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Cleverbot
What Cleverbot is
Cleverbot is a free entertainment chatbot that imitates human conversation. It chooses replies by comparing conversational context with millions of previous conversations, while stating that it does not understand users. What people say may influence responses shown to others later. The service runs on the web and has an iOS app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Signed-in users can keep multiple conversations, switch between them, and resume chats on another machine. Users can publish snippets, follow friends, and rate or reply to shared snippets. Cleverbot is for personal use and is not presented as advice or practical assistance. Chats are not private: conversations may be recorded, learned from, and reused, and content is not automatically deleted after account removal. Accounts require a username, password, and valid email address, with the initial creation IP retained. The official API is suspended, so programmatic access is unavailable. The company is UK-based and its servers are in the United Kingdom.
Who it suits
It suits people seeking casual, entertainment-focused conversation on the web or iOS. It is not intended for children under 13, advice, or non-personal use.
What it does well
- Free plan at no cost
- Available on web and iOS
- Supports multiple saved conversations
- Users can share and rate snippets
- Responses draw on millions of conversations
What to know first
- Chats may be recorded and reused
- Conversation content is not automatically deleted
- Official API access is suspended
- Personal use only
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Cleverbot.com | Personal use only · no price stated | Free |
As cleverbot.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Cleverbot offers free conversational entertainment with web and iOS access and social sharing. Privacy and retention terms are important, and its suspended API prevents programmatic access.
Facts from Cleverbot's own pages
- Account data
- Creating an account requires a username, password, and valid email address; the initial account creation IP address is retained. · cleverbot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Account features
- Signed-in users can keep and switch between multiple conversations and return to a conversation on another machine. · cleverbot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Advertising and cookies
- The site says third-party advertising cookies may be used for tracking and personalized or non-personalized ads, while advertisers do not know conversation contents. · cleverbot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Age guidance
- Cleverbot says it is not aimed at children and people under 13 may not create an account. · cleverbot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Age limit
- The privacy policy says Cleverbot is not aimed at children and people under 13 may not create an account. · cleverbot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- API status
- The official Cleverbot API is suspended pending further notice, and the site says no programmatic access to Cleverbot serving is available. · cleverbot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Conversation history
- Signed-in users can keep multiple conversations, switch between them, and return to a conversation on another machine. · cleverbot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Data location
- The privacy policy says Cleverbot is run by a UK-based company and user personal information is transferred to and processed in the United Kingdom. · cleverbot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Data retention
- Chat content is not automatically deleted when an account is deleted and may remain accessible on the servers. · cleverbot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Developer product status
- The linked Cleverscript site describes its chatbot builder as not active and cautions users not to sign up with a serious plan to publish. · cleverscript.com, 11 Oct 2026
- File uploads
- No · cleverbot.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · cleverbot.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Hosting location
- The privacy policy says Cleverbot is run by a UK-based company and its servers are housed in the United Kingdom. · cleverbot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- How it responds
- It compares a conversation contextually with millions of previous conversations to choose a response. · cleverbot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Image generation
- No · cleverbot.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Imitates people
- Cleverbot says it is software that imitates people and does not understand users. · cleverbot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- App integrations
- No · cleverbot.com, 23 Sept 2026
- iOS app
- The site links to an app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch; its app page describes chatting, choosing bubble colors, and resuming or starting conversations. · cleverbot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Learning
- Things users say may influence what Cleverbot says to other people in the future. · cleverbot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Learns from conversations
- Things users say may influence what Cleverbot says to other people in the future. · cleverbot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile app
- The site links to a Cleverbot app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. · cleverbot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- Yes · cleverbot.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Privacy and learning
- The privacy policy says chats are not private and may be recorded, learned from, and reused in later conversations. · cleverbot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy and retention
- The privacy policy says conversations may be recorded, learned from, and reused, and content is not automatically deleted when an account is removed. · cleverbot.com, 11 Oct 2026
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