https://hottywiki.com/ An independent knowledge base for AI companions, AI characters and roleplay https://hottywiki.com/wiki/ai-companion-glossary/A plain-language glossary of AI companion terms, from character cards and personas to context windows, lorebooks, jailbreaks and text-to-speech voice.2026-09-28T00:00:00Zhttps://hottywiki.com/data/ai-companion-market-2026/Verified traffic, search and link data for the AI companion category in 2026 - with sources, dates, and an honest list of what is not publicly measurable.2026-09-28T00:00:00Zhttps://hottywiki.com/compare/ai-companion-pricing-explained/How AI companion apps actually charge, from subscriptions and credits to per-image and per-generation billing, and how to compare two models honestly.2026-09-28T00:00:00Zhttps://hottywiki.com/safety/ai-companion-privacy-guide/What AI companion apps collect, how chat logs are stored, and how to read privacy claims before trusting them. A practical checklist, not legal advice.2026-09-28T00:00:00Zhttps://hottywiki.com/safety/ai-companion-scam-red-flags/The behavioural red flags that signal a risky AI companion app, plus a practical ten-minute checklist to verify any site before you hand over any money.2026-09-28T00:00:00Zhttps://hottywiki.com/compare/best-ai-companion-platforms-2026/There is no single best AI companion app. Here are the platform models that actually differ, what each is good at, and the checklist to compare them yourself.2026-09-28T00:00:00Zhttps://hottywiki.com/wiki/character-archetypes-in-ai-roleplay/A reference to the character archetypes used in AI roleplay, from companion and mentor to adult power roles, how to combine them, and where originality matters.2026-09-28T00:00:00Zhttps://hottywiki.com/wiki/character-cards-explained/An AI character card is a data file that bundles a persona. Here is what is inside one of them, how to open and edit it, and where its ethical limits lie.2026-09-28T00:00:00Zhttps://hottywiki.com/guides/how-to-create-an-ai-character/A practical walkthrough for building an AI character that stays in character, from goal and name through voice, scenario, first message, testing and sharing.2026-09-28T00:00:00Zhttps://hottywiki.com/guides/how-to-write-a-character-prompt/Learn how to write a character prompt — persona versus system instructions, voice, boundaries, memory, and the common mistakes that make a character drift.2026-09-28T00:00:00Zhttps://hottywiki.com/safety/subscription-traps-ai-companion-apps/Common billing traps in AI companion apps, from trials that convert to annual plans to hard-to-find cancel buttons, and how to defend against each one.2026-09-28T00:00:00Zhttps://hottywiki.com/wiki/what-is-an-ai-companion/An AI companion is software built around an ongoing chat with a persona. This page covers how it works, how it differs from a chatbot, and where its limits sit.2026-09-28T00:00:00Z