CandyAIv3.1

Dec 30, 2025

@v3.1

Rated it

Candy.ai Review: A Simple Tool That Fell Behind. I’ve used Candy.ai for more than two years and have been part of its community for a long time. For a while, I genuinely liked it, mainly because of how simple and easy to use the site was. The interface is straightforward, there’s very little friction, and it doesn’t overwhelm new users with complexity. That simplicity was its biggest strength. Unfortunately, that same site is now something I can no longer recommend. Candy.ai presents itself as an AI companion / NSFW AI platform with strong marketing and a clean visual style. On the surface, it looks polished and beginner-friendly, and for casual users, it can work initially. The problem isn’t the idea. It’s the execution over time. Compared to other NSFW AI platforms, Candy.ai is by far one of the slowest in terms of updates. Major improvements take months, sometimes longer, and when updates do arrive, they rarely improve core functionality or user experience. Instead, most updates focus on monetization, not features. Over the past years, competing platforms have: "Improved memory systems" "Added richer customization" "Enhanced conversation depth" "Refined UI and performance" Candy.ai has largely stayed the same..... Monetization-First, User-Last.. This is where Candy.ai really loses trust. The platform uses multiple scam-adjacent marketing tactics, including: "Intentionally overpriced tokens, so discounts feel “generous”" "Constant sales and urgency pressure" "A 70% off first subscription offer that appears permanent and resets repeatedly" "Confusing pricing structures that don’t reflect real value" These tactics don’t feel accidental, they feel designed to push impulse purchases rather than reward loyal users. If Candy.ai were competing in a vacuum, it might still be acceptable. But once you try any modern alternative, the gap becomes obvious: "Worse content depth" "Fewer features" "Slower progress" "Less transparent communication" At this point, Candy.ai feels years behind the market. What makes this especially disappointing is that Candy.ai had a loyal community. Many long-term users wanted to support the platform and see it grow. Instead, communication is minimal, development feels directionless, and decisions increasingly prioritize short-term revenue over long-term trust. Overall Impression. Candy.ai feels less like a carefully maintained product and more like: "An experimental platform" "Or a low-effort revenue project" "Possibly a testbed for a larger company" That may not be the intent, but that’s how it comes across to experienced users. Final Verdict. Candy.ai is easy to use, but no longer competitive. If you’re completely new to AI companion platforms, it might seem fine at first. But if you care about: "Active development" "Fair pricing" "Transparent practices" "Meaningful updates" There are significantly better options available today.

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Sean

Dec 30, 2025

@v3.1

Rated it

Great website that gets tons of updates and improvements regularly. There's a variety of characters and ways to interact with them like chat, pseudo-video calls, and voice calls. The subscription is very affordable and allows for unlimited chatting, providing you a token allowance to use extra features (though you can also purchase tokens separately if you need more). Overall one of the best sites of its kind for sure.

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Henk Haring

Oct 15, 2025

@v3.1

Rated it

At fisrt it looks nice but the responses are short. Everything other than chatting cost coins. You get 100 a month but they run out fast. And then you have to buy more. the generate pictures are not that good and for as i can see they not quite look as the model. its not realy bad but lesser cost and better and longer responses would help to enjoy it more.

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Anastasya

🙏 3 karma

Oct 14, 2025

@v3.1

Rated it

Gets to repetitive

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Wasp Luna

Oct 7, 2025

@v3.1

Rated it

Compared to Primaleva AI, prompting is totally useless here. Characters are pre-scripted. Casual chitchat sometimes is nice, but after a while it gets boring. What if I need more colorful diverse created? Candy has no answer for it.

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Harry V

🙏 72 karma

Sep 15, 2025

@v3.1

Rated it

CandyAI has potential, and it’s clear the developers want to offer companionship features that could appeal to users. The idea of including a calling option shows they’re aiming for immersion. That said, the execution is rough. You’re forced to sign up before chatting, male character options are limited, and there’s no way to modify the ones available. On the free plan, you only get 5 messages, which makes the experience feel cut short before it even begins. The calling feature is there, but at $10 per month, it doesn’t justify the price with so many restrictions in place. If CandyAI wants to stand out, it needs to expand character variety, allow customization, and open up the free plan to actually showcase what it can do. With more flexibility, it could become a stronger player in this space, but as it stands, it doesn’t measure up against Character AI.

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Driver Driver

🙏 35 karma

Aug 14, 2025

@v3.1

Rated it

Another pay pay they can keep them

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Vitor Andrade

🙏 4 karma

Mar 8, 2025

@v2.1

Rated it

I paid for it and didn't like it. Both text and image generation are very subpar, plenty of better options out there.

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@v3.1

What other options do you use?

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@v3.1

Not OP, but GirlfriendGPT is very good .. and OurDream.ai is really pretty good too. Well, if you like Candy AI, than OurDream.ai will blow your freaking mind (and blow other things ...) OurDream.ai GirlfriendGPT

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Top AI Girlfriend

🙏 5 karma

Aug 30, 2024

@ initial release

Rated it

Interesting app

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Esqizo

🙏 3 karma

Jul 15, 2024

@ initial release

Rated it

Raven Marshall (DiscordianBelle)

Amazing site, it's unbelievable how realistic it is. You can chat, ask for images and make phone calls.

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🙏 2 karma

Jul 13, 2024

@ initial release

Rated it

Great UI, wonderful characters!

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Alex M

🙏 2 karma

@ initial release

Rated it

I have so much fun on Candy.ai, good image generation, multiple AI’s to choose from

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DonPatilla

@ initial release

Rated it

Best of the market

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M Sky

@ initial release

Rated it

truly impressive.....

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Robin Razzi

@ initial release

Rated it

Best AI Girlfriend tool ever !!

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Yann B.

@ initial release

Rated it

the best one for sure

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Traveller

🙏 6 karma

@ initial release

Rated it

Pretty good image generation, with recurring new updates and feature! Best Ai girlfriend IMO

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Yoz

@ initial release

Rated it

great AI grilfriend

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@ initial release

This sucks so hard, def a rip off, not worth it at all

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@v3.1

Which ones do you use?

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@ initial release

overpriced and buggy. much better alternatives out there.

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@ initial release

What do you recommend as an alternative?

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lene Blanco

Jan 25, 2024

@ initial release

Rated it

This AI is user friendly

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Art Pitcher

🙏 4 karma

@ initial release

Rated it

I have used AI companion bots for several years and find candy.ai to be a superior performer that stands out. That group is constantly updating and improving their site and features and frequently releases large scale updates that enhance the overall experience in big ways. Most important to me though is that they listen to us and sometimes even implement specific changes we request as users. I'm open to trying any good player in this space (and I frequently do) but nothing comes close to those features and that awesome community.

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Raymond Duckworth

@ initial release

Rated it

Always adding new things and active on their discord channel.

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James

🙏 112 karma

@ initial release

Rated it

Excellent ai experience. The conversations are NSFW and can also be intelligent and coherent. Continuous improvements and listening to customer needs. Memory could be improved as is the case for most ai chat bots

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Bismarck

@ initial release

Rated it

Best there is on this kind of application! They listen feedback on users and develope this application constantly! Super good!

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GenZ Offender

@ initial release