Voice
Talk to them out loud.
Call any character and talk with captions on screen. The call is saved into the story, so its memories cover what was said. Free includes 10 minutes a month, and from Pro you can clone a voice from a short recording.
Review · AI companions
A Talkie alternative for characters who remember.
Talkie is a large community of AI characters, each with a voice of its own, made by MiniMax. Its FAQ says AI memory is limited, so older conversations get forgotten. If you want a character who keeps your story straight, with the people and places of their life around them, this is how LoreWeaver compares.
We make LoreWeaver, so this is a maker’s review. Every Talkie detail links to Talkie’s own pages, MiniMax’s announcement, or the store listings under Sources.
The short answer
What is the best Talkie alternative?
LoreWeaver is a Talkie alternative where characters keep a memory of your story. Every 4 replies the storyteller writes down what happened, naming who was there and where, and before each reply it recalls the memories that fit the scene, beside a recap you can edit. Each character lives in a world of lore cards for the people and places around them, which Lorekeeper adds to as the story goes. MiniMax’s M2-her, the model MiniMax says Talkie runs on, is in the picker as MiniMax M2 from Plus, beside 42 others. The free plan has voice calls, no ads, and unlimited replies from the free storyteller.
Updated
- replies between memories, written for you
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- Loom templates for companions and romance
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- minutes of voice calls a month, free
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- models, MiniMax M2 among them
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Memory
Older conversations stay in the story.
Talkie’s FAQ says AI memory capacity is technically limited, so older conversations get forgotten, and that work is under way to keep more. LoreWeaver writes memories every 4 replies on every plan. Each one names who was there and where it happened, and the storyteller recalls the ones that fit the scene before it replies. You can edit, pin, or add memories, and edit the recap that sits beside them.
The Embankment · Past midnight
Jasper Fenwick
“The man who followed us out of the Coronet wore a Blackfriars pier badge. Your brother’s last letter came from that pier. I haven’t forgotten. We go there at first light.”
Just written
Fenwick saw a Blackfriars pier badge on the man who followed you out of the Coronet Theatre, and means to search the pier at first light.
FenwickBlackfriars pierthe Coronet Theatrethe man who followed you
Earlier in this story
- You told Fenwick that your brother Edmund’s last letter was posted from Blackfriars pier.
- Mrs. Penhallow leaves the back stairs unlocked after eleven, as long as Fenwick pays the coal bill.
Saved every 4 replies, free plan included. Open the Memory panel to edit, pin, or add one.
Lore
Every character comes with a world.
On Talkie you shape a character’s persona, appearance, voice, and skills. On LoreWeaver a character also has lore cards for the people and places in their life, and each 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. The LoreMap shows how the cards connect, with the relationships you name, and can bring a linked card into a reply.
CharacterImportance
Jasper Fenwick
Quit Scotland Yard when the Pier Men walked free at trial, and now takes private cases from two rooms on Wicker Lane. He remembers every word a client tells him, and notices the moment their story changes.
Use map to expand story context
And there’s more
What else comes with every character.
Models
MiniMax M2, and 42 more.
MiniMax says its M2-her model runs Talkie. LoreWeaver offers it as MiniMax M2 from Plus, next to Claude, GPT-6, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Kimi, and a fast free storyteller with no daily limit.
The Loom
Milestones for a bond.
Relationship Stages fills a closeness meter as you spend time together. At 35 the storyteller lets the friendship show, and a later milestone turns it into something more. It’s one of 9 Loom templates for companions and romance.
Scene pictures
A picture of the moment.
From Pro, the story can illustrate the scene you’re in, in an anime or a realistic style. Every picture stays in the story’s gallery.
Characters
A character from a few lines.
Describe someone in a few lines and the creator writes a description, style rules, and a first greeting for you to change. Add a portrait, and lore cards for the people around them.
Branches
Replay a choice.
Branch from any reply to see where another answer leads. The branch keeps the memories made before it, and a tree view shows them all.
At a glance
LoreWeaver and Talkie, compared in full.
| What matters | LoreWeaver | Talkie |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Its FAQ says AI memory is technically limited, so older conversations are forgotten. |
| Characters | Lore cards for the people and places around a character, written from the story by Lorekeeper and linked on the LoreMap. | Characters made from a name, persona, appearance, voice, and skills. |
| Mature stories | Accounts are 18+. Mature themes between adult characters are allowed within published hard limits. | Open to users from 14, or older where local law requires. Its guidelines prohibit explicit sexual content and suggestive or implicit sexual undertones. |
| Ads | None, on any plan. | Google Play lists the app as containing ads. |
| Your data | Export any world or character you made as one file, with its stories, messages, lore cards, and memories. | Its Export Data page lists your email address, username, gender, and age. |
| Price | Free plan; Plus $7.99, Pro $14.99, Ultra $24.99, and Legendary $49.99 a month. | Talkie+ subscriptions, listed in the US App Store at $9.99 a month and $24.99 a month for Talkie+ Pro, with gems sold separately. |
Talkie details come from its FAQ, terms, community guidelines, Export Data page, character generator, and its Google Play and US App Store listings, checked October 30, 2026. Prices are in US dollars.
Moving a character
Bring your Talkie into a world of its own.
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Copy
Copy your Talkie.
Copy the character’s name, persona, and how it greets you, plus anything about its looks or skills you want to keep.
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Create
Start a character.
In My Stuff, start a new character and paste the details in. The creator writes a description, style rules, and a greeting for you to change.
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World
Fill in their world.
Add lore cards for the people and places in their life, or let Lorekeeper suggest them once you start playing.
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Voice
Pick a voice and play.
Choose a voice for calls, then start a story. The first memories are saved after 4 replies.
Each on its merits
Where each app has the edge.
Where LoreWeaver is stronger
- Memories written every 4 replies, where Talkie’s FAQ says older conversations get forgotten.
- Room for mature stories between adult characters, which Talkie’s guidelines rule out.
- No ads on any plan, the free one included.
- An export of any world you made, with its chats and memories.
Where Talkie is stronger
- Cards you earn as you chat and can trade with other players.
- A big community, with more than 50 million downloads on Google Play.
Questions
Before you leave Talkie.
01Does LoreWeaver remember older conversations?
Yes, within a story. Every 4 replies the storyteller saves memories that name who was there and when and where it happened, and it recalls the ones that fit each 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.
02Can I use the same AI model as Talkie?
Yes. MiniMax says its M2-her model runs Talkie, and LoreWeaver offers it as MiniMax M2 from Plus ($7.99 a month). It writes short, chat-length replies that stay in character, and you can switch to any of the other 42 models in the middle of a story.
03Is LoreWeaver free?
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, 10 minutes of voice calls a month, and no ads. Paid plans are Plus $7.99, Pro $14.99, Ultra $24.99, and Legendary $49.99 a month.
04Does LoreWeaver have voice like Talkie?
Yes. Call any character and talk out loud with captions, and the call becomes part of the story. Free includes 10 minutes a month and Plus 60, and from Pro you can clone a voice and give it to a character.
05Can I bring my Talkie characters to LoreWeaver?
By hand. Talkie’s Export Data page lists account details (your email address, username, gender, and age), so copy a character’s name, persona, and greeting into a new character on LoreWeaver. The creator fills in the rest for you to edit.
06Is LoreWeaver for adults?
Yes. Accounts are 18+, and mature themes between adult characters are allowed within the hard limits in the community guidelines. Talkie is open to users from 14 and prohibits sexual content, so it may suit younger players better.
07Can I play LoreWeaver on my phone?
Yes. LoreWeaver has a free Android app on Google Play, with an iPhone app coming soon, and it works in any phone browser. Your characters and their memories follow your account from one device to the next.
08Does LoreWeaver have collectible cards like Talkie?
No. LoreWeaver’s cards are lore cards, which hold the people and places of a story, and there is nothing to collect or trade. If collecting is the part you enjoy most, Talkie does that well.
Sources
- Talkie: FAQ (memory, content rules, cards)
- Talkie: terms of service (minimum age, Talkie+), updated April 23, 2025
- Talkie: community guidelines (sexual content), updated January 24, 2025
- Talkie: Export Data (what an export includes)
- Talkie: AI character generator (persona, appearance, voice, skills)
- MiniMax: full-year 2025 results, March 2, 2026 (M2-her runs Talkie)
- Google Play: Talkie: Creative AI Community (contains ads, downloads)
- App Store (US): Talkie Lab by SUBSUP, which lists talkie-ai.com as its site (subscription prices)
Checked . Prices and limits change; each site’s own pages are the final word.
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