Anima vs Ensoul

Anima is an AI companion for conversation and companionship, available on the web, Android, and iOS. Users can customize a companion’s personality, tone, style, and backstory, then chat or call with an AI friend. The service describes conversations that may be lighthearted, supportive, or deeper, and says the companion remembers details from earlier chats and can revisit previous topics. It is described as available 24/7. Getting started costs nothing; tokens can be purchased to unlock some higher-tier features. Anima is not intended for people under 18. Its privacy policy says it collects information such as names, email addresses, IP addresses, device details, and identifiers, and names Azure, Amplitude, AppsFlyer, Google, Firebase, Stripe, OneSignal, and RevenueCat among third-party solutions it may use. Users can contact [email protected] to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal data. The blocked content policy says a proprietary LLM-based filter may flag content for manual review; violations can lead to account suspension or termination. The same email address is listed for questions and customer support.

Ensoul is a local-first AI companion app that keeps a companion’s identity, memory, mood, and history as documents on the user’s device. It runs on Android, macOS, Windows, and the web. Users can connect directly to a provider or use one key to access Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, and open models. Memories from conversations can be reviewed, corrected, or deleted. Ensoul can import companions from documents, folders, files, character cards, notes, and chat exports, then export a folder containing identity, history, media, and tools. Listed features include group conversations between companions, generated images, and voice. Its folder tool can read coding-agent session stores from Claude Code, Codex, opencode, and DeepSeek Harness. The free plan requires users to bring their own model key and does not require an account. Hosted access is available through a 12.00 USD one-time contribution, which grants three months of sustained access. Desktop and mobile app data is stored locally; browser data and API keys are kept in that browser’s local storage. The maker describes Ensoul as early software built by one person.