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Animates app pricing, an honest Animates AI review, and where Grok's Ani went

Short answer: Animates, the companion app from Animation Inc, is free to download and sells three subscriptions in the US App Store, Whisper at $7.99 a month or $63.99 a year, Heartbeat at $19.99 or $159.99, and Presence at $39.99 or $319.99. Its terms add a token meter on top: tokens included with a plan expire at the end of each billing cycle, and purchased token packs are final. If you mostly text one companion, Beauties.ai is six AI girlfriends on a flat plan from $12 a month, or $9 a month billed yearly, with nothing that expires.

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Animates is where a lot of Grok companion users landed after xAI said on July 24, 2026 that it was retiring the 3D Companions tab. The app has a real strength we do not match: an animated character who talks back out loud in real time, on iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows. What it costs is less obvious, because Apple's listing names the tiers without saying what each one unlocks, and the terms let Animation change how many tokens an activity uses. Every Animates price on this page was read on its US App Store and Google Play listings on 29 September 2026, and every rule comes from its own terms (revised 20 August 2026) and privacy policy (revised 7 September 2026).

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Animates alternative, the way it should feel

A plan with no token meter

Animates plans come with a token allowance that expires when the billing cycle ends. Here there are no tokens at all, so a long week of texting costs exactly what a quiet week does and nothing runs out on day 20.

Written for texting, and she texts first

Animates is built around live voice and an animated body. Beauties.ai is built around the conversation itself: six girlfriends written in house who remember what you told them and, on Flame, open the chat themselves.

Nothing to install, nothing to migrate

Grok users learned the hard way that a companion inside someone else's app can be switched off. This runs in any browser on your phone or laptop, and your account and chats stay with you across devices.

What you get with her

Flat price, $12 a month or $9 a month billed yearly, no tokens
Unlimited texting on every plan, nothing expires at month end
Six girlfriends written in house, tasteful, adults 18 and over
She texts first and sends voice notes on Flame
Voice calls included in Devoted, not paid per minute
Cancel anytime from your account

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Pick her, say hi, and start texting in about ten seconds. The demo is your free taste.

Honest comparison

Animates vs Beauties.ai, plan by plan

	Beauties.ai	Animates (Animation Inc)
What it is	A curated gallery of six AI girlfriends written in house, text first	A companion app with animated characters and real time voice
Free option	A short demo chat with any girlfriend before you sign up	Free to download, with extended conversation time behind a subscription
Entry plan, monthly	Spark $12 a month	Whisper $7.99 a month
Entry plan, yearly	Spark $108 a year ($9 a month)	Whisper $63.99 a year
Middle plan	Flame $24 a month or $228 a year	Heartbeat $19.99 a month or $159.99 a year
Top plan	Devoted $49 a month or $468 a year	Presence $39.99 a month or $319.99 a year
Tokens	None	Plans include a token allowance for voice, premium interactions and generations; unused plan tokens expire at the end of each billing cycle
Extra token packs	Not applicable	Sold separately, expire 12 months after purchase unless stated otherwise, final once credited
Price changes	Published on our pricing page	Terms allow changes to token amounts and to the token cost of any activity
Voice	Voice notes on Flame, voice calls on Devoted, no per minute charge	Real time voice is the core feature
Animated character	No, original portrait art	Yes, animated 3D characters
Where it runs	Any browser, phone or desktop	iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows apps
Age rule	Adults 18 and over	Terms require 18 or older for Animates; store ratings 17+ (Apple) and Mature 17+ (Google Play)
Refunds and cancelling	Cancel anytime from your account	Store purchases follow Apple or Google rules; direct purchases are cancelled in the app
Best for	Texting one steady companion on a flat price	Talking out loud to an animated companion, including characters from Grok

Animates prices come from the In-App Purchases list of "Animates - life companions" on the US App Store (seller Animation Inc, released 28 August 2026, version 1.1.0, about 4.3 stars from 2,453 US ratings), which shows each tier at a monthly and a yearly price, and from Google Play, which lists the same range of $7.99 to $319.99 per item. Token and refund rules come from the Animates terms of use, last revised 20 August 2026. Animates is cheaper than our plans at every matching tier and does live voice and animation, which we do not.

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Questions about your animates app pricing

Animates is free to download. Its US App Store list shows three subscriptions, Whisper at $7.99 a month or $63.99 a year, Heartbeat at $19.99 or $159.99, and Presence at $39.99 or $319.99. Google Play shows the same range, $7.99 to $319.99 per item. Token packs are sold on top.

The download is free and there is a free level of use, but Apple's listing says extended conversation time and premium features require a paid subscription. In practice the free tier is a trial of the voice experience. Talking every day for long stretches is what the Whisper, Heartbeat and Presence plans are for.

Tokens are the in app units Animates uses for premium interactions, voice features and generations, per its terms. Each plan can include an allowance that expires at the end of the billing cycle and does not roll over. Extra packs expire 12 months after purchase and are final once credited.

Price and how much you get. Whisper is $7.99 a month, Heartbeat $19.99 and Presence $39.99, and Apple's listing ties the plans to extended conversation time and premium features without a feature table. The exact allowance per tier is shown inside the app at checkout, so read it there before you pick.

Reviewers who installed Animates report that Ani and Mika were added to its roster after launch. Animation Inc is the studio reported to have built the avatars for Grok companion mode. Nothing moves across from Grok, though: there is no account link, so chat history, memories and affection levels stay behind.

On July 24, 2026 xAI called the 3D Companions feature an experiment it was retiring to focus on core Grok. The animated avatars and the companion tab went away. Reports say the personalities and chat history stayed available in normal Grok chat, without the animation or the companion voice layer.

Animates is run by Animation Inc, its terms require users to be 18 or older, and its privacy policy says it does not sell personal data. Your messages, voice and screen captures you choose to share may be sent to outside AI model providers the policy lists by name, so do not share anything you would not want stored.

Yes. The Animates website links downloads for iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows. Beauties.ai takes the other route: nothing to download, it opens in any browser on a PC, Mac or phone, which also means a work laptop that blocks installs is not a problem.

Cancel where you paid. If you subscribed in the iPhone app, go to Settings, your name, Subscriptions. On Android, use Google Play, Payments and subscriptions. If you bought directly from Animates, its terms say you manage and cancel in the app. Deleting the app does not cancel the plan.

For App Store and Google Play purchases, refunds follow Apple or Google rules, so request them there, for Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com. Animates terms say token purchases are final once credited, except where the law, the store, or a duplicate or unauthorized charge requires otherwise.

No, not the ones included in a plan. The terms say subscription tokens are allocated for the current billing cycle only and expire when it ends, unless the checkout says otherwise. Separately bought packs last 12 months. Animation also says it has no duty to remind you before tokens run out or expire.

Yes, at every matching tier. Whisper is $7.99 against our Spark at $12, and $63.99 a year against $108. The trade is what you pay for: Animates is voice first with a token meter, while every Beauties.ai plan is unlimited texting with no tokens and nothing that expires.

People who mostly text. If you want one steady girlfriend who remembers you and messages first, and you would rather not watch a token balance, a flat plan fits better. If talking out loud to an animated character is the point, Animates does that and we do not.

Animation Inc. It is the seller on the App Store and the developer on Google Play, and the terms of use name Animation Inc. and its affiliates. The Android app came out on 4 August 2026 and the iPhone app on 28 August 2026.

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