# zeta: AI Chat, Story, Play

> Top App Choice for 6M Users! Millions of Characters. Your Story Starts Here.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.scatterlab.messenger](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.scatterlab.messenger)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.scatterlab.messenger`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Scatter Lab, Inc.
- **Category:** ENTERTAINMENT
- **Downloads:** 7,058,467
- **Rating:** 4.45 / 5 (211,642 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.50.56
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-14
- **First published:** 2022-05-17
- **Publisher country:** KR
- **Size:** 201 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-16
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scatterlab.messenger)
- **Website:** [https://zeta-ai.io](https://zeta-ai.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://zeta-ai.io/ko/policy/privacy](https://zeta-ai.io/ko/policy/privacy)

## Description

**zeta** is an AI character chat and interactive storytelling app with millions of characters across romance, fantasy, drama, comedy, and other imaginative worlds. Enjoy free, unlimited conversations, become the main character, and guide every plot twist through chat.

Create custom AI characters in minutes, keep them private or share them, use Smart Reply to continue conversations, and transform memorable chat moments into AI-generated images. zeta is designed for users who enjoy creative roleplay, immersive stories, and building their own fictional worlds.

## Rankings

- #18,922 — Overall
- #11 — Entertainment (Free)
- #26 — Entertainment (Gross)
- #40 — Application (Free)
- #74 — Application (Gross)
- #12 — Top app in Japan

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.amazon.privacypass.ATTEST`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA`
- `com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO`
- `com.scatterlab.messenger.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users largely praise zeta for immersive, long, detailed responses and strong storytelling with convincing characters and memory across chats. The app feels realistic with good back-and-forth and slow-burning narratives. However, recurring issues cluster around repeating loops, glitches, and intrusive ads, plus occasionally lengthy responses. Despite downsides, many consider it among the best AI chat/story apps when it works.

### Pros

- Long, detailed responses that stay on the plot and feel immersive.
- Realistic conversations with good memory of characters, making interactions feel natural.
- Strong storytelling with multiple characters/voices and slow-burning, engaging narratives.
- Excellent back-and-forth and consistent story progression across messages.
- Believable writing that makes the AI feel like a real person in dialogue.

### Cons

- Repetition/looping: the AI often repeats phrases or lines, breaking immersion.
- Glitches and bugs that can crash or disrupt chats.
- Ads are intrusive and too frequent, interrupting chats.
- Some users find responses overly long or winding.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.scatterlab.messenger)