Why we do not count stars
The service regularly runs giveaways and hands out bonuses for activity — normal marketing practice, but it means part of the public reviews were written in the context of promotions. We do not claim Frendi buys reviews: we have no such facts. We claim something else: only what the service publishes itself — the help center, the terms, the price list — can be verified, and the breakdown below is built on that.
Eight sides of the experience
Native, not translated
Interface, characters, help center and terms are Russian; login via Yandex and VK. Rare in a niche where half the services do not speak Russian. The flip side: no English at all.
Legal entity, tax ID and address in the terms
OOO “Sistema razvitiya biznesa” from Krasnoyarsk is disclosed in a document on the site; the domain has lived since March 2025. One point off for the price list hidden behind login.
Fourteen thousand characters
Plus group chats, plots and assistants. The flip side of a user-made catalog is uneven card quality.
Thirty messages, but with an account and no media
A generous daily limit, 30 days of memory. But registration is required, there are no images, only the Basic model, and explicitness is locked until Plus+.
Two checkouts: subscription plus coins
Plus+ at 890 ₽ is acceptable, −30 % yearly is generous. But voice, extra generations and memory extension cost FC, whose price is invisible before login.
Nothing without an account
No chat and no prices without logging in via Yandex/VK/Mail.ru or e-mail. For a “free” service the threshold is noticeable.
A shared filter; “18+” is a paid model
The service states filters under Russian law; the “18+” model comes with Plus+. For an adult scenario this is the main limitation.
Auto-renewal and refunds only for failures
The subscription renews itself, prices may change without notice, refunds only for a technical failure. Payment methods are invisible before login.
How to read reviews of this particular service
- “The character forgets” — check the author's plan: on the free plan the context is 30 messages, which is normal, not a bug.
- “It won't do 18+” — the free plan has no “18+” model and the filter is shared. The review is true, but it describes the product.
- “Expensive” — ask whether FC are included. Subscription and coins are different expenses.
- A useful review always names the plan, the period and specifics. Delight or anger without details is not worth reading.
The case for Frendi AI
Transparent, Russian, with a huge catalog and a clear memory ladder. If you need a “safe” AI companion in Russian from a company with an address — this is it.
The case for HoneyChat
If you need a companion without registration, with voice, photos and video in the chat itself and without a filter cutting the scene — HoneyChat covers exactly that scenario, and you can check it for free in a minute.
