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

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MyDreamCompanion 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.

MyDreamCompanion logoCandy AI logo
Rank on this site#20▲#5
Google US, “ai girlfriend”–#11
Search visits a month800▲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"; MyDreamCompanion holds no tracked position for it, so it is placed by all-traffic rank instead (#5 against #20 on this site).
  • Candy AI gets about 592,075 search visits a month worldwide against 800 for MyDreamCompanion, roughly 740 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 MyDreamCompanion.
  • MyDreamCompanion has a free tier and paid plans from Free; Candy AI has no free tier and starts at $13.99/mo.

What they offer

What they offer
What they offerMyDreamCompanionCandy AI
Free tier▲YesNo
Entry paid planFree$13.99/mo
Adult contentAllowed on paid plansAllowed on paid plans
Features
  • Deep companion character creation
  • Personality and appearance customization
  • NSFW chat capability
  • AI image generation (character-matched)
  • NSFW chat and image generation
  • Character customization
  • Voice messages
  • Live voice calling
  • Memory retention across sessions
  • Image customization
  • Crypto payments
Best forUsers who want a companion built around their specific preferences rather than a generic characterUsers wanting a widely recognized platform with expressive chat and flexible pricing who can tolerate slower response speeds
Not forUsers requiring voice calls, a mobile app, or very deep long-term episodic memoryThose who need real-time live calling or a strong free tier to evaluate before paying
OperatorMiracle AI UG (haftungsbeschränkt), commercial register HRB 231497, Amtsgericht Charlottenburg; directors Makszim Rimarcsuk and Jonas GaebelEverAI Limited
Pricing notesA free tier now covers core features. Premium runs $11.99/month (about $5.84/month billed annually, $69.99/year), and a new Ultimate tier runs $44.99/month (about $24.99/month billed annually, $299.88/year) with a larger coin allowance for image and video generation. Browser-based access.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, MyDreamCompanion 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 MyDreamCompanion's. More features is only better if you will use them.

The numbers

The numbers
The numbersMyDreamCompanionCandy AI
Rank on this siteOn the combined data gathered for every site#20▲#5
Google US rank, “ai girlfriend”DataForSEO ranked keywords, September 2026–#11
Tranco rank, all domainsAll-traffic rank among the top million domains#36,055▲#12,246
Chrome UX tierGoogle Chrome UX ReportTop 500,000▲Top 10,000
Search visits a month, worldwideDataForSEO estimate800▲592,075
Search visits a month, US480▲116,063
Brand searches a month, USGoogle Ads data via DataForSEO6,600▲301,000
Domain RatingDomain Rating by Ahrefs, out of 10058▲76
Referring domains2,457▲4,683
Backlinks1,360,310▲127,630,165
Domain registeredMarch 2024December 2017
Public record I read1 videos, 7 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; MyDreamCompanion 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, more than 740 times what MyDreamCompanion gets (800). 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 MyDreamCompanion. 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 58 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 2024), 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 featureMyDreamCompanionCandy AI
Chat and roleplayUsers mixedMy test: AgreeUsers mixedMy test: Agree
Memory and continuityUsers mixedMy test: Partly disagree–
Characters and scenariosUsers positiveMy test: Agree–
Character creationUsers positiveMy test: Agree–
Image generationUsers mixedMy test: AgreeUsers positiveMy test: Agree
Video, 'Dream Cams' and episodesUsers mixedMy test: Partly disagree–
VoiceUsers negativeMy test: Disagree–
Free tier and Dream CoinsUsers mixedMy test: Partly disagree–
PriceUsers positiveMy test: Agree–
Privacy, billing and legitimacyUsers positiveMy test: Agree–
Memory–Users positiveMy test: Agree
Voice calls–Users mixedMy test: Agree
Video ('Live Action')–Users mixedMy test: Partly disagree
Characters and customisation–Users positiveMy test: Agree
Free tier–Users negativeMy test: Agree
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 MyDreamCompanion and 4 of 10 features positive for Candy AI. Candy AI gets it on image generation. My own month did not always match the crowd: I disagreed with users on 4 points for MyDreamCompanion and 1 point for Candy AI, and each disagreement is spelled out on the brand page.

My verdict on each

MyDreamCompanion logo

MyDreamCompanion

#20 on the ranking

MyDreamCompanion is a deep deck of adult scenario cards with a cheap annual plan, and after a month with it that is both the compliment and the limit.

Read my full MyDreamCompanion analysis →

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