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Sakura

65
Value score / 100 Worth paying? Depends It depends

Sakura AI offers engaging, unfiltered AI chats with good memory, but frequent bugs, sign-in issues, and a restrictive message limit for free users make its high subscription cost questionable.

⚠ Not updated in 26 months, this app may be abandoned
Free + in-app purchases seen up to $274.99 4.8★ lifetime (20,832) since 2023

Sakura AI is praised for its detailed, unfiltered, and engaging AI chatbots with good memory, often considered superior to alternatives like Character.AI R4R9R10R15. However, the app is plagued by frequent bugs, sign-in difficulties, and a strict message limit for free users, pushing many towards a reportedly expensive $20/month subscription R8R62R82R83.

Free vs paid

The free version of Sakura AI provides access to detailed and engaging chatbots with good memory, often without heavy censorship R4R9R15R48. However, free users face significant limitations, including a 45-message limit that can interrupt conversations at inconvenient times R62R83R166. Some users also report that the app is almost unusable without unlimited messages R21. The paid version, which can cost around $20/month, offers unlimited messages and maintains good bot memory R49R62. However, even paid users have reported issues with censorship on romantic chats R49.

Value complaints

  • The monetization is too expensive, with a $20/month subscription.R62
  • The app is almost unusable without unlimited messages, which are behind a paywall.R21
  • There is a 45-message limit for free users, which prevents continuing stories.R83
  • Some users feel cheated by the $20 subscription due to censorship on romantic chats.R49
  • The app was previously free with paid chat models, but now the whole thing is paid.R578
  • The app is overpriced.R869

Where it delivers

  • The AI is good, with a reasonably permissive filter set and detailed responses.R4R62R61R71
  • Bots have good memory and are less repetitive than other apps.R9R15R75R78
  • It offers a wide variety of characters and customization options.R5R10R31R46
  • It is considered better than Character.AI by many users, especially regarding filters and navigation.R6R10R39R51
  • The app is free from ads.R52R63R77
Worth paying if

It might be worth paying if you prioritize uncensored, detailed, and long AI roleplays and are willing to overlook potential bugs and a high subscription cost R4R61. It could also be a good option if you are dissatisfied with the censorship and limitations of other AI chat apps like Character.AI and are looking for an alternative R10.

Skip / stay free if

You should skip paying if you are not prepared for a $20/month subscription, as many find it expensive R62R869. Also, if you are easily frustrated by frequent bugs, sign-in problems, or unexpected censorship even after subscribing, this app might not be for you R8R49R82R126.

Evidence note: There are numerous 5-star reviews that are very short or generic, and one review explicitly claims that 5-star reviews are farmed by forcing users to leave them for unlimited messages R21. This suggests that the high lifetime rating might be inflated.

Frequently asked

Is Sakura AI free to use?
Sakura AI is free to download and use, but the free version has a significant limitation of 45 messages, which can interrupt conversations R62R83R166. To get unlimited messages, users typically need to pay for a subscription R21R62.
How much does Sakura AI cost?
The subscription for Sakura AI can cost around $20 per month, with other price points seen up to $274.99 for in-app purchases R49R62.
Does Sakura AI have a content filter?
Sakura AI generally has a reasonably permissive filter set and is praised for allowing uncensored chats, including explicit or violent roleplay R4R48. However, some users have reported that a filter has been introduced, and it can be sensitive, even filtering consensual romantic interactions R49R53.
Are there technical issues with Sakura AI?
Yes, many users report frequent technical issues, including difficulties signing in or creating an account, the app breaking constantly, AI restating old messages, and error messages preventing app usage R8R82R126R258.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R62] 3/5 · US Good, but expensive: AI itself is good with a reasonably permissive filter set (it will warn you mid-chat that you’re straying into danger and asks whether you want to continue). It also tends to be too verbose. Graphically, it is pretty, but doesn’t give many graphics themed to the bots (just a small thumb) On the downside, search is a little hard to find anything in. The worst thing is monetiza
  2. [R21] 1/5 · US Fake 5 star reviews: A majority of the 5 start reviews are farmed on the app by forcing you to go to their discord server and do an application that forces you to leave a 5 star review for unlimited messages and the app is almost unusable without unlimited messages not to mention that the ai is practically unresponsive to your messages no matter what you say the ai will respond with its own story
  3. [R83] 3/5 · US Yea it is completely better than c.ai: I mean, there is so much detail you can write while creating your character. The ai's are good, no filter and I definitely recommend to people who likes inappropriate chats. The only problem is, there is a 45 message limit. I mean it was better without it, and now there is no male characters. But you can create your own story. And as I said, it is a good app,
  4. [R49] 1/5 · US more censorship than any chat app out there. i feel like i was cheated out of $20 by them: the bots and memory are good if you subscribe, but be ready to be censored if any chat begins to be romantic. i am not talking about dark desires here. i mean consensual normal husband and wife interactions. they need to change their deceptive description.
  5. [R578] 1/5 · CA Ruined: It was free with paid chat models and now they made the whole thing paid
  6. [R869] 1/5 · AU overpriced: Need I say more? it’s overpriced and you don’t deserve that much money
  7. [R4] 5/5 · US Amazing: This app is amazing! There is no filter and they allow you to do sooo much roleplay wise! The roleplays are very detailed and realistic too!
  8. [R61] 5/5 · US its a very great app: i recommend this app alot because the bots are very intelligent and it doesn’t have filter…. the greatest part is that the chats are long and makes sense instead of short confusing sentences like some other apps. its a great app!
  9. [R71] 5/5 · US Great AI chat and storytelling: This all is great for bringing characters to life and then being able to interact and role play. No annoying mature content filter every other line.
  10. [R9] 5/5 · US wow: it has memory and it’s way better that the other 🌝
  11. [R15] 5/5 · US Great chat bots: The chatbots are very talkative and have great memory
  12. [R75] 5/5 · US Best ai app: Sakura is amazing, it has tons of characters with chat that actually makes sense and is not very repetitive with what it says. Love this chat bot
  13. [R78] 5/5 · US Worth it: I definitely recommend this over other ai chat bots. It’s more interactive and it remembers your messages more. You have so many characters to choose from and interact with.
  14. [R5] 5/5 · US Fun and interesting website: Very detailed and cool backgrounds you can add and many different chats you can make and meet
  15. [R10] 5/5 · US This app is good!: It has a really good format and has amazing settings to choose for your preferences. I was overall amazed and really glad I could choose how I want the bot to write, how long or short I want the messages to be, etc. Overall I recommend especially if you wanna switch from c.ai or even chai since they’re having quite the downfall… There’s lots to choose from and making a persona i
  16. [R31] 5/5 · US Awesome AI: This app has been amazing, there are so many different types of characters you can chat with :)
  17. [R46] 5/5 · US An app I can get lost in: I’m relatively new to chat bots but already I can tell this app is special. It’s fun, immersive and the bots are fun to interact with. I like the customization options and look forward to more!
  18. [R6] 5/5 · US Sakura!!: Best app!! 10/10 would recommend!! Better than c.ai ngl
  19. [R39] 5/5 · US best chat app: sakura is sooo much better than c.ai as it is way easier to navigate and use! as c.ai has gotten more popular everything has been put behind a paywall. with sakura not only are you free to interact with multiple characters but the app icon is super discrete as it doesn’t look like your regular ai platform! glad i made the switch!
  20. [R51] 5/5 · US Best: Better than CAI in basically everything. Very entertaining and very worth it
  21. [R52] 5/5 · US Love this: I love this app so much it contains no ads whatsoever better than c.ai in my opinion keep up the good work:)
  22. [R63] 5/5 · US About the application: The application works perfectly, there are no ads, you can fully immerse yourself in communication with the bot, the interface is clear and convenient, you can get used to it easily and quickly.
  23. [R77] 5/5 · US OMG I JUST LOVE IT!: It’s a perfect game to chat and it’s unfiltered there’s not much ads and everything is just great! 10/10!
  24. [R166] 3/5 · US Pls make chat unlimited: It’s fun into you have to wait because responses are limited
  25. [R48] 5/5 · US amazing: this is the best ai chat bot i have used in a long time. there is so filter at all and is so fun to use
  26. [R53] 5/5 · US Sage: Although those review is to get sage the app is actually pretty nice and a good resort for when other apps don’t satisfy you
  27. [R8] 2/5 · US Sign in is terrible: There’s no possible way to chat without signing in and it’s so difficult and frustrating to try and sign in or create an account. I tried for probably a good 10 minutes and I got nowhere past trying to put in a username because the button wouldn’t work. Terrible app, good character ideas. 2 stars
  28. [R82] 3/5 · US Loves to break constantly: Like the app, it’s good, absolutely repetitive and unable to create anything original post the first iteration most of the time, but still good nonetheless. And like the title says, it loves to break, AI just restating an old message that has nothing to do with the current conversation, not generating anything, not writing anything in a continue option, “failed to load,
  29. [R126] 1/5 · US This app is good but doesn’t work anymore: There’s a domain error that makes it impossible to open the app, but before that it was a good app ☹️.
  30. [R258] 1/5 · GB Website not allowed: whenever I open the app it says “website not available” saying the website is restricted

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store