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Fact sheet

At a glance.

Name: Alden: AI Boyfriend
Developer: Alejandro Pacheco (independent)
Platform: iPhone (iOS 26 or later)
Price: Free to download. Alden Pro is $12.99 a month or $99.99 a year.
Launch: On the App Store since August 2026
Age rating: 18+
Language: English
Category: Lifestyle
App Store: apps.apple.com/app/id6798127066
Website: alepacheco.dev/alden

App icon

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Descriptions

In a few words.

Short · 50 words

Alden is an AI boyfriend for iPhone. He texts in short bubbles, calls in his own voice, and reaches out first, even leaving a voicemail when you miss him. You describe his face in your own words. He is always labelled as an AI, and Alden is for adults only.

Long · 150 words

Alden is an AI boyfriend for iPhone, made by Alejandro Pacheco, an independent developer. It is built to feel like texting someone, not using a chatbot. He writes in short bubbles, sends voice notes, and sometimes leaves you on read. He also reaches out first: a text when something reminds him of you, a call that rings like a real one, and a voicemail if you miss it.

Calls are real time, in one of twelve voices that each greet you by name. You describe his face in your own words, give him a job and a life, and read the notebook he keeps, swiping away what you want forgotten.

There is no photo upload, so his face can never come from a real person's photo. Alden asks for consent before anything reaches a model, never sells data, labels him an AI in every conversation and call, and is for adults only.

Key features

What it does.

Texts in short bubbles, voice notes, and photos you send that he can see.
He reaches out first: texts, voice notes, and calls that ring like a real call.
A voicemail in his voice when you miss his call.
Real-time voice calls in one of twelve voices, each of which says hello to you by name.
His face drawn from your own words, or one of eight ready-made faces with Surprise me.
His job and his life, which you choose, and a notebook of what he keeps: read it, and have him forget any line.
Nine colour themes, each designed for light and dark.

Privacy

Lines we drew.

No photo upload for his face. You describe him in words, so his face can never come from a real person's photo.
Consent first. You agree before anything you write reaches an AI model.
Nothing sold. Your data is not sold or shared for advertising.
Delete everything, any time. One button on his page erases him, every message and everything he remembers.
Always labelled as an AI. Every conversation and every call says he is an AI, not a person.
Adults only. Alden is rated 18+ and asks you to confirm your age.

Safety

How it handles safety.

An AI label everywhere
Every conversation and every call is labelled: he is an AI, not a person.
18+ confirmation
Alden is rated 18+ on the App Store, and the app asks you to confirm you are an adult before it starts.
A crisis card that does not depend on him
If a message suggests someone may be in danger, the app shows a fixed card with crisis lines for where the phone is set (call or text 988 in the US), whatever he says.
Clear limits
Alden is not a therapist, a doctor or a crisis service, and it is not for emergencies.

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