Review · Character chat
PolyBuzz has a huge library of characters to chat with, on its website and its Android app. Its own FAQ says the AI may forget earlier conversations over time, and stronger memory models come with a paid membership. If a character you talk to every night keeps losing track, this is how LoreWeaver compares.
LoreWeaver wrote this review. Each PolyBuzz detail comes from PolyBuzz’s own pages, its Google Play listing, or Apple’s App Store, linked under Sources.
The short answer
LoreWeaver is a PolyBuzz alternative built around memory. Every 4 replies the storyteller saves memories of what happened, naming who was there and where, and before each reply it brings back the ones that fit the scene, matched on meaning, wording, and who is in it. A recap keeps track of where things stand. All of that works on every plan, free included, and there are no ads. Each character also lives in a world of lore cards for the people and places around them, and Lorekeeper writes new cards as the story meets someone new. The free plan has unlimited replies from the free storyteller and 25 premium replies a day.
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Memory
PolyBuzz’s FAQ says the AI’s memory capacity is limited, so a character may forget earlier conversations over time. Its memberships include stronger memory models.
On LoreWeaver the storyteller writes memories every 4 replies on every plan. Each one names the people involved and when and where it happened, and the ones that fit the scene come back before every reply. You can read, edit, or pin any memory, add your own, and edit the recap. 30 memories per story on Free, 300 on Plus, 1,200 on Pro, and every one on Ultra and Legendary.
The overgrown highway · 344 replies
Memory bank
Written by the storyteller
The radio tower on Kessick Hill read out a list of names tonight, and yours was on it. Rafe turned the lantern down and walked the rest of the way without a word.
You promised Rafe you would never go into the Ninth Street hospital without him. His sister went in looking for medicine and never came out.
Old Pell gave Rafe two cans of lamp oil for the brass compass you found, and told him nobody else would get that price.
Story recap
Day 41, on the highway into the city. The Kessick Hill tower has started reading out names, and yours was one of them. Rafe wants to reach the tower before the Lamp Runners do, and the shortest way there runs past the Ninth Street hospital.
Saved every 4 replies and recalled by meaning, wording, and who is in the scene. 30 memories per story on Free, 300 on Plus, 1,200 on Pro, and every one on Ultra and Legendary.
Lore
On PolyBuzz you write a character’s intro, greeting, and background. On LoreWeaver a character also lives in a world of lore cards for the people, places, and groups around them, and a card joins a reply when the story names it. When the story keeps naming someone new, Lorekeeper writes a card for them that you keep or dismiss, and the LoreMap shows how the cards connect.
You
You say "Who else heard the broadcast?"
Rafe
“Anyone with a radio. Old Pell had it playing while two Lamp Runners bought oil from him and asked after a woman called Marisol.” He tightens the strap on his lantern. “If they reach Kessick Hill first, they decide who on that list gets found.”
Suggested by the story
MarisolCharacter
Named again tonight, with no card yet
In this reply4
Pinned1
Waiting2
Underlined names belong to lore cards the reply drew on; in a story, hover one to read its card.
Also on LoreWeaver
The Loom
Companion Mood lets kindness or coldness change how a character answers you. Trust and Attraction shows two meters out of 10 and has the character act on the gap between them. Both are among 53 Loom templates you add in one click.
Voice
Start a voice call with any character and talk out loud, with captions on screen. The call is saved in the story, so it’s remembered like everything else. Free includes 10 minutes a month, and from Pro a character can speak in a voice you cloned.
Scene pictures
From Pro, the story can paint the scene you’re in, in an anime or a realistic style, and keeps every picture in the story’s gallery.
Characters
Describe a character in a few lines and the creator fills in a description, style rules, and a greeting for you to change. Tavern cards import as PNG, JSON, or CHARX files.
Models
A fast free storyteller with no daily limit, plus Claude, GPT-6, Gemini, DeepSeek, Kimi, and more by name. Switch between them in the middle of a story.
Branches
Branch from any reply into a new timeline that keeps the memories made before it. A tree view shows every branch and where it split.
At a glance
| What matters | LoreWeaver | PolyBuzz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | Memories every 4 replies on every plan, naming who was there and where, recalled when they fit the scene, beside a recap you can edit. 30 memories per story on Free, 300 on Plus, 1,200 on Pro, and every one on Ultra and Legendary. | Its FAQ says memory capacity is limited, so characters may forget earlier conversations over time. Stronger memory models come with a membership. |
| Characters | Each character lives in a world of lore cards that join a reply when the story names them. Lorekeeper writes new cards from the story, and the LoreMap shows how they connect. | A profile with a name, intro, greeting, background, and dialogue style. Character cards and JSON files can be uploaded. |
| Ads | None, on any plan. | Google Play lists the app as containing ads. Memberships are ad-free. |
| Free use | Unlimited replies from the free storyteller (about 5 to 7 seconds for a typical reply), plus 25 premium replies a day. | Free to use. Unlimited chats, faster replies, and skipping the queue are listed as membership perks. |
| Voice | Voice calls with captions on every plan, 10 minutes a month on Free, and cloned voices from Pro. | A voice from its library for each character. Unlimited voice listening comes with a membership, and coins extend voice chat time. |
| Mature stories | Accounts are 18+. Mature themes between adult characters are allowed within published hard limits. | Accounts are 18+. Its community rules say not to send or share content that depicts sexual acts. |
| Price | Free plan; Plus $7.99, Pro $14.99, Ultra $24.99, and Legendary $49.99 a month. | Premium and Ultimate memberships. Its membership page showed a yearly plan at $299. |
| On your phone | Any phone browser, plus a free Android app on Google Play, with an iPhone app coming soon. | Its website and Android app. Its iPhone app was not on the US App Store on October 30, 2026. |
PolyBuzz details come from its FAQ, membership page, terms of use, character guide, Google Play listing, and Apple’s US App Store, checked October 30, 2026. Prices are in US dollars.
Moving a character
Copy
Open your character on PolyBuzz and copy its intro, greeting, background, and dialogue style.
Create
In My Stuff, start a new character and paste the intro and background in. The creator fills in a description, style rules, and a greeting, and you can put the PolyBuzz greeting back.
Cards
If the character began as a Tavern card, import the same PNG or JSON file instead. Its greetings and lorebook come with it.
Play
Add a few lines about your story so far to the recap, then reply. New memories start after 4 replies.
Credit where due
Questions
Yes. Every 4 replies the storyteller saves memories that name who was involved and when and where it happened, and before each reply it recalls the ones that fit the scene. A recap you can edit keeps where things stand. The plans keep 30 memories per story on Free, 300 on Plus, 1,200 on Pro, and every one on Ultra and Legendary.
Yes. The free plan has a fast free storyteller (about 5 to 7 seconds for a typical reply) with no daily limit, 25 premium replies a day, voice calls, and no ads. Paid plans are Plus $7.99, Pro $14.99, Ultra $24.99, and Legendary $49.99 a month.
Yes. Copy a character’s intro, greeting, and background into a new character, and the creator fills in the rest for you to edit. If you made it from a Tavern card, import the same PNG or JSON file. Your chat history stays on PolyBuzz, so add a few lines about the story so far to the recap.
Not in the US when we checked on October 30, 2026. Apple’s US store page for the PolyBuzz app returned not found, and a search of the US App Store didn’t list it. Its website and its Android app on Google Play were still available. LoreWeaver runs in Safari and any other iPhone browser, and has a free Android app on Google Play, with an iPhone app coming soon.
Yes, on every plan. Call any character and talk out loud with captions on screen, and the call is saved into the story. Free includes 10 minutes a month, and from Pro you can clone a voice from a short recording and give it to a character.
No. There are no ads on any plan, the free one included.
For adults, mature and dark stories between adult characters are allowed. Accounts are 18+, a short list of hard limits in the community guidelines applies to everyone, and your stories stay private unless you publish a world.
Sources
Checked . Prices and limits change; each site’s own pages are the final word.
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