Sidekick by OpenHand vs Foreverse

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Sidekick by OpenHand compared with Foreverse
Detail	Sidekick by OpenHand	Foreverse
What it does	An AI companion for your telehealth visit	AI roleplay and novel reader for mobile with branching story continuations and SillyTavern compatibility
Stage	MVP	Startup
Founded	Not given	2026
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Free	Freemium
Pricing	Early access is free during the limited early access program.	Free core app with unlimited messages. Optional one-time Pro purchase: $19.99 (unlocks 3+ books/cards/companions). AI costs: bring your own API key at provider list price with zero markup, or official credits at $0.0001 per credit (5,000 granted at sign-up). Credit packs: $0.99 (6,000 credits), $2.9
Key features	Real-time conversation following during telehealth visits Medical term explanations Question suggestions during visits Visit recap and summary Desktop app for macOS and Windows	SillyTavern character card and lorebook import AI story continuation with branching timelines Support for 60+ AI providers including OpenAI, Claude, DeepSeek Visual novel theater mode with choices Roleplay chat with 12 contextual actions Text-to-speech narration with speed and sleep timer Five page-turn animation styles including realistic curl API key encryption with zero-markup provider routing Request logging with prompt cache hit tracking
What makes it different	Explains medical terminology in real-time during conversations No AI model training on identifiable health data	First mobile reader that treats AI continuation as structural branches rather than overwrites Zero-markup pricing for 60+ AI providers at raw list price 89% prompt cache hit rate saves costs on repeated contexts Free core with every feature except unlimited library storage
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	3 −1 (down) since last check	9 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	18	6
Citation Flow (Majestic)	19	38
Referring domains (Majestic)	56	67

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