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

LoveCoreAI logovsCandy AI logo

LoveCoreAI vs Candy AI

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

Candy AI leads on 4 of the 4 figures that decide most choices.

LoveCoreAI logoCandy AI logo
Rank on this site#9▲#5
Google US, “ai girlfriend”#55▲#11
Search visits a month1.9K▲592K
Name searches a month, US10▲301K

In short

Candy AI is the bigger site; here is what separates them.

  • For the search "ai girlfriend" in the United States, Candy AI ranks #11 and LoveCoreAI #55, which is why Candy AI sits higher on this site's ranking (#5 against #9).
  • Candy AI gets about 592,075 search visits a month worldwide against 1,912 for LoveCoreAI, roughly 310 times as many (DataForSEO, September 2026).
  • People search for Candy AI by name about 301,000 times a month in the US, against 10 for LoveCoreAI.
  • LoveCoreAI has a free tier and paid plans from Free; Candy AI has no free tier and starts at $13.99/mo.
  • Candy AI allows adult content on paid plans; LoveCoreAI filters or limits it.

What they offer

What they offer
What they offerLoveCoreAICandy AI
Free tier▲YesNo
Entry paid planFree$13.99/mo
Adult contentFiltered or limitedAllowed on paid plans
Features
  • Free companion chat with personality
  • Basic cross-session memory
  • Emotional companion interaction
  • Light romantic content
  • NSFW chat and image generation
  • Character customization
  • Voice messages
  • Live voice calling
  • Memory retention across sessions
  • Image customization
  • Crypto payments
Best forUsers exploring AI companionship for free who want more than a bare-bones chatbotUsers wanting a widely recognized platform with expressive chat and flexible pricing who can tolerate slower response speeds
Not forRegular users who will quickly need voice, images, NSFW depth, or a mobile appThose who need real-time live calling or a strong free tier to evaluate before paying
OperatorCore Tech Logic (company number RO 48978529), per the site's termsEverAI Limited
Pricing notesFree tier for basic chat confirmed accurate at the time of testing; several sources now describe a $19/month Pro tier layered on top for full memory, unlimited NSFW, and custom companion creation, not independently re-verified.1 Month: $13.99. 3 Months: ~$26.97 (~$8.99/mo). 12 Months: ~$47.88 (~$3.99/mo). Tokens (used for voice, images, and video) are included per tier with add-on packs available. Cryptocurrency payments accepted.

My take

If you want to try before you pay, LoveCoreAI lets you: Candy AI 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. Candy AI simply does more: nsfw chat and image generation, character customization and voice messages are on its list and not on LoveCoreAI's. More features is only better if you will use them. On adult content they are not the same product: Candy AI allows it on paid plans, LoveCoreAI keeps a filter. Decide that first and half the comparison decides itself.

The numbers

The numbers
The numbersLoveCoreAICandy AI
Rank on this siteOn the combined data gathered for every site#9▲#5
Google US rank, “ai girlfriend”DataForSEO ranked keywords, September 2026#55▲#11
Tranco rank, all domainsAll-traffic rank among the top million domains#2,343,466▲#12,246
Chrome UX tierGoogle Chrome UX Report–Top 10,000
Search visits a month, worldwideDataForSEO estimate1,912▲592,075
Search visits a month, US385▲116,063
Brand searches a month, USGoogle Ads data via DataForSEO10▲301,000
Domain RatingDomain Rating by Ahrefs, out of 10017▲76
Referring domains878▲4,683
Backlinks4,186▲127,630,165
Domain registeredDecember 2023December 2017
Public record I read4 videos, 3 Reddit threads, 0 articles17 videos, 8 Reddit threads, 10 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. For the search "ai girlfriend" in the US, Candy AI is at #11 and LoveCoreAI at #55, so Candy AI is the one more newcomers find first. Page one is positions 1 to 10; anything past that is traffic you have to earn by name. On size, Candy AI is the busier site: 592,075 search visits a month worldwide, more than 310 times what LoveCoreAI gets (1,912). 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: 301,000 people a month type Candy AI's name, against 10 for LoveCoreAI. 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. Candy AI's Domain Rating of 76 against 17 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. Candy AI is the older domain (2017 against 2023), which counts for something in a category where sites close without notice. In plain terms: Candy AI is both the bigger site and the one the category search points to.

What users say, and what I found

Feature by feature
Feature by featureLoveCoreAICandy AI
Chat and roleplayUsers mixedMy test: AgreeUsers mixedMy test: Agree
MemoryUsers mixedMy test: Partly disagreeUsers positiveMy test: Agree
Image generationUsers mixedMy test: AgreeUsers positiveMy test: Agree
Voice callsUsers negativeMy test: DisagreeUsers mixedMy test: Agree
Characters and customisationUsers positiveMy test: AgreeUsers positiveMy test: Agree
Free tierUsers positiveMy test: AgreeUsers negativeMy test: Agree
PriceUsers mixedMy test: Agree–
Privacy and billingUsers mixedMy test: AgreeUsers mixedMy test: Agree
Safety and legitimacyUsers negativeMy test: AgreeUsers positiveMy test: Agree
Video ('Live Action')–Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree
Price and tokens–Users negativeMy 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 Candy AI: 4 of its 10 features come out positive, against LoveCoreAI's 2 of 9, with 2 features where the complaints win. Where they split, LoveCoreAI gets the better word on free tier. Candy AI gets it on memory, image generation and safety and legitimacy. My own month did not always match the crowd: I disagreed with users on 2 points for LoveCoreAI and 1 point for Candy AI, and each disagreement is spelled out on the brand page.

My verdict on each

LoveCoreAI logo

LoveCoreAI

#9 on the ranking

LoveCoreAI is a one-developer AI girlfriend and boyfriend app whose owner has put it up for sale, and whose website now recommends its rivals.

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