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

MiniApps.ai logovsCandy AI logo

MiniApps.ai 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 3 of the 4 figures that decide most choices.

MiniApps.ai logoCandy AI logo
Rank on this site#31▲#5
Google US, “ai girlfriend”–#11
Search visits a month120K▲592K
Name searches a month, US6.6K▲301K

In short

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

  • Candy AI ranks #11 in United States Google results for "ai girlfriend"; MiniApps.ai holds no tracked position for it, so it is placed by all-traffic rank instead (#5 against #31 on this site).
  • Candy AI gets about 592,075 search visits a month worldwide against 119,758 for MiniApps.ai, roughly 4.9 times as many (DataForSEO, September 2026).
  • People search for Candy AI by name about 301,000 times a month in the US, against 6,600 for MiniApps.ai.
  • MiniApps.ai has a free tier and paid plans from $9.99/mo; Candy AI has no free tier and starts at $13.99/mo.

What they offer

What they offer
What they offerMiniApps.aiCandy AI
Free tier▲YesNo
Entry paid plan$9.99/mo$13.99/mo
Adult contentAllowed on paid plansAllowed on paid plans
Features
  • NSFW chat with emotional escalation
  • NSFW voice messages
  • NSFW live call functionality
  • Personality customization
  • Realistic character focus
  • Discord community
  • NSFW chat and image generation
  • Character customization
  • Voice messages
  • Live voice calling
  • Memory retention across sessions
  • Image customization
  • Crypto payments
Best forUsers seeking real-time NSFW voice and call interaction with a realistic mature AI companionUsers wanting a widely recognized platform with expressive chat and flexible pricing who can tolerate slower response speeds
Not forUsers preferring anime visuals or NSFW images, app-based access, a free trial, or crypto payment optionsThose who need real-time live calling or a strong free tier to evaluate before paying
OperatorNot disclosed on the site or in the press I read; it was launched by an individual developer on r/ChatGPT in 2023 and the site lists only a contact emailEverAI Limited
Pricing notesA free tier now exists (100 credits/day). Paid monthly: $9.99, $39.00, confirmed still accurate. A yearly plan (~26% discount, exact price not published) has also been added since original testing. No crypto payments.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, MiniApps.ai 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. MiniApps.ai is the cheaper way in at $9.99/mo against $13.99/mo for Candy AI. 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.

The numbers

The numbers
The numbersMiniApps.aiCandy AI
Rank on this siteOn the combined data gathered for every site#31▲#5
Google US rank, “ai girlfriend”DataForSEO ranked keywords, September 2026–#11
Tranco rank, all domainsAll-traffic rank among the top million domains#103,285▲#12,246
Chrome UX tierGoogle Chrome UX ReportTop 100,000▲Top 10,000
Search visits a month, worldwideDataForSEO estimate119,758▲592,075
Search visits a month, US20,680▲116,063
Brand searches a month, USGoogle Ads data via DataForSEO6,600▲301,000
Domain RatingDomain Rating by Ahrefs, out of 10036▲76
Referring domains3,147▲4,683
Backlinks30,865▲127,630,165
Domain registeredMarch 2023December 2017
Public record I read1 videos, 2 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. When someone types "ai girlfriend" into Google in the US, Candy AI is there at #11; MiniApps.ai does not appear in the tracked positions at all. That is why Candy AI sits higher here even if it is the smaller site: it is the one the category sends newcomers to. On size, Candy AI is the busier site: 592,075 search visits a month worldwide, about 5 times what MiniApps.ai gets (119,758). 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 6,600 for MiniApps.ai. 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 36 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 featureMiniApps.aiCandy 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 and callsUsers positiveMy test: Agree–
Characters and customisationUsers positiveMy test: AgreeUsers positiveMy test: Agree
Free tierUsers positiveMy test: AgreeUsers negativeMy test: Agree
Price and creditsUsers mixedMy test: Agree–
Content filterUsers positiveMy test: Agree–
Privacy and safetyUsers negativeMy test: Partly disagree–
Community and supportUsers mixedMy test: Agree–
Voice calls–Users mixedMy test: Agree
Video ('Live Action')–Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree
Price and tokens–Users negativeMy test: Agree
Privacy and billing–Users mixedMy test: Agree
Safety and legitimacy–Users positiveMy 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 rate them about the same: 4 of 10 features positive for MiniApps.ai and 4 of 10 features positive for Candy AI. Where they split, MiniApps.ai gets the better word on free tier. Candy AI gets it on memory and image generation. My own month did not always match the crowd: I disagreed with users on 2 points for MiniApps.ai and 1 point for Candy AI, and each disagreement is spelled out on the brand page.

My verdict on each

MiniApps.ai logo

MiniApps.ai

#31 on the ranking

MiniApps.ai is a prompt marketplace with a filter-free companion inside it, and after a month with it that is how I would judge it: by the calls, not the catalogue.

Read my full MiniApps.ai analysis →

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