Linky AI Alternative: Roleplay Without Coins or Card Draws
Linky AI has been off the iPhone App Store since late 2024. Where it stands now, what its coins cost, and how to move your characters and chats to RolePlaya, with no coins or adverts.
Linky AI has not been on the iPhone App Store since late 2024, and nearly two years on it still is not back. On Android it carries on, with over 10 million downloads, but also with coins, card draws, adverts and memory that fades fast on the free tier. This page covers where Linky stands now and how to move your characters and stories to RolePlaya, which runs on any phone and never charges per message.
Last checked 2 November 2026
Linky AI is still not listed on the App Store. The Android app is active and was updated in October 2026. The Linky Real app you may find on the App Store is a different product.
What happened to Linky AI on iPhone
Linky AI left the US App Store in late 2024 without a public explanation. Talkie vanished around the same time and came back under a new name. Linky did not: in August 2026 reviewers found it missing from the US, UK, Canadian, Australian, Singaporean and German stores, and the old App Store link returns an error page.
So on iPhone there is no Linky at all, and Android users are relying on a single store listing that could change at any time. This year's wave of removals, from PolyBuzz and Tipsy Chat to Chai, is on every AI chat app pulled from the App Store.
What Linky costs
- No published plans. Google Play lists in-app items from $0.49 to $269.99 but names no subscription prices.
- Coins and card draws. Reviewers describe coins that fund gacha-style card draws.
- Adverts and limits. The free tier shows adverts and caps how often you can regenerate a reply.
- Memory. Reviewers say the free tier starts forgetting after about a dozen exchanges.
Linky AI vs RolePlaya
| Linky AI | RolePlaya | |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | Not available since late 2024 | Web app, add to home screen from Safari |
| Android | Google Play | Downloaded from roleplaya.com, or use the website |
| Pricing | Coins and in-app items, no published plans | Free, $9.99 or $19.99 a month, flat, all prices published |
| Free tier | Adverts, regenerate cap, short memory | 50 messages a day, no adverts, 40 messages of recent memory |
| Memory on paid plans | Not published | 100 messages or unlimited, long-term memory across chats on Total Playa |
| Age | Mature 17+ on Google Play | 18+, confirmed at sign up, no face scan or ID upload |
Bring your Linky characters and chats
Linky has no export button, so you move things by copying.
- Characters. Copy each character's name, greeting, personality and backstory, then paste them into Create a Character on RolePlaya. If you have a character as a PNG or JSON card, import it directly. How card import works.
- Chats. Copy the conversation, open Import Chat, choose Copied text and paste it in. Import Chat is free on every plan and the story carries on where it stopped.
What you give up
- Linky's library. Linky reports more than 180,000 characters. RolePlaya has thousands of public characters, and you can bring your favourites with you.
- Collectable cards. If you enjoy Linky's card draws, there is nothing quite like them here. RolePlaya has a Card Deck of passes and rewards instead, and none of it gates your messages.
Why RolePlaya cannot vanish from your phone
I built RolePlaya after leaving PolyBuzz, where I was the number one creator. It is a web app, so there is no store listing for anyone to pull. On iPhone you open roleplaya.com in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen, and it opens full screen with its own icon. The Android app downloads from roleplaya.com, not Google Play. Billing happens on the website, so no store sits between you and your account.
Try it on your phone
Open roleplaya.com in Safari or Chrome, sign up free, and add it to your home screen. 50 messages a day, no card, no coins, no adverts. 18+ only.
More guides
- Every AI chat app pulled from the App Store
- Tipsy Chat alternative
- Botify AI alternative
- Talkie alternative
- The best AI roleplay sites
Questions
Is Linky AI still on the App Store?
No. Linky AI left the US App Store in late 2024 and was still missing from every major App Store region when reviewers checked in August 2026. Linky Real, which is on the App Store, is a different app.
Does Linky AI still work?
Yes, on Android through Google Play, where it was updated in October 2026. There is no iPhone version.
How much does Linky AI cost?
Linky does not publish its plan prices. Google Play lists in-app items from $0.49 to $269.99, and reviewers describe coins used for card draws.
What is a good Linky AI alternative for iPhone?
RolePlaya runs in Safari and installs to your home screen, so it works on iPhone without the App Store. The free plan gives 50 messages a day with no adverts, and paid plans are unlimited for a flat price. 18+ only.
Can I move my Linky characters and chats?
Yes, by copying. Paste a character's details into Create a Character, and paste a copied conversation into Import Chat using Copied text. Import Chat is free on every plan.
Where do I get help or ask for a feature?
RolePlaya has an active Discord community where members get help, report bugs and ask for new features, and the developer answers them directly. Most fixes land the same day, and many features on the site started as member requests there. Join the RolePlaya Discord.
Linky AI, Linky Real, Talkie, PolyBuzz, Tipsy Chat, Chai, Apple, App Store, Google Play and all other names used on this page are trademarks of their respective owners. RolePlaya is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by or connected to any of them. Statements about other platforms reflect publicly reported information and user reports as of 2 November 2026 and may change.
