Chub AI

Spec sheet

What it does

Chub is a platform for chatting with user-created AI characters through connected large-language-model APIs.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Product

Chub is a platform for interacting with characters through AI large language models accessed through APIs.Read 5 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Support

The support page says users with questions or problems can contact [email protected].Read 5 Oct 2026 · chat.chub.ai

Account signup

The registration page offers signup with email, username, and password, plus Apple, Google, and GitHub registration options.Read 5 Oct 2026 · chat.chub.ai

API integrations

Documented connections include OpenAI, Anthropic, Mars, Kobold/Ooba, OpenRouter, Google and NovelAI.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Bring your own API

Users can connect OpenAI and Anthropic through an API key or reverse proxy; the guide recommends official API keys for security and reliability.Read 5 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Character creation

Users can create characters with definitions, scenarios and other personality instructions.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Chat export

Chats can be exported as JSONL for SillyTavern, PNG, or text files.Read 5 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Chat features

The guide lists chat tree branching, image generation, and importing and exporting chats among Chub’s features.Read 5 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Chat import and export

Chub supports importing and exporting chats, including JSONL, PNG and text formats.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Chat organization

Users can attach lorebooks to chats; keyword matches insert defined content into the prompt, subject to scan depth and token budget settings.Read 5 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Chat trees

Chats support branching trees so users can explore different conversation paths.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Company history

An independent review says Venus AI and CharacterHub merged into one Chub site in May 2024.Read 21 Oct 2026 · toolscopia.com

Company identity

The App Store developer identity is listed as Chub AI Inc.; Chub's own terms are described elsewhere as naming the operator Chub or CharHub.Read 21 Oct 2026 · aipartnerguides.com

Company revenue news

A review cites Fortune reporting that the site exceeded $1 million in annualized revenue in January 2024.Read 21 Oct 2026 · companionwise.com

Content policy

Chub describes itself as uncensored and says it does not meaningfully restrict the variety of characters users can post or interactions with them.Read 5 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Documentation depth

The official guide covers onboarding, character creation, chatting, prompting, API connections, lorebooks and stages, with Markdown pages and an index.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Image generation

Image generation is listed as a supported Chub feature.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Licence

AlternativeTo classifies Chub AI as proprietary software with freemium pricing.Read 21 Oct 2026 · alternativeto.net

Limit: mobile availability

The Chub iOS app is no longer available in the App Store according to archived listing data, leaving browser access as the dependable option.Read 21 Oct 2026 · appshunter.io

Limit: moderation and safety

An independent review reports zero dedicated safety staff and weak output filtering findings from an Australian regulator review.Read 21 Oct 2026 · companionwise.com

Limit: onboarding

Independent evaluation describes Chub as difficult for beginners because API setup, model selection and customization require technical knowledge.Read 21 Oct 2026 · companionwise.com

Limit: payment changes

Trustpilot criticism cites crypto-only payment and removal of the former $5 subscription as major complaints.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Limit: persistent memory

Reviewers say there is no automatic cross-session memory; users must build Lorebooks for durable recall.Read 21 Oct 2026 · companionwise.com

Local models

Kobold/Ooba connections can use models hosted on a user's own machine, subject to local hardware limits.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Lorebooks

Lorebooks inject user-written context when keywords appear, adding conditional world information to prompts.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ai.g2.com

Mobile availability

Chub’s stage development guide says stages are available on web, iOS, and Android mobile devices.Read 5 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Model integrations

The API guide lists OpenAI, Mars, Anthropic, Kobold/Ooba, OpenRouter, Google, and NovelAI connections.Read 5 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

News: Apple removal

A July 27, 2025 report says Apple removed Chub's app because its language model could generate adult content.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rpwithai.com

Praise: creative library

App reviewers praise the ability to create literary role-playing experiences and world-building scenarios.Read 21 Oct 2026 · appshunter.io

Praise: customization

Reviewers repeatedly highlight deep character customization, lorebooks and branching conversations.Read 21 Oct 2026 · companionwise.com

Praise: roleplay quality

Independent reviewers repeatedly praise immersive, high-quality responses and characters that usually stay in role.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Privacy promise

An independent security summary quoting Chub's policy says private characters and chats are not distributed to third parties or used to train AI models.Read 21 Oct 2026 · unseensecurity.ai

Prompt controls

Chat configuration exposes prompt structure, generation parameters and text-to-speech settings, with switchable presets.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Rating on Apple App Store

4.3 out of 5 from 79 ratings (archived listing data).Read 21 Oct 2026 · appshunter.io

Rating on Trustpilot

3.4 out of 5 from 3 reviews.Read 21 Oct 2026 · uk.trustpilot.com

Stage development

Developers familiar with React or TypeScript can write stages using the published stage development guidance.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Stage sandbox security

Stages run in sandboxed iframes on separate subdomains and cannot access Chub cookies, local storage or API keys; verified stages are reviewed by site developers.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Stage security

Chub says stages run in sandboxed iframes on separate subdomains, and that developers check stages marked Verified for hostile behavior.Read 5 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Stages

Stages are third-party software components that can add features such as expression packs, mini-game interfaces, special prompt handling, or third-party API interactions.Read 5 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Stages extensibility

Stages are third-party components that can add expression packs, mini-games, special prompt handling and external API interactions inside chats.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Third-party UI compatibility

Mars and Mercury APIs are described as OpenAI-compatible reverse-proxy endpoints usable by interfaces such as SillyTavern, Agnaistic, Risu and Kobold Lite.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

Uncensored policy

The documentation says Chub does not meaningfully restrict the types of characters or interactions users can post.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.chub.ai

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