About CompanionCompare
Mission
CompanionCompare exists to help people make informed decisions about AI companion apps. The market is growing fast — hundreds of millions of hours of use per quarter — and the stakes are real: these apps collect sensitive personal data, influence emotional wellbeing, and operate in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment.
Our goal is a single, trustworthy, independently maintained reference: consistent scoring criteria, sourced claims, visible methodology, and public accountability through a corrections log. We publish what we can verify and clearly label what we cannot.
Editorial independence
CompanionCompare carries no affiliate links, no commissions, no paid placements. Scores are never influenced by payment of any kind. We do not accept advertising, sponsorships, or payments from the companies we evaluate. If that ever changes, we will disclose it prominently.
Who’s behind it
CompanionCompare is an independent editorial project. The index was founded and is edited by a team that combines experience in consumer technology journalism, digital safety, and data privacy. All app evaluations are conducted first-hand by the editorial team — we install every app we review.
No reviewer has a financial interest in any app reviewed on this index. For media enquiries or collaboration requests, see the contact details on the legal page.
How scores are assigned
Scores are derived from a documented rubric of behavioral anchors and applied through a standardised first-hand testing protocol. The full methodology — including anchor definitions, formula weights, test protocol, and update cadence — is published on the methodology page. Scores are editorial opinion formed through a reproducible process, not certifications or compliance verdicts.
Report an error or correction
If you notice a factual error — a wrong price, an outdated signal, a missing source, or anything else — please report it. We take corrections seriously and publish them publicly.
The most useful reports include: the specific claim or signal you believe is wrong, the correct information, and a source (a URL, a screenshot, or a primary document). Contact details are on the legal page.
All accepted corrections are logged chronologically on the corrections page, with the date, what changed, and why.