Tavo - AI Stories & Characters
What is Tavo?
An AI roleplay chat client for importing character cards and connecting to language models through APIs.
Tavo is a Utilities app described as a chat client for AI role-playing. It supports character card formats, direct API connections to language models, group chat, and voice and image features.
Pricing. Tavo is free, with no in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Importing PNG, JSON, or CHARX character cards
- Connecting to a language model through an API
- Using group chat or text-to-speech features
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Why this app is in B tier
B tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Tavo scores 80 out of 100: rating 94, rating count 75, App Store search rank 51, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and B tier follows from that score within this list.
Description
Tavo is an AI chat client for character conversations, interactive storytelling, and creative writing. Connect to the models you choose, create characters and worlds, and make every chat your own.
Characters & Stories
- Character cards with CCv3 / CCv2 / CCv1 support
- Custom user personas
- One-on-one and multi-character group chats
- Lorebooks and long-term memory
- Prompt presets and regex rules
- Voice playback
Themes & Appearance
- Custom chat themes
- Custom CSS styling in Advanced Rendering
Tools & Connections
Read more
- Native tool calling for reading web pages and searching the web through a configured search service
- A built-in MCP server for connecting compatible AI coding agents to help create characters, lorebooks, and themes
- Image input, file attachments, and text-to-speech
Your Models, Local Storage
- Bring your own API key (BYOK) and connect directly to compatible model services
- Store chat history, character cards, and settings locally on your device
- When using online services, the content needed for your requests is sent to your configured providers
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Questions about Tavo
What character card formats does it support?
It supports Spec V1, V2, and V3 cards, and PNG, JSON, and CHARX formats.
Where is my data stored?
The listing says data, including API keys, chat history, and character cards, is stored locally.
Does it support voice and images?
It supports major TTS platforms and sending images to AI.
Is Tavo free?
Yes. Tavo is free on the App Store, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tavo right for me?
Tavo is built for importing PNG, JSON, or CHARX character cards, connecting to a language model through an API, using group chat or text-to-speech features. It sits in the AI chat stories list on AppTierList.
Is Tavo worth it?
Tavo is B tier, ranked #11 of 40 AI chat story apps with a score of 80 out of 100, from a 4.7 App Store rating across 3,140 ratings. Good, and 10 apps rank above it.
How does Tavo compare to ZingChat?
Tavo is B tier at 80; ZingChat is B tier at 81. ZingChat ranks higher. Tavo is free, with no in-app purchases, ZingChat is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Tavo updated?
Tavo was updated 1 day ago, which counts in its favour.
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All the facts
Ranking
- Lists
- AI Chat Stories (B tier, #11) · AI Roleplay Chat (B tier, #15)
- Tier
- B (Good)
- Score
- 80 / 100
- Rank in list
- #11 of 51
- Ranking certainty
- settled
Ratings
- App Store rating
- 4.7 out of 5, every App Store country
- Ratings
- 3,140
- Recent reviews
- 3.8 from 18 in the last 180 days
App
- Price
- Free download
- App Store category
- Utilities
- Current version
- (1 day ago)
- Size
- 85 MB
- Requires
- iOS 15.0 or later
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 1
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad
Links
- Developer pages
- Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · reviews · ranking