Ludia shut down — downloads stopped 2026-01-15, unplayable since 2026-02-23
If you were using Lovelink, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIP Subscription | $9.99 | — | auto-renewing monthly subscription (com.ludia.lovelink.vip); player review: 'I am paying $10 a month after all' and complains choices remain pricey even with VIP | reported |
Free tier: free to download and play; premium story choices and images gated behind gems — player reviews cite roughly 15 free gems/day, +3 per ad watched, and ~300 gems to unblur/reveal a picture Platform variance: iOS and Android both available until shutdown; prices captured from the US App Store listing (archived 2024-11-08) — Google Play and regional pricing not captured; no web-player version found; app removed from stores entirely by 2026-10-03 (s3)
Lovelink VIP was $9.99/mo — identical to FlirtAlly Spark $12.99 — but Spark buys unlimited chat with no gem-gated story choices, while Lovelink's VIP still left premium answers and picture unblurs (~300 gems) behind paywalls; always footnote that Lovelink pricing is historical (shutdown Feb 2026)
| Capability | Lovelink | FlirtAlly |
|---|---|---|
| Long-term memory | none found beyond per-character relationship levels inside scripted chapters — no persistent long-term memory system; it is scripted chat fiction, not a memory-driven companion 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 | none found — no voice calls or voice notes in listing, wiki or reviews low conf | Real-time voice calls in-app, plus companions with real PSTN phone lines you can actually dial. |
| Video messages | none found — static illustrated art only low conf | Lip-synced video messages in their own voice (10-second clips). |
| Group chat | none found — one-on-one scripted chats only low conf | Group threads with 2–5 of your companions — they read each other's replies and banter. |
| Selfies & photos | gem-gated character pictures: reviews describe paying ~300 gems to unblur/reveal images — pre-made illustrated art, not generative on-demand selfies medium conf | Selfies on demand (3cr), identity-locked to their canonical face — always recognizably them. |
| Texts first | none found — characters reply within pre-written chapters; no out-of-app or first-message engine found low conf | They text first — opt-in, quiet-hours aware, always stoppable. |
| Real games | the product IS a game — a Tinder-style swipe/match/chat dating sim with choice-driven chapters (95+ characters per listing); no separate mini-game catalog found medium 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: Google Play-side IAP pricing not captured — App Store snapshot used instead · post-shutdown refund policy for paid gems/VIP not found · r/Lovelink subscriber count not verified · no post-shutdown third-party review found — 2026 coverage is limited to the official announcement; feature absences (voice, video, memory, group chat, proactive, phone, mail) are absence-of-evidence · original App Store release date not captured (Fandom wiki dates the 'Chapters of Love' rename to 2020-10-16)