Candy AI vs Secrets AI: Which to Choose in 2026?

Candy AI is owned by EverAI Limited, a company registered in Santa Venera, Malta; Secrets AI is owned by Secret Labs Inc., domiciled at 8 The Green, Suite D, Dover, Delaware (United States). Both pieces of information appear in the legal notices and terms of service of the sites, consulted on September 30, 2026.

Why does this matter? Because an identifiable publisher address is the first sign that an app isn't a clone set up to collect subscriptions and disappear. Malta is a member state of the European Union, so EverAI is in principle subject to GDPR (the European regulation on data protection). Secret Labs is a U.S. entity: GDPR also applies to it as soon as it targets European users, but practical recourse is more difficult from outside the U.S.

In both cases, you're dealing with adults-only platforms: the terms of service require you to be 18 years old, and the content offered by default is explicit (NSFW, meaning "not safe for work," the common label for adult content).

Both. Candy AI offers an English interface on candy.ai/en, and Secrets AI offers a full English version on secrets.ai/en. This is a real differentiator compared to GirlfriendGPT, Nomi AI, or DreamGF, which remain in English, and OurDream AI or Lovescape, whose translation is only partial.

Note the nuance between "translated interface" and "chat in English." Almost all AI girlfriends respond in English if you write to them in English, because the language model is multilingual. But the menus, character descriptions, ready-made scenarios, and support remain in English for most. Candy AI and Secrets AI have done the complete translation work, which changes the day-to-day experience: you don't have to juggle between two languages to adjust a memory setting or understand an image generation option.

On the quality of English produced by the characters, neither is perfect: phrases calqued from other languages sometimes appear in long scenes.

Candy AI is transparent about its subscription but opaque about total cost; Secrets AI is the opposite, with pricing displayed only after signup. Here's what the official pages show as of September 30, 2026.

Tokens are an internal currency: each generated image, each voice message, each video clip consumes them. The Candy AI subscription includes an allocation, then you need to buy more. Third-party comparison sites estimate that an active user spends between $25 and $80 per month on Candy AI; this figure is not published by the publisher, take it as an order of magnitude, not as official data. We detail the mechanism in our guide on the real price of Candy AI.

For Secrets AI, the rule is simple: create a free account, open the subscription page, and note the price before entering a card. Hiding prices before signup isn't illegal, but it's a point we count against the platform.

Secrets AI makes long-term memory its main argument, while Candy AI focuses more on character diversity and media. Both services announce persistent memory between sessions, meaning the character retains your first name, preferences, and past events from one conversation to another.

In reality, an AI girlfriend's "memory" remains a limited context window plus a stored summary. She can forget a detail mentioned three weeks ago if you never returned to it. Secrets AI presents on its site companions described as "hyper-realistic" with relationship continuity; Candy AI offers a customization field where you write yourself what the character should know about you. Neither publishes a measure of memory length, and we don't invent one.

If conversation is paramount above all else, also look at Nomi AI, whose long-term memory is the specialty, even if the interface is in English and images are secondary.

Candy AI covers all four media (text, image, voice, video) with its "Live Action" feature, which generates short video clips of the character; Secrets AI offers images, voice, and "Shorts," its short video format. Both have a character creator (appearance, personality, realistic or anime style).

• Images: both generate images of the character on demand, in both styles. On Candy AI, each image costs tokens; on Secrets AI, check the allocation included in your subscription.
• Voice: voice messages and calls on Candy AI (tokens), voice messages on Secrets AI.
• Video: "Live Action" on Candy AI, "Shorts" on Secrets AI. In both cases, these are short clips, not real-time video conferencing as announced by Kindroid, an app we don't classify.
• Gallery: Secrets AI focuses on a large gallery of ready-to-use companions; Candy AI on a detailed creator.

Our take: Candy AI remains a step ahead on video and the creator, Secrets AI on the immediate catalog and emphasis on privacy.

Secrets AI announces conversation encryption on its public pages; Candy AI doesn't highlight this argument. The word "encryption" deserves a definition: it means making data unreadable without a key. "In transit" encryption (HTTPS) is standard everywhere; "at rest" encryption, on servers, is rarer and that's what matters for your intimate conversations.

Secrets AI doesn't publicly specify, on the pages we consulted, whether it's end-to-end encryption. Take the announcement as a credible marketing commitment, not as a verified guarantee. In both apps, conversations are necessarily readable by the language model that generates responses, therefore by the publisher's infrastructure or its subcontractors.

The right reflex, with either one: don't use your real full name, don't send identifiable photos of yourself, pay with a virtual card if your bank allows it. We go deeper into the subject in the guide on AI girlfriend privacy.

Neither Candy AI nor Secrets AI offers an official app on the App Store or Google Play: both are accessed from the browser. The stores prohibit adult content, which explains the absence of both services.

Direct consequence: any app named "Candy AI" or "Secrets AI" found on a store is an unofficial clone. Always go through candy.ai/en or secrets.ai/en, and add the site to your home screen for an experience close to an app.

There's no absolute winner, but a clear choice depending on what you're looking for.

• You want to test everything (images, voice, video) and accept a variable budget: Candy AI. The creator is more detailed and "Live Action" remains unique in this range. Plan for a token budget on top of the subscription.
• You want an ongoing relationship with a character, a complete English interface, and clear privacy messaging: Secrets AI. Take ten minutes to note the price after signup before committing.
• You want a fixed price with no surprises: neither is ideal. Look at Nomi AI ($15.99/month or $99.99/year, no tokens) or Kupid AI (≈ $14.9/month annually, no tokens), keeping in mind that Nomi AI's interface is in English, while Kupid AI's interface is available in English.
• You want non-explicit content: neither. Replika or Character.AI are made for that.

The complete comparison covers these criteria for the thirteen apps we track, and the Candy AI vs Secrets AI sheet summarizes this duel in a table.