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Friend AI necklace: price, how it works and what it records
A wearable AI companion pendant for iPhone: $249 for the device, plus an optional $9.99 a month memory plan.
- Price
- $249 + optional $9.99/mo
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Adult content
- Not allowed
- Where
- Device18+ per the terms
- iPhone18+
- Android: not available
A profile, not a full review: everything here comes from Friend’s official pages and store listings. We did not test it in an account.
What Friend is
Friend is a pendant you wear on a necklace, with a microphone and a speaker. It pairs with an iPhone app over Bluetooth, listens to what you share and replies out loud; you can also text it in the app. Each friend has its own name, voice and personality.
- Your friendEach has its own name, voice and personality and exists only once
- Wearable pendant
- Voice
- Text chat in the app
- Photo sharing
Made by Friend Global, Inc. (San Francisco).
Is Friend free?
USD · checked 2026-10-31 · Pricing source ↗
Friend pendant
$249
One-time
Memory subscription
$9.99
Monthly, optional
$249 once for the pendant, with free shipping in the US and Canada, free returns and a one-year limited warranty. An optional memory subscription costs $9.99 a month; without it, memories fade after 30 days.
Free use: The iPhone app is free to download, but it is built around the pendant.
Does Friend have an app?
Devicefriend.com
Friend pendant
Rated 18+ per the terms$249
Speaker, microphone, haptics and light; USB-C; 18 to 24 hours of battery
Open the listing for Friend on friend.com ↗iPhoneApp Store
Friend - Wearable Companion
Rated 18+Free
Requires iOS 18.1; iPhone only
Open the listing for Friend on App Store ↗AndroidGoogle Play
Not available
The shop FAQ says “Not yet”
Adult content and age rules
No adult mode is published, and the terms prohibit obscene or pornographic content. Whether the AI itself takes part in sexual chat is not stated.
The terms and the privacy policy require users to be 18 or older, and the App Store rates the app 18+.
What Friend does with your chats
The terms (14 June 2025) say the product passively records your surroundings, including audio, video and biometric data, and that content may be used to train Friend's AI models; personal data is not sold. The shop FAQ says the pendant listens only while connected to the app over Bluetooth. Privacy policy ↗
Want a companion that allows adult chat?
Friend does not allow sexual content. These services allow adult chat for users 18 and over; each review lists prices, free limits and privacy terms.
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Friend: questions people ask
What is the Friend AI necklace?
A wearable AI companion from Friend Global, Inc. The pendant listens to what you share during the day and replies out loud through an iPhone app; you can also text it.
How much does Friend cost?
$249 for the pendant, with free shipping in the US and Canada. A $9.99 a month memory subscription is optional; without it, memories fade after 30 days.
Does Friend work with Android?
Not yet. Friend says the pendant requires an iPhone and the Friend app, which needs iOS 18.1 or later.
Is Friend always listening?
The shop says it listens only while connected to the app over Bluetooth. Its terms also say the product passively records your surroundings, including audio, video and biometric data, and that content may train its AI models.
How old do you have to be to use Friend?
18. The terms require users to be at least 18, and the App Store rates the app 18+.
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