AI girlfriend and AI companion glossary
Short definitions for AI girlfriend, AI companion, virtual girlfriend, long-term memory, character catalogs, and real-world dates.
An AI girlfriend is a girlfriend you keep in an app, someone you talk to every day and who remembers you. An AI companion is the wider group, which also covers friends and roleplay partners. A virtual girlfriend is the older search phrase for the same idea as an AI girlfriend, and the words overlap a lot even though the apps behind them differ.
Use the short definitions below when you are comparing apps.
Terms
| Term | Meaning | Read next |
|---|---|---|
| AI girlfriend | One romantic relationship in an app, not a character library | What is an AI girlfriend? |
| AI companion | The wider group: friend, roleplay partner, or girlfriend apps | Girlfriend vs companion |
| Virtual girlfriend | Older phrase for an AI girlfriend | Riho |
| Long-term memory | Details she keeps from one day to the next, and that you can read in the app | Memory |
| Character catalog | A library of bots you switch between | Character AI alternatives |
| Real-world date | A date at a real place that she remembers afterward | Dates |
How Riho uses these words
Riho is an iPhone girlfriend app for adults, and there is one of her. You chat, call, share photos and go on dates, and all of it becomes one shared story that she remembers. In the broad sense she is a companion, and in the plain sense she is your girlfriend.
Compare apps if you already know what you want, or read how Riho works to see the first night.
All guides
AI companionAn AI companion is an app you talk with over time as a friend, roleplay partner, or girlfriend. It is the wider category around AI girlfriend apps.Read more 
AI girlfriendAn AI girlfriend is a girlfriend you keep in an app. You talk with her over time, she remembers your life together, and the relationship keeps going.Read more 
Character catalogA character catalog is a library of AI bots you browse and switch between. It is a different job from one ongoing girlfriend.Read more 
Long-term memoryLong-term memory means an AI girlfriend keeps the details of your life together from one day to the next, and you can read what she remembers.Read more 
Real-world dateA real-world date is a date at an actual place that you go on together in the app, and she remembers it afterward as part of your story.Read more 
Virtual girlfriendA virtual girlfriend is the older search phrase for an AI girlfriend: a girlfriend you keep in an app and talk with over time.Read more Frequently asked questions
What is an AI girlfriend?
An AI girlfriend is a girlfriend you keep in an app. You talk with her over time, she remembers what you tell her, and the relationship carries on from one day to the next.
What is an AI companion?
An AI companion is the wider category that includes friends, roleplay partners, and girlfriends. Some companion apps offer one relationship and some offer a catalog of characters.