Soulkyn review: two months of auditions on the free side

I spent two months with it in late 2025, all on the free side. I call it the auditions era, because casting and building were what I remember doing. That tells you who Soulkyn is for: people who like to make things.

What stands out on the official pages:

• Build Kyns by hand, describe them to the AI, breed two, spin a random one or import one
• Up to eight Kyns in one scene
• Spoken replies, recorded voice messages and real-time voice calls
• Seven image models in anime and photoreal styles, plus image-to-video
• An open adult content policy, images included

As someone who wants to build the exact person I'm picturing, whoever that is, I think Soulkyn is the most flexible builder on this site. The price is in euros and the depth takes evenings, which I'll get to. For a character hub with a lighter setup, compare my CrushOn AI review.

Secondary sources give two different pictures. One says the free tier runs on a rolling quota. Another says the terms let free users make up to 2 characters and send about 10-20 messages in total. Sources differ, and no official number is on file, so I won't pick one.

My own two months were free, and they were busy. I held voice auditions and built a character in depth without paying. So whatever the exact quota, the free side was enough for me to judge the builder and the voices, which are the two best reasons to be here.

My advice: treat your free time as a workshop. Build one character properly and try the voices before you worry about message counts.

The Soulkyn at a glance box right after this section collects the platform, the free tier and the content policy. For a live app that lists a free coin start and group chat, my OurDream AI review is a useful contrast.

The official FAQ describes spoken replies, voice messages you record and real-time voice calls, all on an in-house voice engine. Which plan includes calls isn't confirmed on a reachable official page. Other reviewers are split on the sound: one called the voice flat and monotone, another called it decent. For casting a character, the sheer range was the point.

On chat, memory is the feature Soulkyn talks up. The FAQ describes three layers: recall on every message, rolling summaries, and forced memories that you write yourself. "Unlimited memory" means a thread can keep growing without hitting a storage cap, not that all of it is in view at once.

Other reviewers report that memory keeps a scene together inside one session but doesn't carry continuity across weeks, and that long, chaotic chats can drift. I'd use the forced memories for the few facts that really matter to you.

Group scenes can hold up to eight Kyns, per the FAQ, which is a big stage for anyone who likes ensemble scenes.

My take: Soulkyn is a studio first and a conversation partner second. If you like directing, you'll love it. If you want to open an app and be swept off your feet in minutes, the setup may feel like homework. My full directory of app reviews marks which apps lean toward quick chat instead.

The official FAQ lists the ways to start: build a Kyn by hand, describe it to the AI, breed two together, get a random one from a spin, or bring one in by import. That range matters to me. Whoever you want to talk to, of any gender or style, you aren't boxed into a default roster built for one kind of user.

Soulkyn allows adult content under its policy and describes itself as an 18+ platform. The FAQ says its images come from seven models in two families (anime and photoreal), plus LoRAs and presets, and adult image generation is allowed. There's also in-chat image generation and an AI image edit tool.

Video is image-to-video with motion and sound, paid in Souls. The official blog lists 110 Souls for a 5-second 480p clip, 240 for 5 seconds at 720p, 310 for a 1440p upscale and 610 for a 10-second HD clip. Souls come in packs from €5 to €99, or can be earned through community engagement.

A review site found images fun and video more of an occasional paid extra. Another warns that if you generate a lot of images, credits run out faster than the headline price implies. I stuck to building and voices in my free months, so I'd take those warnings seriously before planning a gallery.

My view: the content policy is open, but the real draw is control. If you want a companion who is exactly yours, this is the builder I'd send you to. For more companion-first picks, my AI girlfriend rankings are the next stop.

Today's record lists three plans. Deluxe is €49.90 a month on Soulkyn's own blog, including voice, unlimited images and unlimited chat on the 70B model, and video paid per use in Souls. Just Chatting at €11.99 and Premium at €24.99 are prices reported by third-party reviews in 2026 and aren't confirmed on the official pricing page.

Next to other apps on this site, Just Chatting is close to the €13.99 that Candy AI charges for its 1-Month Plan, while Deluxe costs more than OurDream AI's Standard Monthly at $19.99. Nomi AI's Standard Plan Monthly is $15.99.

My opinion: Deluxe is the only price I can confirm, and €49.90 is a lot. I'd want the lower tiers confirmed on the official page before paying for either.

Here's how I'd think about it. Deluxe at €49.90 includes unlimited chat, unlimited images and voice, so for heavy users the extra cost is video. One 10-second HD clip at 610 Souls is the priciest single action on file. If you make videos often, the Souls packs from €5 to €99 are where the money goes.

For light use, the €11.99 Just Chatting price is the tempting one, though it's reported by third parties rather than confirmed on the official page. It's the tier I hovered over and didn't buy.

The plan I'd pick: stay free for as long as the builder keeps you busy, then try the cheapest tier you can confirm in the app for one month. I'd leave Deluxe for people who already know they want unlimited images.

Before paying for either, I'd weigh these:

• How much control the builder gives over looks, voice and backstory
• Whether prices are in euros or dollars, and which tiers are confirmed officially
• What video costs per clip
• Whether a cancel path and billing name are published
• Whether training on your chats is opt-in

Soulkyn scores well on the first and the last: the builder is the deepest I've used, and training is opt-in. It's weaker on the fourth, since neither a cancel path nor a statement descriptor is on file.

Candy AI is the easy-going alternative. You build one companion, the 1-Month Plan is €13.99, and its terms name a Settings / Unsubscribe cancel path. It won't give you sixty voices to audition, but you'll be chatting quickly. My Candy AI review sets out its plans.

My lean: Soulkyn if the making is the fun, the partner if the talking is.

That gap bothers me. When an app sells monthly plans at up to €49.90, I'd like to see in writing how to stop paying. Until that's published, here's what I'd do before subscribing.

Look for the subscription settings in your account before your first payment and take a screenshot of where the cancel option sits. Pick a monthly plan, not anything longer. Write down the date you paid and set an alert for a few days ahead of the next charge. If you can't find a way to cancel, contact support before you're billed again.

Souls are a separate purchase. The official blog describes them as packs from €5 to €99 that you buy when you need them, so they aren't a subscription. I'd still start with the smallest pack and watch how fast it goes, since heavy image and video use can go faster than you expect.

Missing billing details count against an app's score, and my page on how I check each app explains how billing clarity is weighed. The billing note below shows what little the record holds.

If discretion on your bank statement matters, make a small first payment, such as the smallest Souls pack, and check how it appears before you commit to a monthly plan. That's cheap insurance.

On retention and deletion, nothing is on file. There's no stated period and no deletion route in the record. With a builder this deep, you may put a lot of yourself into a character's backstory, so I'd be careful about what's real and what's invented.

Cube Digital Media Ltd. is an Irish company, and the app has a public API and a busy feature set, which suggests a team that plans to be around. I can't tell you more about its history, because no launch year is on file.

My practical advice: keep real names, places and photos of yourself out of your Kyns and your chats. Sign up with a spare email address. Keep the training setting off unless you choose otherwise. And if you build a character you love, keep your own notes on her, since no export route is on file.

If you'd rather compare Soulkyn with apps built mainly around adult chat than around building, my NSFW AI chat rankings set those out.

The plan I'd buy is the cheapest tier I could confirm in the app, for one month, after a long run on the free side. I'd leave Deluxe at €49.90 to heavy image users.

What bothers me most is the missing billing paperwork: no cancel path and no descriptor on file for an app charging up to €49.90 a month.

Skip Soulkyn if you want quick, low-effort chat or memory that lasts for weeks.

• Ready in minutes, one companion you shape: Candy AI starts at €13.99 for one month, with 5 free messages.
• A daily free allowance: Nomi AI's permanent free plan gives 50 messages a day, no ads.
• Group chat and video in dollars: OurDream AI lists both, with Standard Monthly at $19.99.
• A set message count with published tiers: GirlfriendGPT's Premium includes 5,000 messages a month for $15.00.

For another large hub full of community characters, my SpicyChat review is the natural next read.

None of these gives you sixty-plus voices to audition, and I won't pretend otherwise. What they offer instead is speed and, in most cases, clearer billing. If your evenings are short, that trade makes sense.

My advice if a friend asked: try Soulkyn free if you like making things, and spend one long evening building a character before you judge it. If that evening feels like a chore rather than play, move to one of the quicker apps above and start on its free option.

If building and voice casting are your idea of a good evening, Soulkyn may still be your home, and its free side will show you quickly. The review behind each card covers the same ground as this page, which makes a fair comparison easy.