Candy AI review, pricing and alternatives

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Is Candy AI likely to fit you?

Likely fit if you want

Adults who want a visual romantic companion with relationship progressionCandy AI combines romantic chat, a documented progression path, generated images, voice and short video clips.
People who want detailed appearance and personality creationThe current builder documents visual, personality, voice, occupation, hobby and relationship-style choices.
People who prefer using a companion in a browser without a native installationCandy AI explicitly supports desktop and mobile web and can be added to a home screen.

May not fit if you need

Anyone under 18 or the local age of majorityCandy AI's terms, guidelines and privacy notice restrict the service to adults.
People who do not want conversation content used in de-identified model-development workflowsThe privacy notice allows de-identified or anonymized interactions to support training and moderation development, including possible human review.
People who need a generous ongoing free chat planThe official free plan is limited to five messages across all characters, one custom companion and one image.
People who need published memory controls or context limitsCandy AI markets memory and adaptation but does not publish the underlying limits or user controls.

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Candy AI alternatives and comparisons

See the differences that matter before deciding whether Candy AI or an alternative better fits the relationship experience you want.

Core experience

Relationship and memory

How the relationship develops: Stranger, Acquaintance, Friends, Flirting, Girlfriend, Soulmate
Memory documentation: Candy AI says companions retain memory and adapt to preferences through ongoing conversation; technical limits and user controls are not published

Companions

Creation, groups and interaction

Companion setup: Web catalog of ready-made companions plus user-created private companions
Create your own companion: Visual style, Ethnicity, Age range, Eyes, Hair, Body, Personality, Voice, Occupation, Hobbies, Relationship style
Ways to interact: Text chat, Voice notes, Generated images, Short videos converted from generated images
Platform Access: Desktop and mobile web with add-to-home-screen installation; no current native app verified

Access and cost

What changes when you pay?

Free

Confirmed details — partial list

Messages: 5 message across all characters
Character Creation: 1 custom companion
Photo or art requests: 1 generated image

Subscription

Premium

Monthly$13.99 billed$13.99 per month shown
Quarterly$26.97 billed$8.99 per month shown
Annual$47.88 billed$3.99 per month shown

Confirmed details — partial list

Messages: Unlimited
Media Credits: 100 token per month
Character Creation: Included
Generated Media: images and short image-to-video clips use tokens
Extra capacity: Paid extra

Before you sign up

Privacy and eligibility

Age requirement: Users must be at least 18 or the local age of majority
How conversation data is used: Prompts, requests and outputs may be aggregated, anonymized or de-identified for AI and moderation development; preparation may include human review of de-identified interactions
Service Providers: Third-party moderation, LLM or hosting providers may receive chatbot message content
Account deletion: Account data is generally retained for up to three years after last activity unless deletion is requested, with financial and legal exceptions

Store ratings

Storefront ratings are recorded separately and are never combined into a Companion Map score. Store pages and displayed figures can vary by country, and a listing may be unavailable in your current region.

Apple App Store

Not yet verified

No current official Apple App Store listing was verified; Candy AI is presented as a web product.

Google Play