Candy AI vs CrushOn AI 2026: Credits Against Tokens

Quick answer: Candy AI and CrushOn AI meter different things, which is why the price comparison confuses people. Candy AI charges a subscription and hands you 100 tokens a month that pay for images, voice and video across every plan, with annual billing at $3.99 a month. CrushOn AI gives you a free tier with 100 message credits a month and adult text chat included, then charges $4.90 a month for Standard or $7.90 for Premium, where credits pay for better models rather than for pictures. Candy is built for visuals. CrushOn is built for text, with a published memory specification and group chat on paid tiers only.

Affiny at a glance (verified September 2026): Free to start: 300 coins, no credit card. Daily Gift: 10–70 coins/day, then 70/day. Referrals: 300 coins each. Founder offer: up to 70% off Companion (limited time; see affiny.ai/pricing). Free tier: Crush chat 1 coin/message, voice 30 coins/min, Spark or Flame scene images 15 coins, voice notes 1 coin, 1 custom companion, standard memory recall. Subscribe for unlimited Crush & Devotion chat, free voice notes, Tease & Desire video, God Mode, full personality & voice customization, sharper memory recall, and coin pack top-ups — Companion from $14.99/mo (was $24.99) or $9.99/mo billed annually; Intimate from $24.99/mo (was $49.99) or $19.99/mo annually. Subscribers: 1,000–3,000 coins/mo plus first-month bonus, voice 20 coins/min, scene images 10 coins, up to 5–10 custom companions. God Mode: subscriber scene directive up to 5,000 characters (Companion Panel). Video (subscribers): Tease 5/10 coins/sec (5 or 8 sec, silent); Desire 30/50 coins/sec (2–15 sec, optional audio). Portrait: 30 coins initial, first regen free, then 15. Memories hub: view free; add/edit/delete for subscribers. Catalog: 3400+ curated public companions, 84 browse tags. Creation: 49 templates, 44 personality presets, 97 turn-on presets (pick up to 4), realistic + anime with 16 species types.

The Two Business Models in One Paragraph

Candy AI sells a subscription and a small monthly media allowance. Every tier, from the weekly plan to the annual one, carries 100 tokens, and those tokens pay for the visual layer: image generation, voice, and video. That is why the plan ladder looks cheap at the top ($3.99 a month billed annually) and why heavy users report spend far above the sticker price. The subscription buys access. The tokens buy the fun.

CrushOn AI sells conversation quality. Its free tier includes adult text chat with 100 message credits a month, unlimited access to its free models, and 8K memory, plus visible limits that keep free use shallow: a 225 character maximum reply length, 50 recent chats, and chat history deleted after seven days of inactivity. Paid tiers keep the credit system but improve everything around it. Standard at $4.90 a month adds 2,000 credits, 16K memory models, group chat, 300 historical messages per character, and a 5% discount on credit purchases. Premium at $7.90 a month raises that to 6,000 credits, 400 historical messages, 5,000 pinnable characters, and a 10% credit discount. Luxe at $25 a month carries 20,000 credits. The old Deluxe tier is retired.

Side by Side

Two numbers deserve attention. First, Candy’s 100 tokens do not change with the tier, so a $3.99 annual plan and a $13.99 monthly plan start the month with the same media allowance. You are buying billing cycle and discounts, not a bigger allowance. Second, CrushOn’s memory limits are published per tier, which lets you predict behaviour. Candy’s are not, and community reports describe context fading around 20 to 25 messages, which matters far more in long roleplay than in short sessions.

Credit and Token Arithmetic

Candy tokens convert to media. Rough community figures put an image at about two tokens and a video at five to ten, against a 100 token monthly allowance. Twenty five images or roughly ten videos, then top ups. Because Candy is a visual product, the allowance is doing heavy lifting, and it is the single most common complaint in reviews: the plan is unlimited in chat and metered in exactly the feature people came for.

CrushOn credits convert to model access. Free models are unlimited on every tier, so a light user can spend months on the free plan without spending credits at all. Credits matter when you want Pro models for better writing, or Ultra models for the best output. At 2,000 credits on Standard and 6,000 on Premium, a heavy writer will notice the meter, but a casual one will not.

If you want the same idea with one meter instead of two, Affiny pays for everything with coins: chat at 1 coin per message, live voice at 30 coins per minute on free and 20 for subscribers, scene images at 15 coins or 10 for subscribers, and video only on paid plans. Start with 300 free coins and no card.

Where Each One Breaks Down

Candy AI. The 100 token allowance is the ceiling, not the floor. The interface pushes visuals, so a user who wants long text roleplay is paying for a feature they will not use. Media generation is genuinely good, and the plan ladder is the most flexible in the category, with weekly and biweekly options. Check the full pricing breakdown before you pick a cycle, because the signup page has run a 70% off banner that makes the checkout total differ from the list prices.

CrushOn AI. The free plan is generous and shallow at the same time. A 225 character reply limit reads as clipped dialogue, chat history disappearing after seven days of inactivity breaks any long running story, and 50 recent chats caps the catalogue you can keep live. Paid tiers fix all three, which means the honest advice is to treat free as a trial and Standard as the real entry point.

Both platforms meter attention to text or media. Neither has a relationship model that grows across months. For that, our comparison against Nomi goes deeper on memory design, and the Candy AI review covers the visual layer in detail.

The Cancellation and Store Traps

Two operational details decide whether the monthly numbers hold up.

Where you bought it matters. Candy sells through its own checkout, where cards, crypto and Pay by Bank all appear, and store billing has been a moving target on iOS after App Store removals. CrushOn sells through its own checkout as well, with a free plan that never asks for a card. Whichever platform you pick, buy through the same channel you will later use to cancel, because subscriptions do not travel between stores on any of these platforms.

Billing cycles versus credit resets. Candy’s token allowance refreshes monthly regardless of which cycle you choose, so an annual plan gives you the same 100 tokens each month rather than a year’s worth up front. CrushOn credits follow the membership period, and the free plan’s chat history expires after seven days of inactivity, which is the clearest signal that free is a testing ground rather than a home. Read the cycle terms before you commit a year.

Who Should Pick Which

Pick Candy AI if the visual layer is the point, you want image and video generation inside the chat, and you are willing to top up tokens or pay annually for a low monthly rate.

Pick CrushOn AI if you mainly write, you want a free tier that actually works, and published memory limits matter to you more than a picture every few messages.

Pick neither if you want one companion with a memory hub you can edit, live voice tied to that memory, and one predictable meter. That is the design Affiny ships, with 3,400+ companions, 44 personality presets and 16 anime species types to build from.

FAQ

Can I cancel either subscription easily? Both use credit card billing through their own checkouts, and Candy also accepts crypto and Pay by Bank. Cancel through the same channel you bought from, and check whether the current cycle has already been charged.

Which one allows adult content? Both are adult platforms with 18+ gates. CrushOn states that adult text chat is available on free. Candy gates the visual layer behind tokens and describes itself as an adult companion product.

Does either have a mobile app? Candy AI has had App Store removals, which is worth checking before you rely on an iOS build, and the hub has a page on that. CrushOn lists store availability on its own site, and the web experience is the reference implementation on both.

Which is better for roleplay? CrushOn, on the strength of model tiers and published memory depth. Candy, on media rich scenes where images carry the story.