Site down (Vercel DEPLOYMENT_NOT_FOUND); archived pricing only
If you were using Charstar, your best next step depends on what you loved about it — the honest field guide below is still live research.
Browse every live alternative →| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Notes | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | — | HISTORICAL: ~100 messages/day, up to 3 characters, Pygmalion 7B open-source model, ads/restricted models; unobtainable since site went down | reported |
| Charstar Plus (monthly) | $14.99 | — | HISTORICAL: unlimited messages, GPT-3.5, mature/NSFW mode, full character library | reported |
Free tier: existed historically — ~100 messages/day, up to 3 characters, Pygmalion 7B (s2, medium); currently uncollectable because the site is down (s1) Platform variance: billing ran through Google Play, App Store and Stripe — WeavAI (s2) advises Plus subscribers to cancel via those channels immediately to avoid charges for a dead service; a Reddit snippet (s6, low) also mentions 'stars' currency packs (500 for $4.99 / 1,000 for $6.99) not corroborated elsewhere
historical Plus $14.99/mo ($4.99/mo annual, s2/s4) vs our free start + Spark $12.99 / Flame $19.99 / Exclusive $49.99 / VIP $99.99 (§27) — present neutrally in tables, flag dead billing and the cancel-subscription warning
| Capability | Charstar | FlirtAlly |
|---|---|---|
| Long-term memory | none found — not mentioned in any source; the most complete review's feature audit (s2) discusses no long-term memory low conf | Four-layer memory with semantic recall — tell them your dog's name today, they ask about it next week. Unlimited on every plan, free included. |
| Voice | TTS available to Plus subscribers; 'voice naturalness was at a basic level' medium conf | Real-time voice calls in-app, plus companions with real PSTN phone lines you can actually dial. |
| Video messages | none found — not mentioned in any source low conf | Lip-synced video messages in their own voice (10-second clips). |
| Group chat | none found — group chat appears only as a feature of recommended alternatives (Harpy Chat), implying Charstar lacked it low conf | Group threads with 2–5 of your companions — they read each other's replies and banter. |
| Selfies & photos | none found — WeavAI feature audit explicitly lists image generation as not mentioned low conf | Selfies on demand (3cr), identity-locked to their canonical face — always recognizably them. |
| Texts first | none found — no reliable source found low conf | They text first — opt-in, quiet-hours aware, always stoppable. |
| Real games | none found low conf | 17 real server-authoritative games with credit wagers — they play for keeps and remember losses. |
| Real phone lines | none found low conf | Buy a matched companion their own dedicated real phone number (200cr/mo); only your calls ring through. |
| Physical mail | none found low conf | Real printed letters and gift cards in your physical mailbox, written from relationship memory. |
Sentiment reflects public community posts, attributed to the community they came from.
We show conflicts instead of hiding them — pricing in this category changes fast.
FlirtAlly is live and free to start — a no-card free plan. Companions who remember you, text first, and answer a real phone number.
Not verified — noted honestly rather than guessed: official pricing unobtainable — charstar.ai is down at research time and no public pricing page was ever archived (s7); no source can be marked 'verified' · whether the outage is a temporary technical issue or permanent shutdown is unknown (s2) · long-term memory capability unconfirmed · image/selfie generation unconfirmed (s2 audit says not mentioned; feature may postdate some reviews) · proactive messaging, games, phone calls, physical mail: none found — absence of evidence only