Candy AI vs Nomi (2026): Free Use, Price, Apps and Privacy

Adults only. Both services are 18+. Nomi’s terms say anyone under 18 cannot use it “under any circumstances”; Candy AI’s underage policy says “users must be 18 years or older”. This comparison covers price, features, billing and privacy. It is non-explicit.

How this guide was made. This is a documentation-based comparison built from our Candy AI review and our Nomi review. Candy AI’s prices and terms were read on 3 November 2026 and its privacy notice on 29 October; Nomi’s pages and US App Store listing were read on 27 October 2026. Every page is in the sources. We have not run paid accounts on either, so we do not judge chat or image quality. Prices are US prices.

Money. Aitryvo is in Nomi’s affiliate programme, so the Nomi button on this page may earn a commission if you subscribe, at no extra cost to you. We have applied to Candy AI’s programme, but no Candy link on this page earns us anything today. Neither fact changed the comparison. See our affiliate disclosure.

The short version

These two get compared a lot, but they are built for different people.

Nomi is a conversation-first companion. It has a real free tier, official phone apps, voice calls and group chats on paid plans, and it puts its effort into memory and personality.

Candy AI is a design-and-generate companion. You build an AI girlfriend, then chat with her and spend tokens on pictures, voice notes and video. It runs in a browser, and the free account is a five-message trial.

If you are not sure, start with Nomi’s free tier. It costs nothing to find out whether a companion app is for you.

Side by side

Price

Over a year, Candy AI’s 12-month plan ($47.88) is the cheapest way to pay for either app. Nomi’s Launch Plan yearly is $59.99 and its Standard Plan yearly is $99.99.

Monthly, it flips. Candy’s first month is $9.99, the same as Nomi’s Launch Plan, but Candy then renews at $13.99. Candy also offers weekly ($5.60) and two-weekly ($9.79) billing, which come to about $291 and $255 a year. Avoid those unless you only want a few days.

Nomi’s real price advantage is that many people never need to pay. Candy has no equivalent.

Free use

Nomi: no card needed, a daily message quota, messages up to 400 characters (its API docs) and two images a day (its March 2026 article). When the quota runs out, you wait until the next day.

Candy AI: the terms say free users “may generally send a maximum of 5 messages”. That is enough to see the interface, not to judge the product.

Images, voice and video

This is where Candy AI is strongest on paper. Its premium list includes “Generate 18+ Images” and “Generate 18+ Videos”, and tokens also cover voice notes. The limit is tokens: 100 a month, the cost per image is not published, and leftovers expire.

Nomi’s paid plans include voice messages and calls and, according to Nomi’s own article, 40 image credits a day. Nomi focuses on the conversation, and images are an extra.

Apps and where you can use them

Nomi has official iPhone and Android apps and a web version. Candy AI is a website; on a phone you add it to your home screen. If an official app matters to you, that settles it.

Cancelling and refunds

• Candy AI: cancel any time in settings. Refunds only within 24 hours of payment, only for card payments, and only if you used 20 tokens or fewer. EU and UK residents may withdraw within 14 days of the first purchase. A chargeback revokes access and remaining tokens.
• Nomi: cancel where you paid (on the web, in the iPhone Settings app or in Google Play; deleting the app does not cancel). Its refund policy says payments are nonrefundable except as stated in its terms, though App Store and Google Play purchases can also be raised with Apple or Google.

Full steps for both are in our cancel and refund guide.

Privacy

• Candy AI: third-party AI model providers “may receive the content of your messages”. Deletion is by request to its privacy team. If you only close your account, some data is kept for up to three years after your last activity.
• Nomi: says it does “not and will not sell or rent” your personal information. Account deletion is in Account Settings and removes personal data within about 28 days, with some exceptions. The policy does not plainly say whether chats train its models.

On either app, keep your real name, address and workplace out of chats. Our privacy and safety guide has a checklist that applies to both.

Who should pick which

• You want to try a companion app without paying: Nomi.
• You want an official phone app: Nomi.
• You want voice calls or group chats: Nomi (paid).
• Images, voice notes and video of a companion you design are the main point: Candy AI.
• You will pay for a full year and want the lowest yearly price: Candy AI ($47.88), if you are sure the five-message trial was enough to decide.
• You might want your money back after a day or two: neither is generous. Candy’s 24-hour card refund is narrow; Nomi’s policy is nonrefundable by default.

Looking further? Compare Replika vs Nomi, read is SpicyChat worth it, or browse the best free AI companion apps.

What we could not confirm

• Chat and image quality on either app. We have not run paid accounts.
• How many tokens a Candy AI image, voice note or video costs.
• Nomi’s exact daily free message quota and how its Launch and Standard Plans differ.
• How much either app remembers, in measurable terms.
• Prices outside the US.