Joi AI vs EVA AI: which sibling should you pick?

EVA AI Soulmate is the phone app. It runs on iOS and Android, keeps its content level soft, and sells memberships by length: 1 month, 3 months or 12 months. Its free Basic tier gives limited access with no published numbers, and reading a "romantic message" costs 2 Neurons, so some replies sit behind a paywall even in chat. I don't love that detail.

Joi AI is the browser app, and it leans visual. It is an image generator as well as a companion chat, its policy allows NSFW content, and the free account opens with 6 lifetime image generations and a balance of 10 Neurons. Premium is one monthly plan at $13.99, with better chat models, improved memory and a monthly allowance of images and videos.

So the choice is less about quality and more about how you like to chat. If your phone is where this happens, EVA AI Soulmate fits. If you sit at a computer and want to generate pictures of your character, Joi AI is built for that. Content level is the other fork in the road.

EVA AI Soulmate keeps things soft, which suits readers who want romance without much heat, while Joi AI's policy leaves more room. Neither is the wrong pick; each just suits a different kind of evening.

Scroll to the side-by-side table just below for the feature rows. I'd focus on the free tier and images, since that is where these siblings part ways most clearly, and memory third. Group chat is blank for both, so skip that row.

For the web app's plans, Neurons and refund rules in more depth, see my Joi AI review.

Other reviewers report free-tier chat as stiff and forgetful, while paid chat is warmer and holds context across a session, with texting-style matching they rate highly. My call: Joi AI Premium edges it, but on free, neither is one I would pick for memory.

For readers who like shaping a character's looks and personality themselves, and who would rather not accept whatever default the app suggests, that free first build shows you early on whether the app takes your choices seriously.

EVA AI Soulmate lists voice calls, images and video too; its voice is described as expressive though clearly synthesised, and photo quality varies message to message. On content, Joi AI allows NSFW chat, while EVA AI Soulmate stays at a soft level. My pick for visuals is Joi AI, no contest.

The pricing is the best part. The 1 Month Membership is $11.99, 3 Months costs $20.99, roughly $7.00 monthly, and 12 Months is $47.99, which works out to $4.00 a month. That yearly price is low for an app that lists voice and video.

The catch is that the Premium scope is "defined during the subscription process", so the exact features are not spelled out in advance. I would read that screen carefully before tapping buy.

The free Basic tier bothers me a little. It promises limited access without numbers, and reading a "romantic message" costs 2 Neurons. That means the free start can stop you mid-conversation in a way that is hard to predict.

Refunds are strict. You cannot claim refunds for any partial period, and when you buy through the Apple or Google store, the sale is final. Cancelling has to happen through the same marketplace or website where you subscribed, which means a subscription bought in the App Store ends through Apple, not from inside the chat. Renewal is automatic until you do.

On quality, reviewers call the voice reasonably natural and quick, though it loses some warmth in longer spoken exchanges, and memory is said to fade over longer stretches too.

If you want to see EVA AI Soulmate against apps from other companies, my comparison hub has more pairings.

• Starting free: Free tier
• Lowest price: $4.00 monthly (12 Months Membership)
• Allowed: unconfirmed
• Runs on: ios, android

A free video-generation option is advertised as well, and no free-chat message cap could be found. That makes it a fair place to look around before paying, and it is the most transparent free start of the two, since the numbers are actually stated.

The honest catch is the free chat itself. Other reviewers report the free-tier chat experience as poor, and describe Premium as the point where it turns fun and flirty. I take that seriously: judge Joi AI on its images during the free start, not on its chat.

Premium - Monthly costs $13.99, with better chat models, improved memory, one free custom-character creation and a monthly allowance of roughly 50 image generations. There is no yearly plan on file, which I find a pity, since EVA AI Soulmate from the same company offers one. For new users, a 50% discount with code HELLO50 was verified on 2026-09-22.

Billing is discreet, shown as joi.com. Renewal is automatic, and a payment still missing 7 days after its due date sends the account back to Basic. Cancel under My Subscriptions in your account, which I like because it keeps the whole process inside one clearly named place. Refunds are generally not given once Premium is active, with exceptions such as proven card fraud.

For how I weigh free allowances, prices and reviewer reports, see how I check the apps.

• Starting free: Free tier
• Lowest price: $13.99 monthly (Premium - Monthly)
• Allowed: mature chat permitted
• Runs on: web

Month to month, they sit close. EVA AI Soulmate's 1 Month Membership is $11.99 and Joi AI's Premium - Monthly is $13.99, a difference of $2.00. If you only want one month to try things out, that gap should not decide anything.

Stretch it to twelve months and the gap opens up. EVA AI Soulmate's 12 Months Membership is $47.99, or $4.00 a month. Joi AI has no yearly plan on file, so 12 months of Premium at $13.99 comes to $167.88. That is $119.89 more for the year.

The 3 Months Membership at $20.99 sits in between and is the plan I would pick if you like EVA AI Soulmate but are not ready for a year.

Joi AI does narrow the gap in two ways. New users can get 50% off with code HELLO50, verified on 2026-09-22. And its Premium includes around 50 image generations a month plus some video, which EVA AI Soulmate does not spell out in advance. If images are the point, the extra money buys something concrete.

Both apps also use Neurons. On EVA AI Soulmate, reading a "romantic message" costs 2, and on Joi AI, a failed image attempt still spends them, going by reviewer accounts. So the plan price is not always the full cost, and I would keep an eye on the balance in either app.

If you would rather have images and video bundled into one subscription, my Candy AI vs OurDream AI comparison covers two apps built around exactly that.

What I like is the price structure. There is a 12-Month Plan at €47.88 upfront, €3.99 a month, which is close in number to EVA AI Soulmate's year, and a 70% sale on that plan was listed on 2026-09-23. Adult content is on paid plans only, and the bill reads EverAI.

Memory is listed as well, though reports put its consistency at roughly 10-20 messages before details slip. Cancelling sits under Settings, then Unsubscribe.

What I would watch is the free start, which is tiny. Sources differ, with one citing 5 messages in total and the 2026-09-22 check logging 3-5 messages and 3-5 images.

After that, here is the order I would suggest:

• Start free on whichever fits your device, and do not judge Joi AI's chat by the free tier alone.
• On Joi AI, use the 6 lifetime images early, since they are only stored for 7 days.
• On EVA AI Soulmate, skip the monthly plan if you are keen; the 3 Months Membership at $20.99 is the better middle step.
• Read the Premium screen before paying on EVA AI Soulmate, because its scope is set during the subscription process.

My slightly unpopular opinion: I would not pay for both. They come from the same company, and they overlap in more ways than two unrelated apps would. Pick the one that fits your habits, give it a proper month, and leave the other alone.

If memory is what you value above images or voice, neither is the strongest pick. My Candy AI vs Nomi AI comparison looks at that side, where Nomi AI's 50 free messages a day make it easy to start.