Joyland
#34 on the ranking
Joyland is the budget roleplay platform for people who left Character.AI, and after a month with it I understand both the pull and the leak.
Read my full Joyland analysis →AI girlfriend sites side by side · Both tested first-hand · Data through September 2026
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Joyland vs FantasyGF
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
Joyland leads on 2 of the 4 figures that decide most choices.
Joyland
FantasyGFRank on this site#34▲#13
Google US, “ai girlfriend”–#80
Search visits a month▲233K877
Name searches a month, US▲49.5K1.3K
In short
Joyland is the bigger site; here is what separates them.
- FantasyGF ranks #80 in United States Google results for "ai girlfriend"; Joyland holds no tracked position for it, so it is placed by all-traffic rank instead (#13 against #34 on this site).
- Joyland gets about 233,430 search visits a month worldwide against 877 for FantasyGF, roughly 266 times as many (DataForSEO, September 2026).
- People search for Joyland by name about 49,500 times a month in the US, against 1,300 for FantasyGF.
- Joyland has a free tier and paid plans from Free; FantasyGF has a free tier and paid plans from Free.
What they offer
| What they offer |  Joyland |  FantasyGF |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ▲Yes | ▲Yes |
| Entry paid plan | Free | Free |
| Adult content | Allowed on paid plans | Allowed on paid plans |
| Features |
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| Best for | Users wanting variety across character styles and SFW/NSFW modes at a budget-friendly price | Users wanting a feature-rich free-entry NSFW girlfriend experience with voice and image generation |
| Not for | Users requiring voice interaction, image generation depth, or a native mobile app | Users requiring a mobile app or needing cross-session memory on the free tier |
| Operator | Generatively Inc., a Delaware company (the iOS app is published under the name Eldoria Pte. Ltd.) | Advanced AI Labs S.R.L. (company number 49734069, named in the site footer; the pricing grid is a near copy of DreamGF's, which is why the two get called sister sites, but the footer names a different Romanian company from DreamGF's DreamAI SRL) |
| Pricing notes | Free ad-supported tier with daily credits, Standard at $9.99/month ($107.99/year), Premium at $19.99/month ($191.99/year, unlimited image generation). Browser-based with mobile-responsive design. | Free tier available, though it's more of a limited trial than a fully open plan. Paid plans run $12.99/month, roughly $9.99/month billed quarterly, or roughly $5.99/month billed annually (about $69.99/year), against a listed regular price of $25.99/month. Crypto accepted (BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, LTC, SOL, MATIC). Note: fantasygf.ai now redirects to fantasygf.com. |
My take
Both give you a free tier, so you can try the chat on each before paying; expect message caps and few or no images until you upgrade.
The numbers
| The numbers | Joyland | FantasyGF |
|---|---|---|
| Rank on this siteOn the combined data gathered for every site | #34 | ▲#13 |
| Google US rank, “ai girlfriend”DataForSEO ranked keywords, September 2026 | – | #80 |
| Tranco rank, all domainsAll-traffic rank among the top million domains | ▲#113,646 | #726,988 |
| Chrome UX tierGoogle Chrome UX Report | Top 100,000 | – |
| Search visits a month, worldwideDataForSEO estimate | ▲233,430 | 877 |
| Search visits a month, US | ▲58,185 | 600 |
| Brand searches a month, USGoogle Ads data via DataForSEO | ▲49,500 | 1,300 |
| Domain RatingDomain Rating by Ahrefs, out of 100 | 44 | ▲51 |
| Referring domains | ▲2,656 | 1,283 |
| Backlinks | 11,972 | ▲42,101 |
| Domain registered | April 2023 | September 2023 |
| Public record I read | 8 videos, 3 Reddit threads, 3 articles | 3 videos, 3 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
Start with the row this site ranks on. When someone types "ai girlfriend" into Google in the US, FantasyGF is there at #80; Joyland does not appear in the tracked positions at all. That is why FantasyGF sits higher here even if it is the smaller site: it is the one the category sends newcomers to. On size, Joyland is the busier site: 233,430 search visits a month worldwide, more than 265 times what FantasyGF gets (877). 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: 49,500 people a month type Joyland's name, against 1,300 for FantasyGF. 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. In plain terms: Joyland is bigger, FantasyGF is the one the category search points to.
What users say, and what I found
| Feature by feature | Joyland | FantasyGF |
|---|---|---|
| Chat and roleplay | Users mixedMy test: Agree | Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree |
| Memory | Users negativeMy test: Partly disagree | Users mixedMy test: Agree |
| Image generation | Users mixedMy test: Agree | Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree |
| Voice | Users negativeMy test: Agree | – |
| Characters and customisation | Users positiveMy test: Agree | Users positiveMy test: Agree |
| Content filter | Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree | – |
| Free tier | Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree | Users negativeMy test: Agree |
| Price and credits | Users mixedMy test: Agree | – |
| Privacy and billing | Users mixedMy test: Agree | Users mixedMy test: Disagree |
| Safety and legitimacy | Users mixedMy test: Agree | Users mixedMy test: Agree |
| Video | – | Users mixedMy test: Agree |
| Voice messages and calls | – | Users negativeMy test: Partly disagree |
| Price and tokens | – | Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree |
“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 rate them about the same: 1 of 10 features positive for Joyland and 1 of 10 features positive for FantasyGF. My own month did not always match the crowd: I disagreed with users on 3 points for Joyland and 5 points for FantasyGF, and each disagreement is spelled out on the brand page.
My verdict on each
FantasyGF
#13 on the ranking
FantasyGF is a full-featured mid-market companion site that does a bit of everything and nothing memorably.
Read my full FantasyGF analysis →More comparisons
Written by Hunter Gray, Founder, Owner & Writer. Every figure is from the two brand pages and refreshes monthly. Joyland and FantasyGF are two of the sites in my best AI girlfriend ranking, where the whole category is ordered on the same data.