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Best Candy AI Alternatives

The best Candy AI alternatives depend on what you want to fix: the 5-message free preview, token costs nobody publishes, the missing phone app or the privacy terms. Nastia AI is our best overall pick for a free tier plus selfies and video on one plan, DreamGF publishes its token costs, Kindroid leads for voice and memory, and Romantic AI is the pick if you want an iPhone or Android app.

Nastia AI logoDreamGF logoKindroid logoKupid AI logoNastia AI, DreamGF, GirlfriendGPT and 3 more

Checked October 20, 2026Updated October 20, 2026How we review

Quick answer

  • Best overall: Nastia AI, for a free tier with NSFW chat that does not end after 5 messages and one advertised $15.99 plan with unlimited selfies, voice messages and video. Its own pages quote conflicting prices, so check at checkout.
  • Closest format, clearer costs: DreamGF publishes what each action costs in tokens (10 per image, 7 per minute of voice call). Candy AI publishes almost none of its token costs.
  • Voice and memory: Kindroid has real-time voice and video calls and a documented memory system, but no free plan since October 1, 2026.
  • Phone app: Romantic AI has native iOS and Android apps; Candy AI works only in the browser.
  • Privacy: Candy AI and Romantic AI both say chat data can train their models. Most of the others are silent or vague, so treat every app here as not private.

Why Look for an Alternative to Candy AI?

Candy AI delivers unlimited text chat on Premium, plus 18+ images, image-to-video and voice notes paid with tokens. The reasons to look elsewhere come from its own Terms and help center (details in our Candy AI review):

  • The free account is a preview. Five messages in total, one character and one image, then "further use requires a subscription".
  • Tokens make costs hard to predict. Premium includes 100 tokens a month for images, video and voice, but per-feature costs are not published, top-up prices appear only after sign-in, and official pages disagree on whether tokens survive cancellation.
  • Intro prices rise. From an EU IP in October 2026: €9.99 for the first month, then €13.99. We saw no US dollar prices.
  • Narrow refunds. Within 24 hours, with 20 tokens or fewer used, card payments only.
  • Training on your chats. The Terms license your content for training EverAI's AI models, with no opt-out described.
  • No native app, only a web app you can add to the home screen.
  • Feature churn. Proactive messages were removed in June 2026; voice calls and several video features are still in beta.

We found no user reports we could fairly quote (Reddit blocked automated access; Candy AI's Trustpilot profile is marked as removed). Our Candy AI pricing breakdown covers the token side in depth.

The 6 Best Candy AI Alternatives

How we picked: every app allows adult content for users 18 and over, and most generate images, since pictures are what Candy AI users pay for. We compared price, free plan, platforms and privacy terms from each app's official pages and store listings (checked October 20, 2026); we did not create accounts or test the apps.

Nastia AI app screenshot
Nastia AI logo

1. Nastia AI

NSFW AI girlfriend platform by Nastia Cybernetics

Best overall alternative

Price
Official prices conflict
Free plan
Yes
NSFW
Yes
Voice calls
Not confirmed
Images
Yes
Memory
Yes
Platforms
Web

Nastia AI is the closest match to Candy AI's feature mix: a custom companion, NSFW chat, AI selfies, text-to-video and image-to-video, and voice messages in a web app. It ranks first because, on paper, it fixes Candy AI's two biggest cost problems. The free tier is "free forever" with uncensored chat and a daily token allowance, and the landing pages advertise one Unlimited plan at $15.99 a month with unlimited messages and selfies, HD video, voice messages, custom voices and unlimited companions.

The catch is price clarity. Checkout is behind login, Nastia's own comparison pages quote other figures ("from $6.69/mo", "$49.99/year"), and token packages have no public prices. Like Candy AI it is web-only and refunds only for legal or technical-error cases. The French operator says it does not sell personal information but does not say whether chats train models. Trustpilot reviewers report billing problems (18 reviews, 2.1 average). Use nastia.ai: the look-alike nastia.app redirected to another service when checked.

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DreamGF app screenshot
DreamGF logo

2. DreamGF

NSFW AI girlfriend platform by DreamAI SRL

Best for published token costs

Price
$12.99 first month, then $25.98
Free plan
Trial (limits not published)
NSFW
Yes
Voice calls
Yes
Images
Yes
Memory
Not confirmed
Platforms
Web

DreamGF works much like Candy AI: you build a girlfriend in a visual builder, chat, and ask for photos, including nude ones. The difference is cost transparency. Its Pricing Policy lists tokens per action: 20 to create a companion, 10 per image, 3 per voice message and 7 per minute of voice call. Candy AI publishes a per-minute rate only for Candy Roulette.

Prices follow the same promo pattern: the plans page (EU IP) showed $12.99 for the first month, then $25.98, and $44.28 for the first year, then $88.56, while other official pages list different figures. Premium includes unlimited messages and 100 or 150 monthly tokens (pages disagree). The free trial needs no card but its limits are not published. DreamGF is web-only, blocks UK visitors until it has age verification, documents no memory feature, offers almost no refunds and may charge former subscribers a $1.99 monthly "maintenance charge". See Candy AI vs DreamGF.

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GirlfriendGPT app screenshot

3. GirlfriendGPT

Character chat platform by NextDay AI Incorporated

Best for image and video generation

Price
Paid prices behind login
Free plan
Preview (10 to 20 messages in total)
NSFW
Yes
Voice calls
Not confirmed
Images
Yes
Memory
Not confirmed
Platforms
Web

GirlfriendGPT pairs a library of user-made NSFW characters with a standalone image generator: 10 art styles from anime to realistic, 1 to 8 images per prompt and a Safe Mode switch. Since March 2026 its Deluxe and Elite tiers also turn images into video. It is the most image-focused option here.

You can send a few messages before registering, but the free allowance is small (the Terms give "10 to 20 messages in total" as an example), and paid prices appear only in an undated FAQ: Premium $15, Deluxe $35 and Elite $50 a month. It runs as a web app with a stated Android APK, and documents no memory feature. The operator, NextDay AI, also runs SpicyChat. The privacy policy says personal information is not sold, keeps data for 6 years after you leave and is silent on training. The old domain girlfriendgpt.com redirects to gptgirlfriend.online.

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Kindroid app screenshot
Kindroid logo

4. Kindroid

Companion app by Beautifully Incorporated

Best for voice and memory

Price
from $15.99/mo
Free plan
No (one-time preview; trial needs a card)
NSFW
Yes
Voice calls
Yes
Images
Yes
Memory
Yes
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android

Kindroid is a companion app rather than an image site, but it covers what Candy AI offers only in beta or not at all: real-time voice calls, live video calls with an animated avatar, custom voices, photo and video selfies, and a documented three-layer memory system. Its guidelines explicitly allow NSFW and erotic roleplay in private chats, and it has native iPhone and Android apps (with stricter image rules than the web).

The trade-off is cost. There has been no free plan since October 1, 2026: new accounts get a one-time preview of 50 messages and 5 selfies, then become read-only (see Kindroid ends its free plan). The US App Store lists $15.99 a month or $159.99 a year, with Ultra and MAX add-ons, and calls use audio credits. On privacy it is ahead on paper: chats are encrypted at rest and in transit, it says it does not sell or share personal data, and you can export your data every 30 days.

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Kupid AI app screenshot
Kupid AI logo

5. Kupid AI

NSFW AI girlfriend platform by Not named in its terms

Best for published photo and video quotas

Price
From $12.99/week (currency unclear)
Free plan
Yes
NSFW
Yes
Voice calls
Not confirmed
Images
Yes
Memory
Yes
Platforms
Web

Kupid AI is a web AI girlfriend site with a character creator, photos, short videos and voice messages. Where Candy AI hides media costs behind tokens, Kupid's pricing page states the allowance: Pro at $12.99 a week includes 25 photos, 8 videos and 12 minutes of voice messages a week and memory of the last 100 messages; Ultra at $24.99 a week raises that to 75 photos, 25 videos, 35 minutes and unlimited memory. Yearly plans cost $179 or $299.

Weekly prices add up fast. The page says "One payment, nothing renews", yet the Terms mention cancelling "rebilling" and Trustpilot users report repeat charges (user reports), and cards showed a euro sign from our EU IP while the payment line said dollars. The free tier never expires but includes only 15 messages (period not stated) and one companion. Kupid's FAQ says it does not train public models on your chats. Web only, like Candy AI.

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Romantic AI app screenshot
Romantic AI logo

6. Romantic AI

NSFW AI girlfriend platform by Just Web It Oy

Best for iPhone and Android apps

Price
from $7.99/mo
Free plan
Yes
NSFW
Suggestive (explicit not stated)
Voice calls
Not confirmed
Images
Yes
Memory
Not confirmed
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android

Romantic AI is the pick if Candy AI's missing phone app is the problem. It has native apps on the App Store and Google Play from a named Finnish operator, plus a web app. You chat with ready-made AI girlfriends, boyfriends and anime characters or create your own, generate photos, and choose a romantic or flirty mode. Premium promises "unblurred spicy replies", so explicit replies are blurred on the free plan.

US App Store prices in October 2026 started at $2.99 a week, $7.99 a month and $44.99 a year, without saying which item belongs to which tier. Photos and audio are bought with Hearts, and store reviewers say messages also cost Hearts, even for subscribers (user reports). There are no refunds, anonymised chat data trains its models, and the policy says personal data is not sold. We found no voice calls or video on its official pages.

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Comparison Table

"Not confirmed" means we could not find the feature documented on the app's own pages.

AppFree planNSFWImagesVideoVoice callsVoice messagesMemoryiOSAndroid
Candy AI logoCandy AIPreview (5 messages in total)YesYesYesYesYesYesNoNo
Nastia AI logoNastia AIYesYesYesYesNot confirmedYesYesNoNo
DreamGF logoDreamGFTrial (limits not published)YesYesYesYesYesNot confirmedNo (not in the US App Store)No (no official app found)
GirlfriendGPTPreview (10 to 20 messages in total)YesYesYesNot confirmedYesNot confirmedNoNo (installable web app)
Kindroid logoKindroidNo (one-time preview; trial needs a card)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Kupid AI logoKupid AIYesYesYesYesNot confirmedYesYesNoNo
Romantic AI logoRomantic AIYesSuggestive (explicit not stated)YesNot confirmedNot confirmedNot confirmedNot confirmedYesYes

Yes No Not confirmed by an official sourceChecked October 20, 2026.

AppFree optionCheapest paid plan seen (Oct 2026)Extra currency
Candy AI5 messages, 1 character, 1 image€9.99 first month, then €13.99 (web, EU IP)Tokens, 100 a month included
Nastia AIFree forever, daily token limit$15.99 a month advertised; official pages conflictTokens, prices not public
DreamGFFree trial, no card, limits not published$12.99 first month, then $25.98 (web)Tokens, packs from $2.99, members only
GirlfriendGPTA few messages, small free allowance$15 a month (undated FAQ)Credits
KindroidNo free plan (one-time preview)$15.99 a month (US App Store)Selfie and audio credits
Kupid AI15 messages, 1 companion$12.99 a week (currency unclear)Coins (named in the Terms)
Romantic AIBasic tier, limits not published$7.99 a month (US App Store)Hearts

How to Choose a Candy AI Alternative

Whichever you pick, check the currency, the renewal price after any first-period offer and the refund rule at checkout. Before you leave Candy AI, unsubscribe under My Profile, then Settings (see our cancellation guide), and read whether AI companion apps can read your messages. For the full field, see our best NSFW AI girlfriend apps or all AI companion app alternatives.

FAQ

What is the best free alternative to Candy AI?

Nastia AI: its free tier does not expire and includes NSFW chat with a daily token allowance, though pictures need the paid plan. Without images, CrushOn.AI and SpicyChat have larger free tiers. See also free AI girlfriend apps with images.

Which Candy AI alternative has an iPhone app?

Romantic AI and Kindroid have App Store and Google Play apps. Nastia AI, DreamGF, GirlfriendGPT and Kupid AI run in the browser, like Candy AI.

Is there a Candy AI alternative without tokens?

Not fully. Kupid AI sells fixed weekly media quotas but its Terms also describe Coins; Nastia AI advertises unlimited selfies but also sells token packages; DreamGF uses tokens but publishes their costs.

Do Candy AI alternatives use your chats for training?

Candy AI's Terms do, and Romantic AI uses anonymised chat data to train its models. Kupid AI's FAQ says it does not train public models on your chats. Nastia AI, DreamGF, GirlfriendGPT and Kindroid do not say clearly either way.

Are Candy AI alternatives cheaper?

Romantic AI starts at $7.99 a month on the US App Store. Kindroid ($15.99) and Nastia AI ($15.99 advertised) cost about the same as Candy AI's €13.99, DreamGF renews at $25.98 a month and Kupid AI bills $12.99 a week.

Sources

Official pages and store listings we read for this page (last check October 20, 2026).

  1. nastia.ai: Landing page with Free vs Unlimited plan cards
  2. nastia.ai: Official comparison page with conflicting price claims
  3. nastia.ai: Digital fulfilment and refund policy (May 2026)
  4. dreamgf.ai: Plans and pricing (EU IP, logged out); each plan card clicked to read checkout…
  5. dreamgf.ai: Pricing Policy: token costs and package price range (conflicting plan figures)
  6. gptgirlfriend.online: FAQ accordions (plan names and prices, voice, privacy claims)
  7. gptgirlfriend.online: Image to Video announcement (2026-03-16)
  8. kindroid.ai: Help center: subscriptions, trial, preview, tiers
  9. kindroid.ai: Help center: moderation guidelines
  10. kupid.ai: Pricing: Weekly, Yearly, Lifetime tabs clicked, Pro and Ultra cards selected
  11. apps.apple.com: Apple App Store US: seller, age rating, IAP list, privacy label, reviews
  12. candy.ai: Home page, FAQ, meta description
  13. candy.ai: Pricing (logged out, EU IP; billing strings read from page markup)
  14. candy.ai: Terms of service (revised 2026-09-22): operator, free limits, payments, refunds,…
  15. candy.ai: Privacy notice (revised 2026-10-19)
  16. candy.ai: Minimum age policy (age gate)
  17. candy.ai: Community guidelines (2026-03-06)
  18. everai.zendesk.com: Help center (Zendesk public API list of 75 articles)
  19. everai.zendesk.com: Help center: no native app, PWA
  20. everai.zendesk.com: Help center: Premium Plus tier
  21. bellingcat.com: Bellingcat (press) on ownership and MrDeepFakes ads
  22. itunes.apple.com: Apple App Store US search (no official listing)
  23. play.google.com: Google Play search (no official listing)

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