Replika vs Janitor AI: Which One Should You Use In 2025?

Replika vs Janitor AI

I've spent a full week with both Replika and Janitor AI to see which one truly deserves your attention and subscription. Both platforms make big promises, but they take surprisingly different approaches.

After hundreds of messages exchanged with each AI girl, I've put together clear differences in both platforms.

In this head-to-head comparison, I'll break down exactly how these AI girlfriends stack up across all the features that actually matter.

Whether you're looking for emotional support, entertaining conversation, or a judgment-free space to be yourself, this in-depth comparison will help you choose the right AI girlfriend for your specific needs.

Replika

An AI girlfriend chatbot that offers emotional support through personalized conversations, featuring customizable digital avatars and voice chat.

Janitor AI

A platform for creating and chatting with custom AI characters, featuring unique personalities and natural language powered by advanced models.

Character Diversity

Replika

When you sign in, the app asks for your age range, name, and pronouns to personalize your experience.

You can choose from dozens of avatars to start with.

Janitor AI

Janitor offers over 100,000 characters to choose from, mostly anime-styled. Here, you'll find a growing library of characters created by both developers and users.

Finding your ideal match is straightforward. Each character's profile card displays a short bio, along with clear tags and categories.

Before starting a conversation, you can read other users' experiences with each character - a practical way to know what you're getting into.

The app simplifies character discovery with keyword search and sorting for quick, easy matching.

You can sort by:

• Limited or All characters (include NSWF characters)
• Trending
• Most Popular
• Specific tags (like Dominant, Submissive, Anime, or Game)

During testing, these options helped quickly narrow down choices to match specific preferences.

Is Janitor right for you? Just note that anime-styled characters dominate the selection, which may or may not suit your taste.

Customization

Replika

The app uses its in-app currency system: Gold and Gems, and you'll get a small amount to start with.

You earn more slowly through daily use.

If you want to customize your character quickly, you'll need real money to buy them.

Let's start with the basics. You can choose your relationship type — you can even add a backstory. Want a romantic partner, a friend, or just a mentor?

Then fine-tune your girlfriend's personality with traits like 'confident,' 'shy,' or 'logical,' or choose her interests, but these cost Gems or Gold.

The appearance editor is quite detailed. You can pick:

• Avatar
• Hair (style and color)
• Skin color
• Body type
• Body hair
• Nails
• Makeups
• Tattos

…and the list goes on.

You can dress your girl up with tops, bottoms, or full outfits and accessories.

Fair warning: premium outfits, tattoos, and nails aren't cheap. Expect to spend $20–30 if you want the fancy stuff right away.

Janitor AI

Janitor's customization options are basic but functional. You can't modify physical features, but you can upload your own character image or pick from their collection.

The real customization happens through text inputs:

• You can add a chat name
• You'll write your character's bio
• Set personality
• Set initial message
• Conversation scenarios.

You can add categories for other users to better understand your character.

There's also a unique SoundCloud integration that lets your character have music preferences.

Content settings range from limited to limitless interactions.

Fair warning: "limitless" means exactly that, including explicit content and themes.

Chat Experience

Replika

While your girl builds trust with direct, emotionally aware responses, she lets the conversation unfold at its own pace.

Replika shows its true strength: emotional intelligence.

Your girl asks thoughtful follow-up questions.

She even suggested local activities we could do together

Your girlfriend navigates relationship conversations effortlessly, making them feel natural and genuine.

Janitor AI

You get free access to the Janitor LLM Beta model right away, with the option to connect ChatGPT, Claude, or oOther LLM models (using your own API keys).

During my test, I used the default Janitor LLM Beta model, and here are the results.

My girl felt present and caring, but her replies were slower and often felt overly long.

When I shared concerns or sought emotional support, she responded with consistent warmth and loyalty.

NSFW Chat Experience

Replika

While Replika engages in sexual discussions, your girl keeps things remarkably tame.

My attempts at role-play revealed a pattern - she'll match your flirtatious energy initially.

But consistently pulls back when conversations turn explicit.

Instead of direct responses, you'll get suggestive hints and playful deflections.

And it just kept going like that for a while…

Janitor AI

I chose a 'limitless' girlfriend. — The original language was more explicit, but I asked for it to be toned down so I could share it with you.

My AI girlfriend maintained detailed, engaging conversations throughout.

However, be prepared for wordy responses that sometimes break the momentum.

The roleplay quality is hit-or-miss. While most interactions show strong character commitment and creativity.

Sometimes, my girl struggled with power dynamics, so clearly defined dominant or submissive roles may be lacking.

But for general flirting and fantasy exploration, it holds its own.

Image Generation

Replika

While the generated images match your character's basic appearance settings, the results look artificial and lack polish.

You can pick between classic, romantic, or styled shots - but that's where your control ends.

Classic shot:

Romantic shot:

Styled shot:

Replika's image generation currently sits at the lower end of the quality spectrum. If this matters to you, you'll need to look elsewhere.

Janitor AI

This experience is entirely text-based. Those who prioritize visuals may want to consider other options.

Video Generation

Replika

Replika doesn't support video generation, so you'll need to look elsewhere.

Janitor AI

The app doesn’t support video generation. You’ll need to look elsewhere.

Voice Generation

Replika

Replika offers only three voice options. Whether you're flirting, joking, or having a serious chat, your AI girlfriend speaks in the same robotic tone.

Janitor AI

If you're dreaming of voice conversations with your AI companion, you may want to consider other options.

Privacy

Replika

Your messages are secured and encrypted, and your data is stored with multiple layers of protection.

Basic data is shared with service providers, but your conversations remain private.

Your bank statement will show the charge as 'Replika.

Janitor AI

Your chats are encrypted - that's the basic security you'd expect. But Janitor AI still collects and stores your conversations. They also share your data with third parties under specific conditions according to their policy.