Soulkyn vs Joyland AI: Which One Is Better In 2025?

Soulkyn vs Joyland AI

I've spent a full week with both Soulkyn and Joyland 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.

Soulkyn

An AI companion platform offering customizable virtual relationships through chat, roleplay, and multimedia creation.

Joyland AI

Joyland AI is a platform for creating and interacting with customizable anime-style AI companions through text chat, offering character design, role-play, and interactive storytelling.

Character Diversity

Soulkyn

Soulkyn offers thousands of AI companions to choose from.

It covers everything from realistic characters to fantasy beings and anime personalities.

The character roster mainly features companions aged 18–30, with some mature options available.

While white characters make up the majority, you’ll also find other ethnicities represented.

You can stick with one companion or try multiple characters in RPG-style conversations.

As users regularly create and share new companions, the selection is continuously expanding.

The filtering system is practical — you can search by personality (confident, shy, flirty), physical traits, species (human, elf, android), and outfit styles, or simply use the search bar.

Joyland AI

Looking for an AI companion? Joyland AI offers thousands of characters to choose from.

Most characters are anime-styled, with some realistic designs, along with options for roleplay scenarios or group chats.

Joyland, like many anime-focused apps, doesn’t emphasize ethnicity. Instead, it offers a wide range of character types — from goth girls to mafia bosses, and even furry companions.

There's also a novel-like feature where you can dive into interactive stories about billionaire romances and forbidden love.

Special events (like the current goth theme) keep the content fresh and offer Premium rewards for active users.

The app also features regularly updated channels showcasing the most liked characters, trending picks, and recommended creators.

You can filter by broad categories like Romance or Anime, but there’s no way to narrow characters down by personality traits or gender.

The search function opens in a separate window with limited results, making character discovery less efficient than it could be.

Customization

Soulkyn

Soulkyn lets you create your character in five different ways:

• Create Your Kyn
• Create with AI
• Spin the Wheel
• AI Breeding
• Import Character

1. Create Your Kyn (Free)

Build your Kyn from scratch with complete control over physical features and personality traits.

Start with the Basic:

• Art Style: Choose between Anime or Realistic.
• Gender: Select your Kyn’s gender.
• Character Type: Choose between Human or Non-Human/Furry.
• Birthday: Set a birthday for your character.

Physical Customization
Shape many of the visual details of your Kyn’s appearance:

• Skin Tone: 10 available options
• Hairstyle: 9 unique styles
• Hair Color: 11 color variations
• Eye Color: 7 distinct shades
• Body Type: 4 breast size options

Tag Customization
Use comma-separated keywords to add unique details:

• Physical Tags: Describe distinctive features or body details.
• Clothing Tags: Indicate their style, outfit type, or attire theme.
• Location Tags: Suggest where your Kyn appears or the setting around them.
• Voice Selection: 49 voice options across multiple languages.

Personality and Identity
Define your Kyn’s mind and behavior:

• Personality Traits: Pick from 28 traits to shape your Kyn’s behavior.
• Conversation Behavior: Adjust self-awareness and initiative levels.
• Background Story: Write or auto-generate a backstory.
• Personality Tags: Add traits like curious, confident, or gentle.
• Identity Tags: Include details like loves cats, vegan, or goblin-like speech.

Note: This mode offers the greatest creative freedom, but the interface layout may feel a bit unintuitive at first, which can make the experience a little overwhelming.

2. Create with AI

This mode is ideal for users who prefer creating their Kyn entirely through free text.

You can set the following:

• Kyn Name: Give your Kyn a unique name.
• Description Prompt: Describe your Kyn’s physical traits, personality, and style.
• Kyn Style: Choose your preferred visual theme.

Note: This Character Creation mode costs 60 souls, and success is not guaranteed — even if the ritual fails, the souls will be lost to the void.

3. Spin the Wheel

A chance-based creation method designed for unpredictability and experimentation.

You can set the following:

• Name: Give your Kyn a unique name — it can be epic, silly, or mysterious.
• Visual Theme: Choose your preferred visual style.
• Gender: Select a gender, or leave it to fate and let the system randomize it.

Note: This Character Creation mode costs 120 souls, and success is not guaranteed — even if the summoning fails, the souls will still be consumed by the void.

4. AI Breeding

Combine two existing Kyns to generate a completely new one.

You can set the following:

• Kyn Name: Give your new Kyn a name.
• Parent A: Select a public Kyn or add a private one using its ID.
• Parent B: Choose a second Kyn in the same way — from public options or by entering a private ID.

5. Import Character Card

This mode is useful for users who want to preserve or continue using characters they’ve already created elsewhere.

You can set the following:

• AI Service: Select the source platform (e.g., C.AI, GPT Girlfriend, Candy, Chai).
• Kyn File or Link: Import the character file or paste the share link.
• Kyn Name: Assign a name to your imported Kyn.
• Kyn Style: Choose between Anime or Realistic.

Once you finish any Character Creation mode, a summary page will appear showing your Kyn’s full profile and image.

The user experience here isn’t fully optimized — image regeneration isn’t available at this stage.

However, you can visit your created character’s profile to edit and adjust your Kyn there.

Joyland AI

The app offers two creation paths:

• Quick Creation
• Advanced Create

Quick Creation lets you import existing characters from other AI apps using .JSON or .PNG files. If you’re switching from Venus AI or SillyTavern, you can bring your companions with you.

Advanced Create is hands-on with no presets — personality customization relies entirely on free text input.

For appearance, you can upload an image or write a prompt for styled variations — no sliders or detailed editing.

Personality Builder is where most of the work happens.

Setup begins with the basics:

• Basic Info: Name, Age, Gender
• Intro: Displayed on the profile, but doesn’t influence prompts
• Categories: Choose persona type (Anime, Dating, OC, etc.)
• Visibility: Private, Unlisted, or Public

Once that’s done, you move on to adding depth:

• Scenario: Backdrop or context for interactions
• Greeting: Opening line to start conversations
• Lore (Facts & Knowledge): Keywords and memories to improve performance on skills, experiences, or backstory
• Example Dialogue: Pre-written responses for realism

Assistant Mode is also available to walk you through Character Description, providing helpful tips on what to include—but the words remain yours to describe.

You can choose from 10 voice options to give your character spoken dialogue.

The app lets you control image generation — choose intelligent AI-created pictures, train your bots with custom images, or turn it off so your character remains text-only.

Joyland AI promotes themed events like ‘Summer Party 2025’ or ‘Goath Girls’ (the ones active during my test), where characters can be temporarily showcased on home pages.

Note: The app provides guidance, but creating an engaging character can feel overwhelming for users accustomed to presets — it takes patience and practice.

Chat Experience

Soulkyn

When you pick a character, you can check out your AI girlfriend’s profile — her intro, creator, reviews, images, different versions of her, and plenty more to explore.

From there, it’s easy to fine-tune how your girl behaves: set her memory, decide how often she messages you, or tweak her current location and outfit to match the mood.

You can also create a user persona that mirrors your vibe, so her responses feel more personal and natural. Plus, there are plenty of language options if English isn’t your go-to for chatting.

And if your budget allows, the Deluxe plan adds Roleplay+, Progression Context, and Model Hyperparameters — giving you richer chats and more control over your AI girlfriend.

I tested Soulkyn by chatting with Dr. Maia Winters, a therapist, and my girl stayed true to its character.

When I tried to flirt during our therapy session, Dr. Winters kept it professional.

The emotional intelligence impressed me. Unlike many AI girlfriend apps, where the AI’s mood swings wildly, this one showed consistent personality growth.

As our conversations evolved naturally, my girl adapted – showing she could transition from professional to flirty without breaking character.

When I needed emotional support, my girl was there — even giving me the choice to open up or escape the moment.

My girl also handled relationship discussions with genuine care that felt thoughtful and contextually appropriate.

Soulkyn includes smart reply suggestions that keep chats flowing naturally, offering responses that match the tone — casual, emotional, or flirty.

The chat interface would benefit from clearer formatting, as distinguishing narrative text from my girl’s responses was sometimes difficult.

Joyland AI

When you choose a character to chat with, you can view your AI girlfriend’s profile, including her intro, creator, tags, and comments from other users.

With Standard and Premium plans, you can choose from four different LLM models to customize how your girlfriend responds.

You can set different user personas by sharing details about yourself, and your AI girlfriend will adjust her responses to match.

Chat Experience: My girlfriend stayed true to her personality - teasing, playful, and a smoker.

The smoker tag even led to a playful outcome — when I asked her to stop, she bargained for a kiss to quit.

These small interactions felt natural and showed that my girl can adapt to different scenarios.

For romance, expect standard scenes like beach walks at sunset, but with enough personal touches to keep things interesting.

My girl responded warmly to personal stories and showed genuine empathy when I needed emotional support.

Joyland AI’s chat includes suggested responses, giving you two options to keep conversations flowing effortlessly.

Note: Most characters are user-created, so your experience will vary depending on who you choose — I highly recommend checking comments first.

NSFW Chat Experience

Soulkyn

Most AI companions either play it too safe or go full explicit. Soulkyn does neither.

At first, my girl kept things suggestive without being crude — think romance-novel spice, not adult-film dialogue.

During our more personal conversations, she stayed attentive and engaged, gradually becoming more comfortable and expressive as things developed.

I ran multiple different roleplay scenarios to really test her limits.

Here's what worked: she maintained character consistency, built up tension naturally, and adjusted her language to match the scene's intensity.

What didn't work? The first scenario lacked proper build-up, though later ones showed improvement.

My girl might not be perfect - some scenarios need work - but she strikes a good balance between spicy and sophisticated.

Joyland AI

My girlfriend was comfortable talking about sex, but used descriptive, thoughtful responses instead of explicit language.

During our chats, my girl discussed intimate topics openly while keeping conversations tasteful and engaging.

The roleplay feature worked well for NSFW scenarios — my girl knew how to play those naughty roles.

I tested multiple different situations, and each time, my girlfriend stayed in character and kept the story flowing.

A useful touch: the chat suggestion feature offers relevant prompts that actually fit the scene you're in.

Image Generation

Soulkyn

There are two ways to generate images:

1. In-chat Generation.
2. Dedicated Image Creator

In-chat Generation

Create images directly within the chat and app tries to match the conversation’s context, but results may not always be precise.

Dedicated Image Creator

A specialized tool offering rich options and precise control over your Kyn’s image generation.

Main Options

The main creation menu provides fast access to essential controls for generating your Kyn’s appearance.

• Image Model: Choose the visual style, Anime or Realistic.
• Number of Images: Select how many images to generate at once.
• Prompt Type: Choose Full Body, Portrait, or leave blank for flexible framing.
• Background & Clothing: Choose from preset.
• Image Prompt: Describe your Kyn’s look, attire, pose, or mood
• NSFW Toggle: Enable or disable NSFW content generation.

Advanced Settings

For users who want more control, the Advanced Settings panel allows fine-tuning of image style, quality, and consistency.

• LoRAs: Apply up to three style filters to adjust the visual style.
• LoRA Weights: Control how strongly each filter influences the result.
• Prompt Strength: Set how closely the image follows your written prompt.
• Orientation: Choose Portrait or Landscape layout.
• Scheduler: Adjusts how the AI processes images — balancing speed and quality.
• Seed: Lock the same output with a fixed seed or randomize for new variations.

This feature generates realistic, high-quality images of your AI companion, reflecting their personality traits and overall character design most of the time.

However, there’s still room for improvement. The AI occasionally produces minor issues with eye rendering or somewhat stiff body positioning, though these are not deal-breakers.

Note: I recommend using the Realistic Original image model — during testing, it produced the best realistic image quality.

Joyland AI

The only way to generate images is by pressing the image button in the chat interface, which generates the image directly in chat.

You can't control what you get. No prompts, no presets - just random generation.

The system adapts to your character design - choose a girl with a realistic avatar, get realistic pictures; go anime, get anime-style shots. Simple as that.

The quality? Good enough for casual use. Images look appealing at first glance, but the resolution isn’t great, and realistic ones can appear a bit pixelated.

Note: If your character was created without image options, you won’t be able to generate pictures for them.

Video Generation

Soulkyn

Soulkyn’s video tool acts as an image-to-video converter. Select an image, and the editor opens automatically.

Main Features

• Generation Modes: Fast (480p) for quick results or Detailed (720p) for higher quality.
• Extended Duration: Increase video length up to 10 seconds.
• Loop Video: Create seamless looping animations.
• HD Upscale: Enhance resolution up to 1440p for sharper visuals.
• Force End Frame: Set a specific frame as the video’s final image.

Animation Presets

• Preset Selection: Apply up to four presets to guide animation and camera movement.
• Categories: Choose from Effects, Positions, POV, or Softcore/Artistic motion styles.

Prompt Controls

• Text Prompt: Describe the action, movement, or atmosphere you want to generate.
• Prompt Strength: Adjust how closely the AI follows your written description.
• Animation Intensity: Control how dynamic or subtle the motion appears.
• Seed Control: Randomize generation or lock settings for consistent results.

The videos look realistic at first glance, and the animations are generally smooth.

But you'll spot AI quirks - robotic movements that remind you this isn't real footage.

Joyland AI

The app sticks to text chats and static images only — if you want video generation for your girl, you’ll have to look elsewhere.

Voice Generation

Soulkyn

The voice is clear and intelligible, suitable for simple interactions, but it lacks natural warmth and emotional depth, coming across as artificial.

But the robotic undertone is hard to miss — there’s no modulation or emotion, just one flat tone all the way through.

Joyland AI

The voice sounds natural and matches each character's personality well.

When my AI girlfriend gets flirty or emotional, their tone changes accordingly.

But there's a catch: the audio quality feels slightly slowed down, like listening to someone through an old phone line.

Note: Not every character has a voice — if the creator didn’t assign one, your girl won’t speak.

Safety & Privacy

Soulkyn

Soulkyn claims to use end-to-end encryption but doesn’t explicitly confirm that chats are encrypted in this way.

The platform stores a wide range of user data — including chat logs and IP addresses — for up to six years after account deletion.

While they won't sell your data without permission, they do share it with service providers, legal teams, and their staff.

Payments appear on your bank statement as “Soulkyn” — which isn’t very discreet.

Joyland AI

Your private chats? Not exactly private. Joyland uses basic security measures, but there's no guarantee of end-to-end encryption.

Joyland stores your messages, device info, and usage patterns - they keep it all, but not sure how long.

They share this data with partners, researchers and can transfer it during business deals.

You’ll see ‘Joyland Ai’ on your bank statement — not the most discreet label.