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Banned from app stores, NSFW AI girlfriends flood the web
Apple and Google closed their app stores to explicit AI girlfriend apps. The apps did not go away. They moved to the open web, and two of the biggest sites together more than doubled their visits in a year.
We checked 33 explicit AI girlfriend services, and 32 of them exist only in the browser. That is why the store charts miss this market. To see it, we put together two years of traffic estimates, directory archives, search data and our own price checks.
Together, Candy AI and SpicyChat drew about 402.5 million visits from August to October 2026, Similarweb estimates. A year earlier it was about 175 million.
Why can't the app stores see it?
Apple bans "overtly sexual or pornographic material" from its App Store. Guideline 1.1.4 Google Play bans AI apps "primarily intended to be sexually gratifying". Google Play policy
So the explicit services set up shop in the browser instead, and store revenue reports leave them out by design.
2024: a small corner of the web
In July 2024, ThePornDude, an adult-site directory, listed 93 AI adult services. At least a third of them were also listed as sex-chat sites. Most made pictures.
2025: new names out of nowhere
OurDream is the clearest case. Until March 2025 the site had almost no visitors. In October 2026 it drew 48.5 million visits in a single month, Similarweb estimates. It never needed an app store.
It was not alone. Joi AI, the renamed EVA AI, started drawing visitors in the spring of 2025 and kept climbing.
2026: the flood
This autumn, worldwide Google searches for "ai porn" reached their highest level ever, Google Trends shows. Google Trends
The directory filled up too. ThePornDude now lists 234 AI adult services, and most of the new entries are chat and girlfriend brands.
The older leaders kept growing. Candy AI grew almost sixfold, from 33.75 million visits in August to October 2025 to 194.4 million in the same months of 2026.
Not every site wins. JuicyChat drew fewer visitors this year than last, so the visitors go to a few brands, not the whole field.
| Site | Visits, Aug–Oct 2025 | Visits, Aug–Oct 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| SpicyChat | 141.3M | 208.1M |
| CrushOn | 62.26M | 66.44M |
| JuicyChat | 35.22M | 23.95M |
Similarweb estimates, read November 13, 2026.
Who pays, and how much?
An Elon University poll in May 2026 found that 9% of AI companion users have used AI for sexual chat or roleplay. Elon University
On the explicit sites we track, the cheapest monthly plan starts at $7.99. At the most expensive site, the cheapest plan costs $39.99.
What this means if you pay
These sites live outside the stores, so you pay the site itself. There is no Apple or Google refund page between you and the company. Cancellation and refunds follow each site's own terms.
- Compare cheapest monthly plans before you pick one.
- Read the cancel and refund terms before you pay.
- Check what renews automatically, and when.
The store bans kept these apps out of the stores. They did not keep people away from them.
What these numbers don't show: they are traffic estimates for a handful of sites and one curated directory, not the size of the whole market.
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Other questions
Why are NSFW AI girlfriend apps not in the App Store?
Apple's App Review Guidelines ban overtly sexual material. Google Play bans AI apps meant to be sexually gratifying.
How much do these sites cost?
It depends on the site. Each one sells its own plans on its own website; the cost section above shows the range.
Is there an AI girlfriend app on the Play Store with NSFW chat?
Google Play's AI-Generated Content policy bans generative AI apps primarily intended to be sexually gratifying, so such apps are not allowed there.
Page updates
What changed on this page
- : First version, from Similarweb estimates, directory archives, Google Trends, the store rules and our price checks.
Sources
- Apple App Review Guidelines, 1.1.4, read November 13, 2026
- Google Play, AI-Generated Content policy, read November 13, 2026
- Elon University, The rise of AI companions (May 2026), read November 12, 2026
- Google Trends, "ai porn", worldwide, read November 13, 2026
- Similarweb traffic estimates for Candy AI, SpicyChat, OurDream, Joi AI, CrushOn and JuicyChat, read November 13, 2026
- PRWeb press release "EVA AI rebrands as Joi AI", April 7, 2025
- ThePornDude's AI lists: archived copies from July 2024 and the live page, read November 13, 2026
- Our own census of AI girlfriend apps and their prices, October and November 2026
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