AI Dungeon review
An AI text adventure built on player-written scenarios and memory you manage yourself
Edited by Troy · Published
AI Dungeon suits players who want to steer an open-ended text adventure from thousands of player-written scenarios and don't mind curating Story Cards themselves. The free models carry no ads. Skip it if you want a long story remembered without upkeep, or if you won't change the training setting that new accounts start with turned on.
- Best for
- Players who want to steer open-ended text adventures and tune the memory themselves
- Pricing
- Free with in-app purchases. Paid plans cost $14.99 to $99.99 a month at this review and auto-renew. Each higher tier adds credits, memories and context.
- Platforms
- iOS
Overall: Microwaved
0 to 100, lower is better. The overall score is the average of the axes below.
49/100
Prose
Microwaved
50
A user jokes that the AI's stock name Lyra Voss keeps repeating the same line, which points to recurring stock phrasing.
Asks: Does it write like a person?
Memory
Microwaved
48
Story Cards and Memory Banks surface stored details when relevant, but free context is 4k tokens, early story gets trimmed, and a user says auto-memory fills with trivia.
Asks: Does it remember you?
Characters
Does everyone sound the same? Not scored, since this axis doesn't apply to this app.
Story
Microwaved
45
You start from thousands of player-written scenarios and can rewind any choice, but reporting says AI Dungeon lacks deterministic challenges, progression and persistence.
Asks: Does anything happen?
Pricing
Microwaved
45
Free models have no ads, but credits, memories and context scale with auto-renewing plans from $14.99 to $99.99 a month.
Asks: Does it charge you for caring?
Art
Microwaved
58
The title art in AI Dungeon's official guidebook is a smeary painterly scene where the architecture stops making sense and blocky pixel artifacts break through. The scenario covers in the App Store screenshots (Planet Omega's helmeted android, Kringle's giant rabbit, Kedar's dragon) have the familiar generated concept-art gloss but read clearly enough as covers.
Asks: Does the art look like a person made it?
Decent
0 to 10, higher is better.
6/10
Thousands of scenarios, multiplayer and rewind make it easy to start, while memory upkeep and repetitive trending tropes drag it down.
Key facts
| Type | AI sandboxes |
|---|---|
| Platforms | iOS |
| Pricing at this review | Free with in-app purchases. Paid plans cost $14.99 to $99.99 a month at this review and auto-renew. Each higher tier adds credits, memories and context. |
| Age rating | 13+ |
| Content policy | Little or no filtering |
| Who writes the characters | Generated on demand |
| Memory | Story Cards and Memory Banks store details and surface them when relevant. Memory slots and context size grow with each paid tier. |
| Best for | Players who want to steer open-ended text adventures and tune the memory themselves |
Strengths and watch-outs
- Thousands of player-written scenarios across genres, and you can write and share your own.
- Story Cards and Memory Banks hold details and bring them back only when they are relevant.
- You can rewind any decision and play multiplayer with friends.
- Free models come with no ads, and premium can be tried free for a week.
- The plan table states credits, memories and context for every tier before you pay.
- New accounts share story text for AI training by default. Turn off Improve the AI in Data Privacy Settings before you play.
- The free plan gets up to 4k tokens of context, so the start of a long adventure is likely to be trimmed or Story Cards dropped.
- One App Store reviewer says the automatic memory fills with trivia, such as eating a banana, and can't be turned down.
- The app is rated 13+, but the AI filter's only intended trigger is content involving the sexual exploitation of children.
- Subscriptions auto-renew, and context still varies by model within a plan.
What it is
AI Dungeon is Latitude's text adventure app. You type what you do, and the AI writes the story around it. The App Store lists it as free with in-app purchases and rated 13+. You start from one of thousands of player-written scenarios across genres, or write your own and share it. You can play solo or multiplayer with friends.
The scenario covers in the App Store screenshots, such as Planet Omega's helmeted android, Kringle's giant rabbit and Kedar's dragon, have the familiar generated concept-art gloss but read clearly enough as covers. The title art in AI Dungeon's official guidebook is rougher: a smeary painterly scene where the architecture stops making sense and blocky pixel artifacts break through.
What it is like to use
Memory is where AI Dungeon asks the most of you. The store listing says Story Cards and Memory Banks store context-dependent details and surface them only when relevant. How much survives depends on your plan. Context runs from 4k tokens on the free plan to 32k on Mythic and Ultimate, and Latitude says that with shorter context the beginning of an adventure is likely trimmed or Story Cards removed to fit. You can rewind any decision, which helps when the AI goes off course.
Player reports are less tidy. Users say the automatic memory fills with random details, like eating a banana, and can't be turned down. They also say trending scenarios are dominated by NTR tags and repetitive tropes, and joke about the stock name Lyra Voss repeating the same line. One user says a scheduled-maintenance notice shifted the story controls on mobile so they couldn't play, which was later apparently fixed.
Reviewers report that Latitude said fixing key bugs in the memory system took 8 months and another AI engineer. Latitude staff say they are adding a third-party embedding model, without zero-day retention, to improve memory storage and retrieval.
Pricing at this review
AI Dungeon's official tiers at this review:
- Wanderer: free, 0 credits, 25 memories, up to 4k context
- Journey: $14.99/month, 760 credits, 100 memories, up to 8k context
- Legend: $29.99/month, 1650 credits, 200 memories, up to 16k context
- Mythic: $49.99/month, 2750 credits, 400 memories, up to 32k context
- Ultimate: $99.99/month, 5200 credits, 800 memories, up to 32k context
You can pay monthly, or for 6 or 12 months at a discount. Every plan auto-renews. Journey and Legend include a one-week trial with purchase, and the store listing says free models come with no ads. Reviewers report that Latitude released Equinox-31B, a storytelling model, in May 2026 for subscribers. They also report that on Journey, bigger models run at 4K context, half what small models get on the same plan.
Who should skip it
Skip AI Dungeon if you want a long story remembered without curating Story Cards yourself, or if 4k tokens of free context will cut off the stories you care about.
Check the privacy settings before you write anything personal. Latitude staff said on September 28, 2026 that Improve the AI is now on by default for new users, letting Latitude use story text and AI responses for training. Reviewers recommend opening Data Privacy Settings first, and they point to May 2021, when a contractor posted about 100 clippings of AI Dungeon stories online, according to Latitude's own incident page.
Parents should know that AI Dungeon is rated 13+, but its AI filter is only intended to trigger on content involving the sexual exploitation of children.
Receipts
Every claim on this page, with the source text we copied and the day we read it. Last checked against the live app on October 7, 2026.
- Receipt 1App store listing
The App Store lists AI Dungeon as free with in-app purchases, rated 13+.
"Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS. Age Rating 13+ Years"
apps.apple.com, retrieved
- Receipt 2App store listing
The store listing says AI memory uses Story Cards and Memory Banks to store context-dependent info and surface it only when relevant.
"The robust AI memory system uses Story Cards and Memory Banks to store context-dependent info and bring it up only when relevant."
apps.apple.com, retrieved
- Receipt 3App store listing
The listing says free models come with no ads, and premium can be tried for a week free.
"When you're ready to level up your adventures, try premium for a week without paying a dime."
apps.apple.com, retrieved
- Receipt 4App store listing
Players can discover thousands of player-written scenarios across genres or create and share their own.
"Discover thousands of scenarios written by other players in sci-fi, romance, fantasy, horror, and every other genre-- or create and share your own!"
apps.apple.com, retrieved
- Receipt 5App store listing
An App Store reviewer says the automatic AI memory fills up with random story details (like eating a banana) and they can't turn it down.
"its just got some random parts of the story committed to memory like eating a banana or some other thing, I kind of wish I could limit that 20/20 thing"
apps.apple.com, retrieved
- Receipt 6App store listing
The listing says you can rewind a decision anytime, and play multiplayer with friends.
"if you want to rewind a decision, you can do so anytime"
apps.apple.com, retrieved
- Receipt 7Reviewer
Reviewers report Latitude released Equinox-31B, a Gemma 4 fine-tune for storytelling, in May 2026, usable in AI Dungeon with a subscription.
"Latitude says Equinox can be used through AI Dungeon with a subscription"
startupfortune.com, retrieved
- Receipt 8Reviewer
Reporting says Latitude is also pushing Voyage, a newer AI RPG platform that adds deterministic systems, challenges, progression and persistence beyond AI Dungeon.
"CEO Nick Walton said Voyage takes AI Dungeon's original idea much further by adding deterministic systems, challenges, progression, and persistence."
startupfortune.com, retrieved
- Receipt 9Official site
Official tiers: Wanderer free (0 credits, 25 memories); Journey $14.99/month (760 credits, 100 memories); Legend $29.99/month (1650 credits, 200 memories); Mythic $49.99/month (2750 credits, 400 memories); Ultimate $99.99/month (5200 credits, 800 memories).
"| Wanderer | Free | 0 | 25 Memories | | Journey | $14.99 USD per month | 760 per month | 100 Memories | | Legend | $29.99 USD per month | 1650 per month | 200 Memories |"
help.aidungeon.com, retrieved
- Receipt 10Official site
Mythic costs $49.99/month with 2750 credits and 400 memories; Ultimate costs $99.99/month with 5200 credits and 800 memories.
"| Mythic | $49.99 USD per month | 2750 per month | 400 Memories | | Ultimate | $99.99 USD per month | 5200 per month | 800 Memories |"
help.aidungeon.com, retrieved
- Receipt 11Official site
Context by tier: Free up to 4k tokens, Journey up to 8k, Legend up to 16k, Mythic and Ultimate up to 32k.
"Free gets up to 4k tokens of context, Journey gets up to 8k, Legend gets up to 16k, and Mythic and Ultimate gets up to 32k."
help.aidungeon.com, retrieved
- Receipt 12Official site
Subscriptions can be 12 months, 6 months or monthly with discounts, auto-renew, and Journey and Legend include a one-week trial with purchase.
"You can subscribe for 12 months, 6 months, or simply pay month-to-month. These subscriptions are auto-renewing, and Journey and Legend includes a one-week trial with purchase."
help.aidungeon.com, retrieved
- Receipt 13Official site
With shorter context, the beginning of an adventure is likely trimmed or Story Cards removed to fit.
"If you're using a shorter context length, the beginning of your Adventure will likely be trimmed, or Story Cards may be removed in order to fit in the context window."
help.aidungeon.com, retrieved
- Receipt 14Reviewer
Reviewers report that new accounts made since September 28, 2026 share story text for training by default, and recommend opening Data Privacy Settings first.
"New accounts made since September 28, 2026 also share story text for training by default, so open Data Privacy Settings first."
www.roborhythms.com, retrieved
- Receipt 15Reviewer
Reviewers report that on Journey ($14.99), bigger models like DeepSeek V3.2 run at 4K context, half what small models get on the same plan.
"On Journey, the bigger models you upgrade for, such as DeepSeek V3.2, run at half the context the small models get on the same plan."
www.roborhythms.com, retrieved
- Receipt 16Reviewer
Reviewers report Voyage opened to everyone on August 26, 2026, and one Latitude membership covers premium play on both Voyage and AI Dungeon.
"open to everyone since August 26, 2026, and one Latitude membership covers premium play on both Voyage and AI Dungeon."
www.roborhythms.com, retrieved
- Receipt 17Reviewer
Reviewers report that in May 2021 about 100 clippings of AI Dungeon stories were posted to 4chan by a contractor at Taskup, per Latitude's own incident page.
"in May 2021 about 100 clippings from AI Dungeon stories were posted to 4chan by a contractor at Taskup"
www.roborhythms.com, retrieved
- Receipt 18Reviewer
Reviewers report Latitude said fixing key bugs in the memory system took 8 months and another AI engineer.
"it says fixing key bugs in AI Dungeon's memory system took 8 months and another AI engineer"
www.roborhythms.com, retrieved
- Receipt 19Official site
Officially, the only intended trigger for the AI filter is content suggesting, promoting or glorifying sexual exploitation of children.
"The only intended trigger for the AI filter is content suggesting, promoting, or glorifying sexual exploitation of children."
help.aidungeon.com, retrieved
- Receipt 20Forum
In a September 28, 2026 Reddit post, Latitude staff said Improve the AI, previously opt-in, is now on by default for new users, letting Latitude use shared prompts, story text and AI responses for evaluations and training; users can disable it.
"Until now, Improve the AI has been opt-in for AI Dungeon. Going forward, it will be on by default for new users. When enabled, Latitude can use shared prompts, story text, and AI responses for evaluations and training."
www.reddit.com, retrieved
- Receipt 21Forum
Latitude staff say stories remain encrypted in storage and accepting the preferences does not publish them to other players.
"Your stories remain encrypted in storage. Accepting these preferences does not publish them or make them visible to other players."
www.reddit.com, retrieved
- Receipt 22Forum
Latitude staff say deleting an account is permanent, and some copies may remain in backups or with providers for up to 30 days.
"Some copies of your data may remain in backups or with service providers for up to 30 days while deletion finishes across those systems."
www.reddit.com, retrieved
- Receipt 23Forum
Latitude staff say they are adding an OpenAI embedding model (without zero-day retention) to improve memory storage and retrieval.
"we've tested an OpenAI embedding model that we are confident will improve how our memory system stores and retrieves important details from your stories"
www.reddit.com, retrieved
- Receipt 24Forum
A Reddit user complains trending scenarios are dominated by 'NTR' tags and repetitive tropes.
"I swear as a person that searches by trending so many of the top results are always the following"
www.reddit.com, retrieved
- Receipt 25Forum
A Reddit user jokes about the AI's stock names, saying they'd rather have Lyra Voss repeat the same line 100 times than play NTR scenarios - a nod to recurring AI clichés.
"I WOULD RATHER HAVE LYRA VOSS TELL ME SHE REALLY SEES ME FOR THE FIRST TIME 100 TIMES IN A ROW"
www.reddit.com, retrieved
- Receipt 26Forum
A Reddit user said a scheduled-maintenance notice shifted the story controls on mobile so they couldn't play, later apparently fixed.
"it shifts the controls in stories down and now I can't even play at all"
www.reddit.com, retrieved
- Receipt 27Official site
The AI Dungeon official site page with art judged for the score says "Welcome! This guide can answer your questions and help you get the most out of your AI Dungeon experience.".
"Welcome! This guide can answer your questions and help you get the most out of your AI Dungeon experience."
help.aidungeon.com, retrieved
- Receipt 28App store listing
A AI Dungeon store listing image, judged for the art score, shows the text "Kedar is a world of dragons, demons, and monsters".
"Kedar is a world of dragons, demons, and monsters"
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- Receipt 29App store listing
A AI Dungeon store listing image, judged for the art score, shows the text "Planet Omega".
"Planet Omega"
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Questions people ask
Is AI Dungeon free and unlimited?
AI Dungeon is free, but the free plan has limits. The App Store lists it as free with in-app purchases, and the listing says free models come with no ads. At this review the free Wanderer plan gets 0 credits, 25 memories and up to 4k tokens of context. Premium can be tried free for a week.
How much is an AI Dungeon subscription?
Plans cost $14.99 to $99.99 a month at this review. Journey is $14.99, Legend $29.99, Mythic $49.99 and Ultimate $99.99, and each step up adds credits, memories and context. You can pay monthly, or for 6 or 12 months at a discount. All plans auto-renew, and Journey and Legend include a one-week trial with purchase.
Is AI Dungeon private?
Not by default for new accounts. In a September 28, 2026 post, Latitude staff said Improve the AI is now on by default for new users. The setting was previously opt-in, and it lets Latitude use shared prompts, story text and AI responses for evaluations and training. You can turn it off. Staff say stories stay encrypted in storage and the setting does not publish them to other players. Deleting an account is permanent, though copies can stay in backups or with providers for up to 30 days. Reviewers also point to May 2021, when a contractor posted about 100 clippings of AI Dungeon stories online, according to Latitude's own incident page.
Is AI Dungeon safe for teens?
The App Store rates AI Dungeon 13+, but the filter is narrow. Officially, the AI filter's only intended trigger is content that suggests, promotes or glorifies the sexual exploitation of children, so it is not built to catch other mature themes.
Does AI Dungeon remember your story?
Partly, and your plan decides how much. Story Cards and Memory Banks store details and surface them when relevant. Context runs from 4k tokens on the free plan to 32k on Mythic and Ultimate. With shorter context, Latitude says the beginning of an adventure is likely trimmed or Story Cards removed to fit. One App Store reviewer says the automatic memory fills with random details and can't be turned down.
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