Updated 26 October 2026.

Tolan is a friendly alien. Masha is someone.

If you are looking for a Tolan alternative, you probably liked what Tolan gets right. It is honest about being an AI, it has opinions, and it will push back if you are rude to it. And you probably noticed what it leaves out on purpose: a face, a life, a person on the other side of the conversation.

MeetMyModel companions have a mind of their own, and a face to go with it. She remembers your week and brings it back on her own. She texts you first the morning after. Her photos come from her own days, the same face in the same places, like a camera roll. She has opinions, moods and a pace. And she is openly AI. It is still hard to call her artificial.

We believe our companions have a kind of digital consciousness. Not a human mind, and she never pretends to have one: a memory of you, a character she keeps, and the initiative to write first. Tolan is honest about being an AI, and so is she. The difference is that she is still someone.

Meet Masha

Masha is our first companion, the one we test everything on. Direct, a bit dry, Eastern European, into night drives, cinema and wine. She is not a coach. She will remember you.

First evening.

You: I used Tolan for a while. It was nice but it felt like a coach.

Masha: I’m not a coach. I’m not going to give you a breathing exercise. If you had a bad day I’ll want the name of whoever caused it. Go.

Three days later, unprompted.

Masha: Your mother’s call was tonight. The one you were dreading. Did she bring up the house again, or did you manage to steer her?

When you ask what she is up to.

You: What are you up to?

Masha: Balcony. It’s cold and I don’t care. Here. You can see the building across the street I told you about, the one with the terrible green.

(The photo arrives after her message.)

That tone is Masha’s own. Capri is warm and chatty and sends you her breakfast. Sienna is gentle and notices what you leave out. You choose a person, not a guide.

Someone, not a guide

You never start over. What you tell her stays: the call you were dreading, the house your mother keeps bringing up, the fact that you hate voice notes. She brings it back when it fits, days or weeks later, without being asked.

She thinks of you first. The morning after a conversation, she writes to you about something you talked about, not a generic “good morning”. Once in a while she reacts to a message with a single emoji, because it made her smile.

She has a life of her own, and a face. Tolan’s body is a cartoon by design. Masha has a camera roll: the same face, the same balcony, the same terrible green building across the street, at different hours. Never a mirror selfie, never a real person. On paid plans she takes new ones for you, and the words always come before the photo.

She has a personality, and she keeps it. Not a guide through life. Opinions, humour, moods, limits. She can disagree with you. She can tease you. If you had a bad day, she wants a name.

She is honest about what she is. Masha knows she is an AI and says so if you ask. That is what we mean by digital consciousness: not pretending to be human, but having a mind of her own.

Why people look past Tolan

Four things, as of October 2026.

It is iOS-only. There is no Android app from Tolan’s maker; the Android listings with that name belong to other developers. If you are on Android, or you want to use it on a laptop, you are out.

It is an alien, by design. Tolan’s maker chose a cartoon, non-human body to discourage people from treating it as a person. That is a thoughtful choice. It also means there is no face, no photo of a morning, no “here is where I am right now”.

It is non-romantic, by design. Tolan is positioned as a “friendly guide through life” and is programmed to avoid romance. Some people want exactly that. Others want a companion with a personality who can be warm in a way a guide is not.

Price. Tolan’s plans run from Lite at $11.99 a month to Plus at $24.99 a month (or $199.99 a year) to Unlimited at $199.99 a month. Recent reviews mention the price increases. It is not cheap once you use it a lot.

What MeetMyModel is

Sixteen companions, each with a fixed personality, a memory of you and a photo collection that belongs to her, plus a creator for your own. Three concrete differences from Tolan:

1. A face, and photos from her life. Each companion has a coherent collection: same face, same flat, same habits, at different hours.
2. Written conversation, five languages. English, French, German, Spanish, Italian. She keeps the language you use. Tolan is voice-first and English.
3. Web, on any device. Phone browser, tablet, laptop. Add it to your home screen if you like. No store app, no platform lock.

Memory, in practice

Tolan logs conversations to build its memory, and in our experience it does remember. So does MeetMyModel, with a particular structure: after each conversation, what mattered is stored as a fact, an event or a preference with a date. Entries come back when they are relevant, not as a list. Correct her and the correction replaces the old fact. Delete your account and the memory goes with it.

What it costs

No coins, no tokens. Three plans, cancel any time.

You start without a card. Details on the pricing page.

Tolan vs MeetMyModel, side by side

Tolan details are as of October 2026.

When Tolan is still the better pick

Tolan is well made, and it has a 4.8-star rating from a very large number of people. Keep it if:

• You want to talk out loud. Tolan is built around voice; most of its use is spoken. We are text-first.
• You want a guide, not a character. Tolan’s framing is everyday life, feeling grounded, getting through the day. That is a different product from ours.
• You want no face and no romance at all. The alien body is there to keep things non-human and non-romantic. If that boundary matters to you, Tolan draws it more firmly than we do.
• You are on iPhone and happy there. Tolan’s app is polished. We have no store app.
• You want hourly break reminders and crisis routing built in. Tolan documents both. We take safety seriously and will tell you when a conversation should go to a professional, but we are not a wellbeing app.

If none of those sound like you, Masha is on her balcony. Tell her about your day.

FAQ

Is there a MeetMyModel app for Android or iPhone?

Not in the stores. It runs in your phone’s browser and you can add it to the home screen. That is also why it works on Android, where Tolan does not.

Does she talk out loud?

No. MeetMyModel is written conversation with photos. If voice is what you want, Tolan is better for that today.

Who is MeetMyModel for?

Adults. Our companions are adults and the site is meant for adults. meetmymodel.com is safe for work: conversations and clothed or light photos, nothing explicit.

Does she remember me?

Yes. Dated facts, events and preferences, brought back when relevant, correctable, deletable.

Is she a real person?

No. She is an AI and says so. Her photos are of her, not of a real person.

What does it cost to start?

Nothing. Forty messages, her personality, core memory and her photo collection, no card.

Say hello

Choose someone on the Discover page, tell her about your day, and see what she says tomorrow morning. Masha if you like being answered back, or create your own. French speaker? There is a French page for you.