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

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Yodayo 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.

Yodayo logoCandy AI logo
Rank on this site#22▲#5
Google US, “ai girlfriend”–#11
Search visits a month147K▲592K
Name searches a month, US49.5K▲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"; Yodayo holds no tracked position for it, so it is placed by all-traffic rank instead (#5 against #22 on this site).
  • Candy AI gets about 592,075 search visits a month worldwide against 147,476 for Yodayo, roughly 4.0 times as many (DataForSEO, September 2026).
  • People search for Candy AI by name about 301,000 times a month in the US, against 49,500 for Yodayo.
  • Yodayo 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; Yodayo filters or limits it.

What they offer

What they offer
What they offerYodayoCandy AI
Free tier▲YesNo
Entry paid planFree$13.99/mo
Adult contentFiltered or limitedAllowed on paid plans
Features
  • Anime AI art generation
  • AI companion chat with anime personas
  • Social community with sharing
  • Community character discovery
  • NSFW chat and image generation
  • Character customization
  • Voice messages
  • Live voice calling
  • Memory retention across sessions
  • Image customization
  • Crypto payments
Best forAnime fans wanting a creative AI art platform with companion chat in a social community contextUsers wanting a widely recognized platform with expressive chat and flexible pricing who can tolerate slower response speeds
Not forUsers wanting a traditional AI girlfriend experience, voice calls, or no creative/social elementsThose who need real-time live calling or a strong free tier to evaluate before paying
OperatorMoe AI Limited (the same company runs Moescape)EverAI Limited
Pricing notesFree plan with starting Mochi credits, then Plus $9.99/mo, Pro $14.99/mo, or Premium $29.99/mo. Browser-based creative and companion platform.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, Yodayo 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 Yodayo'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, Yodayo keeps a filter. Decide that first and half the comparison decides itself.

The numbers

The numbers
The numbersYodayoCandy AI
Rank on this siteOn the combined data gathered for every site#22▲#5
Google US rank, “ai girlfriend”DataForSEO ranked keywords, September 2026–#11
Tranco rank, all domainsAll-traffic rank among the top million domains#42,634▲#12,246
Chrome UX tierGoogle Chrome UX ReportTop 50,000▲Top 10,000
Search visits a month, worldwideDataForSEO estimate147,476▲592,075
Search visits a month, US17,970▲116,063
Brand searches a month, USGoogle Ads data via DataForSEO49,500▲301,000
Domain RatingDomain Rating by Ahrefs, out of 10053▲76
Referring domains3,717▲4,683
Backlinks198,039▲127,630,165
Domain registeredSeptember 2022December 2017
Public record I read5 videos, 7 Reddit threads, 1 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; Yodayo 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 4 times what Yodayo gets (147,476). 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 49,500 for Yodayo. 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 53 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 2022), 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 featureYodayoCandy AI
Chat and roleplay (Tavern)Users mixedMy test: Agree–
MemoryUsers mixedMy test: Partly disagreeUsers positiveMy test: Agree
Image generationUsers positiveMy test: AgreeUsers positiveMy test: Agree
VoiceUsers mixedMy test: Agree–
Model choice and settingsUsers positiveMy test: Agree–
Characters and customisationUsers positiveMy test: AgreeUsers positiveMy test: Agree
Free tierUsers mixedMy test: AgreeUsers negativeMy test: Agree
Price and MochiUsers mixedMy test: Agree–
Content filter and the two-site splitUsers mixedMy test: Agree–
Privacy and legitimacyUsers mixedMy test: Agree–
Chat and roleplay–Users 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: 3 of 10 features positive for Yodayo and 4 of 10 features positive for Candy AI. Candy AI gets it on memory. My own month did not always match the crowd: I disagreed with users on 1 point for Yodayo and 1 point for Candy AI, and each disagreement is spelled out on the brand page.

My verdict on each

Yodayo logo

Yodayo

#22 on the ranking

Yodayo is the NSFW half of a two-site anime platform, and after a month with it I would judge it as a power user's chat with a first-class generator attached.

Read my full Yodayo analysis →

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