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AI girlfriend sites side by side · Both tested first-hand · Data through September 2026

HiWaifu logovsHeraHaven logo

HiWaifu vs HeraHaven

I bought a membership on both and tested each for a month. What they offer, their measured numbers and what their users say, next to each other, with my verdict on each at the end.

The scoreboard

HiWaifu leads on 3 of the 4 figures that decide most choices.

HiWaifu logoHeraHaven logo
Rank on this site▲#18#42
Google US, “ai girlfriend”––
Search visits a month▲124K119K
Name searches a month, US▲27.1K5.4K

In short

Two sites of similar size; here is what separates them.

  • HiWaifu gets about 123,501 search visits a month worldwide against 118,642 for HeraHaven (DataForSEO, September 2026).
  • People search for HiWaifu by name about 27,100 times a month in the US, against 5,400 for HeraHaven.
  • HiWaifu has no free tier and starts at $12.99/mo; HeraHaven has a free tier and paid plans from $19.95/mo.
  • HiWaifu allows adult content on paid plans; HeraHaven filters or limits it.

What they offer

What they offer
What they offerHiWaifuHeraHaven
Free tierNo▲Yes
Entry paid plan$12.99/mo$19.95/mo
Adult contentAllowed on paid plansFiltered or limited
Features
  • Text-based NSFW chat
  • Character customization tools
  • Mobile app support
  • Anime-style companions only
  • Fantasy roleplay capability
  • Immersive AI chat with memory
  • NSFW capability
  • Image generation
  • Voice messaging
  • Live voice calls
  • Free tier access
  • Character creation
  • Crypto payments
Best forUsers who want an anime-only AI girlfriend experience with text-based NSFW roleplay on a dedicated mobile appUsers who prioritize high-quality image generation and emotionally deep chat over live voice stability
Not forUsers seeking NSFW images, voice, or realism; those wanting community interaction or a free trialThose who need reliable live voice calling or responsive customer support
OperatorLanguage Power Media LimitedVilala Limited
Pricing notesText-only 'Luxury Premium' plan unchanged at $12.99/mo ($99.99/yr). A new higher 'Synergy Premium' tier has been added that bundles in voice for $17.99/mo (up to $129.99/yr). An energy system grants a small number of free messages before requiring payment or a wait for regeneration, but there's still no persistent free tier. No crypto. No affiliate program.1 Month: $19.95. 12 Months: $79.80 (~$6.65/mo). Token purchases and cryptocurrency payments accepted.

My take

If you want to try before you pay, HeraHaven lets you: HiWaifu asks for a card first. A free tier is a sampler, not a plan, but it tells you whether the chat suits you before money moves. HiWaifu is the cheaper way in at $12.99/mo against $19.95/mo for HeraHaven. The entry price is only part of it: image, voice and video are often metered on top, so the pricing notes row matters as much as the headline. HeraHaven simply does more: immersive ai chat with memory, nsfw capability and image generation are on its list and not on HiWaifu's. More features is only better if you will use them. On adult content they are not the same product: HiWaifu allows it on paid plans, HeraHaven keeps a filter. Decide that first and half the comparison decides itself.

The numbers

The numbers
The numbersHiWaifuHeraHaven
Rank on this siteOn the combined data gathered for every site▲#18#42
Google US rank, “ai girlfriend”DataForSEO ranked keywords, September 2026––
Tranco rank, all domainsAll-traffic rank among the top million domains▲#16,979#405,892
Chrome UX tierGoogle Chrome UX Report▲Top 50,000Top 500,000
Search visits a month, worldwideDataForSEO estimate▲123,501118,642
Search visits a month, US14,009▲29,751
Brand searches a month, USGoogle Ads data via DataForSEO▲27,1005,400
Domain RatingDomain Rating by Ahrefs, out of 10037▲52
Referring domains1,280▲2,446
Backlinks6,134▲19,209
Domain registeredMarch 2023June 2024
Public record I read6 videos, 0 Reddit threads, 0 articles3 videos, 2 Reddit threads, 0 articles

The better value in each row is marked in green. Search visits and brand searches are DataForSEO estimates; Tranco and Chrome UX tiers are ranks, not visit counts.

My take

None of these ranks in the tracked positions for "ai girlfriend", so their places on this site come from all-traffic rank, and their visitors arrive by name, by ads or from app stores rather than from the category search. On size, HiWaifu is the busier site: 123,501 search visits a month worldwide, about the same as HeraHaven gets (118,642). These are estimates of visits from Google only, so a site with apps or ads can be bigger than this shows. Brand searches are the loyalty line: 27,100 people a month type HiWaifu's name, against 5,400 for HeraHaven. A name people type on purpose is a site they come back to; a site with lots of visits and few brand searches is living on rankings it could lose. HeraHaven's Domain Rating of 52 against 37 means far more sites link to it, which is what keeps rankings stable; the weaker link profile is the one more likely to move, up or down, when Google reshuffles. HiWaifu is the older domain (2023 against 2024), which counts for something in a category where sites close without notice.

What users say, and what I found

Feature by feature
Feature by featureHiWaifuHeraHaven
Chat and roleplayUsers mixedMy test: Partly disagreeUsers mixedMy test: Partly disagree
MemoryUsers mixedMy test: Partly disagreeUsers mixedMy test: Agree
ImagesUsers negativeMy test: Agree–
VoiceUsers mixedMy test: Agree–
Characters and customisationUsers positiveMy test: Agree–
Free tier and energyUsers negativeMy test: Agree–
Price and PremiumUsers mixedMy test: Agree–
Content filterUsers mixedMy test: Partly disagree–
ReliabilityUsers negativeMy test: Agree–
Privacy and legitimacyUsers mixedMy test: Agree–
Image generation–Users positiveMy test: Agree
Voice messages and live calls–Users negativeMy test: Agree
Companion builder–Users positiveMy test: Partly disagree
Free tier–Users mixedMy test: Agree
Price and tokens–Users positiveMy test: Agree
Customer support–Users negativeMy test: Agree
Privacy and billing–Users mixedMy test: Agree
Legitimacy and access–Users mixedMy test: Agree

“Users” is the balance of the YouTube reviews, Reddit threads and articles read for each brand page; “my test” is whether my own month on the site agreed with them.

My take

Users are happier with HeraHaven: 3 of its 10 features come out positive, against HiWaifu's 1 of 10, with 3 features where the complaints win. My own month did not always match the crowd: I disagreed with users on 3 points for HiWaifu and 2 points for HeraHaven, and each disagreement is spelled out on the brand page.

My verdict on each

HiWaifu logo

HiWaifu

#18 on the ranking

HiWaifu is an anime character-chat app with a community at its centre, and after a month with it I would judge it by that rather than as an AI girlfriend.

Read my full HiWaifu analysis →
HeraHaven logo

HeraHaven

#42 on the ranking

HeraHaven makes the best images at the lowest annual price of any companion I have tested, and after a month with it I would still hesitate to recommend the company behind them.

Read my full HeraHaven analysis →

Written by Hunter Gray, Founder, Owner & Writer. Every figure is from the two brand pages and refreshes monthly. HiWaifu and HeraHaven are two of the sites in my best AI girlfriend ranking, where the whole category is ordered on the same data.