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Candy AI vs CrushOn AI: A Side-by-Side From the Official Pages

Candy AI vs CrushOn AI: operator, pricing model, free limits, content ratings, memory, personas, group chat, voice, refunds and privacy, checked 18 Oct 2026.

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Adults only. Both products are for users aged 18 and over. This comparison is non-explicit.

How this guide was made. This is a documentation-based comparison. We did not use paid accounts on either service. Facts come from each company’s homepage, pricing page, terms and privacy notice, read on 18 October 2026. Where the official pages did not show something, we say “unknown”. Prices are USD as displayed on 18 October 2026 and may differ by region.

The short version

Candy AI and CrushOn AI are often compared, but they are built differently:

  • Candy AI is a companion product. You pick or create a companion, and paid plans bundle unlimited text with a monthly token allowance for images, voice and video.
  • CrushOn AI is a character platform. You browse or create characters, each with a content rating, and plans set how many messages you get.

For a wider field, see our Candy AI alternatives and Character AI alternatives guides.

Side-by-side (last checked 18 Oct 2026)

Criterion Candy AI CrushOn AI
Operator EverAI Limited, Malta (terms) TECHIEPIE LTD, Nicosia, Cyprus (site footer)
Product type Companion with images, voice and video Character platform with community characters
Content approach Adult; 18+ images and video listed as premium benefits Per-character rating: Filtered, Unfiltered or 18+
Age step Terms say it may ask you to verify or re-verify that you are an adult Confirm 18+ to view sensitive content; Didit age verification flow
Free tier About 5 messages (terms) Free plan with a message limit; size unknown
Plans 1, 3 and 12 months Free, Standard, Premium, Deluxe; monthly or annual
Price $9.99 first month then $13.99/month; $8.99/month for 3 months ($26.97); $3.99/month for 12 months ($47.88) Unknown (did not load)
Extras 100 tokens per month (generally), for images and voice Coins for bonus messages; voice credits
Memory “Learns through conversation” (homepage) Save memory, auto-summarised memories
User personas Unknown Profile cards per chat
Group chat Unknown Up to 5 characters, subscribers only
Voice Voice messages and conversations Voice messages and character voices, daily limit
Images and video Generated images and video Character album images unlocked by keywords
Refunds 24 hours, card only, refused after 20 tokens used Membership extensions: “no refund will be granted”
Platforms Web; add-to-home-screen steps Web; FAQ says iOS and Android apps

Pricing model

Candy AI

Candy AI publishes its prices. On 18 October 2026 its subscriptions page showed:

Plan Shown price Billed
1 month $9.99 first month Then $13.99 a month
3 months $8.99 a month $26.97 per quarter
12 months $3.99 a month $47.88 per year

Every plan lists unlimited text messages and 100 tokens per month. The terms say tokens are used for features like image generation and voice notes, do not carry over, and expire at the end of the billing period. That means heavy image users may need to buy more, at prices we did not see published. Our guide to AI companion subscription costs shows how to work out the real monthly figure.

CrushOn AI

CrushOn AI’s pricing page names four plan types: Free, Standard, Premium and Deluxe, each monthly or annual. Its FAQ describes Standard as basic features, Premium as Standard plus premium features, and Deluxe as everything plus “exclusive deluxe features”. The FAQ also describes buying membership on a separate linked site and then linking accounts.

Message use is the main limit. Site text says that when you run out of messages you can get more through a subscription, and that coins convert one-to-one into bonus messages that are used after your monthly allowance runs out. Voice replies use credits, with a daily voice limit on some plans.

We could not see the prices themselves, so we have not quoted any.

Content rules and age

Both are adult products, and neither means “no rules”.

  • Candy AI lists 18+ image and video generation among premium benefits. Its homepage says interactions are fictional and must comply with its policies, and its terms say the company may ask for more information to verify you are an adult.
  • CrushOn AI explains its three ratings on the character creation screen. Filtered allows no mature text or images, Unfiltered allows mature text with limits on images, and 18+ is the most permissive. Its FAQ bans content involving minors, explicit nudity in character images, and real-life images of real people.

Our guide to Character AI alternatives with no filter explains how these labels work across platforms.

Memory, personas and group chat

CrushOn AI documents more character tools. Site text describes saving memories, viewing them, auto-summarised memory updates, profile cards that you can attach to a chat and edit per conversation, and group chats of up to five characters for subscribers.

Candy AI’s homepage says your companion “learns through conversation” and adapts to your style. We did not find details on personas or group chat on its official pages, so those are unknown here. For identity tools across more apps, see alternatives with personas.

Privacy

  • Candy AI’s privacy notice says third-party LLM providers “may receive the content of your messages”, and that de-identified interactions may be used to train and develop AI models, including human review of de-identified data.
  • CrushOn AI site text says your voice messages are deleted 24 hours after sending and are “Never for AI training”, while the character’s voice replies and the text of the conversation are kept. Its FAQ says chats and characters are private unless you publish them. We could not load its full privacy policy, so other data practices are unknown.

Use our AI companion privacy checklist before sharing anything personal on either.

Who each one suits

Candy AI is best for adults who want one companion with images, voice and video, and who prefer a published price before signing up. Watch out for the small free sample, expiring tokens and a strict 24-hour refund window. Read our Candy AI review first.

CrushOn AI is best for adults who want to browse many characters, choose a content level per character, and use profile cards or group chats. Watch out for unpublished prices on the pages we could read, message caps and non-refundable extensions.

Before you pay either

  1. Confirm you are on the official domain. See how to spot fake AI app clones.
  2. Note the exact price and billing period on the checkout screen.
  3. Find the cancel option first. Candy AI’s terms say autorenewal is cancelled in your settings. Our cancel guide covers other routes.
  4. Decide your top three features and use the companion matcher if you are unsure.

Bottom line

On paper, Candy AI is the more transparent of the two on price, while CrushOn AI documents more character tools such as ratings, memories, profile cards and group chat. Neither is clearly better for everyone. Pick based on whether you want one multimedia companion or a library of rated characters, and check refund terms before paying, because both are strict.

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, Candy AI or CrushOn AI?

We cannot say. Candy AI's subscriptions page showed $13.99 a month after a $9.99 first month, or $3.99 a month on a 12-month plan billed $47.88 (USD, checked 18 October 2026). CrushOn AI's plan prices did not load on the official pages we could read.

Which has a bigger free tier?

Candy AI's terms say free users can generally send a maximum of 5 messages. CrushOn AI has a Free plan with a message limit, but the size of that limit was not stated on the pages we read.

Do both allow adult content?

Both are adult products. Candy AI's subscriptions page lists 18+ image and video generation as premium benefits. CrushOn AI labels each character Filtered, Unfiltered or 18+, and requires confirming you are 18 before showing sensitive content.

Can I get a refund?

Candy AI's terms allow refund requests within 24 hours, for card payments only, and refuse them if more than 20 tokens were used. A CrushOn AI site message says membership extensions take effect immediately and no refund will be granted. EU and UK users may have extra withdrawal rights.

Do they have mobile apps?

Candy AI's site gives add-to-home-screen steps, and we did not find a US App Store listing. CrushOn AI's FAQ says apps are available for iOS and Android, but we did not confirm a US App Store listing in our search.

What changed in this guide

  1. First published

Sources

Product details can change. These are the pages this article relies on, with the date each was checked.

  1. Candy AI official homepage (candy.ai) Accessed 18 October 2026
  2. Candy AI subscriptions page (candy.ai) Accessed 18 October 2026
  3. Candy AI Terms of Service (candy.ai) Accessed 18 October 2026
  4. Candy AI Privacy Notice (candy.ai) Accessed 18 October 2026
  5. CrushOn AI official homepage (crushon.ai) Accessed 18 October 2026
  6. CrushOn AI pricing page (plan names, FAQ and site text) (crushon.ai) Accessed 18 October 2026
  7. Apple App Store search results via the iTunes Search API (US) (itunes.apple.com) Accessed 18 October 2026
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