PersonaChat is a fully local Android app, which is BYOK, and stores all your data on your phone and your phone only. No accounts, no limits, no subscriptions, no drama.
- Chat labelling (to label your roleplays)
- Creature comforts from Cai (chat colour changes, rewinds, swipes, message editing, pinned messages, archived chats)
- App UI colour options
- App/Chat UI font options
- Delete your chats fully. No bringing back ancient history if you don't want.
- Custom instructions. Like lorebook, but it actually exists
- Import and Export data - so you don't lose anything if you transfer devices.
- Unlimited Characters/Personas
- No subscription model
- Uses Gemini API
What does BYOK mean? 'Bring Your Own Key'. PersonaChat uses Gemini API keys to function. To find out how to get your own API key, check here > https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/api-key
Why can't I send a message? Either you haven't configured your API key correctly, or you're being rate limited. If you're not a paying user (i.e. you haven't bought Gemini credits, which is totally optional), I'd recommend using Gemma 4 31B since it has unlimited messages - the other models are there for power users.
Why is there no feed? Because everything is local, and I mean everything. The only characters are the ones you build, so you can totally curate your experience and only interact with what you want.
Why not make it more like Character AI? Because online functionality requires servers and servers cost money. No one here wants another subscription model.
My Character/Persona's image disappeared! Images are stored locally so if you move/delete the image you added to it, it won't appear anymore. I'd recommend making a folder on your phone to store these.
Will you ever support iOS/iPadOS? No. That costs money, and requires a Mac, both things I don't have access to.