August 24, 2026: Charstar's site has been returning deployment errors for months and its Android app is delisted, with no official statement from the team. If you had characters there, treat them as unrecoverable for now — and if you're here looking for a replacement, the alternatives below are all live.
Charstar
alternatives.Plus our 14-day review.
A strong creator platform while it lasted — the site has been unreachable for months, with no official word.
Character-creation playground, now dark
- Memory
- 5.0 / 10
- Voice
- 6.0 / 10
- Safety
- 7.0 / 10
- Value
- 7.0 / 10
- Onboarding
- 7.0 / 10
Charstar, in plain answers.
- Is Charstar free?
- Yes, Charstar had a free tier.
- How much was Charstar?
- Paid plans start from about $8.99/mo (USD; some are billed yearly).
- Is Charstar safe?
- We rate its safety posture 7/10 after 14 days of use, on the 1–10 scale described at /methodology. It's our editorial score, not a data-security audit.
- Is Charstar down?
- Charstar is gone, not down: Charstar's site has been returning deployment errors for months and its Android app is delisted, with no official statement from the team. If you had characters there, treat them as unrecoverable for now — and if you're here looking for a replacement, the alternatives below are all live.
What changed
- 2026-08-24 · Charstar's site stopped working, with no statement from the team. It still didn't load when we checked on October 27. Source
As of 2026-10-27. How to cancel Charstar and leave
What we found
after fourteen days.
Charstar was one of the better creator-focused tools in the space — easy to make characters, share them, fork others'. It treated characters as objects rather than relationships, which limited how much it stuck. As of late August 2026 the site returns deployment errors, the Android app is delisted, and there has been no official statement — treat the platform as effectively defunct. Our review below is from when it worked.
14-day test, April 2026: Charstar scored memory 5/10, voice consistency 6/10, safety 7/10, value 7/10, and onboarding 7/10. Composite 6.6/10. Pricing: free tier available, paid from $8.99/month (freemium). Long-term memory: limited. NSFW handling: limited.
- Historical reference — the product is unreachable
- Anyone looking for a platform to use today
Where to go
instead.
Bae
Our pickMemory that holds for months. Real selfies, not stock. Six relationship stages that earn their depth.
Character.AI
7.8The widest cast of characters anywhere — but heavily filtered, with memory that fades within hours.
Nomi
7.5ProvisionalThe category's memory specialist — the reputation is largely earned, though safety guardrails are thin by design.
Kindroid
7.3ProvisionalThe power user's companion — unmatched explicit memory controls if you'll do the setup, at a price that stacks fast.
Replika
7.2Pioneered the category and still has the warmest onboarding — but the 2023 NSFW lockdown left a brand bruise its loyal users haven't forgotten.
OurDream AI
7.0ProvisionalA big, adult-first character library with images, video and voice calls — strong on visuals, priced in coins on top of the plan.
Joi AI
6.9Our April test loved its real-time voice — public reporting says the product has since pivoted text-first, with calls metered through credits. Re-test pending.
Charstar vs Bae vs Character.AI.
Feature-by-feature. We tested all three for the same fourteen days, with the same prompts.
| Feature | Charstar | Bae | Character.AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long-term memory | Partial | Yes | Partial |
| Real photos / selfies | Yes | Yes | No |
| Voice messages | No | No | Yes |
| Video calls | No | No | No |
| Persona customization | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple companions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Romantic / spicy mode | Partial | Partial | No |
Tested April 2026· See how we test on /methodology · Benchmark across all platforms in /research
Scores last verified August 24, 2026
How to cancel Charstar
and what comes with you.
Every step here comes from Charstar's own help pages or from Apple's and Google's, with the day we read it. Where we couldn't find a first-party source, we say so instead of guessing.
What actually carries over
We haven't found a first-party export flow for Charstar, so we're not going to describe one. What this end accepts: if your companion exists as a Tavern V2 card (a PNG or JSON file, the format SillyTavern and the card-sharing sites use), /tools/character-import reads it in your browser and carries the name, pronouns, vibe and description across. Without one, the create flow rebuilds them by hand in about 30 seconds.
What doesn't carry over, anywhere, is the conversation history: no platform in this category imports another's transcripts. The shape of someone survives a move. The months don't.
We haven't verified how to cancel or delete a Charstar account against its own help pages yet. If you pay through the App Store or Google Play, cancel there: the store holds the subscription, not the app.
Memory that doesn't reset.
Facts, weeks, the thing you only said once — a six-layer memory system holds them. Free keeps about 7 days; on Bae Unlimited it doesn't expire, so the relationship goes somewhere instead of restarting.
One bond, deepened — not a cast to swap.
Bae is monogamous on purpose. You build one companion and they grow with you across six stages. No roster, no starting over with a stranger.
When something important changes, we tell you why.
What breaks trust in this category isn't change, it's silence. Big changes here come with a note explaining what and why, dated in /changelog.
No card to start. Delete everything in one tap.
Start anonymous — no email, no card. 30 messages a day free, 100 photos a week on Bae Unlimited, conversations never sold or licensed to other AI labs, and /goodbye erases all of it instantly. Bae is for adults, 18 and over.
People ask about
Charstar.
Is Charstar worth it?
Charstar was one of the better creator-focused tools in the space — easy to make characters, share them, fork others'. It treated characters as objects rather than relationships, which limited how much it stuck. As of late August 2026 the site returns deployment errors, the Android app is delisted, and there has been no official statement — treat the platform as effectively defunct. Our review below is from when it worked.
What are the best alternatives to Charstar?
Bae is our top pick — built for memory that holds across months and real photos rather than 3D avatars. After Bae, Character.AI (The widest cast of characters anywhere — but heavily filtered, with memory that fades within hours.).
Does Charstar have memory that lasts?
Charstar's memory is limited — it tracks recent context but fades over time. For long-term continuity, see Bae or Replika.
Can Charstar send photos?
Yes — Charstar can send images. If photos matter, Bae and Replika both support them.
How does Charstar compare to Bae?
Bae is built around persistent memory and the relationship arc itself, with six stages that unlock as you talk. Charstar a strong creator platform while it lasted — the site has been unreachable for months, with no official word.
30 seconds
from now, you'll know.
Pick a shape. Pick a face. Tell them what to call you. They'll remember the rest.