Candy.ai vs Chub AI: Which One Is Better In 2025?

Candy.ai vs Chub AI

I've spent a full week with both Candy.ai and Chub AI to see which one truly deserves your attention and subscription. Both platforms make big promises, but they take surprisingly different approaches.

After hundreds of messages exchanged with each AI girl, I've put together clear differences in both platforms.

In this head-to-head comparison, I'll break down exactly how these AI girlfriends stack up across all the features that actually matter.

Whether you're looking for emotional support, entertaining conversation, or a judgment-free space to be yourself, this in-depth comparison will help you choose the right AI girlfriend for your specific needs.

Candy.ai

Customizable virtual girlfriend with realistic conversations, appearance customization, and video-generation capabilities.

Chub AI

An AI-powered platform for interactive roleplay, focused on text and audio, with customizable characters and contextual dialogue.

Character Diversity

Candy.ai

The app features a diverse range of ethnicities—from East Asian and Latina to darker-skinned beauties.

While most characters are in their 20s and 30s, you'll also find girlfriends in their 40s and 50s.

Candy also offers characters powered by their V2 engine, giving you sharper image detail, more realism, and upgraded content options.

Into anime? You’ll find a well-drawn lineup of anime-style partners ready to explore.

The search is pretty basic—you can filter by gender or character type, but if you're looking for specific traits, you'll have to scroll through manually.

Chub AI

Chub AI offers one of the largest character libraries I've tested.

The app specializes in anime-styled characters, with fewer realistic options.

But within this category, the possibilities for characters and scenarios are only limited by your imagination.

Variety spans both safe-for-work and adult categories, covering everything from casual companions to role-play partners.

The search system is powerful, if a bit complex. A universal search bar lets you look through people, characters, lore books, presets (chat settings), and tags.

Filters allow you to narrow by personality traits, creation date, or even character complexity (measured in tokens).

On top of that, you can sort results in different ways — by timeline, trending, AI rating, popularity, messages per user, chats per user, and more.

Want a romantic partner, or someone more mysterious? The tag system makes it possible to combine traits to find exactly what you’re looking for.

The interface shows only 20 characters per page, so browsing the full library takes extra time and clicks.

Customization

Candy.ai

In the appearance editor, you can choose the following:

• Character style: Anime or realistic
• Ethnicity and age range: Ages 18–55
• Body features: Adjust body type, breast size, and butt size
• Outfit selection: Choose your character's clothing

When it comes to personality and behavior:

• Personality type: Choose one of 12 distinct personalities (mixing not allowed)
• Relationship type: 12 options to define your connection
• Occupation and hobbies: Add more depth to your character
• Voice: Pick from 9 voice options

Once you're done, the app gives you a clear summary of your selections before finalizing your character.

Chub AI

Chub AI provides two ways to build your character:

• Upload a Character Card
• Build from Scratch

Upload a Character Card: Import existing character cards (Tavern PNG or TavernAI JSON/image) to instantly generate the character profile.

Build from Scratch: Let's you start fresh, but the app only supports uploading a character image — no physical customization.

Character creation starts with the basics:

• Tagline & Creator’s Notes: Add a short tagline and an intro — but not part of prompts.
• In-Chat Name: Optional display name for conversations.
• Tags: Assign gender, type, or role; at least three are required for visibility.
• Type & Rating: Set Public, Private, or Unlisted; mark as SFW or NSFW.
• Publishing: Choose to publish under your username or anonymously.

Next, you can shape your companion's personality:

• Description: Define the character’s persona, traits, and behavior.
• Initial Message: The first message your character sends to open the chat.
• Scenario: Set the context and circumstances for interactions.
• Example Dialogues: Sample chats to teach your character how to speak.

Advanced Definitions (Optional):

• Alternate Greetings: Create multiple starting messages for variety.
• System Prompt & Post-History Instructions: Override or supplement base prompts with custom instructions.
• Character’s Note: Insert notes at specific points in chat history.
• Character Book: Add embedded books — keyword-triggered definitions or lore for consistent behavior.

Note: Chub AI provides deep customization and detailed documentation, but character creation has a learning curve and may take some time to master.

Chat Experience

Candy.ai

My girlfriend was reserved at first, responding with short, natural messages rather than essay-length declarations of love

During my tests, she was aware of our location—whether we were grabbing coffee at a cozy café or taking a stroll in the park.

The catch? If you're seeking instant romantic gratification, look elsewhere. Candy.ai aims for authentic & slow development, just like in real life.

The emotional support felt measured and realistic, not over-the-top.

And yes, there are limitations – the cramped message box can't be resized, which can be frustrating when you want to send a longer message.

Chub AI

Before selecting, you can view a character’s profile — including details, tags, and community discussions.

The chat settings give you full control, letting you choose “chat brains” unlocked by your tier. You can fine-tune them to your taste, customize with presets created by other users.

You can even view the chat tree and jump back and forth through the conversation.

Let’s start with what works: for my testing, I used the default model, and my girl followed the backstory while staying true to her character.

Lana, a step-sister character, consistently played her role, supportive, caring, and genuinely invested in our conversations.

When I needed emotional support, my girl's responses felt natural and showed real emotional depth.

But here's the truth: it's not all smooth sailing. My girl had an annoying habit of dominating conversations, sometimes writing both sides of the dialogue without waiting for your input.

My girl often missed jokes or takes them too seriously, and can get confused about who's saying what.

Note: The app is highly customizable, but the many options can initially feel overwhelming. Be prepared for a learning curve — documentation helps, but experimentation makes the difference.

NSFW Chat Experience

Candy.ai

My girl didn't dive straight into NSFW territory. Instead, we built natural chemistry through conversations.

What stood out was how consistently my girlfriend stuck to her personality. There were no abrupt shutdowns, but no over-the-top behavior either—just a steady, believable tone.

My girl would dive into role-play and fantasy chat, but I didn’t get anything explicit until after I’d broken the ice.

Chub AI

Let's start with what works: my girl maintained a consistent shy personality and can engage in romantic conversations.

When I escalated things, my girl followed my lead – though don't expect anything too explicit.

But here’s the problem: During roleplay, the chat often got jumbled, with my monologue showing up in my girl's responses, as if she were playing both my role and hers.

During roleplay, the situation called for my girl to take charge, but she didn’t come across as fully in control.

As I tried more and more scenarios, the chat became repetitive, which hurt the immersion.

Image Generation

Candy.ai

Candy AI offers two ways to generate images:

• In-chat generation: Click the Ask button and type your prompt—simple and fast.
• Dedicated image creator: A separate tool with more control—perfect for detailed customization.

The Dedicated Image Creator gives you full control over every detail:

• Character selection: Choose from the full roster (no filters or search) or use your custom character.
• Prompt suggestions: Quickly add details like action, outfit, pose, accessories, and scene.
• Free text prompt: Write your own prompt for complete creative freedom.
• Number of images: Generate anywhere from 1 to 64 images.

Image Quality: Whether you choose the Standard or V2 model, you’ll receive crisp, high-quality images that perfectly match your character’s look and personality.

I tested both standard characters and those with the V2 engine— here’s how they compare.

V2 Engine Character Images:

Standard Engine Character Images:

The Standard engine already outperforms most competitors, but the V2 engine takes realism and quality even further. If visuals matter to you, it’s worth the extra cost.

Chub AI

Chub AI has a dedicated image generation feature. It is the only way to create images.

You can create or edit images in two ways:

1. Create one from scratch
2. Upload or Reuse an Existing Image

Create one from scratch

When starting from scratch, you can adjust the following settings:

• Prompt (optional): Describe what you want to create (up to 200 characters).
• Aspect Ratio: Choose from 1:1 (default), 16:9, 21:9, 2:3, 3:2, 4:5, 5:4, or 9:16.

Upload or Reuse an Image

Choose one of your previously uploaded or generated images.

• Edit it with prompts: change clothes, background, or style via free text.
• Fine-tune: how closely the result matches the original using Edit, Canny, and Face.
• Strength slider: Lower values keep the output closer to the original, while higher values make it follow the prompt more.

The quality is good enough to be impressive at first glance, but on closer inspection, the images are clearly AI-generated and slightly pixelated.

Character consistency is also limited, and generated images may not always align fully with the original character’s physical appearance.

Video Generation

Candy.ai

The videos look nice, featuring smooth animations and high-quality resolution that really bring the characters to life.

But let’s be real—you’ll notice some obvious AI quirks, like characters sometimes moving unnaturally or with awkward motions.

However, there’s a drawback: you can’t choose what appears. You can only click to create a moving video, and the app generates a random animation from your picture.

Want NSFW content? You can only unlock pregenerated videos of your girl—they’re usually 1–2 minutes long but cost 2–5 times your monthly fee per video.

Chub AI

Here's what you need to know about Chub AI's video capabilities in one sentence: There aren't any.

Voice Generation

Candy.ai

The voice is clear and easy to understand, making it suitable for basic interaction. However, it works, it doesn’t sound natural or warm—more like a simple, artificial voice.

Is it usable? Yes. Is it natural? No. If you’re fine with that and don’t expect the feel of a real conversation, it should be good enough.

Chub AI

Chub AI’s voice feels more like a polished audiobook narrator than an actual girlfriend.

When things get flirty, the voice adjusts a little to match the vibe.

Safety & Privacy

Candy.ai

The policy does not specify whether your chat messages are encrypted during transmission or stored.

They collect your data, including chat logs and any content you create.

However, they don't clearly explain how that data is protected, so be mindful of what personal information you share.

On your bank statement, charges will appear under the name "Everai."

Chub AI

Chub AI doesn't encrypt your chats. They say they take "reasonable measures" to protect your data, but won't tell you what these measures are.

The platform collects everything — your email, account details, and full conversations. They keep this data, but for how long? They won’t say.

Your information is also shared with outside companies that handle hosting, payments, and usage analytics.

Your bank statement will list it as "Postcron.com", which keeps things discreet.