Besties is a paid mobile platform for AI companions, with Karina presented as the currently available character. Users can have hands-free, back-and-forth voice conversations and customize a companion’s appearance, personality, and vibe. Besties says the companion remembers interests, stories, and details across conversations. Karina can draft documents and save them to Google Drive, add events with time and location to Apple or Google Calendar, and search Spotify for tracks, artists, and playlists to share in chat. Other listed actions include recommending Amazon gifts, finding nearby places and sending directions, generating pictures, and composing original tracks with cover art and lyrics. The service is available on Android and iOS; the App Store lists iPhone and iPad support requiring iOS 15.1 or later and iPadOS 15.1 or later. An active subscription is required for any features. Monthly Premium costs 18.99 USD per month, while Yearly Premium costs 48.99 USD per year.
Who it is for
Besties suits mobile users seeking a voice-first AI companion with persistent memory and connected actions. It is relevant to people who want calendar, Google Drive, Spotify, shopping, place-finding, image, and music features in conversation.
What is good
- Hands-free voice conversations
- Customizable companion appearance and personality
- Persistent memory across conversations
- Google Drive and calendar actions
- Image and original music generation
What to know first
- No free plan
- Active subscription required for all features
- Monthly Premium costs 18.99 USD per month
- iOS requires version 15.1 or later
Verdict
Besties combines voice conversation, persistent memory, personalization, and actions across common mobile services. Access requires a subscription, and Karina is the currently available companion while other characters remain in development.
Besties plans and pricing
All plansCompared on AI companion apps
- Free plan
- No
- Voice conversations
- Yes
- Persistent memory
- Yes
- Mobile access
- both
- Customization level
- moderate
- Image or video chat
- Yes
