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Candy AI vs Secret Stars: which one fits you? (2026)
Candy AI 
Secret Stars Candy AI and Secret Stars get lumped together in every "best AI girlfriend" list, which is lazy — they're built for different people. Here's the actual split.
Side by side
| Candy AI | Secret Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | A polished, mainstream AI girlfriend platform combining chat with image and video generation (including an anime section) on a subscription-plus-tokens model. | AI Tinder — swipe, match and chat with realistic and anime AI girlfriends on web or inside Telegram. |
| Paid plans | from $8.99/mo | pricing not published |
| Free tier | Free trial available ('No pressure. No commitments.'). Official subscriptions page lists 1-, 3- and 12-month plans (plus weekly and biweekly billing options); every plan includes unlimited text messages and 100 tokens/month, with tokens used for voice, image and video. | Official FAQ: 'signing up, swiping, matching, and chatting on Secret Stars is free to start, with optional paid add-ons available.' The Telegram version advertises 'Free daily messages' and a '40 💎 welcome gift' (a gem currency). |
| NSFW allowed | ✓Yes | —Unconfirmed |
| Long-term memory | ✓ Official site: 'learns what you like, remembers what matters'. | — |
| Voice chat | ✓ Official site FAQ: 'Your companion can engage in voice conversation' and send voice messages; voice is selectable in the character creator. | — |
| Image generation | ✓ Official site: 'Generate Image' tool and custom photos in chat; subscriptions page lists 'Generate 18+ Images'. | — |
| Create your own companion | ✓ Official site: 'Create My AI Girlfriend' with ethnicity, hairstyle, voice, personality traits and more. | ✓ Telegram version advertises 'Design your dream girl and her fetishes for free'. |
| Native mobile apps | ✕ Official FAQ: 'No installation is needed... on desktop or mobile'; site offers an 'Add to Home Screen' web-app prompt. No native iOS/Android app claim found. (unconfirmed) | — |
Data collected 2026-10-08; prices and features change — check each product's own site for current terms. Items marked "unconfirmed" could not be verified from official sources.
If you only read one section, read this one:
Choose Candy AI if…
- You want long-term memory, voice chat, image generation and video generation. Secret Stars doesn't verifiably offer these.
- You want NSFW without workarounds: Secret Stars's NSFW policy is unconfirmed.
- A polished, mainstream AI girlfriend platform combining chat with image and video generation (including an anime section) on a subscription-plus-tokens model.
Choose Secret Stars if…
- AI Tinder — swipe, match and chat with realistic and anime AI girlfriends on web or inside Telegram.
Pricing, in plain numbers
Candy AI's verified entry price is $8.99/mo (as of 2026-10-08). Secret Stars does not publish pricing publicly, so we mark it unconfirmed rather than guessing. Watch for token systems and add-ons on both sides: the sticker price is rarely the whole bill in this category.
NSFW policy
Candy AI allows NSFW content. Official site references 'immersive, uncensored fantasy experiences'; interactions 'must comply with our Community Guidelines'. Subscriptions page lists 18+ image and video generation. Secret Stars's NSFW policy is unconfirmed. Terms state the Service is 'intended for adult audiences only' (18+) and ban content that sexualizes minors or depicts non-consensual acts; the homepage invites users to design 'her fetishes'. FAQ states all characters are entirely fictional and AI-generated. No explicit statement on whether sexual/NSFW chat or images are allowed was found.
How this comparison was built
How this comparison was built — the boring part that makes the rest trustworthy: every price and policy above was pulled from an official source where possible, dated, and marked unconfirmed where it wasn't verifiable. We don't invent weaknesses and we don't claim hands-on testing we haven't done. Full rules: editorial policy.
Frequently asked questions
Does Candy AI allow NSFW content?
Based on its official policy, Candy AI allows NSFW content. Official site references 'immersive, uncensored fantasy experiences'; interactions 'must comply with our Community Guidelines'. Subscriptions page lists 18+ image and video generation.
How much does Candy AI cost?
Candy AI paid plans start around $8.99/mo (as of 2026-10-08). Free tier: Free trial available ('No pressure. No commitments.'). Official subscriptions page lists 1-, 3- and 12-month plans (plus weekly and biweekly billing options); every plan includes unlimited text messages and 100 tokens/month, with tokens used for voice, image and video.
Does Secret Stars allow NSFW content?
Based on its official policy, Secret Stars's NSFW policy is unconfirmed. Terms state the Service is 'intended for adult audiences only' (18+) and ban content that sexualizes minors or depicts non-consensual acts; the homepage invites users to design 'her fetishes'. FAQ states all characters are entirely fictional and AI-generated. No explicit statement on whether sexual/NSFW chat or images are allowed was found.
Which is cheaper, Candy AI or Secret Stars?
We could only verify pricing for Candy AI. The other doesn't publish prices publicly.
The third option most people miss
our productBest for free adult AI chat with realistic and anime characters, photos and voice calls
If you're torn between Candy AI and Secret Stars, the tiebreaker is usually price vs features. PureLove, our own product, is free: unlimited text chat after signup, with photos, voice notes and live calls on free tokens. It's a web app with no native iOS or Android app, so you chat in the browser. Decide with that on the table.
- Free: unlimited text chat after signup, no paid plan required
- Photos, voice notes and live voice calls run on free tokens
- 46 realistic and 20 anime characters, plus a character builder
- It's a web app with no native iOS or Android app, so you chat in the browser.
- Photos and voice are capped by your free tokens; only text chat is unlimited
Sources
- Candy AICandy AI official homepage (retrieved 2026-10-08)
- Candy AICandy AI Pricing in 2026 (FindAIBoyfriend) (not re-checked 2026-10-08; superseded by official prices) (retrieved 2026-07-23, secondary source)
- Candy AICandy AI Pricing 2026 (Scribe) (not re-checked 2026-10-08; superseded by official prices) (retrieved 2026-07-23, secondary source)
- Candy AICandy AI Review 2026 (AI Companion Guides) (not re-checked 2026-10-08; superseded by official prices) (retrieved 2026-07-23, secondary source)
- Candy AICandy AI official subscriptions page (plan prices) (retrieved 2026-10-08)
- Candy AICandy AI official anime characters page (retrieved 2026-10-08)
- Secret Starshttps://secretstars.chat/ (retrieved 2026-10-08)
- Secret Starshttps://secretstars.chat/terms (retrieved 2026-10-08)
- Secret Starshttps://secretstars.chat/anime-ai-girlfriend (retrieved 2026-10-08)
- Secret Starshttps://secretstars.chat/blog/best-ai-girlfriend-apps-2026 (retrieved 2026-07-23)