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Character AI has 50M+ installs but a 1.9 rating on Google Play, and the 1-star reviews explain why: an age-verification ID wall that locks people out, ads every few messages, an $80-a-year paywall, bots that got repetitive and off-model, and a filter that blocks normal roleplay. Is it safe for kids, is it legit, and what changed? What the reviews really say.
Chai has 10M+ installs but a 2.8 rating on Google Play, and the 1-star reviews explain the fall: you can no longer send a single message without paying, weekly subscriptions replaced monthly ones and keep rising, hard message limits, a self-harm and content filter that blocks normal roleplay, and paid users who say the app still nags them to subscribe. What the reviews really say.
1-3 star review analysis of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Microsoft Copilot: hallucinations, paywalls, login limits, and what users hate most.