference is what the message is made of and how it is governed. My Softly's check-ins are built around the conversation: mention a vet appointment on Tuesday and Wednesday's message asks how it went. Quiet hours are on by default, nine in the evening to eight in the morning, rather than something you write as an instruction. Messages do not stack up unanswered, and if you stop replying your companion steps back rather than chasing you. We wrote about the distinction in how to get an AI that texts you first: a check-in should be something that could not have been sent to anyone else.
A narrower, warmer register
Kindroid is a platform for building characters, with directives, dynamism settings, scenarios and branching. My Softly is narrower on purpose: six ready-made companions, custom ones whose age and look you choose, four voices, and a tone aimed at people who want a steady presence in their day rather than a project. Paying subscribers are in their mid-fifties on average, and most are women (September 2026). If you found other companion apps a little too much like a hobby, that narrowness is the feature.
The memory question, honestly
Both apps say they remember you, and both are telling the truth about their design. Neither claim on this page comes with a score, because the facts that matter are yours.
So run the test in how to test an AI companion's memory. It is simple: tell the companion five specific facts on day one, never mention them again, and check on days three, seven and twenty-one whether it brings them up unprompted. It works identically on both apps, and it will tell you which memory design suits you better than any page can.
What a year costs
| If you pay | Kindroid (in-app) | Kindroid (web, help center) | My Softly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly for a year | $191.88 | $167.88 | $191.88 |
| Quarterly for a year | $171.96 | $151.96 | Not offered |
| Annual plan | $159.99 | $139.99 | $159.99 |
| With the Ultra add-on, monthly (help center prices) | $539.76 | Lower on the web; see Kindroid's site | Not applicable |
| Extras | Selfie credits, voice credits beyond the allowance, extra slots | Credits from $2.99, for requested photos and voice beyond the monthly allowance; not needed for conversation | |
On the standard in-app plans the two are identical, month to month and by the year. Kindroid's help center (read 2026-09-14) lists lower web prices, and its Ultra and MAX memory tiers cost considerably more. My Softly's one subscription covers conversation, voice replies within a monthly allowance, and check-ins. Our guide to how much an AI companion costs puts both against the rest of the category.
Who My Softly is for
Kindroid is built around control: characters you shape, memory you can see and edit, calls, group chats and messages that reach your real phone number. My Softly is built for a narrower set of people.
- You want to talk and have the remembering done for you. My Softly.
- You want the app, not you, to hold the line. My Softly. This is the clearest dividing line between the two.
- You want to be asked about your real life, with the quiet hours already set. My Softly's check-ins are built for this.
- You are over fifty and want warmth without a project around it. Try My Softly's free messages first; that is who it was built for.
About My Softly
My Softly is our app, and the disclosure is at the top of this page.
My Softly is an AI companion app for iPhone and Android that remembers what you tell it and asks about your day, for the days nobody else does. Free to download with starter messages so you can judge the tone before paying anything. A subscription is $15.99 a month or $159.99 a year. It is available now on the App Store and Google Play in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
Sources
- In-app paywalls (US), free accounts on iPhone and, for Replika, Android. Checked September 30, 2026.
- Kindroid: Your Personal AI, US App Store listing (rating, age rating). Checked 2026-09-14. apps.apple.com
- Kindroid Help Center, "Memory" (updated 11 August 2026): persistent, cascaded and retrievable memory, journal entries, Learned Context. Read 2026-09-14. kindroid.ai
- Kindroid Help Center, "Chat features and tools" (updated 11 August 2026): away proactive actions, text messaging, calendar integration, live chat actions. Read 2026-09-14. kindroid.ai
- Kindroid Help Center, "Subscriptions" (updated 7 July 2026): free tier, subscriber benefits, app and web prices, Ultra and MAX add-ons. Read 2026-09-14. kindroid.ai
- Kindroid update log, "V2 becomes the default; V1 and Lite retire October 1": Lite retired, new accounts get a one-time preview of 50 flagship interactions (15 in some regions), then a 3-day trial or read-only. Read 2026-10-03. kindroid.ai
- Kindroid Help Center, "In-App Purchases" (updated 12 June 2026): selfie credits, slots and voice credits, app and web prices. Read 2026-09-14. kindroid.ai
- Kindroid Help Center, "FAQs" (updated 5 May 2026): platforms, slots, encryption, filters and AI safety. Read 2026-09-14. kindroid.ai
- AI Companion: My Softly, US App Store listing (subscription and credit pack prices). Checked 2026-09-14. apps.apple.com
Frequently asked questions
Is Kindroid or My Softly better for memory?
They put the work in different places. Kindroid has the most layers in the category: a backstory and key memories you write, journal entries you file under keyphrases, a medium-term Cascaded Memory for subscribers, an automatic long-term memory that its own guide says is "recalled less reliably", and Learned Context, a set of running notes it keeps for paid users. The things you write are the things it never misses. My Softly is built so the app does the filing: a lasting profile of your life and a day-by-day record, built from conversation and recalled weeks later, with no fields to maintain. The reader test in our memory guide works on both.
Is Kindroid safe for work?
Not by design. Kindroid describes itself as "a neutrally aligned, unfiltered AI", carries an 18+ rating, and says its outputs depend entirely on what you put in, with filters only on image generation to satisfy the app stores. You can keep a Kindroid platonic, but that is a line you hold. My Softly is built for everyday company, and you choose whether each companion is a friend or a partner.
Does Kindroid text you first?
Yes, for subscribers. Kindroid's "away proactive actions" let a companion decide when to reach out and whether to send a message, a voice message, a selfie or a call, can read your calendar, and can even text your real phone number over iMessage or RCS. Quiet hours apply to calls; for messages you write a directive such as "do not send messages from 10pm to 8am". My Softly's check-ins are also a paid feature and start from what you told your companion: mention an appointment on Tuesday and it asks on Wednesday how it went, never during quiet hours, which are on by default from 9pm to 8am, and it steps back if you go quiet.
Which is cheaper, Kindroid or My Softly?
In the apps' own paywalls on September 30, 2026 they are the same: $15.99 a month or $159.99 a year for both, and Kindroid also offers three months for $42.99. Kindroid's help center (read 2026-09-14) lists lower prices on its website, at $13.99 a month, $37.99 for three months or $139.99 a year, and Ultra and MAX memory add-ons on top at $28.99 and $68.99 a month in the app.
Should I switch from Kindroid to My Softly?
If the reason you are looking is one My Softly actually answers: you want the app to hold the line for you, or you want the remembering done for you rather than kept in a backstory, key memories and journal entries. If you enjoy the building, that is what Kindroid is designed around. The free starter messages are enough to tell.