AI Boyfriend Apps in 2026: What to Check Before You Choose One

Adults only. The apps in this guide are rated 18+ on the app store listings we read, or set 18 as their own minimum age. This guide is written for adult readers and contains no explicit content.

How this guide was made. This is a documentation-based guide. We did not use paid accounts on any of these services. Every fact below comes from official websites, help centres, terms, pricing pages and app store listings, read on 18 October 2026. Prices are US prices “checked 18 October 2026” and can differ by country, platform and promotion. Where we could not verify something, the table says “unknown”. You can read more in how AITried reviews AI.

What people mean by “AI boyfriend”

Searches for “ai boyfriend”, “ai boyfriend app” and “best ai boyfriend” usually come from people who want one of three things:

• A dedicated boyfriend character, picked from a library of male companions.
• A companion you design yourself, with a male appearance, a personality and a backstory you choose.
• A relationship setting on a general companion app, where you switch an existing companion from friend to romantic partner.

These are different products. Most companion apps were built around female characters first, and the male side can be thinner than the marketing suggests. So the first job is simple: confirm that the app you are considering officially supports male companions, and find out how.

The criteria framework

Use the same ten questions for every app. Write down your top three before you compare, because no app wins on all of them.

1. Are male characters really available?

Look for an official boyfriend section, a “Male” tag or filter, a gender setting, or male avatar options. A single marketing page is not enough on its own. Check the character builder and the library too.

2. Customisation

Can you choose his appearance, personality, voice and backstory? Is the builder the same for male and female characters, or is one side more limited?

3. Voice

Voice messages, text-to-speech, or live calls? Are calls free or paid?

4. Images

Can he send generated photos or selfies, and do they cost tokens or credits?

5. Memory

Does the app describe long-term memory, a backstory field or pinned memories? Our AI companion memory explainer covers what to look for.

6. Free tier

Is it a few messages, a daily allowance, or a one-time preview? Is the romantic setting itself behind a paywall?

7. Price

Compare the total yearly cost, including credits for images and voice, not the headline monthly figure. Our guide to AI companion subscription costs shows how.

8. Privacy

Who receives your chats, are they used for training, and how long are they kept?

9. Age rules

Is it a self-declared age gate, or does the app verify age?

10. Platforms

Web, iOS, Android, or all three? Where you subscribe decides where you cancel. See how to cancel an AI subscription.

If you want a quick shortlist based on your priorities, try our companion matcher.

The apps, from their official pages

The apps below are listed in no particular order. We do not rank them, and the order does not reflect any affiliate relationship.

Candy AI

Candy AI is operated by EverAI Limited in Malta. Its homepage has three character categories: girls, anime and guys. The Guys link leads to an AI Boyfriend page that says: “Prefer a masculine presence? Our AI Boyfriend characters offer confidence, support, humor, or even a bit of edge.”

• Customisation: the boyfriend page says you can “shape his look, personality, and bring him to life in one click”, and customise “tone, language style, and responses”. However, the character builder page we read on 18 October 2026 was titled “Create your Dream AI Girl”, and the subscriptions page lists “Create your own AI Girlfriend(s)” as a Premium benefit. We could not confirm a male option in the builder.
• Voice and images: the boyfriend page says you can ask for selfies and audio messages. Tokens pay for images and voice, per the terms.
• Memory: the homepage describes “advanced personality modeling and memory retention”.
• Free tier: the terms say free users can generally send a maximum of 5 messages.
• Price (official subscriptions page, checked 18 October 2026, USD): 1 month $9.99 for the first month, then $13.99 a month; 3 months $8.99 a month (billed $26.97); 12 months $3.99 a month (billed $47.88). Premium includes 100 tokens per month.

For the full detail, read Candy AI boyfriend: how the AI boyfriend side works and our Candy AI review.

Replika

Replika is made by Luka, Inc. Its help centre says you can change your Replika’s gender from its profile. Relationship status is a separate setting with four options: Friend, Romantic partner, Sister/Brother and Mentor. The help centre notes that options beyond “friend”, including romantic partner, “are unlocked starting with a Replika Pro subscription”.

• Customisation: the App Store listing mentions avatar customisation, and the Pro article says Pro lets you “fully customize your Replika’s avatar”.
• Voice: the listing describes text, voice calls and video. Pro adds premium voices with different accents.
• Images: the Pro article mentions “romantic and creative selfies” and, as you level up, image generation.
• Memory: the listing says “Replika remembers what matters to you”.
• Price (US App Store, checked 18 October 2026): subscription items at $7.99 and $14.99 monthly, $49.99 and $69.99 annual, and Replika Platinum at $89.99, plus gem packs.
• Platforms: the homepage says iOS and Android.

Nomi

Nomi’s homepage says it is for people seeking an “AI friend, girlfriend, boyfriend, fantasy partner, or someone else”, and it has a dedicated AI Boyfriend page.

• Customisation: “Write a custom backstory, share your preferences, and more to create your perfect partner.” You can create multiple Nomis.
• Voice: voice chats and hands-free calls, per the homepage.
• Images: Nomis can send selfies showing what they are wearing and doing.
• Memory: the homepage describes “short, medium, and long term memory”.
• Free tier: “free (no credit card required) to start chatting”. The boyfriend page FAQ says voice calls, unlimited messaging and deeper customisation come with a subscription.
• Price (US App Store, checked 18 October 2026): Standard Plan $15.99, Standard Plan Quarterly $39.99, Standard Plan Yearly $99.99, Launch Plan Monthly $9.99 and Launch Plan Yearly $59.99, plus Nomi Credits packs from $4.99.

Kindroid

Kindroid’s homepage says you create a character, called a Kin, and choose “its name, personality, backstory, appearance and voice”. Its help centre lists “legacy predefined male and female avatars”, or you can upload or generate your own. The selfie guide advises stating gender and age in the avatar description, using “Thirty-two year old man” as its example. The homepage does not use the word boyfriend.

• Voice: voice messages and voice and video calls.
• Images: selfies and short video selfies.
• Memory: “long-term memory that recalls past conversations”, plus backstory and key memories.
• Free tier: new free accounts get “a one-time preview of our premium model”.
• Price (US App Store, checked 18 October 2026): Kindroid Subscription $15.99, 3 months $42.99, Yearly $159.99, Ultra $28.99, MAX $68.99, plus selfie and audio credits.
• Age: “You must be 18 or older to use Kindroid.”

SpicyChat

SpicyChat is a library of community-made chatbots. Its official tag sitemap lists a Male chatbot tag alongside Female, so male characters are browsable by tag. Its community guidelines say all users must be at least 18.

• Memory: 4K context on Get A Taste, 8K on True Supporter, up to 32K on I’m All In.
• Voice and images: text-to-speech on the top tier, and conversation images from True Supporter up.
• Price (official pricing FAQ, checked 18 October 2026): $5.95, $19.95 and $29.95 a month; $60.00, $199.95 and $299.95 a year.

CrushOn AI

CrushOn AI’s site footer names TECHIEPIE LTD in Cyprus, and characters carry Filtered, Unfiltered or 18+ ratings. The address crushon.ai/ai-boyfriend loads, but its content did not render in the pages we could read, so we could not confirm a male category or what it contains. Prices on its pricing page also did not load. Both are unknown here.

Character.AI

Character.AI is a large library of user-made characters rather than a dedicated boyfriend product. Its help centre says pornographic content is against its terms, and full open-ended chat requires verification as 18 or older through its age assurance process. We did not find an official boyfriend category on the pages we read. See Character AI alternatives for how it compares on other criteria.

Comparison table (last checked 18 Oct 2026)

“Unknown” means we did not find it on the official pages listed in our sources. It does not mean the feature is missing.

Privacy checks for an AI boyfriend app

Romantic chats are some of the most personal data you will ever type into an app. Before you commit:

• Find out who receives your messages. Candy AI’s privacy notice says third-party LLM providers “may receive the content of your messages”.
• Check training use. Candy AI’s notice says de-identified interactions may be used to train its models.
• Check retention and deletion. Kindroid’s help centre says deleting your account does not cancel your subscription, so cancel first.
• Read the app store privacy label. Replika’s App Store label lists identifiers and usage data used for tracking.

Our AI companion privacy checklist turns these into ten minutes of questions, and is Candy AI safe? applies them to one app in depth.

How to choose in five minutes

1. Decide whether you want a ready-made boyfriend, one you design, or a relationship setting on an existing companion.
2. Cross out apps where male companions are unknown or limited.
3. Check whether the romantic setting itself is paid, as it is on Replika.
4. Compare the yearly cost, including credits for images and voice.
5. Read the privacy policy and find the cancel route before you pay.

Bottom line

There is no single best AI boyfriend app. Nomi and Replika describe boyfriend and romantic partner options plainly, Kindroid gives you male avatars and deep customisation, SpicyChat offers a Male tag across a community library, and Candy AI has a dedicated Guys category, although its builder page was labelled for AI girls when we read it. Check every price and feature on the day you subscribe, because they change often.