Almost Kiss vs MeChat: an alternative for MeChat players
Checked November 2026 · by the Almost Kiss team · Sources
MeChat – Interactive Stories is PlayMe Studio’s romance game where you match with characters and get to know them through chats, dates and voice messages, paid for with gems or a subscription. PlayMe announced in September 2026 that it was closing. Almost Kiss is an alternative: complete romance stories with no gems or ads, where the love interest remembers what you chose and said.
Almost Kiss vs MeChat at a glance
| Almost Kiss | MeChat | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Live, with new stories every week | Closure announced 23 September 2026; still in the stores with a November 2026 update (as of November 2026) |
| What it is | Complete interactive romance stories, read a beat at a time; you are the heroine | Romance game where you match with characters, then chat and go on dates through their stories |
| Premium content | None. Every choice is included, the romantic one too | Gems, bought or earned from ads and daily tasks |
| What you can buy | $2.99 once to keep a story, or $9.99 a month for every story | Gem packs from $0.99 to $19.99, a $4.99 weekly or $9.99 monthly subscription (US App Store) |
| Ads | None, on free or paid chapters | Yes, the App Store listing says it contains advertising |
| Who writes it | Each story planned, edited and approved by a human author, written with the help of AI | Studio writers |
| Can you answer in your own words? | Yes. Choose at key moments, or say it your way in your own words | No, you pick from choices, emoji and images in the chat |
| Does it remember what you said? | Yes. Your name, choices and own words come back in later chapters | Tracks choices within a story |
| Age rating | 18+: chemistry, tension and longing, no explicit scenes | 18+ on the App Store |
| Where you read | Any web browser, and Android; iPhone app coming soon | iPhone and Android app |
Is MeChat shutting down?
PlayMe Studio, the studio behind MeChat, announced on 23 September 2026 that it was ceasing operations, and its last scheduled story update followed in early October. The app stayed in the App Store and Google Play, and in November 2026 it released new matches finished before the closure while players campaigned on r/MeChat to keep it going. Its long-term future is uncertain.
What is closest to MeChat?
MeChat players loved matching with a character and getting to know him through his messages. Almost Kiss is closest in its text-message stories, where a chapter can arrive as his texts on your phone, like Play Along, fake dating that starts with a lie in the group chat.
The difference is how you pay and what stays with you. Almost Kiss stories are complete and sold whole: no gems, no subscription needed for a single story and no ads. Every choice is included, and what you choose and what you say in your own words comes back in later chapters.
Is Almost Kiss written by AI?
Every Almost Kiss story is planned, edited and approved by a human author, and written with the help of AI. The author decides the plot, the love interest and the ending before a story is published, and each one is finished before you start it.
Should you choose MeChat or Almost Kiss?
Choose MeChat if…
you love the matching-and-chatting format, the voice messages and its cast of favourites, and you want to help keep it running.
Choose Almost Kiss if…
you want complete romance stories with no gems or ads, every choice included, and a love interest who remembers what you said.
Where to start on Almost Kiss if you read MeChat
- Play Along — fake dating that starts with a lie in the group chat.
- Fall First — a filthy text sent to the wrong boy at a party, and the bored bad boy who says prove it.
- Terms & Conditions — dark mafia enemies to lovers: you came to kill him, and he already had your name on the folder.
- Marked — a vampire king, seven nights under his roof, and a man who stopped himself once.
Chapter 1 needs no sign-up. Then $9.99 a month after your free week. Cancel anytime.
Almost Kiss vs MeChat: questions readers ask
Is MeChat still available?
As of November 2026, MeChat – Interactive Stories is still in the App Store and Google Play, even though PlayMe Studio announced in September 2026 that it was closing. Its November update added matches finished before the closure. PlayMe has not said how long the app will stay available.
What is an app like MeChat?
For romance you read on your phone, Almost Kiss is a library of complete interactive love stories where you are the heroine, some told as his text messages. There are no gems or ads, every choice is included, and Chapter 1 of every story is free.
Does Almost Kiss have gems or ads?
No. Almost Kiss has no gems, coins, energy or ads. Chapter 1 of every story is free, and after that one story is $2.99 once or every story is $9.99 a month, with nothing to watch or refill.
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Sources and how we checked
We make Almost Kiss, so weigh this page with that in mind. Everything said here about MeChat comes from its own store listings and help pages or from reputable reporting, linked below, checked in November 2026. Apps change their prices and rules often, so check the current listing before you spend. Spotted something out of date? Tell us at hello@almostkiss.com and we will fix it.
- MeChat – Interactive Stories on the App Store (US)
- MeChat – Interactive Stories on Google Play
- Is MeChat shutting down? (Gamesroid)
- Official MeChat Wiki (closure note)
- r/MeChat: November 2026 update announcement
MeChat – Interactive Stories is a trademark of PlayMe Studio. Almost Kiss is not affiliated with or endorsed by PlayMe Studio.