Seance AI vs ghola

Seance AI lets you build a chat profile for someone you miss, then hold a text conversation that mimics how they wrote and spoke. You add personality traits, relationships, writing samples, and topics, and the app generates a simulated dialogue you can revisit or share with family.

Unlike generic grief chatbots, Seance AI walks you through a six-step setup (who they were, how they wrote, what to discuss) before opening the conversation. Premium adds voice recreation and animated portraits with subtle eye and head movement. The site is clear this is simulated entertainment, not real spirit contact.

Built by AE Studio, Seance AI targets people processing loss who want a creative outlet rather than a therapist. Early access is free with one-month conversation storage; Google sign-in handles account access.

ghola lets you build custom AI chat personas with detailed personality parameters, then talk to them for reflection, practice conversations, or creative roleplay. You can create multiple profiles with different traits, share public bots with the community, and showcase standout chats on an explore page. Sign-in runs through Google OAuth, and ghola states it does not store private conversations unless you choose to publish them.

Generic companion apps give you one preset character. ghola focuses on persona authoring: you write the description and attributes, spin up as many bots as you want, and even run group chats where multiple personas talk to each other (beta). A backend API is available for embedding those profiles in your own projects, with document uploads listed as in development.

People use ghola for self-reflection, testing dialogue ideas, building character-driven side projects, and experimenting with multi-bot group dynamics. The site positions the product around introspection and personal growth rather than productivity automation.