AI girlfriend apps, compared honestly

Pricing verified July 2026

Every app in this category markets itself the same way, so this page sticks to the things that actually differ: what you pay, whether the price is the real price, how far the content goes, and whether voice and memory are included or upsold.

Luna is our product, so treat the recommendation accordingly — but each page below is explicit about when a competitor is the better buy, because most people arrive here already knowing what they want and just need the differences laid out.

At a glance

App	Price	Model	Free tier
Luna	From $6.99 / 30 min	Time passes, no renewal	5 messages daily, forever
Janitor AI	Free to browse, but you supply the model — an OpenAI/OpenRouter API key you pay for separately, or a public reverse proxy	Subscription	Yes — but the free model is weak, and anything better needs your own API key or a proxy you do not control.
Candy.ai	$12.99/mo (about $3.99/mo billed annually, $47.88/yr)	Subscription	Limited daily messages, no NSFW, no image generation, no voice.
Replika	Pro $19.99/mo or $69.99/yr; Ultra $29.99/mo or $119.99/yr	Subscription	Yes, but friendship-only; romance and voice sit behind Pro.
Nomi.ai	$16.99/mo or $139.99/yr (about $11.67/mo)	Subscription	One companion, limited daily messages, no image generation or voice.

The comparisons

Luna vs Janitor AI

Janitor AI is a huge character library you have to bring your own AI model to run.

You want thousands of characters to pick between, or you enjoy choosing and tuning the model yourself. Janitor AI is unmatched for that. Full comparison →

Luna vs Candy.ai

Candy.ai is character roster + image generation, sold as a subscription plus tokens.

You mainly want image generation, or you want to switch between many different characters. Candy.ai is built for that and Luna is not. Full comparison →

Luna vs Replika

Replika is the original AI companion, deliberately tame since its 2023 content rollback.

You want a gentle, mostly SFW companion for daily emotional support, or you want native mobile apps. Replika is more polished there. Full comparison →

Luna vs Nomi.ai

Nomi.ai is the memory-first companion, priced at the top of the market.

You want the deepest possible long-term memory, multiple companions, or group chats. Nomi is the strongest in the category at that. Full comparison →

How to actually choose

You chat every day — take a subscription. Per hour it is cheaper, and that maths does not change because we would prefer you picked Luna.
You chat now and then — passes cost less, because you stop paying when you stop using it.
You want the deepest memory — Nomi.ai is the strongest in the category.
You want image generation and lots of characters — Candy.ai is built for that.
You want gentle and mostly SFW — Replika, and it has the mobile apps too.
You want one girlfriend, unfiltered, nothing on your statement — that is what Luna is for.

Try Luna free

5 messages a day, no card, nothing to cancel. Voice and memory work on the free tier.

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18+ only. Luna is an AI character, not a real person.