Pricing: Free trial; paid plans vary by platform
Best for: Roleplay & Characters
About
AI companion app built around a persistent, memory-driven alien character who talks with users via voice or text for everyday emotional support and light life-coaching. Built by startup Portola (raised $10M), with 100,000+ subscribers on iOS; explicitly disclaims romantic framing.
In-Depth Review
Tolan is a single evolving AI character rather than a marketplace of personas, built for ongoing emotional-support conversation.
Core Capabilities
Persistent Character & Memory Voice-first and text conversation with long-term memory of past chats; a visual "planet" evolves over time to reflect relationship progress.
Daily Engagement Check-ins, quizzes, and recommendations designed for regular light-touch use rather than one-off sessions.
Built-In Safeguards Crisis safeguards redirect self-harm/suicidal-ideation mentions to the 988 Lifeline; minor-specific prompting keeps conversation age-appropriate for its 13+ audience, with parental-involvement guidance for under-18 users.
Positioning
Explicitly disclaims romantic framing in its own FAQ — "not a romantic partner" — distinguishing it from companion apps like Nomi AI and Kindroid (both already catalogued) that lean into relationship/companionship framing. Press coverage frames it around "healthy AI companionship."
Pricing
Subscription with a free trial; exact recurring price varies by platform/region and was not independently confirmed via an official pricing page at verification time (third-party figures cited roughly $9.99/month).
Pricing
Free trial; paid plans vary by platform
Capabilities
Technical
- API Available
- No
- Languages
- English
- Model
- Proprietary LLM-based companion character built by Portola
Categories
Pros & Cons
Cons
- No public API
- Limited to English
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Tolan free to use?
- Tolan is a paid tool, starting from Free trial; paid plans vary by platform.
- What can Tolan do?
- Tolan supports voice-chat, character-memory, emotional-support, daily-check-ins, goal-tracking. AI companion app built around a persistent, memory-driven alien character who talks with users via voice or text for everyday emotional support and light life-coaching. Built by startup Portola (raise
- Is Tolan good for roleplay & characters?
- Yes, Tolan is well-suited for roleplay & characters. AI companion app built around a persistent, memory-driven alien character who talks with users via voice or text for everyday emotional support and li
- Does Tolan have an API?
- Tolan does not currently offer a public API.
- What languages does Tolan support?
- Tolan primarily supports English.
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