Hi, Waifu : AI Friend

Hi, Waifu : AI Friend

TOKENIX · Chatbot

HiWaifu is an AI roleplay and companion chat app for Android and iOS, where you talk with characters that remember you and write long, novel-style stories together.

Interface preview of Hi, Waifu : AI Friend

About Hi, Waifu : AI Friend

What Is HiWaifu

HiWaifu is an AI character chatbot built around long-form roleplay. You pick a character from a large community library, or create your own, and write an interactive story with them. Replies come back several paragraphs long, with narration and dialogue spaced out like the pages of a book, not the one-liners most chatbots spit out.

The reason people stay is memory. Mention your cat's name, or that you have an exam on Friday, and the character can bring it up days later. That continuity is what turns a chatbot into something closer to a companion, and it's the feature the app leans on hardest.

Two things set the boundaries. The app is adults-only and some characters produce explicit content, per its own listing, so it isn't for everyone. And the free tier runs on a daily energy allowance, which a heavy roleplayer will burn through fast. If you want long, memory-driven stories, it fits well. If you want quick factual answers, look elsewhere.

Getting Started

  1. Install HiWaifu from Google Play or the App Store, then sign up with an email or a Google account.
  2. Tell the app who you are with a Persona, and switch personas between different stories.
  3. Browse Featured and Ranking to find a character, or create your own with a name, look, personality, greeting, and backstory.
  4. Start chatting. Write your action in the narration box and let the story run.
  5. Save the important details. Memory Cards hold what matters most, and you can drag them to set their priority.

Product Information

A quick look at Hi, Waifu : AI Friend's pricing, supported platforms, and performance.

Free PlanYes
Paid Plans$1.99 - $129.99 per item
PlatformAndroid, iOS
DeveloperTOKENIX
CategoryChatbot
Release DateApr 2023
Latest UpdatedSep 2025
Website Visits2.8M
Website Global Rank14.2K
API AvailabilityN/A

Best for

The users, tasks, and scenarios where this tool fits best.

Users

  • Roleplay and story fans
  • Anime and fantasy fans
  • People who want an AI companion with memory

Tasks

  • Writing a long interactive story
  • Keeping a character consistent over weeks
  • Practicing conversation or roleplay

Scenarios

  • Unwinding after work with a light chat
  • Running a multi-character scene
  • Building a character to share

Key features

Long-Form Roleplay

HiWaifu is built for people who like long stories. Replies come back several paragraphs long, with the action written as narration and speech set in quotes, so each message reads like a page from a book. Adventure characters can keep a status panel showing your location, stamina, and quest progress, which turns a chat into a partner-driven text adventure.

Long-Term Character Memory

Characters remember what you tell them. Mention a detail once, and the app can bring it up days later, so a story picks up where the last chat ended instead of resetting. Memory Cards let you hold the details that matter most and drag them to set their priority, which keeps a long-running character consistent.

Community and Custom Characters

The library spans anime, fantasy, romance, games, horror, and everyday life, with Featured and Ranking tabs showing who other players chat with. If nothing fits, you create your own with a name, look, personality, greeting, and backstory, then choose a voice from the library or record one. Keep it private or publish it for others.

Lorebook and Group Chats

The Lorebook is where you write your world: cities, factions, history, and magic rules. Each entry carries keywords and only gets pulled into the story when one comes up in chat, so big worlds stay consistent. Group chat rooms put up to 10 characters in one scene, where they talk to each other as well as to you.

Voice, Images, and Video

Characters can send a photo that fits the moment, drawn from mood images like shy, happy, or surprised that creators prepare in advance. You can listen to replies with character voices instead of reading them, and swipe through a short video feed of characters where tapping a name opens the chat. Auto-translate handles chats across 15 languages.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Replies are long and stay in character, which suits story-driven roleplay better than short chatbot answers.
  • Memory works over time, so characters reference what you shared earlier instead of starting fresh each session.
  • The character library is huge, and you can build and publish your own with a voice and backstory.
  • Lorebook and group chats support worlds and scenes that most companion apps don't handle.
  • There's a free tier with daily energy, so you can try the app before paying.

Cons

  • The free energy runs out fast during a long roleplay, and watching ads to keep going gets old.
  • Free models are weaker than paid ones, so the writing quality drops if you don't spend.
  • Some characters produce explicit content, and the app is rated for adults only, which rules it out for younger users.
  • No public API is documented, so you can't plug the characters into your own app or workflow.

Frequently asked questions

HiWaifu is an AI roleplay and companion chat app. You pick or build a character and write a long interactive story with them, with replies that run several paragraphs and include narration and dialogue. It also works for lighter chat, practicing conversation, and group scenes with multiple characters.