Verdict
PolyBuzz is a mainstream character-chat app with more than 20 million characters, voice chat, free image generation on the web, and easy character creation with imports from other platforms. Romance is marketed, but explicit content is banned and filters often interrupt. Ads are frequent on the free plan, paid memory features get poor reviews, coins sit on top of subscriptions, and the iOS app vanished from the App Store in mid-October 2026.
What's good
- A huge library of more than 20 million characters
- Easy character creation with imports from other platforms
- Free image generation on the web
- Character voices and timed voice chat
- You can choose the language characters reply in
What's not
- Heavy ads on the free plan
- Strict filters and Violation flags interrupt chats
- Paid permanent memory is widely criticised as unreliable
- Coins cost extra on top of subscriptions
- The iOS app disappeared in October 2026 without explanation
Score breakdown
PolyBuzzAverage of all 77 apps
Overview
PolyBuzz, formerly Poly.AI, is run by Cloud Whale Interactive Technology LLC, registered in Delaware, and launched in 2023. It runs on the web and Android, where it has more than 50 million installs. You can create characters with a voice, tags and appearance, or import character cards from Character.AI, Tavern and Pygmalion, and you can choose the language characters reply in.
The free plan is supported by ads, including full-screen breaks, and caps chats at an unpublished limit. Paid plans remove ads and add unlimited chats, priority replies and stronger memory models. Coins, sold separately, pay for premium-model replies, rerolls, live photos and extra voice-chat time.
Features
- Voice messages: YesCharacter voices
- Voice calls: YesTimed voice chat; extra time costs coins
- Image generation: YesFree on the web
- Video: No
- Long-term memory: LimitedLong and permanent memory models
- Group chats: No
- Build your own character: YesVoice, tags and appearance; imports
- Community characters: Yes20M+ characters
Pricing
PolyBuzz shows prices in local currency. Product IDs and a third-party tracker point to $9.90, $19.90 and $29.90 a month, or $99, $199 and $299 a year, for its three plans; we could not confirm the US dollar prices on the official site.
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly plan | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | — | Ads, capped chats, free image generation on the web |
| Basic, Premium & Ultimate | $9.90/mo | $99.00/yr | Paid plans remove ads and add unlimited chats, priority replies and memory models. Prices shown to us were in local currency; product IDs point to $9.90, $19.90 and $29.90 a month, or $99, $199 and $299 a year. |
Coins are sold separately and pay for premium-model replies, rerolls, live photos and extra voice-chat time. A second currency, Opals, also exists.
Prices are in US dollars before tax and change often. Check the official site before you pay.
Privacy & safety
PolyBuzz has no breaches on record, but it uses advertising IDs, may train its AI on your photos and precise location, and its FAQ contradicts its own privacy policy.
- CautionThe June 2026 privacy policy says uploaded photos and precise geolocation may be used to train its AI, and advertising IDs are used for ads.
- CautionIts FAQ says nobody can access your chats and mentions a teen mode, which conflicts with its terms and privacy policy.
- NotePolyBuzz says it does not sell data, though it shares data for advertising under California's definition. You can delete your account in settings. No breaches found.
What users say
PolyBuzz rates 4.0 on Google Play from about 1.2 million reviews but 2.3 on Trustpilot. On Reddit, the most common complaints are censorship, Violation flags, ads every couple of minutes and limited free chats.
PolyBuzz FAQ
Is PolyBuzz free?
Yes, with ads. Free chats are capped at an unpublished limit, ads include full-screen breaks, and image generation on the web is free.
How much does PolyBuzz cost?
PolyBuzz shows prices in local currency. Product IDs and a third-party tracker point to $9.90, $19.90 and $29.90 a month, or $99, $199 and $299 a year, for its three plans; we could not confirm the US dollar prices on the official site.
Does PolyBuzz allow adult content?
No explicit content. PolyBuzz is for users 18+ under its June 2026 terms and markets AI girlfriends, but it bans pornography and sexual content and flags bots that break the rules. UK users must pass an age check through Ondato or Yoti.
Is PolyBuzz safe and private?
PolyBuzz has no breaches on record, but it uses advertising IDs, may train its AI on your photos and precise location, and its FAQ contradicts its own privacy policy.
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Sources
- OfficialPolyBuzz
- PricingPolyBuzz membership
- TermsPolyBuzz terms of use
- Privacy policyPolyBuzz privacy policy
- App storePolyBuzz on Google Play
- User reviewsPolyBuzz on Trustpilot