Which one is cheaper?

On October 8, Candy's public page displayed $9.99 for the first month, then $13.99 monthly, or $47.88 upfront for a year. The $3.99 annual monthly equivalent is not monthly billing. That rendering used a dollar symbol without establishing its ISO currency or your local eligibility, and warned that local tax may apply. OurDream's standard help price is explicitly USD: $19.99 monthly or $119.88 upfront annually. Our 21 October retrieval showed the same Candy amounts with a dollar symbol and no ISO code, while another same-day rendering showed euros, so these figures sit in no confirmed common currency. I would compare both live checkouts in the same currency before naming a cheaper plan for you. Media top-ups can change the result.

Candy AI: Candy AI subscription plans ↗Candy AI: Candy AI subscription plan cards (21 October rendering) ↗OurDream: Monthly vs annual subscriptions (standard) ↗

Can I compare them properly before subscribing?

You can inspect some setup before you can judge a conversation. In our automation-assisted, logged-out browser check on 13 October, Candy's character builder exposed appearance, adult-age and personality controls; we stopped before generation. OurDream's homepage presented an age-and-terms gate, which we did not enter. Neither observation establishes chat quality or anonymous chat access. Candy's terms describe a general free limit of five messages. OurDream's tariff charges non-subscribers one Dreamcoin per message; that is not evidence of a recurring free allowance. I'd use any available preview to see whether the reply follows my chosen tone and gives me something worth answering. A portrait alone would not sell me a subscription. A short exchange still cannot establish long-term memory, and we have not run that conversation test on either platform.

Candy AI: Candy AI public character setup: logged-out observation ↗OurDream: OurDream homepage: logged-out entry observation ↗Candy AI: Candy AI terms of service ↗OurDream: What costs coins? ↗

Does a larger credit allowance mean more value?

No. Candy tokens and OurDream Dreamcoins are different units. A hundred of one may purchase a different amount of use than a thousand of the other. Build the same basket, such as a month of chat plus occasional images and voice, and price the basket on each service. OurDream’s guide lists per-action charges; we have not captured a complete current Candy tariff.

Candy AI: Candy AI subscription plans ↗Candy AI: Candy AI terms of service ↗OurDream: What costs coins? ↗

Which conversation is more likely to hold my attention?

That depends on the character and writing style you enjoy. In his August 2 comparison, AI Girls Rated's Tim preferred OurDream's writing after a short free-account session despite being a paying Candy user. His affiliate-funded report compares unequal access and time spent, so I wouldn't turn that preference into an overall winner. It does give me a reason to look beyond the character portrait. For either platform, I'd check whether replies move the conversation forward and whether I want to answer them, before making images or an annual discount the deciding factor.

AI Girls Rated: Tim's Candy AI versus OurDream comparison (August 2026) ↗

What would a month of images and voice use on OurDream?

Here is a hypothetical subscriber budget using OurDream's published tariff: 40 in-chat images at five Dreamcoins each cost 200, and ten minutes of voice at 50 per minute cost 500. That totals 700 of the regular 1,000 monthly coins, leaving 300. The example assumes ordinary subscriber chat and excludes premium models, video, retries and other purchases. Another 300 Genius responses at one coin each would use the remainder. This is arithmetic, not a product test or a promise of 40 usable images. To compare Candy fairly, enter its actual charges for the same basket rather than comparing raw token balances.

OurDream: Monthly vs annual subscriptions (standard) ↗OurDream: What costs coins? ↗Candy AI: Candy AI terms of service ↗

Is all paid chat unlimited?

Candy’s terms describe unlimited messaging with a paid subscription, with extended features funded by tokens. OurDream distinguishes ordinary subscriber chat from named premium models that can consume Dreamcoins. Do not turn either provider’s unlimited wording into a promise about every model, media tool or future plan.

Candy AI: Candy AI terms of service ↗OurDream: What costs coins? ↗

What happens if I cancel after trying it?

Both describe keeping paid access through the current period. Candy says unused subscription tokens expire when that access ends. OurDream says old unused coins are not restored by reactivation and documents subscription-dependent media access. Save the cancellation confirmation and check whether the content you value remains accessible afterward.

Candy AI: Candy AI terms of service ↗OurDream: How do I cancel my subscription? ↗OurDream: OurDream help center ↗

Does cancel-anytime mean I can get my money back?

No. Cancellation concerns future renewal; refund eligibility concerns the payment already made. Candy's terms place purchase-specific limits on refunds and contain separate regional withdrawal provisions. OurDream's refund help applies a usage condition alongside its formal policy, but the help page does not define the unit behind its usage percentage. I would ask support before assuming a paid month is a risk-free trial. Keep the checkout receipt and report a billing or technical problem promptly; this comparison does not promise a refund outcome.

Candy AI: Candy AI terms of service ↗OurDream: OurDream refund policy ↗OurDream: How do I request a refund? ↗

Is either platform private enough for personal conversations?

A private conversation screen does not establish zero retention. Candy's privacy notice describes processing and permitted review or training uses; OurDream's policy also describes processing and retention, with different treatment for publicly shared characters. I would use an invented character and non-identifying details for an initial trial. If you leave, deal with renewal and account deletion separately and read the retention exceptions. Neither policy is an independent security audit, and the evidence here cannot name a privacy winner.

Candy AI: Candy AI privacy notice ↗OurDream: OurDream privacy policy ↗OurDream: How do I delete my account? ↗

The Play Devil's take

What is the case for Candy AI?

I'd shortlist Candy for customizable chat with media alongside it. But Premium is not an open bar: the subscription and the token budget are separate decisions. I wouldn't buy a year on chemistry I haven't checked. Start with whatever preview is available, then compare the full amount due and the cost of the features you want. If a predictable, all-in media bill is essential, I wouldn't commit without those charges in front of me.

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What earns a look

  • Character creation, conversation and optional media in one place
  • A monthly option in the recorded offer limits the initial commitment
  • Published cancellation rules explain when access and subscription tokens end

What could put you off

  • Token allowance is not unlimited image, voice or video use
  • The displayed dollar symbol does not verify the currency code or your local offer
  • No independent conversation, memory or output-quality testing yet

What should you know before choosing?

What happens when you cancel?

Candy's documented route is My Profile, Settings, Unsubscribe, then the confirmation prompts. Stopping renewal leaves access in place for the current paid period. When that ends, remaining subscription tokens become unusable and do not transfer to a later subscription. I would not keep subscribing solely to avoid leaving a few tokens behind.

Keep the confirmation and access end date. Ask separately about a refund or data deletion: cancellation does not accomplish all three. Separately purchased tokens have their own terms, but the cancellation wording does not cleanly distinguish them when held alongside a subscription. Ask support about that balance before assuming it survives. An unused balance is not automatically cash you can withdraw.

Candy AI: Candy AI terms of service ↗Candy AI Help Center: Candy AI subscription cancellation instructions ↗See this in the Candy AI review →
How private should you assume the experience is?

Private from other users does not mean untouched by the provider. Candy permits anonymized or de-identified interactions to support AI training, including human review when preparing datasets. Its notice also allows third-party AI providers or hosts to receive chatbot messages. I'd leave unnecessary identifying details out of the conversation.

The notice's general account-data retention period is three years after last activity, subject to deletion requests, shorter operational periods and legal exceptions. Financial records have a separate ten-year period. Those are different clocks. Deleting an account is not a promise that every transaction record disappears, or that earlier training contributions can be reversed. These are published policies, not security or erasure results we tested.

Candy AI: Candy AI privacy notice ↗Candy AI: Candy AI terms of service ↗See this in the Candy AI review →
Read the Candy AI review →

The Play Devil's take

What is the case for OurDream?

I'd shortlist OurDream if you want to shape a character and mix conversation with media, then buy only the commitment you can justify. Published coin rates make planning possible, not chemistry predictable. Start monthly if you are undecided; skip it if you need every model and media tool included without metering. I would also settle the privacy and refund questions below before paying, not after the first disappointing session.

Sources behind this take →

What earns a look

  • Published per-feature coin guide makes budgeting possible
  • Annual help article states the full upfront charge clearly
  • Character creation and multiple media formats are documented

What could put you off

  • A usable no-cost chat allowance has not been verified
  • Premium chat models can use coins even while subscribed
  • Image and video access depends on an active subscription
  • Popular public characters may survive account deletion
  • No firsthand quality or memory benchmark completed

What should you know before choosing?

What should you know before leaving?

To stop renewal, the help article directs you to Profile, Cancel subscription, then confirmation. Paid access and remaining coins continue through that billing period. Reactivating later starts a new subscription without restoring old unused coins. Generated media becomes blurred without active membership, according to the help center.

If you only want to stop paying, cancel renewal rather than delete the account. Deletion forfeits remaining paid access and the coin balance. Save the cancellation confirmation and any material you are permitted to keep before access expires. We have read the instructions, not performed the cancellation or deletion.

OurDream: How do I cancel my subscription? ↗OurDream: OurDream help center ↗OurDream: How do I delete my account? ↗See this in the OurDream review →
Are OurDream chats private?

The privacy policy covers conversations and permits using collected information for AI training, with access for people and vendors doing work for the service. Its encryption claims do not establish that nobody at the company can access your content. I would keep identifying details out of the fantasy. This is a policy review, not a security audit.

Data can be retained for stated purposes and legal obligations; there is no fixed deadline for erasing everything. Privacy-rights requests go to trust@ourdream.ai. Ending a subscription is not a data-erasure request.

OurDream: OurDream privacy policy ↗See this in the OurDream review →
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  1. Candy AI subscription plans ↗Candy AI · Accessed 2026-10-10Public dollar-symbol offer rechecked: first month $9.99 then $13.99 monthly; $26.97 quarterly; $47.88 annually. The page states automatic renewal and possible local tax. A separate rendering showed Brazilian reais, so these are not worldwide prices. Dollar currency code, local eligibility and checkout total remain unverified. Includes 100 tokens/month, not unlimited media. No payment or trial performed.
  2. Candy AI Character Studio guest-access observation ↗Candy AI · Accessed 2026-10-08Automation-assisted public-interface check by Play Devil using a logged-out browser. Clothing/background selections worked; Generate Base Models (2 FREE) opened registration without returning a character. No account, purchase, completed generation or output-quality test. Limited to the observed guest flow, not all routes or regions.
  3. Candy AI terms of service ↗Candy AI · Accessed 2026-10-08Revised September 22, 2026. Recurring billing, token expiry and purchase-specific refund limits; separate EU/UK initial-purchase withdrawal. No payment or refund tested.
  4. Candy AI privacy notice ↗Candy AI · Accessed 2026-09-27Revised July 30, 2026. AI-training and human-review permissions, third-party processing and distinct account/financial retention. Policy reading is not a security or erasure test.
  5. Candy Shorts official catalog ↗Candy AI · Accessed 2026-09-26Official page title and Shorts catalog route verified by text-only retrieval. Help article failed to load. No episode watched, free-episode allowance verified or separate subscription entitlement inferred.
  6. Candy Cams official catalog ↗Candy AI · Accessed 2026-09-26Official Candy Cams page and LIVE-labelled profile cards verified. Labels alone do not prove a human live performer, real-time generation, interactivity, price or inclusion in Premium. No stream opened.
  7. Candy AI subscription cancellation instructions ↗Candy AI Help Center · Accessed 2026-09-27Updated May 6, 2025. Documented profile/settings unsubscribe flow; no cancellation performed. Reader comments are not policy evidence.
  8. Candy AI account deletion instructions ↗Candy AI Help Center · Accessed 2026-09-27Updated March 26, 2025. Danger Zone deletion and account-data unavailability, subject to legally retained records. No account deletion tested.
  9. Candy AI deletion and subsequent billing ↗Candy AI Help Center · Accessed 2026-09-27Updated July 30, 2025. Successful deletion before renewal automatically cancels active subscriptions; unexpected charges require support follow-up. Published behavior, not an observed billing cycle.
  10. What costs coins? ↗OurDream · Accessed 2026-10-08Article edited March 2, 2026. Rechecked five-Dreamcoin in-chat images, 50/minute voice, one per Genius/Lively Genius response and non-subscriber message. Ordinary subscriber chat is zero coins. Tariffs support hypothetical budgets, not output-quality or failed-generation tests.
  11. Kindroid subscriptions, trial, billing and cancellation ↗Kindroid · Accessed 2026-10-08Article updated October6. Finite preview/read-only expiry, payment-backed renewing trial, checkout-specific costs and separately cancelled Standard/Ultra/MAX dependencies reconfirmed. No checkout or cancellation test. Preview-model inconsistency with the earlier update-log capture remains qualified.
  12. Candy AI on Trustpilot ↗Trustpilot · Accessed 2026-10-17Trustpilot showed the candy.ai profile as removed for guideline breaches when read on 17 October; no current score is available there.
  13. Is Candy AI safe? ↗Find AI Boyfriend · Accessed 2026-10-17Third-party safety write-up citing user reviews and press reports, published 8 July 2026. It promotes its own pick; used only for attributed user-reported themes.
  14. Candy AI review ↗AI Girlfriend Tested · Accessed 2026-10-17Third-party review site; the author reports paid use. Attributed observations, not a Play Devil test.
  15. Is Candy AI worth it? ↗RoboRhythms · Accessed 2026-10-17Third-party review discussing real monthly spend once tokens are added. Attributed opinion, not our test.
  16. Is Candy AI a scam? ↗DeleteMe · Accessed 2026-10-17Consumer-protection explainer dated 14 September 2026 summarising billing and refund complaints. Its quoted Trustpilot figure refers to a different domain (candy-ai.eu).
  17. Candy AI subscription plans and billing notice ↗Candy AI · Accessed 2026-10-17Public page recorded 17 October: monthly, quarterly and annual plan pricing plus weekly ($5.60) and two-weekly ($9.79) billing descriptions. Billing descriptions alone do not establish selectable offers. The page says the charge appears as 'EverAI' on a bank statement, from EverAI Limited, Malta. No payment made.
  18. Monthly vs annual subscriptions (standard) ↗OurDream · Accessed 2026-10-08Article edited July 17, 2026. Standard USD $19.99 monthly or $119.88 annual upfront; regular 1,000 monthly Dreamcoins, with annual initial grant including a 1,000 bonus. Checkout may differ; no transaction performed.
  19. Tim's Candy AI versus OurDream comparison (August 2026) ↗AI Girls Rated · Accessed 2026-10-08Affiliate-funded third-party review, published August 2 and labelled verified August 1, 2026. The author reports paid Candy use and a short OurDream free-account trial. His impressions are attributed, not Play Devil tests or a matched paid-plan benchmark. Current prices and policies use our separately dated official sources.
  20. How do I cancel my subscription? ↗OurDream · Accessed 2026-10-08
  21. OurDream help center ↗OurDream · Accessed 2026-09-27Help index includes subscription requirements, deletion and reference-photo restrictions. Several articles have different update dates.
  22. OurDream refund policy ↗OurDream · Accessed 2026-09-27Modified March 9, 2026. Defect reporting, discretionary remedies and qualified regional withdrawal provisions; not a guaranteed free trial.
  23. How do I request a refund? ↗OurDream · Accessed 2026-10-08Edited February 13, 2026. The more-than-25%-used exclusion still leaves its measurement basis undefined. Monthly coin exhaustion, annual full/partial consideration and post-refund access changes documented; not a guaranteed trial or refund outcome.
  24. OurDream privacy policy ↗OurDream · Accessed 2026-09-27Modified August 26, 2026. Processing, retention and public-character exceptions; policy evidence, not a technical audit.
  25. How do I delete my account? ↗OurDream · Accessed 2026-09-27Edited August 3, 2026. Documented deletion consequences and processing estimate; no completed deletion observed.
  26. DarLink plan selection ↗DarLink · Accessed 2026-10-08Public Monthly table still shows Essential $12.99/6,000 messages/100 coins, Advanced $27.99/9,000/300, Ultimate $49.99/unlimited/500; six versus ten voices and memory labels. ISO currency, checkout, taxes, coin-token equivalence and performance unverified.
  27. DarLink terms of service ↗DarLink · Accessed 2026-10-08Marked August2025. Standard/influencer names differ from the current plan table. Web cancellation via settings/support; original stores manage store purchases, including after app/account deletion. Refund consideration within24hours/minimal use is discretionary. Credit expiry depends on purchase conditions; no full current rollover rule established.
  28. DarLink refund and cancellation policy ↗DarLink · Accessed 2026-10-08Marked August2025. Written cancellation notice to support differs from terms' settings option; save confirmation. Approximate72hours/three business days is a response estimate, not guaranteed completion. Voluntary cancellation/deletion does not promise a refund; no account action tested.
  29. OurDream AI review ↗RoboRhythms · Accessed 2026-10-17Detailed third-party review dated 25 September 2026 covering the August 2026 free-tier change, coin tariffs and support complaints relayed from the r/ourdream_ai community. Attributed, not our test.
  30. OurDream AI review ↗Dream AI Girlfriend · Accessed 2026-10-17Third-party review updated 10 October 2026, published by a site that links to a competing companion app. Used for attributed quality impressions only.
  31. OurDream AI review ↗Kalon · Accessed 2026-10-17Third-party review dated 21 August 2026 by a competing companion brand. Attributed impressions, not a benchmark.
  32. OurDream homepage plans and FAQ ↗OurDream · Accessed 2026-10-17Public page read 17 October: $19.99 billed monthly or $119.88 billed yearly in USD, both stated to include unlimited messages, image and video generation and 1,000 dreamcoins a month. No checkout performed.
  33. Candy AI subscription plan cards (21 October rendering) ↗Candy AI · Accessed 2026-10-21Automated logged-out retrieval at 13:55 UTC showed monthly ($9.99 first month, then $13.99), quarterly ($26.97) and annual ($47.88) plan cards with a dollar symbol and no ISO currency code, plus 100 tokens per month. A same-day web rendering elsewhere showed euros, so the displayed currency depends on the rendering. Billing descriptions for other periods are not treated as selectable offers. No payment or account use.
  34. Monthly vs annual subscriptions (standard): coin deposits ↗OurDream · Accessed 2026-10-21Article edited July 17, 2026. USD $19.99 monthly with 1,000 Dreamcoins immediately then monthly; USD $119.88 annual upfront with 2,000 immediately (including a 1,000 bonus) then 1,000 monthly. No checkout performed; month-to-month carry-over not established.
  35. What costs coins? (subscriber tariff including video) ↗OurDream · Accessed 2026-10-21Article still shows edited March 2, 2026 and states it assumes a paid subscriber. Standard subscriber chat 0 coins; Genius/Lively Genius 1 per response; in-chat image 5; voice calls 50 per minute; standard video 100 per 5 seconds up to 60 seconds (1,200 total). Published rates, not tested outputs, delivered lengths or failed-generation charging.
  36. Candy AI public character setup: logged-out observation ↗Candy AI · Accessed 2026-10-13Automation-assisted browser check by Play Devil. Home Create Character redirected here; Start and Next exposed appearance, adult-age and personality controls. Stopped before generation. No account, completed character, conversation, payment or output-quality test. This differs from the separately dated October 8 Character Studio flow.
  37. OurDream homepage: logged-out entry observation ↗OurDream · Accessed 2026-10-13Automation-assisted browser check by Play Devil stopped at the adult age-and-terms entry gate. No entry acceptance, account, chat, generation, purchase or performance test. This observation alone establishes neither a paywall nor the availability of guest chat beyond the gate.

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