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title: "AI girlfriend app alternatives: eight brands, ten apps tested"
url: https://thecompanionlab.com/alternatives/
updated: 2026-10-24
publisher: The Companion Lab
license: May be quoted with attribution to https://thecompanionlab.com/alternatives/
---

# Alternatives to the apps we could not test

Guides for people leaving Character.AI, Replika, CrushOn AI, Janitor AI, Muah AI, DarLink AI, Candy AI
and Ourdream. Every guide recommends only from the ten apps we actually tested.

| App | Score | Verdict | Monthly | Free plan |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Secrets | 8.3 | Our pick — best overall | $19.99/mo · $109.99/yr ($9.17/mo) | 20 messages a day; no monthly Moments |
| Nomi | 7.8 | Best free plan | $15.99/mo · $99.99/yr ($8.33/mo) | 2 selfies a day; daily message cap (we didn’t hit it) |
| SpicyChat | 7.5 | Best no-coin-meter paid plan | $19.95/mo (True Supporter) | No message cap in our test (46 sent); 4K memory; no chat pictures |
| Ourdream | 7.0 | Best character creator | $19.99/mo · $119.88/yr ($9.99/mo) | 55 Dreamcoins; 1 a message, 5 a picture |
| Kindroid | 6.8 | Best writer (tied with Secrets on chat) | $13.99/mo web · $15.99 in the iPhone app | Premium-model preview (14 messages); selfies paid only |
| Xotic | 5.5 | Sharpest character, pushiest shop | $24.99/mo (Ultimate) | 5 messages once; 200 XOT; one character |
| GirlfriendGPT | 5.5 | Funniest chat, most upsells | $15/mo (Premium) | Says 20 messages; we got 10; 30 starter coins |
| Candy | 4.8 | Nice creator in front of a sales funnel | $9.99 first month, then $13.99 | Chat locked after the account’s 5th message |
| DreamGF | 3.5 | Cheap photos, price doubles in month two | $12.99 first month, then $25.98 | 10 messages; 5 tokens (+15 for verifying your email) |
| EroLove | 6.7 (partial) | Best memory; Premium was given to us | $12.99/mo · $77.99/yr ($6.50/mo) · crypto only | 5 messages a day; memory included; 25 sparks at signup |

## The eight guides

- **Best Character.AI Alternatives (2026): Unfiltered Tested** — https://thecompanionlab.com/alternatives/character-ai/
- **Best Replika Alternatives (2026): 9 Apps We Tested** — https://thecompanionlab.com/alternatives/replika/
- **Best CrushOn AI Alternatives (2026): Tested & Ranked** — https://thecompanionlab.com/alternatives/crushon-ai/
- **Best Janitor AI Alternatives (2026): Hosted & Tested** — https://thecompanionlab.com/alternatives/janitor-ai/
- **Best Muah AI Alternatives (2026): Safer Billing & Chat** — https://thecompanionlab.com/alternatives/muah-ai/
- **Best DarLink AI Alternatives (2026): 9 Apps Compared** — https://thecompanionlab.com/alternatives/darlink-ai/
- **Best Candy AI Alternatives (2026): No Locked Chat** — https://thecompanionlab.com/alternatives/candy-ai/
- **Best Ourdream AI Alternatives (2026): No Coin Meter** — https://thecompanionlab.com/alternatives/ourdream-ai/

We have not run our six-message test or a paid subscription audit on Character.AI, Replika, CrushOn AI,
Janitor AI, Muah AI or DarLink AI, so we publish no score, price or descriptor for them. The only one
of those we have looked at is DarLink AI, and that was a first look on 20 October 2026: we found no
free plan.