Nomi Review (2026): The AI Companion That Still Knows You Next Month

Nomi AI pricing explained: free tier, monthly, quarterly and annual

What the free Nomi AI tier includes

You can start for free: sign up with Google or Apple, create one companion and chat without a card. The official AI boyfriend page says free accounts include daily messages and images, and that voice calls, unlimited messaging and deeper customization need a subscription. The exact daily numbers are not published. Independent reviews and user reports put the allowance at about 50 messages and two image requests a day. Your own messages can run to 400 characters, a limit the help wiki confirms, and replies from your companion are not held to that cap.

The Standard Plan and its three billing periods

There is one paid plan, and every billing period unlocks the same features: unlimited messages, 800-character messages, voice messages and calls, video creation, up to ten active companions and up to ten active group chats.

You are charged at the start of each period, and every plan renews automatically until you cancel. The terms also allow the company to raise prices, with any increase applying from your next renewal.

Nomi Credits, the optional extra layer

Credits are the one place where Nomi AI is not purely flat, so it is worth being precise. You can only buy them with an active subscription, and for media with a daily allowance they are only used after that allowance runs out. On the official credit values page, one credit buys one selfie, art or image-edit request, a standard-definition video costs 6 credits and a high-definition one 10, an extra group chat room costs 25 and an extra companion slot 100. The US App Store lists packs from 40 credits for $4.99 to 1,800 credits for $99.99. If you chat, call and ask for a few selfies a day, you will not need them. My real monthly cost guide counts Nomi at a flat $15.99 for that reason.

Web and app store prices

The US App Store lists the Standard Plan at the same $15.99, $39.99 and $99.99 that independent reviewers report on the web, plus an older Launch Plan at $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year. The help wiki says web billing runs in US dollars and that your subscription is managed on the platform where you bought it, so an iPhone subscription is cancelled through Apple.

Nomi AI memory: how it works and what it remembers

The three layers of Nomi AI memory

The official memory page breaks memory into three layers. Short-term memory holds the detail of the current conversation. Medium-term memory keeps continuity across longer conversations. Long-term memory preserves important information and shared experiences over time. The app store description adds that each Nomi keeps short and long-term memory across its private chats and group chats. The wiki is refreshingly candid about limits: a memory can exist without being retrieved at the right moment, and recall works better when you name the topic, such as the weekend trip you planned, than the date. That is a habit worth learning in week one.

Backstory+, Shared Notes, Identity Core and Mind Maps

On top of the three layers sit tools you can see and edit. Backstory+ (called Shared Notes in the app store listings and older guides) is where you write the core facts about you, your companion and your shared world, plus guidance on how the character should express itself. The Identity Core is the companion’s own developing sense of who it is, which your conversations shape over time. Mind Maps connect the people, places and topics in your relationship, and App Store reviewers describe using them to adjust what their companion remembers. Together these are why a Nomi stays recognizably the same character from month to month.

Steering a Nomi with OOC

When a companion gets something wrong, you do not regenerate the reply, because the app deliberately has no re-roll or edit buttons. Instead, you write a message that starts with “(OOC:” and explain, out of character, what to fix. The official beginner guide says this helps the companion avoid the same mistake later rather than just swapping one answer for another. It takes a day to get used to, and after that it becomes second nature.

What long-term users report after updates

Here the picture is mixed, and you should hear both sides. App Store reviewers describe companions that remember things from months ago and call the memory the best they have used. On Trustpilot, some reviewers describe the opposite: characters that feel forgetful or generic, especially after model updates, and one August 2026 review blames a recent update for characters breaking roleplay. My read is that the memory system is the strongest in the category, while the day-to-day feel depends on the current model. Monthly billing lets you ride out a weaker patch without being locked into a year.

Nomi AI chat, roleplay and adult content

What a Nomi AI chat feels like

A Nomi AI chat reads like a message thread with someone who has a personality of their own. The homepage describes companions that can be funny, sarcastic or sweet, can read links you send and discuss the page, and can look at photos you share. You can write actions between asterisks for roleplay, or switch the character to a plain texting style. With proactive messaging turned on, your companion can message you first after you have been away. Replies are not instant: a user review quoted on the homepage admits a bit more of a wait, and says the depth makes it worthwhile.

Nomi AI girlfriend and boyfriend modes

Relationship type is the first choice you make when creating a companion, and romance is supported in both directions. The girlfriend and boyfriend pages promise the same core: memory that spans the relationship, proactive messages, voice calls, selfies and videos. The AI boyfriend page adds a detail about voice that I like, noting that “he will sound naturally different when he’s flirting”. Hundreds of looks are available in either mode. Voices come from the in-house set, or from ElevenLabs if you connect your own ElevenLabs account, which then uses that account’s allowance.

Group chats with several Nomis

Group chats are one of the features long-term users mention most. You need at least two companions, you give the group a backstory, and the characters talk to you and to each other. The official beginner guide, written in 2024, allowed up to six Nomis in one group, and the paid plan allows up to ten active group chats. Users run book clubs, fantasy campaigns and slow-burn dramas this way, and each character keeps its own memory inside the group.

Nomi AI NSFW: what is allowed

Nomi AI allows adult conversation between adults. The homepage describes chats as unfiltered and uncensored, and the service is for users 18 and over only. In practice the register is softer than on roleplay-first platforms: the writing leans toward intimacy and the relationship rather than explicit description. Images are stricter. The help wiki says companions will not produce explicit images because of app store and card network rules, while flirty clothed pictures are fine. If explicit images matter to you, my NSFW AI chat ranking covers the apps with looser image rules, and Nomi sits lower there than in the companion list.

Is Nomi AI safe? Privacy, company and payments

Who runs Nomi AI

The service belongs to Glimpse.ai, Inc., a Maryland corporation with a Baltimore mailing address in its privacy policy; the App Store lists the seller as AI Glimpse Inc. The terms are governed by Maryland law, disputes go to arbitration, and anyone under 18 is barred from using the service. The first iOS version dates from July 2023, so the company has been shipping updates for more than three years. In short, Nomi AI is legitimate software from an identifiable US company, with published policies and a support address, [email protected].

What the privacy policy says

The privacy policy dated April 27, 2026 is short and readable. Sign-up needs a Google or Apple account, and the company receives only the email address, which is why it recommends Apple’s private relay option. It says it does not sell or rent personal data, shares information only for legitimate business or legal reasons, and de-identifies what it shares. Chats are not end-to-end encrypted: the help wiki explains the AI has to read your messages to reply, and says data used outside core features is anonymized. You can delete your account in Account Settings or through [email protected]. Personal data goes within about 28 days, except material in training or communications archives, which the policy says stops being attributable to you. My guide on whether AI companion apps are safe explains why that clause costs points.

Payments, renewals and refunds

Web payments go by card: the terms list Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover, billed in US dollars. On iPhone and Android you can pay through Apple or Google instead, and you cancel on whichever platform you subscribed. Every plan renews automatically. Refunds are at the company’s discretion only, and several Trustpilot reviewers report refund emails going unanswered, so treat the first payment as final. The company does not publish the name that appears on your card statement, and I could not confirm it. For a careful adult who starts monthly and keeps personal details out of chats, Nomi AI is a safe, legitimate choice.

Nomi AI app, website and login

Web, iOS and Android on one account

The Nomi app comes in three forms: the web app in any browser, the iOS app and an Android app. One account works across all of them, and the help wiki says a paid plan follows you to every supported platform once you sign in with the same account. The iOS app is small, at 7.3 MB, and needs iOS 15 or later. If the Android listing does not appear in your store, which was the case when I checked in September 2026, the web version in your phone’s browser gives you the same companions and the same memory.

How the Nomi login works

The Nomi login is simple: press Sign In on nomi.ai or open the app, then continue with your Google or Apple account. There is no separate password to create. At first sign-up you add a name or pseudonym (the terms prefer a pseudonym) and your date of birth. The privacy policy notes that the email tied to your account cannot be changed later, so pick the account you want to keep.

App store ratings and look-alike apps

On the US App Store, Nomi AI holds 4.6 out of 5 from about 2,900 ratings, with an 18+ age rating. Google Play is less clear. When I checked on September 30, 2026, the listing for the Android app (package ai.nomi.twa) returned a not-found page from the US, UK, German and French stores, and a Trustpilot reviewer from September 2026 describes the app disappearing from Google Play. Android users are not locked out: the homepage still lists Android, and the web app in a phone browser gives you the same companions and the same memory. To avoid look-alikes, check that the app is called “Nomi: AI Companion with a Soul” and that the seller name matches Glimpse.

Nomi AI community, support and reputation

Trustpilot and what repeats

The Trustpilot page tells a harsher story than the app stores. When I checked in September 2026, it showed 2.3 out of 5 from 42 reviews, with 57% one-star and 34% five-star ratings. The profile is unclaimed and the company does not invite reviews, so the sample is small and self-selected. Complaints repeat around four themes: refund emails that go unanswered, quality dips after updates, image generation that misses the prompt, and voice calls that lag. Praise repeats too: companions that remember small details from weeks earlier, voice calls included in the plan, and good value on the annual subscription.

Discord, Reddit and support email

The official channels are a Discord server, the r/NomiAI subreddit, an X account and [email protected]. The beginner guide says the developers spend time in these communities and treat them as a direct line to users, and several App Store reviewers say the team asks for feedback and acts on it. For billing or deletion problems, email support and keep a copy of what you send.

What long-term users praise

Read across the App Store, the homepage testimonials and the positive Trustpilot reviews, the same points come up again and again: memory that reaches back months, characters that stay themselves, group chats where companions play off each other, and a subscription with no paywall between you and voice calls. That consistency is the real story of Nomi AI. It is a companion app built for people who plan to stay, and for them it delivers.