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CrushOn AI review

The most generous free tier, with a usable paid step up

Tested for: 21 daysTested on: Launched: 2023Available on: Web
7.1

Our score

Quick verdict

CrushOn gives you 50 messages a day free with no card, which is the most generous ongoing free allowance here, and the $13.99 Standard tier is where it becomes a genuinely usable daily platform. Image generation is an afterthought and rate limiting at peak times is a real annoyance.

Best for: Someone who wants to use a companion platform regularly without paying, and might upgrade later.

What we liked

  • 50 free messages a day, ongoing, without a card
  • Large character library with strong community contribution
  • Group chat, which most platforms at this price don't have
  • Four tiers make it easy to pay only for what you use

What we didn't

  • Free tier is heavily rate-limited when the platform is busy
  • Image generation is weak compared to anything image-focused
  • The $5.99 Basic tier doesn't lift limits enough to be worth it
  • Quality varies a lot depending on which community character you pick

Test scores

Each platform is scored 0–10 on six criteria.

Chat qualityΓ—0.18
7.6
Image qualityΓ—0.20
5.8
MemoryΓ—0.12
6.6
CustomizationΓ—0.18
8.5
ValueΓ—0.22
7.2
PrivacyΓ—0.10
6.4

Pricing

Real prices as tested. Platforms in this space change pricing often β€” the verification date is shown for each.

PlanMonthlyAnnual
FreeFreeβ€”
Basic$5.99/moβ€”
StandardEditor's pick$13.99/moβ€”
Deluxe$49.99/moβ€”

Pricing verified: . Prices are checked manually and can change without notice. Always confirm on the platform before paying.

Free tier

50 messages a day, heavily rate-limited at peak times.

In-depth review

CrushOn's free tier is the most usable one in this comparison. 50 messages a day, ongoing, no card β€” that's enough for a real habit rather than a demo. The caveat is rate limiting: during busy periods free users wait, sometimes long enough to break the flow of a conversation entirely.

The paid ladder is oddly shaped. Basic at $5.99 doesn't raise the ceiling enough to change how you use the platform; Standard at $13.99 does, and is the tier worth considering. Deluxe at $49.99 targets very heavy users and most people should ignore it.

Conversation quality is respectable and benefits from the community library, though that library is also the source of the biggest variance in the experience β€” a well-written character is genuinely good, a lazy one is not, and there's no quality floor. Images are present but weak; treat them as a bonus, not a feature.

Who it's for

  • You want a real free tier rather than a trial
  • You like browsing community-made characters
  • You want group chat

Who should skip it

  • You want good image generation
  • Peak-time rate limiting would frustrate you
  • You want consistent quality without vetting characters yourself

Common questions

What are tokens and credits, and why do they matter?

A token or credit system means your subscription buys access, not usage. Each image, video or voice message draws down a monthly allowance, and once it's gone you buy more. This is where the real cost lives for anyone who generates regularly. OurDream, Candy AI, Secrets AI and SweetDream AI all work this way. The alternative model is a hard cap β€” DreamGF and SoulGen give you a fixed number of generations per cycle and charge nothing beyond it, which costs more on paper but is predictable.

Is the annual plan worth committing to?

Financially, almost always β€” the discounts are steep, often 50–65%. The risk isn't financial, it's that this category is volatile. Platforms swap the model underneath you, remove features, and occasionally close. We've watched a companion's personality change overnight on more than one platform. Committing twelve months to something with no track record is a different bet from committing to one that's been running for years, and we'd weigh that before the discount.

Are AI companion apps safe to use?

We treat the whole category as leaky by default, and we'd suggest you do the same. That isn't an accusation against any particular platform β€” it's how we set up our own accounts. These are young companies moving quickly, and the most sensitive thing you own here is the thing you type into the box. We use a dedicated email address on every one of them, never enter anything that identifies us, and assume that what we write could one day be read by someone else. We have never regretted any of that.

What should I never tell an AI companion?

Anything that identifies you or anyone else: your full name, employer, address, school, financial details, phone number, or photographs of real people. Do not reuse a password from anywhere else, and consider a dedicated email address for signup. The working assumption should be that anything you type could one day appear in a database dump with your email next to it β€” because for hundreds of thousands of users of these platforms, that has already happened.

Can I delete my conversations and account?

It depends entirely on the platform, and it is one of the sharpest differentiators between a serious operator and a careless one. If you are in the EU, EEA or UK, the GDPR gives you a right to erasure that applies regardless of what the interface offers, and a platform that ignores a valid deletion request is breaking the law. Before subscribing, check whether deletion is self-service or requires emailing support β€” the difference predicts a lot.

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