These two sit in the same bracket and split along a clean line. Candy AI is the visual product: better images, longer video clips, a polished front end. Secrets AI is the conversational one, with memory that holds, group chats and personas, and a free tier that does not ask for a card. Which matters more depends entirely on what you open the app to do.
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The short answer
Pick Candy AI if you want the best-looking companion and the longest generated clips. Pick Secrets AI if you want a companion that remembers, and features such as group chats and personas that no visual-first app offers.
- Better chat and memory: Secrets AI, which held continuity well in testing.
- Better images and video: Candy AI, whose Live Action mode runs to 120 seconds.
- Better free tier: Secrets AI, at 30 messages per day forever with no card.
- Cheapest year: Candy AI at $69.99 against $109.99.
- Unique to Secrets AI: group chats with up to 3 companions, and personas that define who you are.
At a glance
| Candy AI | Secrets AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Visual-first companions and video | The full one-app fantasy with real memory |
| Starting price | $12.99 per month, or $69.99 per year | About $20 per month, or $109.99 per year |
| Free tier | Limited messages, 2 images per day | 30 messages per day forever, no card |
| Memory | Visual consistency, weaker in conversation | Saved memories with strong continuity |
| Standout | Live Action video up to 120 seconds | Group chats, personas, real-time voice calls |
| Full review | Not reviewed yet | Read our Secrets AI review |
Candy AI in brief
Candy AI is built to look good and mostly succeeds. Customization covers 47 adjustable parameters, image quality is the best part of the product, and Live Action generates video up to 120 seconds, which most competitors cannot match. Voice calls, voice messages and the Candy Shorts feed complete the package.
- $12.99 per month, or $69.99 per year which is about $5.99 per month
- 100 tokens included monthly, with packs at $9.99 for 100 or $19.99 for 225
- Free tier: limited daily messages, 2 image generations per day, one custom character
- Reliable visual consistency across sessions
Conversation is where it gives ground. Chat depth and memory are consistently described as the weaker half of the product, which matters more than it sounds if you are looking for something that feels like an ongoing relationship rather than a gallery.
Secrets AI in brief
Secrets AI is the kitchen-sink option. You browse or build a companion, then chat, voice-call, generate images and video, run group chats with up to three companions, save personas that define who you are in the conversation, and drop into prebuilt scenarios. The chat carries saved memories and held continuity well, which is the main reason to choose it.
- Model selector with an S3 and a newer S3.5 mode
- 9-step custom companion builder in Realistic or Anime
- Real-time voice calls, plus in-chat image and video generation
- Free tier: 30 messages per day, forever, with no card required
- Discreet billing, described as encrypted and anonymous
The Moments currency is the catch. Images, video and calls draw on Moments even after you subscribe: 8,000 per month on Premium and 15,000 on Ultimate. The per-day pricing display also softens what is a chunky annual commitment, so read it as $109.99 per year rather than 30 cents a day.
Head to head on the features that matter
| Feature | Candy AI | Secrets AI |
|---|---|---|
| Chat quality and memory | Weaker | Stronger, with saved memories |
| Image quality | Stronger | Good |
| Video | Up to 120 seconds | Yes, metered in Moments |
| Voice | Calls and messages | Real-time calls |
| Group chats | No | Yes, up to 3 companions |
| Personas | No | Yes |
| Builder | 47 parameters | 9 steps, Realistic or Anime |
| Free tier | Limited daily messages and 2 images | 30 messages per day, no card |
Pricing compared
| Plan | Candy AI | Secrets AI |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Limited messages, 2 images per day | 30 messages per day forever, no card |
| Monthly | $12.99 per month | About $20 per month |
| Annual | $69.99 per year, about $5.99 per month | $109.99 per year, about $0.30 per day |
| Top tier | Not offered | Ultimate: 15,000 Moments, group chats, personas, advanced customization |
| Credit meter | 100 tokens per month included | 8,000 Moments per month on Premium |
Candy AI is the cheaper subscription on both billing periods. Secrets AI answers that with unlimited messaging on paid tiers and a free tier you can genuinely live on, which changes the comparison for anyone who mostly types.
Pros and cons
Candy AI
- Pro: the best image generation in this comparison
- Pro: Live Action video up to 120 seconds
- Pro: 47 customization parameters and strong visual consistency
- Pro: cheapest plan on both monthly and annual billing
- Con: conversation depth and memory are the weak half
- Con: tokens inflate the real monthly cost
- Con: aggressive romantic and adult defaults
Secrets AI
- Pro: genuinely good chat with real memory and personality
- Pro: enormous feature spread, from images and video to calls, group chats and personas
- Pro: a real free tier at 30 messages per day with no card
- Pro: well organized discovery and strong privacy framing
- Con: the Moments economy meters images, video and calls even after you pay
- Con: per-day pricing softens a large annual commitment
- Con: growth-hacky interruptions such as mid-chat surveys, and an uneven user-made library
Which one should you pick
- You want the best-looking companion: Candy AI.
- You want one that remembers the last conversation: Secrets AI.
- You want to test properly before paying: Secrets AI, at 30 messages a day with no card.
- You want the lowest annual price: Candy AI at $69.99.
- You want group chats or a defined persona for yourself: Secrets AI, which is the only one of the two offering either.
- You mostly generate media: Candy AI, and budget for token packs either way.
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Common questions
Is Secrets AI free?
There is a real free tier at 30 messages per day, forever, with no card required. Images, video and calls run on the Moments currency, and the free pile of Moments is thin, so the free experience is text. It is one of the stronger entries in our roundup of free AI girlfriend apps.
Which has better memory?
Secrets AI. Saved memories held continuity well in testing, while Candy AI’s strength is visual consistency rather than conversational recall.
What does Secrets AI appear as on a bank statement?
Billing is described as discreet and appears as S LABS INC., which is worth knowing if a recognizable line item on a statement would be a problem.
