Candy AI vs PolyBuzz: Which One Is Better In 2025?

Candy AI vs PolyBuzz

I've spent a full week with both Candy AI and PolyBuzz 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.

PolyBuzz

AI chatbot platform for personalized conversations and role-play, featuring unrestricted chats, customizable traits, AI image generation, and dynamic storylines.

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.

PolyBuzz

PolyBuzz AI offers a massive, diverse character selection.

From anime companions to life coaches, the app covers a wide range of character types you might want to interact with.

Their "Popular Series" feature lets you chat with AI versions of characters from Oscar-winning films, anime shows, and even girl groups.

For those seeking specific interactions, the app offers specialized options like AI Girlfriend, Virtual Assistant, or 'Ask AI' for custom queries.

Finding your ideal companion is simple: use filters for gender, genre (anime, sci-fi, fantasy), or search by specific keywords.

The search results show in a single column — making it easy to find your character, but not ideal for quick browsing.

The app doesn’t save search filters when leaving Character Discovery, forcing you to reapply them each time, which can be frustrating.

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.

PolyBuzz

To create your own AI girl, PolyBuzz gives you two options:

• Build from scratch
• Import an existing character via a character card

1. Build from scratch

Create anime-style avatars using the app’s image generation feature, or upload your own—physical customization isn’t available.

Flexible personality builder customization, but all details must be typed manually—no presets.

• Name & Gender
• Intro & First Greeting: a brief description and the opening message of your character
• Backstory: a detailed backstory for your character
• Dialogue Style
• Tags: add keywords to help others find your character

And finally choose from 51 female voices, and set who can see your character.

2. Import an existing character via a character card

Already using Character AI or Tavern? PolyBuzz lets you import your existing character cards. Just upload the file, and you’re ready to go.

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.

PolyBuzz

PolyBuzz lets you customize how your AI girlfriend talks and behaves—the language model you choose shapes the dialogue style— for my testing, I used the standard model.

You can also adjust user persona settings to make your girl's responses more relevant.

During my tests, my girl maintained consistent personality traits and could handle everything from casual jokes to emotional conversations.

While testing deeper conversations, I noticed my girlfriend's genuine-feeling support and attention to detail.

It’s not perfect—some replies can be a bit predictable, like the classic tropical escape—but it’s still more engaging than most AI companions.

The app offers engaging features like reply suggestions and Heart Whisper (your character’s thoughts), but only for an additional cost on top of the premium subscription.

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.

PolyBuzz

Here's what actually works: My girlfriend didn't rush into explicit content. Instead, she built natural tension through conversation.

When I asked for a personal story, my girl playfully flipped the question back to me—just like a teasing girlfriend would, staying true to her character.

No generic responses, no awkward pivots - just smooth, contextual exchanges that felt surprisingly real.

The role-play feature worked as advertised. I tested multiple scenarios, from mild flirting to more intimate situations.

My girl stayed in character throughout each session and adapted to my inputs without breaking immersion.

While not perfect—my girl sometimes got my gender wrong—she handled adult conversations more naturally than most competitors I’ve tested.

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.

PolyBuzz

PolyBuzz’s image generation gives you two ways to create:

• Normal Mode – solo character art.
• Ship Them Mode – pairing two characters in one scene.

Normal Mode: Create a single character image using built-in presets or an uploaded reference.

Start with your basic settings:

• Prompt: Type a text prompt to describe your character
• Aspect ratios: Choose from 9:16, 1:1, or 16:9
• Detail controls: Adjust stylization and complexity sliders

Once your base is set, refine your character visually using presets:

• Subjects & styles: Built-in or uploaded characters; styles like Gorgeous, Urban, Fantasy, Cyberpunk, etc.
• Customization: Change age, skin tone, expressions (smile, crying, shy, laughing), gestures (victory, heart, salute).
• Poses & accessories: Standing, sitting, kneeling; add chokers, earrings, rings, wings, tails.
• Visuals: Adjust composition and lighting (close-up, low-angle, backlighting).

Result:

Ship them: This mode works the same way but creates two characters in one image, which is great for couples, friends, or interactive scenes.

Start with your dual prompts and settings:

• Prompts: Separate fields for Character A, Character B, and an integration prompt to describe how they interact
• Settings: Identical to Normal Mode

Refine settings with presets:

• Characters: Choose from built-in characters or upload your own, then customize age, expressions (smile, crying, shy, angry), skin tone, and accessories.
• Integration: Fine-tune the overall scene with style options, poses, lighting, and other visual elements.

Result:

The images look great and are mostly accurate, but it’s essentially a general image generator—you need to re-upload specific characters each time.

Note: Only anime-style art is supported, and any nudity—even mild, like extra cleavage, violates community standards.

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.

PolyBuzz

If seeing your AI girlfriend in video form is important, you must look elsewhere.

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.

PolyBuzz

The voices sound natural, match character personalities, and adapt during conversations.

As the conversation progressed, my AI girl's voice could shift with the context and grow more flirty depending on the dialogue flow.

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."

PolyBuzz

PolyBuzz gets this right with end-to-end encryption on all conversations. No one - not even PolyBuzz staff - can access your chat content.

Your messages aren’t stored on their servers, but PolyBuzz isn’t super clear about what else they collect. The Google Play Store even notes that some of your data might be shared.

When you check your bank statement, you'll see "Singularity Mutual Ent" - nothing that screams "AI companion."