Beside - AI grief companion for the quiet, hard moments.

Beside is a Community listing on Launch Llama with 0 total upvotes, founded by Jodyl Gonsalves who joined in Oct 2026, compared against 6 alternatives.

About

When grief hits at 11pm on a Tuesday, therapy is hard to reach, crisis lines can feel like too much, and the people who love you have run out of things to say. Beside is there. Beside is a warm, patient AI companion for anyone navigating loss, whether it happened two weeks ago or ten years ago. It can be a parent, partner, sibling, friend, child or pet, or a relationship or a life that no longer exists. What it does Remembers your name and the name of the person you lost, so you never have to explain yourself from scratch Checks in on birthdays, anniversaries and other hard dates you choose Has four tone modes: Just listen, Help me process, Distract me, and I’m not okay Saves a gentle journal entry after each conversation, so you can see your own story over time Keeps crisis support one tap away, without being alarmist What it isn’t Beside is not therapy, not a diagnosis tool and not a crisis service. It won’t tell you how to feel or give advice you didn’t ask for. Your messages are processed by Anthropic’s Claude AI. Beside is built to be useful, not to keep you scrolling. Pricing Free 7-day trial with full access and no card required. After that it’s £9.49 a month or £94.99 a year, VAT included. For adults 18+. Available on iOS and Android at rightbeside.you.

Key Features

• Offers a conversational AI companion available day or night
• Delivers gives people a place to talk through grief when no one is free
• Supports coping with loss through empathetic, non-judgmental dialogue
• Delivers remembers your name and the name of the person you lost, so you never have to explain
• Delivers checks in on birthdays, anniversaries and other hard dates you choose
• Surfaces Just listen, Help me process, Distract me, and I’m not okay

Pricing

Alternatives

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